Balivayatravel.com - Touring North-Sulawesi

S 2110: Manado City Tour (Halfdaytour, daily)

The city of Manado, bustling capital of North Sulawesi, spreads across low coconut clad hills around a wide bay.

It is a service and administrative center for the entire province. This tour takes you to Pasar Bersehati. The

largest food market in town displays an overwhelming quantity and variety of fresh produced meats, fish and

other things of daily needs. Ban Hin Kiong temple is the next place to visit. It is a Buddhist temple built in the

early 19th century. Two weeks after the Chinese New Year the Cap Go Mei celebration is held in the Chinese

community. Orchid Garden at Kairagi village, Manado Boulevard with its beautiful view of Bunaken and Manado

Tua Islands as back ground, Bumi Berigin, the residential area of North Sulawesi's governor, Hill Top Restaurant.

S 2120: Minahasa Highland Tour (Fulldaytour, daily)

Minahasa, the hinterland of Manado has extremely high mountains (Mt.Klabat, the highest peak, stands at 1995m

6000 ft). The upland hills are covered with clove trees, vanilla, rice fields and other crops. This tour will visit some

beautiful places of Minahasa. Tinoor is the first stop where you can admire the beautiful view of Manado city and its Surroundings from 500 m above the sea level. Tomohon, a beautiful flower city lies between two active volcanoes. Bukit Inspirasi means Inspiration Hill which is used by the Christian churches gather for meeting or conferences. Linow is a changing color lake at lahendong village, Pulutan a traditional pottery making village and then the beautiful Lake Tondano. After lunch at the local Minahasa Restaurant, continued to Tondano city, the capital of Minahasa regency, then to Sawangan village, with the largest collections of ancient sarcophagus or Waruga.

Dating from as early as the 9th century, the Waruga are rectangular stone burials of ancient Minahasa tribes.

S 2130: Bunaken Island Tour (daily)

Bunaken, a beautiful island with its white sandy beaches and covered with coconut trees provides experience

and pleasure not only for divers to enjoy the spectacular sea garden but also for snorkel or just observation

through the glass bottom boat. Coral reef formation begins with a flat reef of about 3m (10ft) deep, then slopes

down to hundreds of meters. Picnic lunch served on the beach.

S 2140: Tangkoko Rain Forest Tour (Fulldaytour, daily)

This is a spectacular area that offers you the possibility to see not only unique animals such as monkeys, birds,

tarcius spectrum (claimed to be the smallest monkey in the world), butterflies and tropical plants, but also a wealth of corals and fishes. This tour begins early in the morning and is guided by a local ranger of the nature reserve.

TOUR RATES for North Sulawesi

Tour-Code MINIBUS COACH SIC

1pax 2 to 3 4 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 up

S 2100 (Transfer) 19 13 12 10 9 8 7 RQU

S 2110 31 22 16 13 11 10 9 RQU

S 2120 79 45 37 31 27 25 23 RQU

S 2130

Snorkeling, Fullday, Lunch 50 44 38 32 29 28 27 RQU

Diving, Fullday, Lunch 79 74 73 72 70 70 69 RQU

S 2140 X 48 42 38 32 30 29 RQU

M5MIF: Minahasa Special Interest Tour, 5 Days (daily, incl. Engl. speaking Guide)

Day 01: Arrival in Manado

Upon arrival at Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado you will be welcomed by our guide for transfer to Tomohon

village and overnight at Lokon Resting Resort or similar cottage. (D)

Day 02: Traditional Handling Fishing

After having your breakfast, you will be picked up at the lobby of your hotel and then transferred to Manado harbor. Continue with wooden motorboat to the fishing point (fishing with traditional way). Your Lunch will be served at the

island, we also provide mineral water & snacks in the boat. After your Lunch short fishing and then back to Manado harbor (B,L,D).

Day 03: Trekking Volcano

After breakfast leaving for a half day trekking to one to one of the active volcanoes around Tomohon.

The rest of the day is free.

Day 04: Diving or Snorkeling Bunaken Island

After breakfast transfer to Manado sea port, then directly to Bunaken island by motorized outrigger boat.

Full day diving or snorkeling. (B,L,D)

Day 05: Departure Morning free at leisure until it's time for transfer to the airport for your onward flight. (B)