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Maluku Itinerary

by mugenheimer 14 January 2012

Hi all, I am looking for some help regarding a planned trip to Maluku in September. I will be in Semporna in Malaysia for a week and…
RE: Makuku report

by kunst 10 February 2011

somebodyelse, if you hire a "spid" boat you can leave Ambon any time you like. The scheduled, "normal" boats only leave in the morning…
Makuku report

by kunst 13 January 2011

I spent 3 weeks in Maluku in Dec. 2010-Jan 2011. Here is a short report. *General remarks* In general the LP guidebook was informative…
Re: MALUKU - NBA Flights Ambon-Banda

by Victa 24 December 2010

The Seram-Banda flight sounds like a good alternative to the heavily booked Ambon-Banda route. Would anyone be abe to inform me what…
RE: Ambon places to stay....

by TheSackMonk 30 August 2010

Santai beach is at Latuhalat- far southwest coast of Pulau Ambon, so staying in Kota Ambon would be a bit of a drive each day. There is…
RE: Ambon information

by Laszlo 04 May 2010

Other than those tourists in transit (which most try and keep as brief as possible), there are VERY few foreigners in Ambon. If you are…
Flight from Ternate to Amon

by biberbeat 24 April 2010

Hello dear Travel-Mates! I want to fly from Kota Ternate to Kota Ambon (and then trying to get to Banda Island). Unfortunally I could…
Re: Stranded in Kota Ambon- any suggestions?

by gtirman 25 June 2009

W hat a pity !! I have just got back from Ambon myself and like you got caught there for a few days and got bored stiff. There is not…
Stranded in Kota Ambon- any suggestions?

by ttchick 25 June 2009

I came to Kota Ambon yesterday (6/24) to get a ticket to Pulau Banda or Pulau Kei only to find all flights booked for weeks and no boats…
Re: island hoping in the archipelago

by lookkool 10 January 2009

Latest update. From the moment you arrive in Banda Neira it's not a bad idea to begin dialogue with Merpati on the likelihood of when…
island hoping in the archipelago

by lookkool 28 December 2008

So far my itinerary has been KL two nights, Manado 2 nights, makassar 1 night, Kota Ambon 2 nights and off to Banda Islands after one…
RE: Report - MALUKU SELATAN - South Maluku

by Karlo 16 December 2007

Laszlo, lucky you! I can taste that pala jelly from here! The Hekkers' is a word-of-mouth kind of place. We first got onto it because…
Banda Islands (Maluku)

by little_pit_bull 30 September 2007

Thanks to all the good info here, I've sorted out how to get there. Now I need to know about hiring a boat, where to stay, and so on.…
Maluku questions galore

by Guibo 22 August 2007

Thanks for the info. I know that things have been calm in Maluku for the last little while but i was intrigued by what i saw on the news…
Maluku questions galore

by Guibo 21 August 2007

Im planning on spending 2 months in Maluku from the 20th of october to the 20th of december. Can anybody tell me if there would be a prefera…
Sulawesi & the Maluku Islands

by Nicolapicola 03 April 2007

Lazlo: No I wasn't in Kota Ambon 4 years ago (that was last time I was in Ternate!) - I was in Kota Ambon in.....1998!! (A week or two…