Minahasa tour - North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Traditional transportation - Minahasa
Minahasa tour
Attraction : Culture, Diving/Snorkeling, Trekking, Rafting,
Tour area : Manado – Tangkoko, Tomohon, Timbukar, .
Duration : 07 Days / 06 Nights
Grade : Easy – Intermediate
Start – End : Manado
Day 01 : Arrival services - Check in the Hotel.
- Meet you at the airport than transfer you to Manado city.
- On arrival check in the hotel. Lunch or dinner at local restaurant.
- Afternoon free at leisure to wait the time for having sunset at Manado bay, within Bunaken national park as a back ground view.
- Overnight in the hotel.
Day 02 : Manado city tour
- Visit Ban Hin Kiong Temple, in Pecinan (Manado China town) the temple was build up by Kong hu cu followers about 200 - 300 years ago.
- Visit Tunan waterfalls in Talawaan village with about 60 M height, scenic view of the waterfalls.
- Drive through Manado ring road to Tomohon city with stopover at second highest Jesus Christ Monument after Rio the Jenairo, Brasil.
- Lunch on the road of tour.
- Up to th hill called Tinoor and Photo stop in Manado view point.
- On arrival check in the resort in Tomohon.
Day 03 : Minahasa Highland Tour
- Breakfast at resort.
- Drive to arround Minahasa, a windy and cool city, famous for flowers city, volcanoes,Rice field.Traditional Market is the place where you can see local life style in Tomohon.
- Woloan where the Local people make a traditional houses of Minahasan.
- Linow lake famous as a sulfur and changing color lake.
- Tampusu hill is a place where you can see the erotic panorama of Minahasa as a Tondano City and the lake also Langowan & Kawangkoan as a background view.
- Pulutan village is the places you can see the people make pottery in a traditional way.
- Tondano lake with is fish farming. This lake also famous as a Lunch stop places on the way of the trip.
- Get refresh with having bath at a Rano Lewo natural hotspring.
- Return to Manado and overnight at hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 04 : Rafting Nimanga Rivers
- Breakfast at resort. Check out.
- Drive to Timbukar Village as a starting point.
- Short break to prepare the rafting with in Technical briefing.
- Weary with full safety helmed, life vest, etc.
- Take 1 – 2 hours on the rubber boat along the rivers with green landscape wall at the riverside as a view.
- Short break on the way to having snack and drinks.
- Continue the rafting. Lunch at local restaurant close to Amurang.
- Return to Manado. Check in the hotel.
Day 05 : Mahawu Volcano Trekking
- Mountain Mahawu, which is 1.130 meters high above sea level is a no longer an active volcano and has become one of many tourist attraction in North Sulawasi.
- This has not been an active volcano since the 16th century.
- Mahawu Mountain is located in Tomohon city, approximately 1 hour drive from Manado city. The word Mahawu was taken from the old Minahasan language which means dusted.
- The most attractive part of this mountain is the crater. This crater looks so amazing in the rainy season when almost the entire crater is filled with water and smoke is coming out from it.
- The best time for you to do the trekking of this mountain is very early in the morning. It would be better for you to reach the top of the mountain at 6 a.m. to see the sunrise. You can also see Manado city's view, Tondano lake and Bitung city.
Day 06 : Tangkoko Rain Forest Ttour
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Depart to Tangkoko nature reserve. On the way stop at Sawangan village to see Waruga stone graves of Minahasan ancestors.
- Continue drive to Tangkoko Rainforest for exploring the tropical rainforest and enjoying your discovery of Tarsius Spectrum (The smallest monkey in the world), black ape, cuscus, hornbill, etc.
- Late afternoon return to Manado.
- Overnight at Hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 07 : Check out - Departure.
- Breakfast at hotel
- Free at leisure or visiting the souvenir shop close by the hotel.
- Directly to Sam Ratulangi international airport for your next destination.
- End of services. See you in the different of time and destination.
Including :
- Accommodation based on Twin and Double room.
- Executive AC couch.
- Full Board (Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner), tours and transfer,
- Guide fees.
- Entrance fees, donation
- Drinks (Aqua, Coke)
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