Togian Islands
An archipelago of 56 islands and many islets in the Gulf of Tomini off Central Sulawesi, the largest including Batudaka, Togean and Una-Una. One of its villages is home to the Bajau, the sea nomads, and the islands are ringed with coral reefs.
- Where
- Ampana, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -0.3333, 122.0000
Get the Togian Islands stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Togian Islands. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Central Sulawesi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Togian Islands
Christ Blessing 373 km
A statue of Jesus with arms raised in blessing at the top of a residential estate in Manado. It stands 50 metres tall, a 30 metre figure on a 20 metre pedestal, made from metal fibre and steel.
Bunaken Island 377 km
An island of 8 square kilometres off the northern tip of Sulawesi, part of Bunaken National Marine Park and administered by Manado. Divers come for its steep coral walls dropping away close to shore.
Tana Toraja 402 km
The highland home of the Toraja people in South Sulawesi, a landscape of rice terraces and villages of tongkonan, houses with great boat-shaped roofs. The Toraja are known for elaborate funeral ceremonies and for graves cut into limestone cliffs.
Tangkoko Nature Reserve 410 km
A nature reserve of 8,718 hectares in northern Sulawesi, 70 kilometres from Manado, taking in Mount Tangkoko, Mount Dua Saudara and Mount Batuangus. It is one of the best places to see tiny tarsiers at dusk and troops of black crested macaques.
Derawan Islands 491 km
A group of 31 islands in the Sulawesi Sea off East Kalimantan, the best known being Derawan, Kakaban, Maratua and Sangalaki. Turtles nest on its beaches, and Kakaban holds an inland lake full of jellyfish that do not sting.
Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park 566 km
A national park of limestone hills in South Sulawesi, taking in the Rammang-Rammang karst, the second largest karst area known after that of southeastern China. Bantimurung, at its edge, is famous for its waterfall and its many butterflies.
Fort Rotterdam 607 km
A 17th-century Dutch fort on the Makassar waterfront, rebuilt between 1673 and 1679 on the site of a Gowa fort first raised around 1634. It has five bastions and a seven metre rampart, and seen from above its outline is said to resemble a turtle.
Losari Beach 607 km
The seafront promenade of Makassar, facing west over the Makassar Strait. People gather here for the sunset, and food stalls along the front sell pisang epe, grilled pressed banana with palm sugar.
Questions
Where is Togian Islands?
Togian Islands is in Ampana, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Christ Blessing (373 km), Bunaken Island (377 km), Tana Toraja (402 km).
How do I get the Togian Islands stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Togian Islands and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Sulawesi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Togian Islands before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Sulawesi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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