Togean Islands Getting there & around

Getting around

Allow plenty of time to get around, because transport within the Togeans is infrequent. Regardless of where you stay, you need boats to get there and away and to reach swimming and snorkelling spots. Schedules for public boats bend and break, so chartering something is a good way to get around.

Charters are not hard to arrange in Wakai, Bomba and Kadidiri, but are far more difficult to arrange in smaller settlements because there are simply not many boats around. You’ll often have to accept anything that’s available, from a nifty speedboat to a ponderous wooden trawler. The rates should be negotiable but are often fairly standard among the cartel of local operators (250,000Rp from Wakai or Kadidiri to Bomba on a speedboat).

Ask your homestay, or anyone around the village, about the current timetables for boats to other islands, or further on to Amp­ana and Gorontalo. The locals rely heavily on these boats, so they always know what is going where and when.