DAY 11
The Minangkabau kingdom has many ancient treasures to share with visitors and we will show you the best of them: centuries-old clan houses with their distinctive buffalo horn roof styles, water-powered coffee mills, spice orchards and rice-terraced hillsides, active volcanoes and crater lakes, and possibly, even a Minangkabau traditional bullfight.

It's a full day, but if possible we will try to locate a rafflesia flower in bloom. Rafflessia arnoldi is the largest flower in the world and restricted to central Sumatra.

Our last night together is highlighted by a fabulous Minangkabau dinner and traditional music and dancing. (Overnight: Bukkittingi hotel)

DAY 12
Time to bid farewell to a fabulous corner of the earth as we leave the highlands and drive back to Padang for our Silk Air flight back to Singapore.

All too quickly our expedition has come to an end, but the memories, the friendships and the insights gained may well be transformational.