Manado city is the main entrance gate for visitors who want to visit Bunaken islands. It is also the capital of North Sulawesi Province in the Republic of Indonesia. A lot of tourists go to Bunaken to enjoy swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling.
In addition to marine tours, Manado city is a great base for visitors who want to enjoy sightseeing tour to natural places. As a tour guide, I offer guided trips to various places at the outskirts of Manado city and to Minahasa highland.
During the tour, participants will be able to see farmland, waterfalls, lake, volcano and its crater as well as the villages of local Minahasan people. Participants can also enjoy birdwatching, butterfly watching.
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| Birds in Minahasa Land |
Binoculars and spotting scope will be needed during wildlife watching. Participants who have binoculars and cameras could bring them. A lot of species of birds could be watched during the tour. They include Zebra Dove, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Black-naped Fruit-dove, Ivory-backed Woodswallow, Slender-billed Crow, Green Imperial Pigeon, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, and etc.
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| Nature Tour, Sightseeing and Wildlife Watching |
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| Hot spring lake and pond in Minahasa Highland |
Most of the native people who live in Manado city and the surrounding towns and villages are called ethnic Minahasa. They work as farmers, house builders, carpenters, government employees, teachers and nurses. The villages in Minahasa are surrounded by farmland. The farmers grow corn, papaya, tomatoes, spring onion, rambutan, durian, mango, papaya, and etc. These agricultural produced are sold to Manado and even to cities and towns in eastern region of Indonesia.
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| Minahasa highland tour |
Sometimes, participants can buy fruits such as rambutan and papaya that are picked from the farmland, or eat foods such as fried mujair fish or grilled pork that are produced by local farmers.
Other tourist attractions that can be visited during the tour include the traditional market and the state museum of North Sulawesi Province.
Accommodation
There are a lot of hotels in Manado city which visitors can choose to stay during the tour.
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| Coastal area of Manado city |
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| Manado city with the background of Minahasa highland |
How to get to Manado city
It is easy to visit Manado city. First, visitors need to fly from their country to Jakarta or Denpasar in Indonesia. After that they could continue their trip to Manado city by taking domestic flights that are served by Garuda, Citilink, Batik Air, Lion Air, SuperAir Jet and TransNusa. There is also direct flight between Manado city and Singapore. Visitors who are already inside Indonesia can fly from other major cities in Indonesia such as Surabaya, Bandung, Jogjakarta, Makassar, Balikpapan, Ambon and Sorong to Manado city. Every day, there are flights that connect Manado and other big cities in Indonesia.
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| Manado City Tour |
If you are interested in taking this tour, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.
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