Halmahera is the largest island of the Moluccas Islands group, belonging to North Maluku Province. It is a mixed Muslim and Christian community and is largely mountainous and sparsely populated, featuring idyllic beaches and some good walking.
Halmahera island lies just to the east of Ternate, the archipelago’s capital and the main gateway to the large island. Its main appeal is the remoteness and often stunning, quiet beaches around the coast. Many of these beaches feature spectacular corals reefs not far offshore with a staggering amount of life on them.
Mount Mamuya is a 930-meter active volcano provides good views and trekking. Mount Mamuya can often be seen emitting lava and ash. The Halmahera island capital, Tobelo, is worthy of a few hours. It located on the east coast and has a nice setting high over the water. Out to the east of Tobelo are the popular islands of Tagalaya and Tolonuu.
Halmahera island doesn’t have any sizeable airports, with most air traffic coming through the provincial capital airport of Sultan Babullah Airport on Ternate Island. Flights arrive here from Jakarta, via Makassar, in about 5 hours. You can take a short hop from here to Galela Airport on Halmahera island, which is near to Tobelo. Boats also run to Halmahera direct from Surabaya (East Java) and Manado (North Sulawesi).
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