Singkil
Singkil is in Aceh province.
Understand
Get in
By air
From Medan, a small plane flies once a week (Mondays). Price is 1,600,000 per person (as at September 2013).
By land
It is also possible to take a ten-hour 4WD drive on other days, by arrangement (thus cost varies).
By long distance Taxi
- Banyak Island Travel operates a shuttle from Medan (110,000 rp)
Contact Dermawan +62 81360170808 (English spoken)
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Sleep
Budget
- Losmen Mona Lisa. Rooms cost rp 20,000 or rp 30,000. Don't expect much luxury but the owner is charming, his daughter (when there) can speak English and the coffee is quite good. Rp 20,000/night.
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Banyak Islands
WARNING: Sea travels in this area are quite an adventure. Don't even plan to go there if you have less than 4 days available.
Banyak Island (local name Pulau Banyak) is the obvious destination from Singkil.
- Ferry leaves every Tuesday at 10 o'clock. It is the only dependable transportation available. Cost 20,000.
- Wooden boats are available, but it is quite an adventure. Boats leave only when the weather, the tide, the waves and the captain's mood are OK. If they tell you the boat leaves at 10 am, be there at 9 and bring a good book as it may leave at 1 pm... or not at all. The travel costs rp 30,000.
- A much easier way is to charter a speedboat. But they will charge an outrageous rp 1,000,000 (shared among all passengers, maximum 4) to go to Balai Island and 1,500,000 to Haloban.