Destination: Sulawesi
ALEXA is a 31-metre Phinisi yacht with a single master cabin designed for only two – a rarity in luxury cruising.
Interiors combine Indonesian antiques, natural wood, and fine textiles to create a refined and intimate setting. The crew focuses on tailoring the journey to guest preferences, destinations and activities. The onboard dive instructor guides guests through Sulawesi’s renowned reefs and world-class macro sites, planning each dive around local conditions.
The chef crafts gourmet dining experiences from high-quality ingredients to guests personal preferences. Menus balance the freshest seafood with Indonesian flavours and refined international recipes. Guests can enjoy a curated dinner at a candlelit table on deck or a private barbecue arranged by the crew on a secluded beach. Guests can enjoy rare wines from around the world, cocktails on deck, or enjoy a luxury spirit in the privacy of the cabin.
Between excursions, award-winning therapists offer massages and spa treatments on deck or in the cabin. These treatments focus on easing muscles after diving or trekking, pampering guests with complete relaxation between explorations.
Whispers of the Wild
Sulawesi offers wildlife encounters that feel rare and close at hand. From ALEXA, you step directly into forests, villages, or shallow bays where species found nowhere else reveal themselves in remarkable ways.
By day, travellers can spot black crested macaques moving in noisy groups, the babirusa – a tusked pig found only here or the small mountain-dwelling anoa, Sulawesi’s wild buffalo.
Guided night walks often reveal spectral tarsiers. Their oversized eyes catch torchlight as they leap silently between branches. Offshore, dugongs graze in seagrass beds, sea turtles surface beside the hull, and dolphins are often seen racing the bow against the fading light.
Echoes of Tradition
Sulawesi’s cultures are shaped by centuries of ritual and seafaring life.
In the Toraja highlands, ancestral customs centre on tongkonan houses and elaborate funeral rites that can last for days. ALEXA’s cruise director times visits to coincide with moments of ritual or celebration.
At sea, the Bajau people still live in stilt villages and spend their lives moving across the water. The cruise director enables respectful introductions to these communities. Guests can learn about fishing practices or seafaring crafts handed down for generations.
These encounters are rare, unscripted, and made possible for the privileged few only through a private voyage.
Discover Sulawesi in Splendour with ALEXA
ALEXA Private Cruises transforms Sulawesi into a private journey of discovery. Each day is shaped around your rhythm – from diving remote reefs to dining on candlelit beaches. The voyage is entirely yours, guided by a crew devoted to detail.
