Togian Islands 8N/9D

DAY 1: 

Upon arrival at Luwuk airport, transfer to the harbour where we board our boat, the BUGIS. We’ll sail for two hours while your cruise director gives you a general briefing to familiarize you with the vessel and our safety procedures.

Late afternoon, we make a swim stop in a lovely bay, if time permits.

We’ll weigh anchor during the night to sail along the coast.

DAY 2: 

Early morning, we will hike through the local village and surroundings, passing through cloves plantations. We will also visit the Tompotika Marine Conservation area to which our foundation is associated: we will meet the staff who take us around and explain their conservation work in detail.  We’ll have time for some snorkeling on the best reefs of the area.

After two hours navigation at midday, we visit a conversation center of the Maleo bird, a specie of megapode endemic to Sulawesi.  We end the days on the beach next to the boat. Night at sea.

DAY 3:

We reach the Togian Archipelago early morning and we start the day by hiking between villages inhabited by the Bajau on the island of Walea Kodi. Early  afternoon, we reach the island of  Talatakoh. 

With our zodiac, we’ll explore the many islets, coves and passages doting the southern coast of the island, stopping here and there for some snorkelling or beach combing.

DAY 4: 

We continue our exploration by visiting this morning the Bajau village of Lebiti on main island Togian. In the afternoon, we take our zodiac to explore more lagoons and maybe discover some secluded hamlets.

DAY 5: 

Early morning, if the conditions allow, we shall sail in the narrow passage separating Togian and Batukada sialnds to reach the village of Wakai where we’ll visit the market. Later in the morning, swimming and snorkelling in a secluded spot. In the afternoon, we visit the the island of Una Una, an active volcano dotted with coastal villages. We visit the village of Kalolio then spend the rest of the day exploring the surroundings.

DAY 6: 

We reach the island of Malenge at daybreak. We spend the morning on a beach at the eastern end of the island: swimming, snorkelling and zodiac rides along the coast.  In the afternoon, we explore a couple of villages and we Finnish the day at the northern tip of Walea Kodi.

DAY 7: 

We reach Puah, the most remote island of the Tomini bay, surrounded bysmaller ones. We start by visiting a tiny islet, tiny enough to walk all around along the beach. It is not impossible that we’ll meet local Bajau fishermen who regularly spend several days in makeshift shelters on a beach while fishing and drying their catch. In the afternoon, we’ll do some island hoping from one paradise-like islet to the next. Late afternoon, we depart for our longest navigation of the trip. During the night, we’ll pass the equator.

DAY 8: 

We sail upward of the northern peninsula of Sulawesi. On the way, we’ll make several stop on various beaches until we find the perfect one for a Barbecue. and will spend the afternoon in the Rototok bay: more beaches, more small islands, more snorkeling and more beachcombing. We set sail in the night in the direction of Bitung, our final destination.

DAY 9: 

After breakfast, transfer to Manado airport (about an hour) to take your return flight.