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Conservation Meets Luxury in Raja Ampat and the Banda Sea
As we stepped off the El Aleph, it was hard to believe that in just 12-days we had experienced in-water encounters with pilot whales, swam alongside manta rays, snorkeled some of the most amazing tropical coral reefs on Earth, had an island all to ourselves for an over-the-top beach barbecue, and saw parrots, hornbills, and the Red Bird-of-paradise....read more
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