Discover North Sulawesi Minahasa, Tangkoko National Park and Bunaken National Seapark
Culture and nature are what you find in North Sulawesi. the short trip you can see all that Manado has to offer as is relatively short. Manado is home to the Minahasa tribes living in the hills, Tangkoko National Park where you can spot wildlife and Bunaken one of the most beautiful national sea parks of the world renowned for snorkeling and diving.
DAY 1: ARRIVAL (D)
Arrival in Sam Ratulangi International airport, meet and greet with our staff than transfer to Manado hotel to stay overnight and dinner.
DAY 2 : MANADO – TANGKOKO NATURAL RESERVE (B,L,D)
After breakfast drive to Batu Putih village where start zone of Tangkoko Nature Reserve. Arrival in Batu Putih, check in at Mama Ross Homestay for accommodation. Lunch will be served, Tangkoko Lodge. Free Programme after lunch. Afternoon at 04.00pm, entering the park area for best natural reserve, and open grassland covered with various plants and trees, the infinite variety of botanical families. Trekking approximately 3 -4 hours to see the tarsus spectrum, the smallest nocturnal. Very late afternoon back to Tangkoko Lodge for accommodation and dinner.
DAY 3: TANGKOKO – TOMOHON (MINAHASA HIGHLAND TOUR) (B, L, D)
Early morning entering Tangkoko Park for the second time to check wildlife of black macaque and also the variety of birds within the park area. Trekking approximate about 3-4 hours. Morning time, back to Tangkoko Lodge for breakfast. After breakfast leaving for Tomohon City small and peace, know as flower city, Christian majority. Arrival in Tomohon, transfer to visiting Woloan village an area with a big group of carpenters, they are building the traditional Minahasa wooden house for sale. Drive around Tondano Lake with its goldfish farm. After lunch visit Hill of love with the spring water and 2435 stairs around this hill, on the way stop at Pulutan village that produces clay pottery. This tour uncompleted if you not seeing the Linow Lake in Lahendong the sulfuric and sunshine, after the spectacular tour, transfer back to your hotel at Highland Resort for accommodation and dinner.
DAY 4: MINAHASA HIGHLAND TOUR (B, L, D)
After breakfast drive to Rurukan village to climb the Mahawu Mt. (approximately about 15 minutes to the summit) then continue to traditional market at Rurukan. Then proceed to Sawangan, the ancient tomb of Minahassan known as Waruga. Lunch will be served at Manado. Free programme in the afternoon. Dinner will be served at Green Garden Restaurant.
DAY 5: MANADO – BUNAKEN – MANADO (B, L, D)
After Breakfast in the hotel, Transfer pier to take a boat for sailing BUNAKEN ISLAND. Arrival on BUNAKEN ISLAND, we change our boat into the one with glasses bottom to view the underwater life. Lunch served on this island. Afternoon, back to MANADO for overnight and dinner.
DAY 6: MANADO CITY TOUR (B, L)
After breakfast in the hotel, starts the Manado City Tour passing through North Sulawesi Provincial Office area, visiting Ban Hin Khiong Temple at Kampung Cina, Ahmad Yani Mosque the biggest in Manado, Museum and Imam Bonjol tomb in Pineleng area. Then proceed to Sam Ratulangi International Airport finish a program
