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Weekend Trip: Meet Komodo dragons, frolic on a pink beach on a liveaboard cruise around Indonesian islands

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A three-day, two-night itinerary is packed with visits to snorkelling sites, a pink beach and treks up to scenic viewpoints on Padar and Kelor islands.

The writer's three-day, two-night itinerary is packed with visits to snorkelling sites, a pink beach and treks up to scenic viewpoints on Padar and Kelor islands.

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PADAR ISLAND, Indonesia – It is 5.40am when we step off our boat and onto Padar Island to start our climb.

There are hundreds of other sleep-deprived travellers here, huffing and puffing and collectively willing themselves up the 800-plus steps to the summit.

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