The externally hired guide was great, he saved the whole thing.
The tour we booked and the tour planned by the organizer were completely different. The accommodation was not even worth a star. The room in Ternate was probably booked the day before, although we had booked 9 months in advance. Ternate was fully booked because of a congress, otherwise we would have changed hotels immediately (there weren't even sheets, only after the guide got involved).
The tour was not worth the money at all!

(Automatically translated from German)