Nice! That’s a lot of travel.

For Sulawesi, I’d normally recommend hiring a private driver instead of self driving, unless you already have experience on the road in Indonesia. Drivers are relatively cheap here and it’s easier and safer to do it that way.

Thanks Ed. Have a great trip! Yes, a drone is really handy in Sulawesi.

Hi Andrew, thanks for your comment! The sea was very calm and flat when we went in mid to late September, but that may change depending on the season. Mosquitoes were not bad at the Labengki Beach Huts. We saw a few at the dining hall, but if you wear repellant and keep an eye out for them then they aren’t a big problem. We aren’t parents yet, but those two things would be our main safety considerations I think. Aside from that, it just depends how adventurous you are I suppose. Labengki and Sombori probably wouldn’t be our first choice with kids, but I’m sure you could do it. Hope this helps!

However, our travel plans are a little different this time as we will be traveling with a 4 month old baby. As you can imagine a few more punctuations have to be taken, rather than my usual pack a sleeping bag and go.

Do you think this would be a suitable trip for my partner and I with the baby?

Look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you.
Andrew

Hi Kate! Good questions. We didn’t bring a water filter since the Labengki beach huts provided mineral water from a big dispenser. I can’t say for sure on malaria, but I haven’t heard any reports of it from Labengki or Sombori. The best source I can find is this Lancet study from 2018, which says malaria is eliminated in South East Sulawesi (which includes Labengki), but there may be some cases of malaria in Central Sulawesi (which includes Sombori). It’s a big area, so it’s hard to say for sure. We saw some mosquitoes during our one week stay, but managed to get only one or two bites the whole time. The Labengki Beach Huts were small and well sealed so we didn’t really need a mosquito net while sleeping. We were very careful to avoid bites outside of the room, but didn’t take malaria prophylactics. I hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions.