Itinerary and Expenses to Wakatobi

After I posted so many information about Wakatobi, it seems like it won't be complete if there's no itinerary and budget/expense of mine. Some people asked me about my itinerary, so I'm gonna share it now. Hopefully it gives you insight on planning your trip to Wakatobi

Sunday, 2 June 2013

Should be depart from Makassar by pelni KM. Lambelu at 1 a.m. but the ship delay and we depart on 11 p.m. Reached Bau-Bau after 14 hours, exactly on 2 a.m., and stayed overnight on one of the wooden boat to Tomia.

Expense: Pelni to Bau-Bau (Rp 145,000/person)

Monday, 3 June 2013

With the help of boat crew, we managed to rent a public car (angkot) with the driver and explore the city. Started from Nirwana Beach, Lakasa Cave, Governor office, Fortress (Benteng), Tirta Rimba Waterfall, a beach near the waterfall, and back to the harbor. Started around 9 a.m. and finished around 1 p.m. Chilled out at KFC in Kamali Beach while waiting for the boat until 9 p.m. Then off to Kaledupa

Expense: Rent the car to explore the city (Rp 180,000), entrance fee Nirwana Beach (Rp 5,000), ticket to Kaledupa (Rp 55,000/person), Retribution fee to enter the harbor (Rp 2,000/person)

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Reached Kaledupa at 11 a.m. and picked up by a small boat then transferred to Hoga Island for about 30 minutes because the tide was high at that time. Checked into a small cottage, snorkeling for whole day!

Expense: Small boat Kaledupa-Hoga Island (Rp 50,000), Cottage+Dinner provided in Hoga Island (Rp 100,000+Rp 100,000= Rp 200,000)

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Back to Kaledupa by small boat, then walked a little bit until we found a pickup who took us to Taw Peer. Around 20 minutes ride, and we arrived at Taw Peer around 10 a.m. Boat to Tomia came around 12.30 p.m. We had to take a small boat again to the middle of the sea to catch the boat. Reached Tomia at 14.30, met Pak Agus, lunch for a while, and had our discovery dive until 6 p.m.

Expense: Small boat Hoga Island-Kaledupa (Rp 50,000), Pickup/car to Taw Peer (Rp 35,000), small boat transferred to Tomia Boat/Koli Koli (Rp 10,000/person), Boat Kaledupa-Tomia (Rp 50,000/person), discovery dive (Rp 400,000/person)

Thursday, 6 June 2013

Explore Tomia to Huntete Beach, Puncak Kahianga, Benteng Patuha for half day. Then snorkeling time until the sun went down.

Expense: Car+diver to explore Tomia (Rp 150,000), boat for hopping island/to snorkeling spot (Rp 300,000), homestay in Tomia (Rp 150,000 for two nights)

Friday, 7 June 2013

Left Tomia at 9 a.m. and arrived at Wangi Wangi at 1.30 p.m. Took a public car from station to Waha Beach. Snorkeling time until 5 p.m. Again, we stopped a public transportation to take us to the harbor. Departed from Wangi-Wangi to Bau Bau at 9 p.m.

Expense: Boat Tomia-Wangi Wangi (Rp 100,000), public car to Waha Beach (Rp 5,000/person), paid for the car from Waha Beach-Wanci Harbor (Rp 25,000) because no more public transportation. Boat Wangi-Wangi to Bau Bau (Rp 105,000/person)

Saturday, 8 June 2013

Reached Bau Bau at 6 a.m. and waited for our Pelni boat which came at 8 a.m. Goodbye Bau Bau and welcome back to Makassar (around 10 p.m.).

Expense: Entrance fee to harbor (Rp 2,000/person), pelni from Bau-Bau to Makassar (Rp 150,000)

Please noted that there were 3 of us, so the cost was shared among 3 of us. More people will be cheaper. Big thanks to Sodikin and Jeffry for joining me. In total I spent around Rp 1,500,000 including food, dive, and all personal expense. Who said that going Wakatobi need big money? It's pretty easy to backpacking by yourself because there're public boats then you can share with other travelers you meet. So, see ya again Wakatobi!