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José Fernando Guedes and his partner Lu completed a multi-month sabbatical traveling through Southeast Asia and Africa, focusing on rock climbing, wildlife observation, and scuba diving. In Southeast Asia, they utilized a liveaboard motor vessel for a seven-day diving expedition in the Komodo Islands, Indonesia, where they encountered manta rays and diverse coral reef ecosystems.15:31 This trip required advanced scuba certification and a minimum number of logged dives to navigate the site's varying depths and currents.36:15

In Africa, the couple performed volunteer work at an orphanage in Kenya before embarking on safari tours.6:05 They witnessed the Great Migration in the Maasai Mara, observing herds crossing the Mara River.18:59 Additionally, they summited Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania via the Lemosho route over seven days, prioritizing a gradual ascent to manage altitude acclimatization at nearly 6,000 meters.29:45 The pair also engaged in rock climbing in Railay and Tonsai, Thailand, as well as on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam, utilizing local limestone formations.24:16 Throughout their travels, they prioritized sustainable wildlife interaction, particularly when free-diving with whale sharks.Watch

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