Indonesia · Wildlife

4-Day Diving Tour in North Maluku with Ternate and Jailolo

4 Days Round trip from Kedatangan Terminal 2 Hard pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Dive around North Maluku, including Ternate, Tidore, and Jailolo (Halmahera)
  • 02 Explore Maitara with mountain scenery between Ternate and Tidore
  • 03 Look for blacktip sharks, turtles, nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and schools of fish
  • 04 Enjoy three boat dives per day across varied sites such as Floridas Wall, Plautus, and Batu Kaka Point
  • 05 Discover Ternate's landmarks, including Laguna Lake, Fort Toloko, and the Kadaton of the Sultan of Ternate

Discover the underwater world by exploring the diving spots around North Maluku, including Tidore and Jailolo (Halmahera) in Indonesia. Hosting over 25% of the world's fish species and more than 72% of the world's coral species, Indonesia is often cited as the world's epicentre of biodiversity, with one of the greatest varieties of marine life ever recorded on Earth. Dive along contoured walls with soft corals such as seafan and other hard corals, and look out for vibrant fish like sweetlips and fusilier (dolos).

Explore Batu Kaka Point in Jailolo (Halmahera), a favourite dive site where you can see seafan fish, blacktip sharks, and eagle rays.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Hard
Accommodation Included · Premium
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Tangerang, Ternate
Languages English, Indonesian

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival and First Dive in Ternate and Maitara

  • Eat breakfast at the hotel and prepare for the first day of diving.

  • Travel to the jetty, about 20 minutes from the hotel.

  • Enjoy your first dive at Floridas Wall, Ternate.

  • Explore the island of Maitara while taking in the mountain scenery between Ternate and Tidore.

  • See blacktip sharks and many schools of fish around Maitara, such as bumphead, grouper, turtles, nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and much more.

  • Return to Ternate.

  • Travel back to the hotel for an afternoon snack, dinner, free time, and a rest.

2
Day 02

Diving Around Pulau Hiri and Hol Sulamadaha

  • After breakfast at the hotel, travel to the jetty.

  • Dive at Pulau Hiri, in the northern part of Ternate, which consists of three small islands.

  • Begin with a dive at one of the smaller islands, Plautus.

  • Then explore the Blackrock dive spot.

  • Take a snack break at Jikolamo Beach.

  • Enjoy the next dive at Pointone.

  • Have lunch at Hol Sulamadaha Bay.

  • Complete the last dive in Hol Sulamadaha Gulf.

  • Return to Ternate.

  • Travel back to the hotel for an afternoon snack, dinner, free time, and a rest.

3
Day 03

Batu Kaka Point and Island Diving in Jailolo

  • After breakfast at the hotel, travel to the jetty.

  • Explore Batu Kaka Point in Jailolo (Halmahera), a favourite dive site where you can see seafan fish, blacktip sharks, and eagle rays.

  • Take a break on Babua Island for tea or coffee.

  • Dive around Pasitofiri Island.

  • Explore Filonga Island.

  • Return to Ternate.

  • Travel back to the hotel for an afternoon snack, dinner, free time, and a rest.

4
Day 04

Ternate City Exploration and Departure

  • Breakfast at the hotel.

  • Visit Laguna Lake, Maitara and Tidore, Castle Kalamata, Fort Orange, the Kadaton of the Sultan of Ternate, Fort Toloko, Angus Stone, and Tolire.

  • Explore the island of Ternate.

  • Return to the hotel for check-out and travel to the airport.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kedatangan Terminal 2 2 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • 3 deluxe rooms for 3 nights at Villa Ma'rasai, Ternate

  • 2 Avanza/Ertiga cars for airport shuttle service and transport during the trip

  • 3 dives per day - a total of nine boat dives in Ternate, Tidore, and Jailolo (Halmahera)

  • All meals (B/L/D) during the trip

  • Indonesian dive guide and crew

What's Not Included

  • Your own dive gear

  • Flight tickets

  • Personal expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Babullah Sultan Ternate Airport, Tafure, Ternate City, North Maluku, Indonesia
Tour start
Kedatangan Terminal 2, Pajang, Benda, Kota Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Kedatangan Terminal 2.

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