Singapore
& Sulawesi
City lights, volcano sunsets, reef walls and a rainforest full of very small primates. Scroll for the whole plan, day by day.
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Wheels up
The long haul. Sleep if you can, snack if you can't.
Airport beers · neck pillows · 13 hours of Ryan Gosling movies
- ✈️Overnight flight AMS → SIN
- 📝Fill in SG Arrival Card
- 🍜Land, decompress, first laksa
Singapore
Three days of city heat, futuristic gardens and eating our body weight in hawker food.
Neon skyline · air-con · chilli crab at midnight
- 🌳Gardens by the Bay & Supertree light show
- 🌃Marina Bay skyline at night
- 💧Jewel Changi rain vortex
- 🦀Hawker centres: chilli crab, satay, dumplings
- 🎭Chinatown street opera & heritage streets
- 🦦Wildlife: otters, monitor lizards, kingfishers
Hotel Mi Rochor
Bright, boxy, rooftop pool, a stroll from Bugis and Kampong Glam. Base camp for hawker raids.
Manado & Bunaken
Fly into Manado on day 6, then reef days at Bunaken National Park and waterfalls inland.
Volcano sunsets · reef walls · rica-rica everything
- ✈️Flight SIN → Manado (Visa on Arrival)
- 🤿Bunaken National Park: snorkelling / diving the wall
- 🐢Turtles, coral gardens, drop-offs
- 🏞️Waterfalls in the hills
- 🌶️Manadonese food: spicy, smoky, seafood-heavy
- 🌅Sunset from the cabin deck
Bobocabin Bunaken Hills
Glass-fronted cabins on a hill above the bay. Sunsets over Manado Tua volcano from your bed.
Minahasa Highlands
Up into the cool highlands: crater lakes, an active volcano, and the strangest market in Indonesia.
Cool mountain air · volcanic steam · flower markets
- 🏞️Lake Linow — the colour-changing crater lake
- 🌋Hike Mt Mahawu volcano rim
- 💐Tomohon flower & (infamous) traditional market
- 🗿Waruga — ancient Minahasan stone tombs
- 🍛Highland home-cooked feasts
Rimba Eco Resort
Wooden cabins tucked in the jungle at altitude. Cool nights, bring the cardigan.
Tangkoko National Park
One intense night in the rainforest chasing the world's smallest primate and the punkiest macaque.
Dawn treks · macaque stares · headtorch night walks
- 🐒Black crested macaques (the selfie monkeys)
- 👀Spectral tarsiers at dusk
- 🦜Knobbed hornbills & bear cuscus
- 🔦Night walk: tarantulas, owls, glowing eyes
Tangkoko Sanctuary Villa
Stilted villa on the edge of the forest. Macaques in the trees, guides at the door before dawn.
Likupang
Five days of beach, reef and hammocks to close it out. Confessions get released here.
White sand · zero plans · bintang o'clock
- 🏖️Pulisan beach & hidden coves
- 🛥️Island hopping: Lihaga, Gangga
- 🐠Snorkel straight off the beach
- 🥾Hilltop viewpoint hike
- 🎲Raffle challenges: final reckoning
- 🎬Confession booth premiere night
The Pulisan
Timber bungalows on a private white-sand bay. The decompression chapter.
Ayo, home
Two flights, one long day, back to the Javastraat.
Sunburn · sand in everything · already planning the next one
- ✈️MDC → SIN → AMS
- 🍳Last nasi goreng at the airport
- Flights AMS ⇄ SIN€800+
- Flights SIN ⇄ MDC€400+
- Accommodation≈ €750
- Transport≈ €250
- Food & drinks≈ €450
- Tours & entry fees≈ €400
- Total≈ €3000
- □Passport
- □Phone + charger + power bank
- □Type G adapter (SG)
- □Cards / cash
- □Headphones
- □Earplugs
- □Toiletries
- □Meds + imodium ×100
- □Summer clothes
- □Swimwear
- □Scarf (temples)
- □Sunglasses
- □Hat
- □SPF 50
- □Insect repellent
- □Small towel
- □Daypack
- □Hiking shoes
- □Long trousers + sleeves (hikes)
- □Flip-flops
- □Water shoes (optional)
- □Light rain jacket
- □Light sweater (mountains / AC)
- □Reusable bottle