How to get there:

o Flights from Jakarta to Kendari range from around Rp 700,000 to under Rp 1 million, with Lion Air or Garuda Airways. o From Kendari the Sagori Express passenger boat (seats in the air-conditioned compartment are Rp 100,000) is among the ferries going to Bau-bau on Wangi-wangi island, from where you switch to another boat, which can be chartered, to the rest of the Wakatobi area.

Where to stay:

o Lodges on Hoga are around Rp 80,000 a night. o Lorenz Resort on Tomea provides five-star accommodation.