Togean Islands Photo Gallery

A crew member on the foredeck under a clear sky
The sun setting behind a low island on the horizon
The boat drawn up on a beach at sunset
Crew wading beside the phinisi in turquoise shallows below leaning coconut palms and a pastel sky
Traditional boats moored alongside a wooden jetty
The phinisi at anchor in clear turquoise water off a forested shore lined with palms and bungalows
The sister phinisi under way on a deep blue sea, seen past a paddleboard on the outrigger net
The open-air lounge and dining table on board
Grilling fresh fish over an open fire on the rocks
Guests standing on a sandbar surrounded by shallow sea
A long wooden jetty running out to a hut at dusk
A hammock on a shaded deck looking out to the beach
Two visitors posing on a ledge between tiered jungle waterfalls above a turquoise pool
A tiny tree-covered islet with a hut on its white sand rim, seen across glassy blue sea from the outrigger
The day's fish in a pot, ready for cooking
Turquoise paddleboards on a white sand spit, a man taking a drink, and a small forested islet offshore
Clear turquoise shallows beside a thatched waterside pavilion, with forested islets on the horizon
An orange sunset sky reflected on rippled sea, with a small island and a boat silhouetted on the horizon
A phinisi mirrored in glassy water beneath forested hills, seen past the furled sail on our bow
Paddleboarding on calm water along a forested shoreline
Palms leaning over white sand and turquoise shallows
Crew wading ashore with mooring lines as the phinisi rests in turquoise shallows under palms at dusk

About these photos

Every photo here was taken on our cruises through the Togean Islands in the Gulf of Tomini, Central Sulawesi: our two phinisi boats, Toki Toki 1 and Toki Toki 2, at anchor in turquoise shallows, the guesthouse jetties where you sleep, sandbars that appear at low tide and the fish the crew grills on the beach.

The islands in the pictures are the ones on our routes: Pulau Puah on day 2, Malenge and Walea Kodi on day 3, Bomba and Kadidiri later in the week, and Una Una on the 12-day Grand Tour.

Each departure takes 7 guests at most, so the beaches, reefs and villages in these photos look the way you will find them: quiet, with nobody else around. The 8-day Crystal Waters Escape costs €1,248 per person, the 10-day Islands Hopper Adventure €1,560 and the 12-day Grand Tour €1,872, island stays, meals on the islands and snorkel gear included.

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