BOMBA, TOGEAN ISLANDS
Togean Islands are in the middle of the Tomini gulf in Central Sulawesi between Ampana and Gorontalo.
Our dive shop is located in the south-western part of the Togean Islands in a peaceful place just a few minutes away from Bomba village. Find us on google maps!
ARRIVE VIA AMPANA
Fastest and easiest way to reach us is by flying to Ampana with SUSI AIR. This is the only flight connection to Ampana. Small plane and super scenic flight, twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Palu - Ampana 11.00 - 11.45
Ampana - Palu 11.55 - 12.40
Booking only by phone (WA message) +62 853 40077931 (Pak Kaka)
Another good option is to fly to Luwuk, either from Makassar or Manado and taking a car to Ampana. The drive takes about 4-5 h.
Most convenient is to prebook a car with Adnan, a very reliable agent who speaks good English. Please contact him via WhatsApp at +62 852 4210 8719.
Arriving via land from Tana Toraja / Lake Poso / Tentena area is also an option if you are on a Transsulawesi trip.
You can also fly to Palu and then take a bus or car to Ampana (10 - 12 h) if your trip does not match with Susi Airs schedule.
PUBLIC SPEED BOAT FROM AMPANA DIRECTLY TO OUR JETTY
We are located in the southern part of the Togeans, which means Bomba is very easy to reach from Ampana.
The public speed boat Hercules leaves at 9.00 from Ampana towards Bomba and forward to Wakai.
Please tell the captain you want to go to Araya in Bomba and he brings you directly to us. Our jetty is the big one on the right hand side. The journey takes about 40 min and costs about 160 000 idr.
LOCAL WOODEN BOAT
There's also a local boat connections (about 75 000 idr) to Bomba or a nearby village (Molowagu, Kuling Kinari or Siatu) almost every day. The boats leave at 10am from pelapuhan Molowagu and Labuan in Ampana.
FROM GORONTALO / WAKAI
If you come from the north, the ferry Tuna Tomini runs two times a week Tuesdays and Fridays from Gorontalo to Wakai.
From Wakai you can charter a local boat towards Bomba (about 700 000 idr / 3 h) or come to us with the public speed boat Hercules at 12:00. They can stop directly in our jetty. The journey takes about 45 min and costs 160.000 idr.
LEAVING TO AMPANA OR WAKAI AND GORONTALO
Leaving from us to Wakai or Ampana is pretty much the same as the arrival.
To Ampana: Hercules can stop in our jetty around 12.45.
To Wakai: Hercules can stop in our jetty in the morning around 9.45 am
The journeys takes about 45 min and costs 160.000 idr. A booking is required, we can help with that!
The ferry Tuna Tomini runs to Gorontalo from Wakai on Mondays and Thursdays, leaving in the afternoon and arriving in the morning.
***PLEASE NOTICE***
The ferry Tuna Tomini is on dock for yearly maintenance from 30.4. until 24.5.2023.
GOOD TO KNOW
In general Sulawesi is still very unspoilt and usually people are trustworthy. Also the prices are usually the same for locals and for tourists and there is little need to haggle. But with increasing tourism there are already unofficial touts/tourist guides in the harbours who might give you wrong information about the accommodations. Do not pay accommodations or dives directly to them.
If arriving via Ampana, always buy the speed boat tickets only from the official stand inside the big white harbour building. We would anyways recommend not to buy the return ticket in advance unless you will for sure be going back to Ampana in the next few days. Due to weather conditions or change of travel plans you might be taking another boat back to Ampana.
If you want to prebook a car or a speed boat, we can highly recommend mr. Adnan, a very reliable agent who speaks good English and resides in Ampana. Please contact him via WhatsApp at +62 852 4210 8719.
As the Togean islands are a national park, all the visitors have to contribute to the National park funding by paying an entry fee of 150 000 idr in the national park office in the harbour + additional 50.000 idr tourism fee. The money goes to the conservation of the islands.
All transportation schedules are subject to change without prior notice.