The '''Banda Islands''' (''Kepulauan Banda'') are an archipelago in South Maluku (Moluccas), Indonesia.
Regions
Banda Neira
Banda Besar
Pulau Ai
Pulau Run
Pulau Pisang (''Syahrir'')
Pulau Hatta (''Rosengain'')
Cities
Bandanaira
Other destinations
Understand
Once known as the '''Spice Islands''', an epithet also applies to the entire Maluku area, the Bandas were famous as a source of spices, especially nutmeg. First colonized by the Portuguese, the Dutch soon wrested control of the islands and fought the Spice Wars with the British. In the Treaty of Breda in 1667, the British agreed to withdraw and gave up Pulau Run to the Dutch, partly in exchange for one small island on the other side of the world: New Amsterdam, now better known as Manhattan.
Talk
Get in
The Bandas are ''really'' off the beaten track. Most roads lead through Ambon, from where you can attempt to catch the elusive perhaps-once-weekly flight or the rather more regular but still unpredictable weekly Pelni ferry to Bandaneira.
Get around
See
Itineraries
Do
Spice Island Divers. ttp://divingbanda.com. The only dive operator in the Banda Islands.
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
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