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Bolaang Mongondow Timur Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Laga Island, Whole Private Island, Approx. 5 Hectares
- Available
- Exclusive mandate
- Whole island
Asking price
EUR 476,000
≈ EUR 95,000 per hectare≈ EUR 138,000 per developable hectare
Ref. SUL-ISL-001 · Whole island · Listed by Sulawesi.com under exclusive owner mandate
- Land area
- ≈ 5.0 ha
- per Letter C, unsurveyed
- Developable
- ≈ 3.5 ha
- 70% small-island cap
- Title
- Letter C
- certification available
- Frontage
- Full perimeter
- white sand + granite
- Access
- 4 h + 15 min
- road, then boat
Description
Laga Island is an entire uninhabited island of approximately five hectares in Bolaang Mongondow Timur Regency, on the eastern seaboard of North Sulawesi, offered through Sulawesi.com under exclusive mandate from the owner. The island has white coral-sand beaches on the sheltered side, a granite boulder shoreline on the exposed side, and a fringing reef with a shallow sand-bottomed lagoon that drops to deep water within roughly one hundred metres.
Laga Island is an entire uninhabited island of approximately five hectares in Bolaang Mongondow Timur Regency, on the eastern seaboard of North Sulawesi, offered through Sulawesi.com under exclusive mandate from the owner. The island has white coral-sand beaches on the sheltered side, a granite boulder shoreline on the exposed side, and a fringing reef with a shallow sand-bottomed lagoon that drops to deep water within roughly one hundred metres.
Inland the ground rises to a low forested ridge with mature coconut stands and an open grass saddle that reads as the natural building platform, with sightlines across the channel to the mainland mountain range. There are no structures, no current commercial use and no permanent occupation.
Realistic uses are a small boutique resort or dive lodge, a private family retreat, or a conservation holding. The site is entirely off-grid: solar with storage, rainwater harvesting and desalination are the base case, and should be modelled into any acquisition budget alongside the certification costs set out below.
Property details
- Property type
- Whole island, uninhabited
- Nearest airport
- Sam Ratulangi International (MDC), ManadoApproximately 4 hours by road, then 15 minutes by boat
- Reference
- SUL-ISL-001
- Island
- Laga Island (Pulau Laga)
Location & access
Laga Island sits off the coast of Bolaang Mongondow Timur Regency in North Sulawesi, a short channel crossing from the mainland. The whole journey from international arrival to standing on the beach is comfortably a single day.
- Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC), Manado → mainland jetty
- ≈ 4 h by road
- Mainland jetty → Laga Island
- 15 min by boat
- Airport → Manado city centre
- ≈ 30 min
- Nearest village
- Mainland, opposite
- Crossing conditions
- Open water, weather-dependent
Features
- Whole island, single ownership
- White coral-sand beaches
- Fringing reef and shallow lagoon
- Deep-water access close to shore
- Whole island, single ownership
- White coral-sand beaches
- Fringing reef and shallow lagoon
- Deep-water access close to shore
- Mature coconut stands
- Elevated grass building platform
- Mainland mountain views
- Granite boulder shoreline
- No existing structures or occupation
- Sheltered natural boat landing
- Within day-trip range of Manado
- Certification process managed by agent
Title & documentation
The island is held under a Letter C, not a certificate
Most island listings in Indonesia describe a Letter C as "complete and strong documents". That is a seller's phrasing. A Letter C is an entry in the village land book, historically used for land tax; it evidences recognised occupation and is accepted by BPN as supporting evidence for certification. It is not a certificate of ownership, it is not conclusive against a third-party claim, it does not fix boundaries or area, it cannot be mortgaged, and it cannot be held by a foreign national or a foreign-invested company in that form.
Most island listings in Indonesia describe a Letter C as "complete and strong documents". That is a seller's phrasing. A Letter C is an entry in the village land book, historically used for land tax; it evidences recognised occupation and is accepted by BPN as supporting evidence for certification. It is not a certificate of ownership, it is not conclusive against a third-party claim, it does not fix boundaries or area, it cannot be mortgaged, and it cannot be held by a foreign national or a foreign-invested company in that form.
We disclose this up front because it is the single most important line in the listing, and because it is the item on which island purchases in Sulawesi most often fail. It is workable, we run the certification with the owner and a licensed PPAT before or in parallel with your purchase, on an agreed timetable with your deposit held at the notary. You are not asked to buy a Letter C and hope.
- 1
Verify the Letter C at source
Cross-check against the village Buku C, the land history, current SPPT PBB receipts, seller identity documents and the full heir chain where the land passed by inheritance.
2–4 weeks · agent and notary
- 2
Measure and map
BPN carries out the pengukuran and issues a plot map. The stated five hectares becomes a real figure and boundaries against the foreshore are fixed.
4–8 weeks · BPN
- 3
Public announcement period
The claim is published so any adverse claimant can object. If an objection arises, you learn of it before funds move.
Statutory period · BPN
- 4
Small-island allocation
Approximately 30% of the island area remains under state control as public and green zone; the balance is available for private right. Applied at certification, and it defines your usable footprint.
BPN and regional government
Timeframes are indicative, drawn from comparable small-island files, and vary by regency. Regulations governing small-island land rights and foreign investment change; each step is confirmed by the acting notary/PPAT and your own counsel before it is relied upon. Sulawesi.com is not a law firm and does not provide legal or tax advice.
Getting to Manado
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) is North Sulawesi's international gateway and the reason this part of the province is viable for a guest-facing business at all, it already carries the dive traffic for Bunaken and Lembeh. It is a genuine international airport rather than a regional strip, with roughly 190 scheduled flights a week.
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) is North Sulawesi's international gateway and the reason this part of the province is viable for a guest-facing business at all, it already carries the dive traffic for Bunaken and Lembeh. It is a genuine international airport rather than a regional strip, with roughly 190 scheduled flights a week.
Jakarta (CGK)
Multiple daily, ≈ 3 h 30
Singapore (SIN)
Direct
Jakarta (CGK)
Multiple daily, ≈ 3 h 30
Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air, Citilink, the busiest route at around 34 flights a week
Singapore (SIN)
Direct
Scoot, the shortest hop from a major long-haul hub
Mainland China
Direct to Guangzhou and Shenzhen
China Southern and TransNusa. Manado's largest international market
Domestic hubs
Makassar, Surabaya, Ternate, Sorong
Denpasar (Bali) served seasonally by TransNusa
Ground transfer
Taxi or Grab, ≈ 30 min to Manado city
Private car and driver arranged for site visits
Route information is correct at the time of listing and is subject to airline scheduling changes. Confirm current services before booking a viewing.
How the sale is handled
Fees
Sulawesi.com acts under written mandate from the owner and is remunerated by the seller on completion. There is no buyer-side commission on the land price and no fee of any kind before an offer is accepted. Development advisory, if required, is a separate engagement quoted in advance.
- 1
Enquiry
Submit the form. We respond within two working days with a short call to understand what you intend to build.
No cost
- 2
Full document pack
Letter C and land history scans, tax receipts, plot sketch and boundary overlay, unedited aerial and ground photography, access route, and our written note on the certification path and its costs.
On qualification
- 3
Site inspection
Accompanied, two days on the ground covering the island, the crossing, the mainland access road and an introduction at the village. Buyer covers travel and boat charter.
By arrangement
- 4
Offer and due diligence
Letter of intent, deposit into the notary's account, and a defined exclusivity window for full due diligence and certification. Refundable on the conditions written into the agreement.
With counsel
Development support available
Optional, separately engaged, and quoted before any work begins.
- PT PMA formation and licensing structure
- Feasibility study and capex model
- Masterplan and off-grid engineering brief
- Contractor selection and build supervision
- Pre-opening, staffing and operations setup
- Distribution, revenue management and brand
Particulars are provided in good faith from information supplied by the owner and from our own site visits, and do not form part of any offer or contract. Areas, boundaries, timeframes and costs are indicative and must be independently verified. The property is held under a Letter C entry and is not currently certificated; no representation is made that certification will be granted, or granted within any particular period. Indonesian law restricts the land rights available to foreign nationals and foreign-invested companies, and restricts the proportion of a small island that may be held under private right. Prospective purchasers must take their own independent legal, tax and technical advice. Photographs are the property of Sulawesi.com and may not be reproduced or redistributed without written permission. Sulawesi.com acts as intermediary under written mandate from the owner and is remunerated by the seller on completion.