Pintu Kota (the gate of the city) - Maluku

Pintu Kota (the gate of the city) Lies between the villages Airlow and seri on the south coast of Ambon island. A huge rock stretching out to the sea with a hole at its bottom which looks like a gate where through it we can see the coast line and the Banda sea.

It is an ideal place for snorkeling and diving.

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Beaches and Coral Reefs (Maluku)

Beaches and Coral Reefs. Good beaches with coral reefs just off shore are found around Hunimoa, Latuhalat, and Namalatu beaches on Ambon.

Namalatu has the nicest beach and a hike to Latuhalat will take you some excellent escluded coves.

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Namalatu Beach (Maluku)

Namalatu Beach Looks out over the Banda sea on the South coast of Ambon in the village Latuhalat some 15 km away from town Ambon. Namalatu has a strip of a white sand and coral beach and crystal clear unpolluted water.

The scenery is beautiful and attractive it is an ideal place for sunbathing, swim, snorkel and scuba diving. Additional facilities Namalatu beach offers are shelter, open air stage for dance and music performances and also “rujak” (mixed fruit salad with peanut sauce), fresh young coconut peddlers and on prior request people can serve you with barbequed fish and lobster.

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Ambon (Maluku)

Ambon, the provincial capital of Maluku, is built on a hillside overlooking the bay. It has a number of interesting historical and cultural sites, among the remnants of forts built the Dutch East Indies Company during the heyday of the spice trade.

The ruins of the Pourtuguese fort at Hila are almost entirely hidden beneath the contorted roots of a giant Ba¬nyan tree. The ANZAC War Cemetery near Ambon town is the site of serviced held every year on April 25, to commemorate the Allied soldiers who died in region during World War II.

The museum Siwa Lima has a fine collection of local arts and crafts. Ambon is at the Maluku end of the annual yacht race between Darwin, Australia and Ambon. The race usually takes place in July and August.

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