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Highlights of North Sulawesi.

North Sulawesi: Selling Points

• Wildlife at Tangkoko National Park: Black Crested Macaque, Tarsier and many others• Bunaken Marine National Park: different types of Diving and beautiful laid-back

islands• Tassikoki Wildlife Rescue Center• Minahasa Highlands around Tondano Lake (annual international flower festival,

flower gardens)• Sulawesian food• Good destination for Christian pilgrimage trips (many churches)• GA flight entry point to Sorong in Papua / Raja Ampat (Manado and Makassar)

Getting In and Out.

International Airlines

International Flights

Domestic Airline: Garuda Indonesia.

Domestic Flights

* Garuda Indonesia from Denpasar to ManadoFlight ETD ETA RemarksGA 624 19:15 21:50 Daily

Garuda Indonesia from Manado to DenpasarFlight ETD ETA Remarks GA 625 07:55 10:20 Daily

Note:Baggage allowance Garuda Indonesia for Economy Class is 20kgper passenger and for Business Class is 30kg per passenger

Domestic Flights

* Garuda Indonesia from Jakarta to ManadoFlight ETD ETA RemarksGA 602 05:30 09:55 DailyGA 600 11:00 15:20 DailyGA 626 13:15 17:40 Daily GA 606 17:55 22:35 Daily

Garuda Indonesia from Manado to JakartaFlight ETD ETA Remarks GA 607 06:15 08:15 DailyGA 603 10:50 13:05 DailyGA 601 16:10 18:25 DailyGA 627 18:25 20:40 Daily


Domestic Flights

* Garuda Indonesia from Manado to SorongFlight ETD ETA RemarksGA 470 06:00 08:30 4 times a weekGA 472 07:00 09:30 3 times a weekGA 4722 08:10 10:40 4 times a weekGA 4702 08:45 11:15 Twice a week

Garuda Indonesia from Sorong to ManadoFlight ETD ETA Remarks GA 471 14:15 14:35 4 times a weekGA 473 14:15 14:35 3 times a weekGA 4732 15:45 16:00 4 times a weekGA 4712 17:00 17:20 Twice a week


Domestic Flights

* Garuda Indonesia from Manado to MakassarFlight ETD ETA RemarksGA 684 09:15 11:00 Daily

Garuda Indonesia from Makassar to ManadoFlight ETD ETA Remarks GA 685 14:40 16:20 Daily


Map: North Sulawesi

Manado

Tomohon

Gangga Island

Siladen Island

Bunaken Island

Tondano Lake

Bitung

Tangkoko

Tasikoki

Gorontalo

Airmadidi(Waruga Tombs)

Manado City

Sentrum church and WW II Monument.

• Sentrum Church & The World War II Monument

• Sentrum Church was called “Oude Kerk” or whichmean “Old Church”, in Dutch style.

• The WWII Monument is a reminder of the allies’victory over Japanese residence.

• Jalan Roda in the Chinese district is a unique placewhere all people of all sort of life meet and chitchat (basic coffee stalls, overall not very clean).

• One of the oldest Chinese temple in East Indonesiawhich is known as Ban Hin Kiong temple, locatedat Panjaitan road (centre of Chinese population).

Jalan Roda ‘brokerage street”

Chinese Temple, Chinese quarter and Jalan Roda (“brokerage street)”.

Manado City• Kampung Arab is a good starting point for a short

stroll through the city, ending at Sentrum Church.

• Statue of Jesus (30 meters) is an icon of ManadoCity.

• Located in the city center, North Sulawesi Museumgives an overview over the culture and historicdevelopment of North Sulawesi

Restaurants in Manado

Puncak

Puncak restaurant formerly called Kwong Bing is Chinese restaurant that located over the hill with Manado’s bay view. It can be an alternative to Raja Sate.

Restaurants in Manado

Raja Sate

Restaurant in the city center ofManado, serving both Indonesianand western dishes. Best option intown

Accommodation in Manado Cocotinos Manado

• Cocotinos Manado is a boutique dive resort located within Wori Bay, a fishing village overlooking the Bunaken National Marine Park, 15 km North West of Manado. Best option “in town”.

• 22-room property comprising of 2 Standard Rooms, 6 Garden Rooms with garden view, 4 Garden Rooms with full pool and ocean view, 8 Water’s Edge Rooms and 2 Suites (Kano-Kano and Posi-Posi). No real beach!

• The rooms are generally built in a semi-detached arrangement with two rooms under one roof. Each Suite is built on top of 2 Water’s Edge Rooms

Accommodation in Manado

Novotel Manado Golf Resort

Business and convention hotel, but good option in order to benear the city center, or rather right by the airport. It has a golfcourse, convention center, and is adjacent to a mall.

Accommodation in Manado

Tateli Beach Resort (Mercure)

Nice alternative to Cocotinos with a real beach.Located about 45 minutes driving to the east ofManado city center, so relatively far from the airport.

They have new and old room types, both nice in theirown way.

More a group hotel

Tomohon

Tomohon

Minahasa Highlands & Tomohon Town

Pinaras Waterfall

• Located a few kilometer west of Tomohon town with 43meters high (141 feet). Quiet, located in a lush forest,requires 250 steep steps to get down and they can beslippery near the waterfall.

Tu’Nan Waterfall

• Located at Talawaan Vilage, 35 km west of Tomohon Town. The fall has an height of 85 m surrounded by lush green trees. It is somewhat more impressive than Pinaras, but more touristy and the pathway is not good.


Museum Pinawetengan

World biggest trumpet“ Guinness world record”

Traditional bamboo clarinet

• Museum Pinawetengan about Minahasa culture. Collection comprises traditonal dress, crafts and also the local instrument “bamboo clarinets”. It has further the It has the biggest trumpet in the world displayed . Dances can be organized here in one of the Wale. It is a bit commercial with craft shop and coffee shop. One of the best exhibition is actually the drug abuse museum as part of the site. This however, is probably not suitable for tourists, yet great for special interest groups!

Kacang Village

• Kacang “peanut” village located at Kawangkoandistrict, which is known for production of their peanut roasting (Kacang sangrai).

• Mainly consisting of small shops, not really interesting.


Local Dances

At Museum Pinawetengan as well as at a Wale inTomohon town, dances can be arranged. They arerelatively expensive, and only suitable for GIT withmore budget:

Kabasaran war danceMaengket dance for rice cultivationBamboo Clarniet orchester

Cooking Class by Mt. Mahawu

Cooking classed can be arranged (ideally small GIT) in a simple hut at the foot of Mt. Mahawu. Usually combined with a trek in the surroundings at Mt. Mahawu.


Watu (Batu) Pinawetengan

• Watu Pinawetengan is an ancient stone, shaped like a table. Itmeasures 4 m long and 2 m high and is one of remnants left by theMinahasan Tribes where they negotiated the territorial division,unification, peace, and war against their enemies.

• 18 golden Lohan statues lining the way depict sinners returning tothe right path. From the 9th story of the towering pagoda youthere’s a 360 degree view into the highland surroundings andMahawu and Lokon volcanos. At the turtle toss a coin trying to hita bell with rotating ring and fulfil one wish determined by thestanding position: wealth, luck, fame, longevity, and happiness.

Ekayana Pagoda


Japanese Caves

• The caves were built by the Japanese army duringWorld War II for the storage of food and armor andas shelter and hideouts. They are at severallocations in the highlands. However, they arenowadays collapsing, and have been locked.

Tonadano Lake (cycling option)

• Beautiful large lake of 48 square kilometers. Aquacultureand restaurants along the shore. 2 hours leisure cycling ispossible or longer cycling options to make a full round.


Danau Tondano Restaurant

Basic Lake shore restaurant with imple North Sulawesian fish-based menu

Minahasa Highlands & Tomohon Town Linow Lake & Cafe

• Lake Linow is a beautiful lake which showing the beauty of 3 colorslake (green, blue and amber).

Pottery Village Pulutan

• Located not far from Tondano Lake, villager use the raw material of clayin their land to make some traditional pottery works like pots, a set ofsmall round-table and chairs, and some other things. Often the latter isused for GIT, but it can be suitable for FIT as well.


Mt Lokon (active travelers)

• Mount Lokon has a flat and craterless top. Its active crater islocated on its slope, mid way to the top, named "Tompaluan"crater.

• Physical fitness and sturdy shoes with good profile required. Nowarm clothes required.

Mt. Mahawu (leisure travelers)

• Mt. Mahawu is capped with 180 m wide and 140 m deep crater withtwo pyroclastic cones in the northern flanks. A small explosiveeruption was recorded in 1789 and in 1994.

• There is purposed built stairs to get the crater.


Woloan Sulawesian House Production

• Woloan wooden house production located at Woloanvillage. It is just worth a short stop – the houses arealready quite modern. No activity on Mondays.

Tomohon market and “pasar extreme”.

• Tomohon market is a colorful and bustling market with lots ofvegetables, fruit and flowers. Beautiful to see.

• The meat section will be managed carefully on the spot by guides.

Accommodation in Tomohon

Gardenia Country Inn

• Gardenia Country Inn located in Tomohon, a city in the highland with 800m above sea level.• It has 8 Private Bungalows, 3 Chalet Rooms and 1 Family Room that overlook the beautiful

gardens, fishponds, mountain views• Each room designed with private terrace/balcony overlook the serene landscape.

Accommodation in Tomohon

Highlands Resort

• Located in Kinilow, a small village situated 5 km fromTomohon.

• There are five types of rooms: Standard, Superior,Deluxe, Highland Suite and Grand Highland Suite

• all the units has terrace with exotic plants and flowers.

Airmadidi

Airmadidi

Waruga Airmadidi Tombs

• Waruga Airmadidi site located at Airmadidi village on the way between Tomohon and Bitung – one of the sites where Waruga can be found.

Tangkoko National Park



There is a very high biodiversity in Tangkoko National Park, and apart from the famous CelebesCrested Macaque and the cute Tarsier, there are 127 mammal, 233 bird and 104 reptile andamphibian species, among them also the Sulawesi bear and dwarf cuscus and birds such as theknobbed hornbill, Sulawesi hornbill and maleo.


Crested Black Macaque.

• The Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an old world monkey that lives in the Tangkoko reserve, northeast of the Sulawesi (Celebes), as well as on smaller neighboring islands.

• Locally called as Yaki or Wolai, It lives typically in groups of 5-20 animals.

• Looks like a miniature version of „King Kong“


Tarsier

• The spectrum Tarsier or Tarsius Tarsier is the smallest primate in the world.• Indonesian Tarsier less specialized than the Philippine tarsier or Horsfield's tarsier; for example,

it lacks adhesive toes.• Said to be the one of the most loyal representatives in the animal kingdom, living in monogamy

and that when one of a pair dies, the other will follow within days.• The average lifespan in the wild is thought to be 10 years. Tarsiers give birth to single offspring.

Young tarsiers are born furred, and with open eyes, and are able to climb within a day of birth.• Tarsiers from Sulawesi living in small family groups, and tend to be extremely shy animals.

Accommodation in Tangkoko area

Botanica Nature Resort.

• Nearest option to Tangkoko NP, about 45 minutes form the gate of the NP only. Good, clean and quiet place on a huge piece of land. Problem: only 1 Bungalow has the bathroom ensuite, all other units have a private bathroom, but it is accessible via the terrace only.

Accomodation at Lembeh Strait

Cocotinos Lembeh• Cocotinos Lembeh is located in Makawidey village on mainland

Lembeh, Just 25 minutes from Bitung and 50 km from Sam Ratulangiairport.

• A boutique dive lodge with 12 guest rooms that equipped with modern comforts like air-conditioning, ceiling fan, personal safe, mini fridge and hot water.

Restaurant at Bitung.

Riverside Restaurant.

Best option on the way from Tomohon to Tangkoko / Tassikoki / Lembeh Strait, Very basic bathrooms that are not clean.


Tasikoki Rescue Centre

Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre

• The rescue centre keeps some of the most exotic species in the region that were confiscated in the middle of their illegal transits to other countries for selling.

• Challenges of finding suitable environment and their already altered behavior in captivity are some of the key problems that affected their survival chances in the wild again.

Map: North Sulawesi

Manado

Tomohon

Gangga Island

Siladen Island

Bunaken Island

Tondano Lake

Bitung

Tangkoko

Tasikoki

Gorontalo

Airmadidi(Waruga Tombs)

Gangga Map

Sirei port

Bunaken NP: Accomodation Gangga Resort, Gangga Island, Superior

30 minute boat transfer from near Lihaga. Typical dive resort. Suitable also fornon-divers or mixed couples, as there is a nice and large beach and great spa.Activity passes available. Huge pool. Full board.

Minimum stay 3 nights. Dive packages available.

Siladen and Bunaken Map

Wori pier

Siladen resort

Thalassa Dive Resort

Bunaken NP: Accomodation

Siladen Resort, Siladen Island – Superior

30 minute boat transfer from near Manado. Typical dive resort. Suitablealso for non-divers or mixed couples, as there is a nice beach and great spa.Clientele and atmosphere more diver-oriented. Full board.

Nice accommodation in different type:Beach View & Garden View (older, under renovation), Luxury Villa, NusaIndah Villa (new)No minimum lengst of stay, recomennded at least 2 nights, better 3-4, or fordivers more

Bunaken NP: Accomodation

Bunaken Village Resort – First Class

Nice small and quieter resort of good value for money at Bunaken Island. Morefor divers only, as there is no / no nice beach. Resort facilities are relativelysimply but well taken care of. There is a DIVE center and spa.

Roundtrip: NORTH SULAWESI CULTURE, WILDLIFE & BEACH 8D/7N

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• Explore Manado and the Minahasa highlands• Experience North Sulawesi’s wildlife in depth• Relax on Gangga Island

Day 1: Arrival in Manado – TomohonDay 2: Minahasa HighlandsDay 3: Tomohon – Airmadidi – Lembeh StraitDay 4: Lembeh Strait – Tasikoki Reserve – Tangkoko NP – Lembeh straitDay 5 : Lembeh Strait – Ganga Island Day 6: Gangga Island Day 7: Gangga IslandDay 8: Gangga Island – Manado – Departure

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Roundtrip: NORTH SULAWESI ACTIVE 7D/6N

• Explore the natural and cultural wonders of North Sulawesi• Cycle along Tomohon Lake and hike Mount Lokon• Go diving on one of Indonesia’s best coral reefs

Day 1: Arrival in Manado – TomohonDay 2: Minahasa highlandsDay 3: Tomohon – Mt. Lokon – Tangkoko NP – Lembeh StraitDay 4: Lembeh Srait – Tasikoki Reserve – Siladen IslandDay 6: Leisure / Discovery diveDay 7: Siladen Island – ManadoDay 8: Manado - Departure

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