Pls Help... Sulawesi 8 Days... Recommendations....
Replies: 8 - Last Post: Jul 2, 2012 8:59 AM Last Post By: PaulWalker571
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Pls Help... Sulawesi 8 Days... Recommendations....
Greetings All.I have Previously been to Bali (Hole)... Medan, Danau Toba, Banda Aceh, Pulau Weh, Jakarta. I have 8/9 days to spend... inc travel days. I was wondering is a trip to Sulawesi feasible... i can fly from either Jakarta or Surabaya to Makassar,Manado, or Kota Ambon. Do you think it is possible in such a short time to appreciate either Tana Toraja, Togean Isl, Pulau Bunaken or indeed Banda Isl (Maluku)..... ?
I realise this is a very short time to devote to any one place. I don't want to spend all my time in transit just for 2/3 days... Please help..... what would you do ? Im open to all help and suggestions... even an entirely different Itinerary...
Thank you in Advance.
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Your time is short for sure. Certainly not Banda. Maybe fly to Manado and see how you go.3
With good planning you could visit Tana Toraja and Bunaken, but Bunaken is only really worth it if you are a diver.As an alternative to Bunaken you might consider Bira which is southeast of Makasar, OR, return to Makasar from Rantepao and then fly to the city of Palu and stay a few days at Tanjung Karang Beach located about 50 minutes from the Palu airport and only 3 km from the town of Donggala. This is a delightful place with off the beach snorkling, very friendly local villagers, and several placess to stay right on the beach. This is The Real Indonesia -- not an island of all foreign tourists. For photos of Tanjung Karang do a yahoo or google search using the words Tanjung Karang Beach Sulawesi. Be careful with the search because there is also a Tanjung Karang in Malaysia.
Not enough time to visit the Togian Islands.
Edited by: TopSportsman
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The Opening Poster clearly didn't like Bali at all -- obviously for the reasons discussed many times on this Forum.7
TopSportsman gave good options. But if you like to dive, Manado is yours to go!