Ten days is enough to see three parts of the Togeans if you stop trying to catch every boat. This is the route I followed in July 2026, with the spare days I would keep and the side trips I would only add with more time.
I went back to Malenge in April 2026, nearly a year after my first visit, and stayed five nights this time. These are my notes on the kind of place I slept in, how the days went, and why it is the island I would pick again.
Pulau Papan is a Bajau stilt village joined to Malenge by a long wooden footbridge. I walked it on a hot morning in June 2025 and snorkelled nearby in the afternoon, and these are my notes from that day.