Nias changed drastically since my previous visit 4 years ago. First the airport is now bigger, they built 2 storey airport terminal. The second is the number of flight to get there. I remember, it was Merpati and one small aircraft (unfortunately I forget the name of the carrier) which flew from Medan (the capital city of the province) to Gunung Sitoli (the capital city of Nias Island). now Wings Airline (which is from the same group with Lion Air) fly to Nias from Medan, in addition to Merpati Airline, I am not sure whether that small aircraft still fly to Nias. It is easier to book the ticket too. From Jakarta, we just booked the ticket to Gunung Sitoli Nias with Lion Air, but if you want to use Garuda from Jakarta to Medan and then change to Wings Air from Medan to Nias (Gunung Sitoli) is still possible. All those ticket can be bought directly from Jakarta..... Very convinient. As you reach the airport, there are a lot of rental cars (this is still unorganize - private), but the driver will offer you the service right after you enter the terminal building. So we just bairgain the price and go. The fee for car rental is almost the same everywhere in Indonesia. It is about Rp 350,000 - Rp 500,000.- per day.
When you visit Nias, don't expect a five stars hotel, but you can still find a modest and clean hotel. We have stayed at Miga Beach Hotel, it was nice. In the last visit, we stayed at 'Wisma Soliga'. It was nice too but because of its location which is nearby the main road, never choose the front rooms.
I think Nias has the opportunity to develop its area (become one of tourism object) if there is a goodwill from the local government. I'll write more about Nias as I plan to travel around the island this upcoming December.
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