Maluku Province Travel Forum

Hi, I'm Marulam Marbun from Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia.
I'm going to be working on a project in Pulau Buru, and I need some information about the island.
Please inform me about tribes in Pulau Buru, and about their culture.
And how about the people of Pulau Buru.
Is there any preparation that i need to do before going to the island?
Thank you for your help.

Hi everyone

We have been doing some research on my wifes family tree, and found that her ancestors (Cornabe) are from the Moluccas Islands, and it seems mainly Ternate. In fact Alexander Cornabe was governor there in 1780-1793. His wife was Margaretha Durr, and they all eventually track back to Holland.

We would like to visit the island, but i can find very little on island transport and hotels. Could you help us with a contact to arrange accomodation and transport, and have you any knowledge about how we may be able to look at records of the islands history?

Currently we plan to visit in September/October 2008 and will be coming from the UK, but there does seem to be plenty of information on the travel side, so no problems there.

Any help you can give would be really appreciated.

Kind regards

Martyn

Hi Laszlo, no warungs, okay, but shouldn't the chalet on Lilei provide meals if asked? It sounds weird to open some chalets in the middle of nowhere but then not offer food to the guests - or is it they who provide what you call simple rice and fish meals?

Hi, i'm planning to go to the banda islands in nov. Can anybody give me any good tips. About flying to ambon to bandaneira. And from bali tp ambon?
Or just book when i arrive in indonesia? i need some help to get there!!
BTW my email: arniemeijer@quicknet.nl
What is the best thing to do??

We have been told by the Indonesian Embassy that we need a travel permit still to visit mauluku . We ( a group of 6 friends) plan to go to Banda and Kei in July August 2007. I was in Maluku before in 1998, before the troubles.
Pls inform if it is really necessary to get this permit from Jakarta or not important and we can forget it.

Hi everybody,
Next month I'm going to visit South of Moluku and East Nusa Tenggara. I already
read some travel books, search informations. Terefore I'm searching some more informations with people who already visit these places to give me
some advice, or tell me their
experience, where is the most beautiful places (island, beaches, town,
nature)and witch places are less interesting...
I'm interesting to visit Banda island, Kei island, Aru island, Tanimbar island,
Wetar island, Alor island, Sumba island and Flores island.
Have you got some other suggestions?

One more question: Do it has boat between Aru island and Agats (Papua)?

Thank you for the informations

Is this picture of weda bay? Have you been there recently?

I would like to know the climate of Banda Island and kai Island (little bit more in the south). I would like to go there in may. Thank you

hi, which is a better choice - ambon to kei first then banda or banda first then kei? and would anyone happen to know the flight schedule for kei and banda from ambon? do they have daily flights to these 2 places? what about the boat/ship? thank you.

Congratulation! Great stuff!
Need more informations about air connections to Kei: time table, prices,...
Thanks in advance.
Izidor, SLO, EU

Hi there, I am planning a round the world trip taking in Indonesia and in particular the Banda Islands, to get to that tiny rock called Run. However I understand that getting there could be tricky. Also the UK foreign office has a warning against all travel to Maluku particually Ambon.
My understanding is that to get to the Banda Islands I would have to go through Ambon.
Can someone explain if the security situation right now really is that bad, as a well travelled backpacking tourist is there much threat.
And finally what would be the best approach to reach the Banda Islands. I heard Merpiti air went to Ambon from Jakarta but their website is down - are they still operating?

Thanks in advance
Phil

So anyone know anything about this mentioned island.???

any surfable waves in morotai region?
looking to travel spice islands start 2006.
is it safe or any dangers?
thanks

hey, ive seen all the info on maluku, im keen to visit there at start of 2006, just after more travel info, especialy in and around seram island. cheers
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Preparing to leave for this most beautiful part of Indonesia, I noticed that VT's Maluku forum was still empty!
Am I the only one interested in these gorgeous islands???
My "member photo" to the left is a quick snapshot of what's on offer there, and I put more together in my Propinsi Maluku pages.
If anyone is interested in this region, I'll be glad to provide more info!