Togean Islands Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The Togeans are better serviced from Ampana than from Gorontalo. Representatives from resorts and hotels will usually meet the ferries at each stop and shuttle you to their accommodation free of charge, or for a small fee if you don’t end up staying with them. Be warned that by chartering your own boat to get to the Togeans you can end up getting less than you pay for. Locals lured by the income have used unsuitable vessels to make the journey, which has ended in the loss of a vessel (but no lives) at least once.

One of the quickest ways to get to the Togeans is to fly from Manado to Luwuk and travel by road from there to Ampana (six hours). Many overland travellers opt to charter a private vehicle from Tana Toraja to Ampana, stopping the night in Pendolo or Tentena. At the time of writing, locals from Central Sulawesi considered travelling by public transport around Poso to be risky.