Moluccas: Spices & Species Tour

Day 1

• On arrival at the Sultan Babullah Airport in Ternate your personal guide will welcome you at the airport. Transfer to the hotel booked for you.
• Once there, you can relax for the rest of the day/evening or gather first impressions of your surroundings.
• Dinner can be taken at the hotel (not included).

Day 2

• After breakfast at the hotel you will explore the island of Ternate with your guide.
• You will discover the path of the spices and dive into the past of the island. Marvel at old fortifications and experience spice plantations with picturesque panoramic views.
• You will visit the Sultan’s Palace, the former centre of power that ruled even the most remote places of this vast archipelago.
• In the centre of Ternate, you will visit the place where Alfred Russel Wallace wrote his famous treatise on the origin of species.
• Immerse yourself in the bustling streets and markets of the island with its exotic fruits and spices.
• Continuing your journey around the island, you will also visit more secluded areas of Ternate with lakes and idyllic beaches. Do not forget your swimsuit!
• Lunch on tour; dinner can be taken at the hotel (both not included).

Day 3

• Your day starts with an early breakfast. Your guide will pick you up early to catch the morning car ferry to Tidore.
• Your island tour starts in the north of Tidore and takes you to the historic capital of the island with the Sultan’s Palace and strategically located fortifications facing the sea and offering wonderful views of the surrounding area.
• On the way you will have the opportunity to get to know the local craftsmanship in a traditional blacksmith village.
• On the slopes of Mount Kiematubu you will visit one of Tidore’s spice plantations and enjoy the view whilst surrounded by exotic scents and impressions. About halfway up the mountain you will make a last stop in one of the traditional villages of Tidore before returning to Ternate.
• The rest of the day is at your own disposal.
• Lunch on tour, dinner can be taken at the hotel (both not included).

Day 4

• After an early breakfast you will start your journey to Halmahera, the largest island of the Moluccas. Here your unforgettable snorkelling or diving adventure begins.
• After crossing the Moluccan Sea, your journey takes you directly through central Halmahera to your small, charming bungalow resort on the edge of the jungle at the Halmahera Sea.
• As you will probably arrive there in the afternoon hours, you should have some time to explore the beautiful house reef.
• Dinner at your bungalow resort.

Day 5 & 6

• The next two days offer you plenty of opportunity to explore either the unique and unspoilt underwater world of the Halmahera Sea or the equally charming fauna, especially the birdlife, unique to the East of Wallace Line.
• Just talk to your hosts, who will be very happy to help you realise your plans (tour arrangements not included). Free insider tips are included.
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner in your bungalow complex (full board).

Day 7

• After an early breakfast you will start your return journey to Ternate, where you will arrive in the late afternoon.
• After checking in at your hotel, you can either immerse yourself in Ternate’s bustling street life again or simply enjoy the rest of the day at the pool – whichever you prefer.
• Breakfast at your bungalow resort, lunch on tour, dinner can be taken at your booked hotel (lunch & dinner not included).

Day 8

• After a last early breakfast you will be accompanied to Ternate’s airport or harbour from where you will start your journey home or continue on to your next adventure.