Nadiia "My Way"

Once the famed Spice Island, Maluku is blessed with fabulous sea-gardens and an enormous variety of endemic plant and animal species. A paradise for ornitologists, Maluku is home to rich variety of exotic feathered species. The forest-coated mountains of the islands are home to brilliantly colored kind fishers, the red-crested Mollucan cockatoo, and many multi-colored lorikeets and parrots.


Some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful powder-white beaches are in the Kei Islands and in northern Halmahera while the beaches on Ternate and Tidore are mostly of black volcanic sand.



Visit Pulau Pombo and Banda Island Marine Reserve for diving and snorkeling. Take a trip back in time to Morotai Island, the site of WW II battles Wrecks of aircrafts and rusting guns still litter the island.




Another island attraction is climbing volcanoes; the dormant, 650 m Gunung Api which rises from the Banda Sea and 1721 m Mount Gamalama on Tenate. In Ternate, see the spectacular remains of a 18th century lava flow at Batu Angus (burned rock).




At Aru Tenggara Marine Reserve and Palau Baun Reserve, see kangaroos, wallabies, monitor lizard and crocodiles: Tougher to reach is the 189.000 hectares Manusela Reserve on Seram Island.




Many aspects of life in the islands, such as music, dance and religion, are fascinating blend of east and west. Fort Duurstede on Saparua, Forts Nassau, Belgica and Hollandia are 16th to 18th century Dutch strongholds in the Banda Islands. The stone canoe in the village of Sangila Dol is believed to be the vessel that first carried the village’s forefathers.