A 10-day cruise through Indonesia’s Raja Ampat in a 12-cabin pinisi ship is a feast of snorkelling, relaxing and delectable delicacies.
The boat trip offers the opportunity to swim among whale sharks. Alamy
Venturing out on a dinghy before 6am on a patch of ocean just west of Timor, I’m nervous. Swimming with whale sharks is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but I’ve already failed at it twice.
Perhaps the whale sharks of Indonesia’s Raja Ampat won’t be as shy as the ones in Western Australia.
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