Maluku Travel Guide
The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands or simply Maluku) are a part of Indonesia. They are located on the Australian continental plate, lying east of Sulawesi (Celebes), west of New Guinea, and north of Timor. The islands were also historically known as the “Spice Islands” by the Chinese and Europeans, but this term has also been applied to other islands. Ambon is the main gateway to southern Maluku, where the Banda islands are the most popular tourist destination with their colonial architecture, great coral reefs and active volcano. The Kei Islands to the South-East have the best white-sand beaches in all Maluku, if not the World! Closer to Ambon, the Lease Islands have more colonial relics and fine beaches, while mountainous Seram offers great trekking possiblities and a scenic sea-side resort at Sawai. Politically, the Maluku Islands formed a single province of Indonesia from 1950 until 1999. In 1999 the Maluku Utara Regency was split off as a separate province of North Maluku. The islands are now divided between two Indonesian provinces, Maluku and North Maluku. In recent years they have been home to ethnic conflict between Muslims and Christians.
Destinations in Maluku
Ternate
Banda islands
Ambon
Kei Islands
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