Diving guide · 8 min read Five named sites. Different conditions. Different rewards. Banda Sea diving sites guide for divers planning a 7-10 day voyage. See the voyage → The Banda Sea has roughly 30 named dive sites across the archipelago. Most operators rotate among the same five core sites — they reliably produce the … Read more

History walk · 7 min read Five sides. Two centuries. Banda’s most photographed monument. Fort Belgica is the centerpiece of any Banda Neira visit. Here’s the walking tour. See the voyage → Fort Belgica was built in 1611 by the Dutch East India Company on the highest point overlooking Banda Neira harbor. Pentagonal, two-story, originally … Read more

History · 12 min read Why Holland traded Manhattan for one Banda island. The most consequential trade in colonial history happened over a 3 km² island in the Banda Sea. Here’s why. (See Treaty of Breda 1667 for context.) See the voyage → In 1667, the Dutch and English signed the Treaty of Breda ending … Read more