Maluku: A Forgotten Paradise in Indonesia

[@eit225]

Oh yess, i have been telling people about this chain of islands of Maluku in the east. Sumba, Alor, and Rote islands in Indonesia province of East Nusa Tenggara along with Raja Ampat and Triton Bay in Papua also deserves some recognition. They are beauty!

[@floormatoerbongs1294]

They are also like Moluccas and papua etnic belong to melanesian people

[@gpl992]

​@@floormatoerbongs1294Also Polynesians.Polynesian origins may come from this region,just look at the Indigineous Austronesian languages here.Many sound more similar to Polynesian proper languages then Micronesian ones.

[@gpl992]

Yes,Eastern Indonesia aka West Melanesia (the Indigineous Locals are of Oceanian, specifically Melanesian and Polynesian Stock) are incredibly scenic and beautiful.Its tragic how overlooked the region is!It also has tons of unique species such as Cassowaries,Birds of Paradise,and even local distinct Marsupials!It is also the most linguistically diverse region in Indonesia,with Central Austronesian languages that are Non-Malay,Papuan languages,and even one now extinct Truukic Micronesian language!

[@Sasimeansboundary]

The Spice Islands are written about for centuries.. Most spice mixes find their origin in Maluku/Molo Uku. Nutmeg, Cloves, Mace and Pepper were highly sought after, in general for its resources, by European nations, and why it is still sought after by the Oil and Gas Industry, also by the Tourist industry... pls keep Maluku pristeen and healthy for our future generations. #ecotourism #sustainable tourism #AbadiGasfield #MaselaBlock #Buru #TolakOrmatGeothermal

[@Mitrandhir]

As a Batamian going to Thailand is much cheaper rather than to eastern part😢😢😢, I wish our government can make a good infrastructure

[@duosdream]

Someone commented on our channel recently recommending Maluku and we just discovered you. I can't wait to watch every single video! We love finding new tropical undiscovered places! :)

[@HighOnLowTide]

In my opinion, it doesn't get better than Maluku when it comes to undiscovered places. :)

[@DanielSuripatty-n6e]

Glad i see my country getting some recognition ❤

[@Abc1213]

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[@HighOnLowTide]

Terima kasih! Saya pernah ke Sumatera, Jawa, dan Bali, tapi saya rindu Maluku dan Papua dari daftar ini, itu favorit saya! :)

[@econduwila-fe5bf]

pembohong saja kerjanya itu

[@MalukuPL]

Yes my motherland

[@malukufr4465]

MALUKU SAMPE MATI

[@pustakarileks7404]

Kalo ke banda neira itu bang transitnya banyak ya?

[@ASIKHAOfficial]

Yes, right bro...thanks your sharing

[@esterrupilu8999]

thank you for coming to my hometown 🥰

[@JaelTanalepy]

Free my roots Maluku & West Papua! Part of Melanesia but unfortunately occupied and oppressed by Indonesia since the 1950's... Nice of you to share the beautiful islands tho!

[@gpl992]

Free West Melanesia! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🏝️🐚🥥

[@JaelTanalepy]

@@gpl992 Menaaa ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@mcj2219]

Bro wer not Melanesian, were Moluccans. We, unlike other Melanesians, do have austronesian ancestry. Were just as similar to Polynesians than that we are to Melanesians. Its just that on a world map, melanesia lies closer that people think were the same. But I do support independence

[@JaelTanalepy]

@@mcj2219 we are Melanesian. Maluku is part of Melanesia geographically, genetically and more. Even the flora and fauna is Melanesian, that is seen on other Melanesian islands. And other Melanesians have Austronesian ancestry aswell. All of them to be exact, besides the Papuans. For some reason the Papuans don’t have (a lot) of Austronesian ancestry. But our brothers and sisters from Fiji, Solomon Islands etc. all do have Austronesian ancestry, but yes we Moluccan’s have a bit more than the other Melanesians. But we are Melanesian. That is what makes us part of Pasifika.

[@niueanlaho]

only heard of Maluku today from a person on Tiktok.....Wakea and Papa are credited with being the creators of the many Island Kingdoms of the Pacific.....is this the origin of our Nesian past......

[@REDEYEDFEELiN]

Yes this is the original hawaiki. There’s an island called morotai over there too. From here the descendants of wakea and papa made it all the way to hawaii

[@niueanlaho]

@@REDEYEDFEELiN Thank you

[@gpl992]

Its definitely plausible.The Indigineous Austronesian languages of Maluku and Timor are Non Malay Central Austronesian languages.They sound more similar to Polynesian languages then many Micronesian languages actually do!Theres also Papuan languages in these Islands like Galela from Halmahera,and there was even a Micronesian Truukic language near Halmahera and West Papua,close to Biak Island called Mapia!

[@niueanlaho]

@@gpl992 This is Awesome History, our Polynesian past is connected to Maluku, thank you my friend

[@SkydiveToma]

As a Moluccan living in the Netherlands (my dad is from Nusalaut and my mom from Saparua) this warms my heart to see someone from another part of the world enjoying and recognizing the beauty of Maluku. In 2012 i told my wife (she's Dutch) that i will bring her to the most beautiful place on earth. She then fell in love with it and last year we brought our 10 and 9 year old kids there for the first time and they loving it! We just booked our tickets for summer 2025 for a 5 week Maluku backback trip. Can't wait to see my family again and explore more islands we haven't been to yet ❤. Great content by the way, keep it up, you've got a follower! 👍🏽

[@HighOnLowTide]

Thank you for your kind words, I am happy that you enjoy my videos! Maluku is a special place, I fell in love with the islands on my first trip, and since then I went back several times to explore different regions. Maluku is my favorite region in the world. :)

[@raymondtehubijuluw4978]

Maluku is not Indonesia. The genesis of the modern Indonesian state, the fourth most populous country in the world and the largest country in Southeast Asia, can originally be traced back to Maluku.

[@genghisfunk5236]

Traced back to maluku?

[@resturahmat818]

That's according to the Maluku people in the Netherlands, I'm a Maluku from the Kei Islands I am Indonesian, only Dutch Maluku does not recognize Indonesia as the land of its ancestors, bhineka tunggal Ika

[@2thousand24]

@@resturahmat818I’m from kei besar brother. Living in Australia. Where are you from?

[@resturahmat818]

@@2thousand24 Same, My family from Kei Islands,,I live in Lelystad Netherlands, I am Indonesian descent and not a rms brother

[@viruskasihsayang5355]

Constitutionally it is part of Indonesia. However, I respect the local understanding about it

[@jerichobrandon3571]

❤❤❤❤❤ Ambon Malulu

[@alveangana8337]

I think that Glenn Fredly's hometown.

[@gpl992]

Hulaliu and Porto were his ancestral villages.Close to Ambon.

[@mr.english310]

I'm curious. I always see beautiful blue waters at islands and I wonder, are there dangers for swimming there? Crocs? Jelly fish? Other poisonous fish or sea snakes?

[@HighOnLowTide]

In my experience, locals would warn you about dangerous locations (for example the boatman when I go `island hopping`), but I think the biggest danger would be unpredictable strong currents, rather than the different sea creatures. In eastern parts of Indonesia, reef sharks are pretty common basically everywhere (they are harmless, but I guess they could make some people scared). I`ve heard about sea crocodiles in Raja Ampat, but also, just at specific locations that local people will tell you about.

[@Mitrandhir]

I once went to an island full of snakes there, it depends on your courage 😂

[@gpl992]

@@Mitrandhir Yikes!Im Ophediophobic (Phobia of Snakes+Reptiles) so Ill steer clear of that island!You remember which it was?

[@jumankoussa]

Wowwwwww 😍😍😍

[@martaalvarez280]

how would you recommend to get to north maluku from yakarta?

[@HighOnLowTide]

Hi! There are direct flights from Jakarta to Ternate, that's the fastest (4-5 hours) and most convenient way. Alternatively, you can try to find tickets through Makassar in Sulawesi, sometimes it can be cheaper, but longer (although flight tickets became more expensive after covid).

[@yannickmata3731]

M A L U K U

[@psquadH]

MALUKU is originally Melanesian and not Indonesian. It is just a supressed area alongside West Papua

[@gokhanelma]

Hey guys I have a question should I get helicopter with me when I visit this area what do you think ?

[@yukiaditya7352]

Rent a car?

[@togian755]

How is it a secret NOW after you put this on you tube where the entire world can see it.

[@HighOnLowTide]

Well, first of all, my video about Maluku isn't the first one on KZbin. Also, Maluku is quite far from the touristy places in Indonesia (plus Maluku itself is huge), so traveling is time-consuming, which keeps most people away - not to mention other factors, like the lack of organized tours, etc. Plus with the rising flight-prices, it is pretty safe to remain as it is. Some more tourism however (people who after adventure - that's not the majority in tourism) would be beneficial for the locals I believe.

[@1nathaniell]

my family is from maluku

[@pabitrafun1344]

Britishers tried to dominate Maluku area in Indonesia but they didn't...because there are already existed Spanish company,Portuguese company and Dutch company in 16th century ..after that they came to india and started spices business 😂😂

[@kookiebush]

You need to talk about the cost of these places.

[@kookiebush]

Food, apartments

[@HighOnLowTide]

I will. The coming videos will be travel vlog style videos, I`ll share some costs in those, too, plus I`ll make one video about practical information as well (including costs, of course).

[@urbnctrl]

Or perhaps the oppression of the indigenous population.. To make sure youre not adding to the exploitation by dealing with Javanese companies and instead do business with locals only.

[@rasa7338]

thank you for sharing🤩

[@HighOnLowTide]

Thank you for the kind comment!

[@Hunchamami]

motherland

[@Dela_Bregita]

Do you have the plan of going back to North Maluku yet? Im going there on January next year Perhaps we could share some cost 😂 I wont be a burden 🤞💪

[@HighOnLowTide]

@@Dela_Bregita I don’t have anything planned yet, but in January, I don’t think I’ll have sufficient time for a trip that far. Perhaps in May next year!?

[@HighOnLowTide]

@@Dela_Bregita Once I have a planned trip, I will share it here on the channel, because it would actually be really nice to share some costs with others.

[@Dela_Bregita]

@@HighOnLowTide 😭 I have bought my ticket to Ternate for January next year So few references about North Maluku 🥴 Lucky I stumbled upon your video, gave me some insights Looking forward to your next videosss Perhaps we could have a match time for a trip togetherrr

[@HighOnLowTide]

@@Dela_Bregita I just started my series about my North Maluku trip, there will be a lot more videos from there in the future! North Maluku is amazing, I am sure you will have a great time!

[@lynnecromack4933]

There were some horrible Japanese atrocities on this island and there are mass graves at Brakansoya, Ambon, and many bodies are still not identified. The place is evil.

[@HighOnLowTide]

Well, saying that Maluku is evil today is a bold statement. The locals are some of the friendliest and most welcoming people I have ever met. Yes, there were ugly times in history, but with this logic, the whole world is `evil`.

[@Dutch-K9-Unit]

Waiting for the invasian of backpackers soon....

[@HighOnLowTide]

I don't think that backpackers will come to Maluku soon, at least not the crowds. There's no infrastructure to cater towards the majority of backpackers in Southeast Asia (no organized tours, no hostels, etc.), plus most islands require some effort (money and time) to reach.

[@jaivkoltun4948]

Chill, it will never happen, way too remote, this is adventure travel, unless you have your own boat, or access to one, or crazy money, most will never come. . .

[@gpl992]

​​@@jaivkoltun4948Its not "adventure travel" for us Indigenou Moluccan Peoples even those from the Diaspora.Its just our Motherland.And the way our Cultures work with "Pela" and such,almost none of us ever have to pay a Dime to stay there with our large extended families still there❤️✊🏾

[@Lukejb2Butterworth]

this is another Javanese occupied region like Papua , the people here never wanted to be part of Indonesia .this is the Republic of South Maluku , There are thousands of people in Holland who were forced out of the homeland by indonesia .But hay at least u had a good time .

[@HighOnLowTide]

I know about the history, but what can you do about it? With this logic, there aren't many places you can travel to..

[@Lukejb2Butterworth]

@@HighOnLowTide visit places that will not use your cash for bad things & plenty of places to visit that are not evil empires like indonesia

[@HighOnLowTide]

@@Lukejb2Butterworth Maluku's tourism infrastructure is minimal, the money mostly goes directly to the local people, and they are amazingly friendly and welcoming (and I'm sure they don't mind some extra income, either).

[@psquadH]

@@HighOnLowTide then Say Maluku Melanesia. Mention the differences, that it belongs politically to indonesia but it is part of the continent Oceania geograpic and not Asia, with a whole other culuturally aspect language and is an opressed region alongside West Papua. In Holland the people are for independance and dont want to be part of Indonesia and in allot of villages in MALUKU they are RMS but silent. The content you make is good and very nice. At least mention these things to help us and spread the right truth and people know the real history

[@mcj2219]

​​@@psquadH I do excuse him, as he is just a friendly tourist. He is not Moluccan and he is not a "freedom fighter", so why should he care about the RMS situation that much? Speaking of RMS, its a corrupt masonic state, which goes against our true values, and it only includes the Central & South, completely ignoring the idea of 1 Maluku. Other than that, calling Moluccans Melanesian doesnt make that much sense either. Unlike other Melanesians, we also have a lot of austronesian ancestry. We have the same ancestors as both Papuans and polynesians. Sometimes people think we are the same as Maori, sometimes they think we look similair to papuans. Its only because on a world map, melanesia lies close to the Maluku islands, but saying we are melanesians and so meaning the same as papuans, is also very wrong. Just say we are Moluccans, not Indonesia, not melanesia. Its really a melting pot

[@ulilamriulilamri1471]

Menurut kamu setelah berkunjung ke Maluku melihat orang maluku secara langsung,, bagaimana pendapat kamu apakah orang Maluku termasuk ras Melanesia atau bukan.?? Pendapatan saya sendiri mengatakan tidak.,,kali ini saya ingin mendengarkan pendapat dari kamu sendiri..

[@HighOnLowTide]

Maaf, bahasa Indonesia saya kurang bagus, saya harus menerjemahkan komentar saya. Saya tidak suka membeda-bedakan orang berdasarkan ras, sejujurnya saya tidak memikirkan aspek ini selama kunjungan saya. Yang bisa saya katakan adalah bahwa orang-orang dari Maluku adalah orang-orang yang paling ramah dan bersahabat yang pernah saya temui.

[@gpl992]

Maluku People are Melanesian (and Polynesian) by DNA and you can see the DNA results on my page along with Timorese DNA results.This is undeniable!

[@gpl992]

​@@HighOnLowTideDont respond,this person is literally trying to erase the Indigineous Melanesians of the Islands for Javanese Muslim Colonization purposes and the Land Theft and Resource Robbery that proceeds it.The same is happening in West Papua.

[@gpl992]

If you arent Moluccan,dont EVER tell the Indigineous People who we are.Its Indigineous Erasure,just like whats happening to our Non Malay Indigineous Austronesian and Papuan languages.The DNA results showing the Melanesian and Polynesian roots of the Indigenous Moluccans is all over the Internet including my own Ancestry results on my KZbin Page.

[@benben77777]

If it is a secret why you put it on KZbin? Quiet stupid logic

[@mustaqkoya5376]

Lovely. Hopefully no wild Komodo, snakes, crocodiles etc on these islands