We had 4 diving trips. 2 trips we saw the blacktip sharks. It was a great experience. We also dive into the B-24 wreck. It was great also.

I first heard about togean journey from my seniors who happened to live in Palu, months later my brother visited this islands and the first thing that came to my mind when he asked me about trip service in Togean was Togean Journey. What I remembered most about my brother’s trip in Togean was his exquisite underwater pictures, and I made a promise to myself that someday I should join the trip too!

And finally I could join the trip with my special friend, let me tell you guys what I really like about Togean Journey especially the person behind the name, Mr. Owan. My friend and I chose Wakai as the meeting point, we were supposed to be there on October 2, supposed the plan was we took the first flight from Jakarta to Palu at 5 am, arrived at 8.30 and took the next flight to Ampana at 09.20, then took the speedboat to Wakai from ampana at 12.00 and met Mr. Owan at 14.00 in Wakai. But the thing we both worried the most happened, the flight was delayed for an hour, so we automatically missed our second flight to Ampana and also the speedboat to Wakai. We were so panic because that means we ruined our original trip schedule, and it wasn’t a private trip but open trip, and the others took Gorontalo as meeting point. We thought we would be left behind and couldnt join the trip. But, as soon as I called mr. Owan and told the bad news to him, he was the one who tried to calm me and he helped us to book travel car from Palu to Ampana, he even called hotels in Ampana to accomodate our unexpected stay, and he helped me book the speedboat ticket for the next morning. He told me that they could wait for us the next morning and we could still join the group trip.

So, finally we arrived the next day and we had great times during the trip. Mr. Owan bought some big fishes for dinner and he always looked out for us and made sure we were safe and happy. As expected before, he was really dedicated when it came to documentation, he took amazing underwater pictures, he wouldn’t mind if he had to re-take several times even though that means he had to dive in and out of the water, to make sure we were satisfied with out picture. He knew beautiful spots for taking picture and he even told us what poses we should do. Thumbs up for the pictures!!

So, if you want to visit Togean island, just call mr. Owan, he will arrange everything for you, all you have to do is just relax and enjoy your island getaway. We guarantee you will have great times and memories, you’ll love the island as much as we do :)

I joined the New Year’s Togean Trip starting from Gorontalo, we have to cross to Wakai by ferry in a 12hrs journey. Make sure you book a cabin in the ferry with an additional fee of Rp500,000/cabin (can fit up to 3 person) The cabin is equipped with a queen size bed and a single bed with air condition and a sink. The guide, Owan, picked us up from the airport and we started to gather with other participants. We stayed in Bolilanga Island Resort, the stay was nice, staff is friendly, magnificent sunset/sunrise view. There are 2 island dogs named Monster and Herron, both will help look out for you during the stay :)The tour provided us with a boat for island hopping as well. Recommended!