Comments on: Banggai Islands Travel Guide & Itinerary For Sulawesi

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 21:54:28 +0000

In reply to Carmen. ¡Bienvenido! Estoy seguro de que podrías alquilar un coche sin conductor en Luwuk y Banggai Laut. Aquí hay uno que encontré:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XSu2XNidzDmrU1nx8
En Luwuk, parece que hay muchas opciones para lugares de alquiler de autos, pero esta tiene la mayor cantidad de reseñas.
Sin embargo, puede que sea más difícil en Peleng, ya que Leme Leme es sólo un pequeño pueblo. Pero podrías preguntar en la casa de huéspedes de allí.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:08:25 +0000

In reply to David & Intan.

Muchas gracias! Otra cosa que quería preguntarte es si hay posibilidad de alquilar un coche por mi cuenta ( sin conductor) estoy muy acostumbrada a viajar asi y no se si sería muy buena idea…
Gracias de antemano!

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:46:09 +0000

In reply to Angelica Rodrigues. Awesome! Thanks

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:45:22 +0000

In reply to Carmen. Hola carmen. No buceamos en Banggai, pero aquí hay dos páginas que encontré con información. Espero que esto ayude:
https://www.instagram.com/oceanaluwukdc/ https://www.divingsulawesi-tompotika.com/

By: Carmen

Carmen — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:16:26 +0000

Buenas, te escribo desde España, queremos ir mi pareja y yo a finales de agosto junto con Manado y Toraja, y queríamos saber si hay hay agencias se buceo en Banggai porque en Google no aparece ninguna.

Muchas gracias por tu trabajo!

Saludos desde España!

By: Angelica Rodrigues

Angelica Rodrigues — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:26:53 +0000

Hello David and Intan

what an amazing blog! I’m mesmerized by the pictures that you posted. Your tips has opened my appetite to travel to Sulawesi next year. Thanks for inspiriring me!

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:01:08 +0000

In reply to Aristide Pourikas.

Hi Aris. Yes, any hotel in Salakan should be able to rent a scooter for you, or else they’ll put you in touch with someone who can. International drivers license is required, although they probably won’t ask or care.

Salakan to Mandel beach wouldn’t be a hard drive. There are some broken spots in the road, but it isn’t very steep. Salakan to Leme-Leme is a bit harder and it’s a long drive (3+ hours), but still doable if you’re careful.

For the ferries, you don’t need to book them in advance and I don’t think there’s any system for doing that anyway at the moment. They won’t sell out. Good luck!

By: Aristide Pourikas

Aristide Pourikas — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 02:34:16 +0000

Hello David and Intang,
Thank you for the amazing tips. Me and a friend of mine are planning to go there in July.
I wanted to do the 5 day itinerary that you proposed. Some questions I have: Is it possible to rent a scooter there, for example to drive from Salakan to Mandel beach?
Or from Salakan to Leme-Leme?
If yes, do I need an international drivers licence there or is my German license enough?
Can I book the ferry from Luwuk to Salakan in and the ferry from Leme-Leme to Luwuk in Advance or is that not possible/ not necessary?
Thanks in advance, I really appreciate your help.
Regards, Aris

By: David & Intan

David & Intan — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:14:33 +0000

In reply to Marcelo. Hi Marcelo! Yeah, we were in Banggai for 10 days and spent around 1 million Rupiah per day for everything except flights. I'm sure we could have done it cheaper too. For example, in Banggai Laut we hired a driver with a car on the first day because we were afraid the roads would be bad, but actually it was good enough for a scooter (and we did that afterwards). We also could have stayed cheaper at Batara Guest House instead of Hotel Banggai. Good luck!

By: Marcelo

Marcelo — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:44:11 +0000

Hi David, first congratulations and thank you for such an informative post, I’m at that point where one gets stuck in the loop of looking for information about this trip and your post covers pretty much everything! I’m planning a trip for September, got in touch with a few guides, and as much as I appreciate the job of the guide, unfortunately the tour prices are a bit too high, around 2 million per day per person for 2ppl, and I must confess that apart from the high prices, I also enjoy the adventure too much to spend that amount of money on a guided trip that can be done independently :) I’ve been summing up the costs you shared on the post, boats and accommodation, but not food and scooter rentals which add up not that much more. Would you say for the same trip for 2 people , around 8 million should be enough ? Thanks in advance, and safe travels