SAPARUA ISLAND TOUR
4 days - 3 nights
Saparua is an island where culture,history, tradition, and natural beauty come together to create a truly local experience. It has nice places for culture and history seekers which are Duurstede Fort, the daily market in Saparua town, the traditional baileo's and the pottery makers in Ouw. If you are interested in a combination of relaxing, nature and history, Saparua is definitely worth visiting.
Trip Details
Accommodation
During your stay on Saparua, you will sleep in a local guesthouse, simple and island warmth. Before and after your trip, we will arrange comfortable hotel accommodation in Ambon (one or two nights, depending on your travel schedule)
Food
Gandong Tours will provide fullboards meals during your trip in Saparua.You will enjoy meals at small local eatery, ensuring you taste local flavors as you explore.
Facilities & Services
Cold shower and toilet.
Guides
You will be accompanied by a Gandong Tours's guide who will share stories and local knowledge.
Itinerary
Day 1
Depart from Ambon at 09 AM by fast boat approximately 45 minutes. Upon arrival, we will visit to Fort Duurstede a 17thcentury fortress from the Dutch VOC era, still standing proudly on the coastline then we will stop for lunch. After that a local taxi will transfer us to the guesthouse, where we can relax and have a short rest. Then late afternoon we will going for village walk and we will end the day by relaxing or swimming at one of Saparua’s stunning white sandy beaches.
Day 2
This day we will dive into the local customs and traditions. We will have a lot of local encounters by visiting some villages exploring the process of making sago (pukul sagu), sago cookies and the making of Saparua's famous and well known pottery. After immersed ourself with local tradition we will heading to the beach for relax and swimming.
After that we will head back to the guest house and prepare for dinner time.
Day 3
Today we will make a boat trip. By speedboat we will visit the hideaway island of Molana. This blissful island has some excellent snorkeling spots and combined with its white sandy beach its a true remote paradise. There we will picnic. In the late afternoon we will head back to the guest house.
Day 4
In the early morning (07 AM.) we will head back to Ambon by fast boat.
