Lotus Metita Island
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Booking by Tour Leader Club
2 room types · about 70 discovered around Morotai, 30 with descriptions dive sites · house reef
Lotus Metita Island stands on the small coral island of Metita off the southern tip of Morotai — the northernmost of the Maluku islands, three hours by air from Jakarta to Ternate and another forty-five minutes to Morotai. The whole resort is six wooden cottages on white sand under coconut palms, an open-air restaurant, a three-level saltwater pool and a dive centre. The island is sand from end to end and guests walk barefoot. It is the smallest and most remote property of the Lotus Journey group; until 2026 it was called Metita Beach & Dive Resort.
The house reef starts at the beach and runs as a coral plateau out to the drop-off: turtles, bumphead parrotfish, Napoleon wrasse and blacktip reef sharks right by the shore, and two minutes away by boat, on the outer edge of the reef, sharks patrol the current at eighteen metres. Around Morotai the dive centre has opened about seventy sites and describes thirty of them on its website: walls and the Womouw seamount off the southern tip, the corals of Dodola, Galo-Galo where mobulas are met, a WWII graveyard — two Australian Bristol Beaufort bombers, trucks and jeeps at 35–50 metres for divers with a deep certification, and the fishing vessel Susi sunk in 2019 within recreational depths. At night, divers search the sand for the Halmahera walking shark — a species described only in 2013. In the group’s own words, the place deserves help discovering and naming new sites.
The Lotus Divers centre is the first and only PADI 5-Star centre in the Morotai and Halmahera area, and a Green Fins member. Two fibreglass boats for 12 and 6 divers, each with two four-stroke 100 hp Yamaha engines, a toilet, a sun canopy, DAN oxygen and a first-aid kit; two smaller boats for private outings. Two compressors, a nitrox membrane, Mares rental gear and Suunto computers, an air-conditioned camera room with eight workstations and an air gun for drying housings, and a lockable wet room for equipment. PADI courses are taught in English, Indonesian, French and German.
Two cottage types: the Beach Cottage, 55–59 m² for two with a king bed or two singles, floor-to-ceiling windows and a veranda with a hammock right on the shore, and the Garden Family Cottage, 103 m² — two bedrooms for four in the shade of the garden. Each has air conditioning and a ceiling fan, an open-air bathroom with a hot shower, a mini bar, a safe, a kettle with local tea and coffee, and Starlink Wi-Fi.
The resort does not publish nightly rates. In the group’s price list for the 2026–27 season an extra night in a garden-view cottage costs 210 $ per person at double occupancy on full board, a beach-view cottage 237 $, and the “Morotai and Manado” combination — five nights here and five at Lotus Gangga Island — starts from 2,327 $ without diving and from 3,041 $ with twelve dives. The group’s liveaboard vessels Lotus Malaillo and Lotus Malayeka also call here on their North Halmahera itineraries.
No markup
You pay exactly the rate the resort publishes. On top of that, only the actual bank costs of currency conversion and the international transfer — no commission of ours.
We run the deal
Correspondence with the resort, holding the room, the contract, booking confirmation and all paperwork are on our side. There is nothing for you to arrange yourself.
Card payment
We accept payment by card through Stripe and issue an invoice. The transfer to the resort is our job — you do not have to find a way to pay abroad.
Support all the way
We help you choose the room and dates, work out the dive package, answer questions about flights and gear, and stay in touch until you are home.
The exact amount is confirmed when we hold your booking: it includes the resort's rate at the day's exchange rate plus the actual transfer costs. No hidden fees.
About the resort
- Country
- Indonesia
- Location
- Metita Island, Morotai, North Halmahera
- Nearest airport
Morotai (OTI) — Wings Air flights from Ternate on Mondays and Thursdays, then about an hour by car and boat
- Transfer
From Morotai airport — an hour by car and boat, included in combinations with Lotus Gangga Island between 6:00 and 19:00
from Ternate overland and by sea — about six hours
- House reef
House reef from the beach to the drop-off — turtles, bumphead parrotfish, Napoleon wrasse, blacktip sharks
snorkelling from the shore is free
- Dive sites
about 70 discovered around Morotai, 30 with descriptions
- Dive centre
Lotus Divers (formerly Gangga Divers), PADI 5-Star, Green Fins — the first in the Morotai area
- Nitrox
- Yes, nitrox membrane
- Rooms
6 wooden cottages — 5 Beach Cottages and 1 Garden Family Cottage
- Staff
A small team of instructors, divemasters and captains — the programme is tailored to the guest
- Internet
Starlink in the cottages and the restaurant
connection quality on a remote island varies
- Languages
English, Indonesian, German, Spanish
courses also in French
At the resort
Diving
The resort's former website quoted prices in euros and rupiah: a five-dive package 225 € (3,600,000 IDR), ten dives 420 € (6,720,000), a house-reef dive 400,000 IDR, a private guide 880,000 per day, nitrox 80,000 per tank, a full equipment set without a computer 400,000 per day. In the group's 2026–27 price list a day trip to Galela is an extra 76 $ per person. The WWII aircraft lie at 35–50 metres — a deep diving certification is required for them. Dive insurance with evacuation cover is mandatory: the nearest recompression chamber is in Manado.
Dining
There are no shops on the island — bring medicines and personal items with you; the resort asks guests not to bring single-use plastic, batteries or antibacterial soap. Bills are settled by Visa or Mastercard in rupiah at the day's rate, or in cash in US dollars, euros or rupiah — notes issued no earlier than 2013 and undamaged. Tips are shared equally among the whole team.
Beyond Diving
Zum Zum Island was General MacArthur's base in 1944; Morotai still has the airfields, jetties and a museum of the Pacific campaign, and a local collector keeps a private museum of wartime finds. Excursions are charged separately and the resort does not publish prices — quoted on request.
Rooms
Wooden cottage on the shore
View: Ocean
Beds: King bed or two singles
A spacious island-style cottage right on the waterline: floor-to-ceiling windows open onto a veranda with a hammock and a sofa, and the sea is visible from the bed. Inside — a king bed or two singles under a mosquito net, a dressing room, a writing desk and an open-air bathroom with a hot rain shower. Designed for two; a third bed is added on request.
Two-bedroom wooden cottage in the garden
View: Garden
Beds: King bed in the master bedroom and two singles in the second
The largest house at the resort, in the shade of the garden, for four: a master bedroom with a king bed, a desk and a seating area, a second bedroom with two single beds, a shared open-air bathroom with a hot shower and a wide veranda with a hammock. Fitted out the same as the Beach Cottage.
Rates
Extra night added to a combination, 2026–27 season
| Cottage | 1 guest | 2 guests | 3 guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden View Cottage | 275 $ | 210 $ | — |
| Beach View Cottage | 312 $ | 237 $ | 207 $ |
The only published accommodation price — an extra night added to the "Morotai and Manado" combination in the Lotus Journey price list for 1 November 2026 – 31 October 2027, in US dollars with full board and 21 % taxes. Price per person. The garden-view cottage is the Garden Family Cottage and the beach-view cottage is the Beach Cottage, as the price list names them. Rates for a stand-alone stay are confirmed at booking.
"Morotai and Manado" combination — 5 nights here and 5 at Lotus Gangga Island
| Cottages | No diving, 2 guests | No diving, 1 guest | With diving, 2 guests | With diving, 1 guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden View + Gangga Superior | 2,327 $ | 2,932 $ | 3,041 $ | 3,646 $ |
| Beach View + Gangga Deluxe | 2,645 $ | 3,327 $ | 3,390 $ | 4,083 $ |
Price per person, full board at both resorts, meet-and-greet at Morotai and Manado airports, cars and boats to the resorts included (from Morotai — between 6:00 and 19:00). The diving option includes six dives at each resort, nitrox free; a day trip to Galela is an extra 76 $, to Bunaken or Lembeh an extra 45 $ plus the 150,000 IDR park fee. The combination cannot be shortened and cannot be combined with special offers.
Diving and rental per the resort's former price list
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| 5-dive package | 225 € / 3,600,000 IDR |
| 10-dive package | 420 € / 6,720,000 IDR |
| House-reef dive | 400,000 IDR |
| Private guide, day with three dives | 880,000 IDR |
| Nitrox, per tank | 80,000 IDR |
| Full equipment set without a computer, per day | 400,000 IDR |
| BCD, regulator, wetsuit or torch, per day | 120,000 IDR |
| Dive computer, per day | 160,000 IDR |
| Mask, snorkel and fins, per day | 100,000 IDR |
| Day trip to Galela, per person | 76 $ |
Prices from metitaresort.com, in euros and rupiah; the Lotus Journey 2026–27 price list does not itemise diving at Metita — confirmed at booking. Packages are available by advance booking only.
Rates and availability can change. Message us — we will confirm current dates and prices.
When to Go
- Best time
April to November — calm seas and the best visibility
diving is possible all year round
- Water temperature
- 29–30 °C year-round
- Air temperature
- 27–32 °C
From December to March the seasonal wind raises the swell and reduces visibility — trips to distant sites in these months are best planned with the dive centre. The water is warm all year; a rash guard or a 3 mm suit is enough. The sun is equatorial — the resort asks guests to use reef-safe mineral sunscreens with zinc oxide. Returning guests of any Lotus Journey resort or vessel receive a 10 % discount on accommodation and diving.
Getting There
The gateway to the region is Ternate (TTE): 3 hours 45 minutes from Jakarta, 1 hour 15 minutes from Manado, with flights from Makassar as well. From there, two routes.
By air to Morotai. Wings Air flies Ternate — Morotai (OTI) on Monday and Thursday mornings at 8:50, returning at 10:00. From the overnight flight out of Jakarta or Makassar a same-day connection works; from Manado a same-day connection is possible only on Thursdays, and for the Monday flight you need to overnight in Ternate. The resort meets you at Morotai airport — about an hour by car and boat.
Overland and by sea. If the schedules do not line up, the resort drives you from Ternate: 30 minutes to the port, 30 minutes by speedboat to Sofifi on Halmahera, four hours by car across the island to Tobelo and an hour by boat to Metita — about six hours in all. To make it in one day, you need to land in Ternate before noon: the last boat from Tobelo leaves at 17:30.
The resort’s coordinates are 1.964880, 128.230406. Passports must be valid for at least six months; many nationalities can obtain an electronic visa on arrival. Voltage is 220–240 V, transformers are available.
Included in the price
Not included
Mandatory extras
Optional extras
Extras are per person and paid on site.
from 210 USD per person per night at double occupancy, garden-view cottage on full board — extra night per the Lotus Journey 2026–27 price list
Lotus Metita Island
A rough estimate at the base rate. A manager confirms the exact amount (per person per night at double occupancy, garden-view cottage on full board — extra night per the Lotus Journey 2026–27 price list)
Availability for your dates will be confirmed before any payment. Estimated wait time — 24 hours
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Wooden cottage on the shore
A spacious island-style cottage right on the waterline: floor-to-ceiling windows open onto a veranda with a hammock and a sofa, and the sea is visible from the bed. Inside — a king bed or two singles under a mosquito net, a dressing room, a writing desk and an open-air bathroom with a hot rain shower. Designed for two; a third bed is added on request.
- View
- Ocean
- Beds
- King bed or two singles
- Size
- 55–59 m²
- Maximum guests
- 3
- Rooms of this type
- 5
Two-bedroom wooden cottage in the garden
The largest house at the resort, in the shade of the garden, for four: a master bedroom with a king bed, a desk and a seating area, a second bedroom with two single beds, a shared open-air bathroom with a hot shower and a wide veranda with a hammock. Fitted out the same as the Beach Cottage.
- View
- Garden
- Beds
- King bed in the master bedroom and two singles in the second
- Size
- 103 m²
- Maximum guests
- 4
- Rooms of this type
- 1
Lotus Metita Island
from 210 USD
