We have to go through a ceremony: ancestral blessing is required for anyone who wants to join the traditional Manggarai tribe on the island of Flores. We will be part of their most important celebration with lots of blood sacrifices.
Indonesia consists of 17500 islands, we hop some of them. Meeting a recent discovery of human species, "homo floresiensis", Komodo dragon and abundant marine life.
Bali is called the island of Gods. Perhaps it derives from the fact that the tiny island is packed with temples and deities are worshiped all around the day. They just have to be present.
Despite the warnings, the family shakes off all the tourist guides and starts independently the trek into the unknown, into the mountains to meet the Dani tribes.
The family of four continues their independent hike in wild Papua, in the beautiful Baliem valley. Not knowing the Dani language and not having a guide they can only rely on the hospitality of locals.
The island of Sulawesi has one of the strangest death cultures in the world. Death is the most important event in the life of the Tana Toraja people. The family sees the strange elaborate architecture, takes part in funeral and wedding.
The great apes orangutans live only on two islands on Earth - Borneo and Sumatra. The family moves to a volunteer camp to help to preserve this marvelous species.
The family explores the world's third largest island of Kalimantan (Borneo). The island is sparsely populated, thus, the jungle villages are connected not by roads and cars, but rather by rivers and boats.
On the island of Kalimantan live the Dayak tribes, who have gained a terrible reputation as fearless headhunters. Despite the bloody past, they are extremely hospitable people.
To hear about Aceh means usually bad news. Tsunami, separatism and terrorism. It is the most religious state of Indonesia, where sharia law applies. The family sets out to get some good news.
