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Banda Islands — Beautiful Broken Spice Islands — Worth the Ferry?
The world's original nutmeg islands — where empires bled and spice once outvalued gold — now cost $47 to reach by ferry and $35 a day to explore. Is the Beautiful Broken worth it in 2026?
🌍 What This Episode Covers
We cover the 8-hour Ambon ferry, Fort Belgica at zero-tourist sunrise, the UNESCO nomination that could transform these islands by 2027, world-class dive walls at $25–35 USD per dive, crumbling Dutch colonial Banda Neira, nutmeg plantation walks on Banda Besar, and the honest verdict on whether the extreme logistics are justified. Three named logistics traps will save your trip.
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