The Samata Experience: where eco-tourism & luxury meet

Entering the new year with the spotlight on Australia’s wildfire tragedy which resulted in the death of some one billion animals is surely a call to action inviting us citizens of the world to unite and begin to take care of ourselves, our planet and its magnificent biodiversity.

One way to make a change is to consider traveling with intention. Travel means different things to different people, and luxury travel can evoke a particularly grandiose, albeit limited image in our minds’ eye.

Samata Luxury is a private charter yacht and liveaboard. Beyond curating personalized itineraries through Komodo and Raja Ampat in Indonesia, the 42-metre Phinisi-styled vessel is a big proponent of eco-tourism. Multiple times each year, Samata teams up with local NGOs, assisting in the facilitation of conservation surveys in Indonesia.

Dr Mark Erdmann, coral reef ecologist and senior advisor for Conservation International-Indonesia’s marine program and Sarah Lewis from The Indonesian Manta Project have a close relationship with Samata and helped with its recent conservation-focused cruise through the north Maluku Islands.

Click here to read full story originally featured on Where Wild Things Roam.