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Away from the crowds and beyond the tourist facade found in other parts of the world this style of experience will appeal to divers looking to escape the predictability of resort or liveaboard based itineraries. For nature lovers, culture enthusiasts and avid divers looking to get there first Sumatra will appeal.

Stage 1 : Kualur Lumpur and Pulau Weh
Day 1: After your internetional flight into Kuala Lumpar you will be met by one of our representatives and taken to the Concorde hotel for the night to get some rest before the adventure begins.

Day 2: Tuck into an early breakfast before heading to the airport for your domestic flight to Banda Aceh (around lunch time). There is a boat transfer between the airport and the Lumba Lumba resort that will be your home for the next few nights. The journey is about 45 minutes and gives you a great chance to soak up some of the luscious scenery en route. On arrival in the Lumba Lumba resort you will be checked in and have a chance to familiarise yourself with the set up. Put your feet up at the end of the day with a cool drink and enjoy!

Day 3: Why not start off with a dip in the house reef. Follow the sloping reef down to find frogfish, mandarin fish and mantis shrimp. There is bags of marine life to hunt out here and the bay is sheltered from currents and winds. You can then grab the boat out to one of the 20 or so sites that are further away. This is still a secret spot with few divers so enjoy the calm as you drift along the reef, adorned with gorgonian sea fans. You can head back out on the boat to Batee Meuroron, where clownfish and anemones are everywhere in all sizes and colours.

Day 4: Spend the day out boat diving today! Most of the dive sites are no more than 30 minutes away so you can really maximise your time underwater. Get out to the west side of the island and splash in on Batee Gla, where the rocky ridge drops to over 40m. This is a drift dive but keep your eyes out for the bumphead parrot fish. In the afternoon why not try a dive at Batee Tokong. This is a well loved dive site with the guides for the mind bloggling number and variety of morays!

Day 5: Take the boat out in the morning to the sister site of Batee Tokong - the Shark Plateau. These 2 sites are well worth diving separately and at Shark Plateau you will find just want you expect. Black and white tip sharks mingle on at around 25m, with the occasional silver tip to boot. Marble rays are also commonly seen amid a wall of schooling reef fish. Gorgeous! In the afternoon dive at Rubiah Seagarden where there are honeycomb morays and nudibranches. After all the thrills of the day why not take a break and head back into the house reef for a dusk dive. Look for the mandarin fish beginning their curious mating dance in the fading daylight

Day 6: Wreck diving is the order of the day with a dive on the Sophie Rickmers. This is a massive 134m long Second World War cargo ship that scuppered itself in 1940. Everything here is giant - the groups, travellies, morays and schools of batfish. This is a deep dive start at about 37m but if you are not trained for these kind of depths, you can still wreck dive at the shallow wreck of a tugboat, perfect for finding banded and ghost pipefish. The Canyon is another favourite dive site and can be dived a number of ways depending on the currents. In the deep sharks pass and it is always a good spot for eagle and manta rays.

Day 7: Have an early morning dive at the house reef for more exploration. Have you found the star gazers or snake eels yet? Jump aboard the morning boat for a super speedy drift at Seulakos Drift. Fields of leather corals will fly underneath you. In the afternoon take the boat to the eastern side for a relaxed drift over the unspoiled and opulent reef at Sumur Tiga.

Day 8: Go out on the boat for the full day to the furthest of the dive sites - Batee Meuduro. This is deep pinnacle with fast current so plenty of pelagics. Tuna, barracuda and Napoleons vie on the reef for space with the sharks. Baby sharks can be found hiding, asleep in a crevice. 2 dives are made here.

Day 9: This is the last days diving in Pulau Weh so is there somewhere you just loved and want to visit again? Or soak up the incredible viz and seemingly endless view at Pantee Ideu before your last house reef dive.

Stage 2 : Banda Aceh & Bukit Lawang
Day 10: Change the pace as you leave Lumba Lumba and take a city tour of Banda Aceh with your guide. There is an afternoon flight from Banda Aceh to Medan where the jungle part of your trip starts. You will be taken to your hotel for the night and time to reflect on the incredible diving you have experienced so far on the trip... this is not the end of the thrill though!

Day 11: You have the day to spend as you wish which includes some shopping and sightseeing at the local markets. There are some excellent optional excursions if you want to see more. The Orang-utan feeding platform is quite unlike anything you will have ever seen and gets you close up with these threatened but beautiful beasts. Go rafting on the river. Or you can head into the Bat Cave! The choice is yours.

Day 12: There is a chance to take a optional trek into the jungle and the Gunung Leuser National Park. Gibbons, macaques and of course the Orangutans are just some of the highlights on this journey into the Sumatran jungle.

Stage 3 : Kualur Lumpur
Day 13: If you are still thirsty for adventure you can head out on one of the optional excursions above or relax in the morning. In the afternoon your final domestic flight jets you Medan to Kuala Lumpar. Depending on your international flights, you may chose to have a night in KL - head downtown for a taster of this vibrant city - or start your return international flights.

Day 14: Tour Ends. Additional nights in downtown Kuala Lumpur can be arranged on request or more excursions.

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