Kei Islands

Kei Islands are in Maluku province, Indonesia. Islands in the group include Kei Besar Island, Kei Kecil Island, Kei Tanimbar Island.

Understand
The Kei Islands, located in South-Eastern Maluku, has a beach on Kei Kecil Island called Pasir Panjang, that is to die for. Note that there are only few accommodations, and they tend to be a little bit more expensive than in other islands. Book in advance if you want accommodation on the beach, specially Coasters and Savana.

Settlements Langgur and Tual are very close, Langgur being on Pulau Kecil, and Tual being on Pulau Dulah, and the two cities are separated by a bridge. Langgur is more residential and quiet, but Pelni pier and office are in Tual.

By plane
The airport is in the middle of Kei Kecil - meaning it's relatively far from any place. Expect to pay Rp50,000 for an ojek (motorcycle taxi) to go downtown at Langgur.

Get around
There are bemo going on most roads, and most motorbikes would offer ojek (motorcycle taxi).

Do
Renting a motorbike to ride around the island can be very nice. Expect to pay Rp70,000-100,000/day (Jan 2017) without fuel. Laze the days away while snorkeling, getting massages and sunbathing on the beach, fishing, going for long walks on the beach, or going for something a little more adventurous. You can explore caves, visit offshore islands, learn Maluku traditional cooking, and take painting courses.

Eat
Visit some restaurants warung or rumah makan that have local Kei cuisine. Try Lat, a type of Kei edible seaweed salad. Also Pisang embal, a banana fritter using embal (tapioca or cassava starch) in its batter. It is served with sambal. You may eat pisang embal at Ngurbloat beach.

Connect
The telephone area code on Kei Islands is 0916.

Go next

 * Dobo &mdash; The capital of Kepulauan Aru Regency.
 * Moa Island &mdash; A beautiful island in Letti Islands of Maluku Barat Daya Regency.
 * Saumlaki &mdash; The capital of Kepulauan Tanimbar Regency, also known for tanimbar ikat woven.