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Moluccas Tour | Tailormade Indonesia Tours from Pyala Travel - Travel Program

Discover the beauty of the remote Moluccas, some of the most beautiful islands of Indonesia. Tailormade tour from Pyala Travel

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Moluccas Tour

private tour

Tour to Ambon, Seram en Saparua

Make a journey to the Moluccas. Not the easiest part of Indonesia to travel, but the one with the most beautiful and interesting places. The beautiful, volcanic islands have a strong link with the Netherlands, which you will definitely see in Ambon.

from 1475,-
14 days

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Day 1 Arrival Ambon

Arrive in Ambon today. Ambon is one of the most important city on one of the most famous island of the Moluccas. You will be picked up from the airport and transfer you the hotel. Ambon was previously an important trading place for the VOC, where most cloves were cultivated from the entire Indonesian archipelago. For the VOC, it was extremely important to maintain control over this lucrative trade. Around 1600, the castle of Verre was built as the first Dutch settlement.

In 1605, the Portuguese were expelled and Fort Victoria was built (now a military barrack). From 1611 to 1619, the first governor of Dutch East Indies, Pieter Both, was in Ambon. The VOC ruled with a hard hand and a few years later, this led to the Great Ambonese War. The uprising was dropped bloody and in the coming centuries the VOC had the ropes on the spice trade firmly in hand. This only took off when the French nutmeg began to grow in Mauritius at the end of the 18th century.

Day 2 Ambon, Bicycle excursion

After breakfast, you will be picked up by your guide to make a two-hour bike ride on Ambon countryside. You start at the Nusaniwe cape, where you have a beautiful view among the palm trees. Then you ride along Airlow (where bricks are baked for local houses) and a baileo (traditional community house, covered with sagu leaves) and the village of Seri. The bike ride ends at Pintu Kota, where you have a beautiful view again. From here you will be taken back to your hotel. In the afternoon, free program.

Day 3 Ambon, Walking around Sirimau

You drive today to the village of Soya, where you visit a traditional palace and the house of the former Soya princes. The house is still inhabited by the descendants of this noble family. From here you can walk to the top of the Sirimau Mountain for about two hours, a pleasant walk through the forest. You walk partially over stairs.

Once at the top, you have a beautiful panorama of the island of Ambon and Kota Ambon. Nearly you will visit Hukurilla, where you will see how sopi (local liquor) is made. Then you drive back and pass an old church, some traditional houses and the village of Waai. Here the inhabitants feed chicken eggs to holy palms! Also visit the village of Tengah-Tengah with once again beautiful vistas and the fishing village at Tial. You end up at Natsepa Beach. Enjoy a local rowing hay (or maybe a spicy fruit salad)?

Day 4 Ambon, Excursion and Dance Performance

You are going to explore another part of the island. You drive to Ambon to Hitu on the coast. Here you will visit Hila (Fort Amsterdam) and the village of Kaitetu with the 17th-century Wapawe Mosque.

In the afternoon you drive to the village of Amahusu. HIer is practicing a local dance group, the Sanggar Dravotaris, who would like to show you 4 different traditional dance.

Day 5 Ambon - Saparua

You will be taken to Tulehu Harbor. From there, take the fast boat to the nearby island of Saparua. The boat trip takes about an hour. You arrive at Haria Harbor and will be brought to your hotel. In the afternoon you will visit the Old Dutch fort Duurstede. This fortress dates back to 1690.

Day 6 Saparua

Today you will explore the island of Saparua. You visit a traditional and colorful market and travel to the village of Ilhamahu. The ladies of the village are happy to teach you how to prepare all kinds of local delights. In the afternoon you will visit the pottery village of Ouw and a small museum devoted to the local hero Matulessy.

Day 7 Saparua, snorkeling

Today you are going to explore the underwater world. You are going to snorkel at the island of Molana. This uninhabited island has beautiful beaches and is a 15-minute boat ride from Haria Harbor. You can snorkel all day in the beautiful underwater world around the island.

Day 8 Saparua - Seram

You continue on the exploration of the Moluccas and sail in the morning to the next island. You first ride from the Haria Jetty to the Tulehu Jetty. From here, you will travel to Seram Island in two hours, arriving at the port of Amahai. Overland, continue through the jungle for an hour or two to the village of Saka. Here you get back on a small boat that sails to Sawai in an hour. You stay here in a simple guesthouse on the beach. Also here is plenty of opportunity to swim, laze and snorkel.

Day 9 Seram

With a long boat you will explore the jungle today. Cross the Salawai River and on the way you will see many tropical birds and various reptiles. You can also see how the people make sago flour of the sago palms. After three hours of sailing, you stop and walk to a waterfall in an hour and a half. Here you can take a refreshing swim and then walk for another hour and a half to a kind of platform, from where you can spot birds. You can sleep here close by and see the many tropical birds the following morning.

NB: You have to pay extra to get the platform.

Day 10 Seram

You walk back through the jungle to Sawai. In the afternoon, enjoy relaxing at the beach.

Day 11 Seram / snorkeling

After breakfast you leave by boat to Batu Supun, a beautiful place to snorkel. Then go to Pulau Raja, a small uninhabited island with pearl white beaches. You will be picked up and you see bats in the trees.

Day 12 Seram

You will visit the traditional village of Hoalu, a village of the Alifuru tribe. This tribe was still headers until the 40's. Although modern times have also reached the village, many centuries-old traditions are still being honored.

The villagers still go for the jungle looking for fruit and animal to eat. You reach the village by car, except during the rainy season, where you have to walk about thirty minutes. You will have a lunch together offered in the community house. Then drive to Masohi where you will stay overnight in a simple guesthouse

Day 13 Seram - Ambon

By boat you return to Ambon, for a last night on the Moluccas.

Day 14 Ambon - Departure

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