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This is a general sample route, not firsthand notes yet. Treat it as a starting sketch — I'll sharpen the specifics as I add my own trip notes, and every route still gets adjusted to your dates, pace, and budget.
Duration5 days
PaceSlow, boat-dependent
Best forHistory + diving
Good monthsOct – Apr
01Arrival
Getting to Banda Neira
Fly via Ambon to Banda Neira, landing on one of the shortest and most scenic runways in Indonesia.
02History
Colonial Banda Neira
Walk the old Dutch fort ruins and nutmeg-trade merchant houses that made these tiny islands historically disproportionately valuable.
03Volcano
Climbing Gunung Api
A pre-dawn climb up Banda's active volcano for sunrise over the surrounding reef and islands.
04Reef
Diving the Banda Sea
Some of Indonesia's least-dived, healthiest reef, with dramatic drop-offs just offshore.
05Departure
Back via Ambon
Return flight via Ambon, ideally with a buffer day given how weather-dependent the Banda flight schedule can be.