After three years of careful planning, we finally made the dream of visiting one of Indonesia’s ultimate birding destinations, Snow Mountain, a reality in 2026. My two clients, Guo-Fang and Yu-Hsia from Taiwan, are old friends who had previously joined me on several birding trips in Indonesia. They had visited Papua about fifteen years earlier, […]

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Kali terakhir saya menumpang kapal Tilongkabila adalah Agustus 2016 silam. Pengalaman yang tidak terlalu menyenangkan untuk diingat – ingat. Waktu itu saya mau ke Jakarta. Demi memangkas ongkos, saya putuskan naik Tilongkabila dari Labuan Bajo ke Benoa, Bali. Selanjutnya naik pesawat dari Bali ke Jakarta. Harga tiket pesawat Labuan Bajo – Denpasar kala itu sekitar […]

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SUMMARY If you examine the map of Indonesia, you’ll notice two islands that share similar shapes but differ in size: Sulawesi and Halmahera. Sulawesi ranks as Indonesia’s fourth-largest island, following Papua, whereas Halmahera holds the eleventh position. Sulawesi has long been renowned as a top destination for birders, particularly in its central and northern regions. […]

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In mid to late October 2023, I had clients from Italy, Elena and Giuseppe, a recently married couple. This time, the birding experience was combined with a snorkeling trip in Raja Ampat. The tour commenced on October 18 in Jayapura and concluded on October 30 in Sorong. Despite initial concerns due to the onset of […]

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Temaram lampu di pelabuhan. Suara Mitha Talahatu menggema di geladak belakang KM Cantika Lestari 08. Para penumpang yang duduk di sana saling menyapa dengan senyuman, meski tak saling kenal, termasuk saya. Di ujung teluk Ambon, matahari belum tenggelam sempuna. Saya baru saja meletakan barang bawaan ke dalam cabin. Rasa lega bisa membebaskan diri. Bersandar di […]

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It has happened to me again. I don’t know why, but I always act unprofessionally when I go birding alone. It is something that I will definitely regret later, but fortunately, it has never happened during my duty as a birding guide. For the 2022 birding season, I had planned to visit the new lek […]

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Speedboat yang saya tumpangi dari Ternate tiba tengah hari di pelabuah Sofifi. Pak Mahroji sudah menunggu di dermaga. Cuaca berubah – ubah dengan cepat, sesaat mendung, lalu cerah, kemudian mendung kembali. Barangkali karena angin yang berembus cukup kencang. Sofifi, ibukota propinsi Maluku Utara tampak seperti sebuah kota kecamatan saja. Tidak begitu ramai. Jalan – jalannya […]

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I visited Sulawesi from July 29 to August 2, 2022, for a very short and rushed visit. Initially, I had planned to visit the Southeast Moluccas arc, but due to time constraints, I changed my plan just two weeks before my departure. After spending two days birding in Bali, I flew to Makassar in South […]

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Ruteng is a small town that lies at an altitude of 1300masl in the western part of Flores Island, Indonesia. 2 km south of the town, there is a protected forest called Ruteng Nature Reserve. This is the forest where most Flores endemic birds inhabited except the Flores Monarch (Symposiachrus sacerdotum) found only in the […]

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Perjalanan saya melenceng dari rencana awal. Seharusnya saya ke Ambon, lalu ke Saumlaki untuk menyusuri pulau – pulau kecil di Maluku Tenggara hingga ke Tanajampea, Sulawesi Selatan. Setelah menghitung ulang waktu yang saya punya, ternyata tidak pas. Saya hanya punya waktu paling banyak 8 hari sebelum harus kembali ke Flores. Menunda perjalanan juga tidak mungkin […]

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