This document provides information about several island destinations in Indonesia that offer beautiful white sand beaches for vacationing - Halmahera Islands, Aru Islands, and Kei Islands. It describes specific beaches and attractions on some of the islands, such as Tagalaya Island in Halmahera, known for its calm ocean and wide white sand, and Papaliseran Beach in Aru Islands, located 12 km from Dobo City. It also provides tips for traveling to these areas, noting that a 30-day tourist visa is required and can be obtained on arrival, and domestic flights and ferries connect many of the mentioned destinations.

1. Enjoying White Sand
in Halmahera, Aru, and Kei Islands
Don’t forget to visit Halmahera, Aru, and Kei islands for your vacation in Indonesia.
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2. Halmahera Islands
Don’t forget to visit Halmahera, Aru, and Kei islands for your vacation in Indonesia.
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3. North Halmahera
Tagalaya Island
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Tagalaya is formed of several small islands that spread
over Tobelo city.
Tagalaya island is famous with its calm ocean and
beautified with wide white sand.
In the north of this island we can enjoy the beautiful
reef. In here, you can dive and snorkel to see the
amazing marine biota in the depth of 2 – 10 meters.
To get to Tagalaya island, from Tobelo port, you can
take traditional boat and the trip will take about 20
minutes.
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4. Dodola Island
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Located about 5 miles from Daruba. Daruba is the
capital city of sub-district of Morotai.
Big Dodola and little Dodola island which are
connected with the wide spread of white sand.
Two kinds of white sand - rough sand and smooth.
Has an amazing scenery.
Enjoy the clear water by swimming, diving,
snorkeling, or maybe just relaxing.
Have some adventures by exploring some little
islands that spread over Dodola island.
Dodola island also serves you historical tourism
because the island has the remains of World War II.
To get to Dodola island, you can take a boat from
Tobelo to Daruba. From Daruba, you can take
speedboat to Dodola which takes only 20 minutes.
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5. Pawole Island
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Located in the east of Kakara island or in the west of Tagalaya
island.
The white sand of Pawole is considered as the best among
other little islands that spread over Tobelo city.
Pawole has more swift current.
You can swim, dive, or snorkel to enjoy the water. But one thing
that you can have in this island than in other islands is going
around Pawole because it just has short diameter.
Enjoy the whole island only in 15 minutes! But you have to
come when the water recedes.
Take traditional boat from Tobelo port to visit Pawole island.
Public transport is not provided to get to this island.
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6. Meti Island
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Meti island is located in Todokuiha village which
located in the south of Tobelo (Mawea).
You can have some adventures in this island by
exploring the island, the virgin forest, and enjoying
beautiful reef.
This island is also beautiful where you can enjoy the
white sand and swim.
From Todokuiha port you can take traditional boat
called “ketinting” which takes about 20 minutes.
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7. Tobotobo
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Popular for its beauty so it’s often recommended for
anyone who is looking for marine park as his tourism
destination.
The paradise of snorkeling and diving.
Marine park of Tobotobo is stated in Tobotobo village,
sub-district of Loloda.
Watch thousand of bats that live on mangrove.
This village is also home for white and blue pigeons.
To get to Tobotobo, from Tobelo port you can take a boat
that ships twice a week to Loloda. The trip takes about 9
hours. After that you are recommended to transit in
Dorume although Tobotobo can be reached from every
village in Loloda. From Dorume you can rent a speedboat
to get to Tobotobo that takes only 15 minutes.
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8. Aru Islands
Don’t forget to visit Halmahera, Aru, and Kei islands for your vacation in Indonesia.
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9. Papaliseran Beach or Belakang Wamar Beach
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Located 12 kilometers from Dobo city and can be reached by using land
and water transportation. In this island you can enjoy the white sand and
the stunning red orchids.
Lisi Bijarum beach
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Located in Wamar island in the area of Durjela village.
Provides you amazing white sand.
Take 45 minutes to get to Lisi Bijarum by using land or water
transportation.
Kora Evar
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Located in sub-district of Pulau-Pulau Aru, you can take 30 minutes from Dobo
city to get here by land and water transportation.
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10. Pig island
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Pig island, or Pulau Babi is a beautiful island
which really great for diving and fishing
besides its beautiful white sand.
People call it pig island because it shapes like
pig.
From Dobo, you can take an hour to get to
this island. Diving and fishing could be
possibly have in Merang island, an empty
island in Aru. Enjoy the scenery and the fish
with the beautiful white sand of the island.
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11. Kampung Mesiang
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Kampung Mesiang or Mesiang village is a village that’s located in Workai
island.
Most of the people live in Mesiang village are fishermen.
800 people are estimated to live in this village.
You can find gong, old plates, and elephant ivory. Living culture still stands in
Mesiang as well.
To get to the village, you have to use water transportation as the only
transportation. Local people transportation is also provided to take you from
Doho to Mesiang.
Benjuring village
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Located in Aduar island, sub-district of North Aru.
In this village, you will find clay artisan and traditional dances.
Just take a carter ship from Dobo that takes only 30 minutes.
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12. Kei island
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13. Ngurbolat beach or Pasirpanjang beach
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Called as a beach with the smoothest sand on earth.
Ngurbolat is even said can beat the exotic Kuta or the
famous Natsepa beach in Ambon.
Hawang cave
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Hawang cave is located in Letvuan village, about 15
kilometers from South East Maluku regency.
From Tual, you just have to take 30 minutes to get
Hawang. Hawang cave or people usually call it Air cave
is a cave with a very clear, cold, and deep enough
water. This pool inside the cave is the favorite for
everyone who comes to Hawang cave.
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14. Adranan island
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One of 400 small islands in Kei which is unoccupied.
The island serves you great scenery of sunrise.
You can get to this island by using speedboat in 30 minutes.
Perfect place for photography.
Great place for fishing and diving because Adranan has a large number of
fish and amazing scenery of marine view.
Inns
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Numerous inns are provided for tourists to stay in Kei.
Coaster cottage is provided at northern end of Pasirpanjang that has collection of
villas that enable you to overlook the beach.
Delima inn is another accommodation provided in Pasirpanjang.
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15. Enjoying White Sand in
Halmahera, Aru, and Kei Islands
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If you are coming out from Indonesia and having plan to visit Maluku you need a tourist
visa that will be issued on your arrival in airport.
Your visa is a 30-days visa which cost US $ 25.
Your passport should prevail minimal for 6 months since your first arrival to Indonesia.
To get to the tourism destinations in Maluku, we can use airplane and ships. Wings and
Trigana Air is daily flight to Ambon and Langgur. You can use this flight to Dobo from
Langgur and to Langgur from Saumlaki (Tanimbar island). You can also use Pelni ships that
connect Tual with Ambon, Bandas, Dobo in aru, and Saumlaki in Tanimbar island to Langgur.
From Tual to Larat in northern Tanimbar you can use KM Koromolin on Tuesdays and Kur vis
Tayando on Saturdays in every week. KM Lobster has two schedules, on Tuesday and Friday
that goes to Dobo in Aru.
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Enjoying White Sand
in Halmahera, Aru, and Kei Islands
Don’t forget to visit Halmahera, Aru, and Kei islands for your vacation in Indonesia.