1. Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz For us, Santa Cruz was a must visit island. You only have to arrive at the port and you will instantly see marine iguanas, rays (marbled, golden cow head & eagle), juvenile reef sharks, pelicans, blue footed boobies, sea lions, Sally Lightfoot crabs and frigate birds without even leaving the…
1. Figure out exactly how much money you are likely to need Most places in Raja Ampat accept cash only. Prior to your arrival in Sorong, you need to confirm with your homestay exactly what they will let you pay with credit card, if anything. Costs you need to consider include: Taxi to Sorong harbour…
Put simply, it’s probably easier to get to the moon than to Raja Ampat. At least that involves only one flight as opposed to the two planes, two boats, four car trips and one night in transit it took us to get to our homestay in Raja Ampat (from Bali). But if you’re still set…
Trying to squeeze in all of the amazing sights in Komodo National Park into your holiday can be tricky. We ended up spending four nights in Labuan Bajo and saw everything we set out to see. We usually try and book everything in advance, however we read innumerable warnings online about the discrepancy between what’s…
1. Komodo Island Suffice to say that if you’re coming to Komodo National Park, you should be visiting Komodo Dragons. These glacial reptiles, which are actually thought to have evolved in Australia, are found on both Komodo and Rinca Island. Overall we preferred Komodo Island due to its arid landscape and the fact that the Komodo…
Most travellers will tell you that you need a scooter to get around Nusa Penida, which is not entirely true. From a monetary perspective, hiring a scooter will only set you back 80000 IDR daily, while renting a car for the day is relatively expensive in comparison. Nevertheless, after reading about the Russian woman that…
