» BAN HIN KONG CHINESE TEMPLE AND MANADO CITY

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1 Manado city is the provincial capital of North Sulawesi. Exploration of the Minahasa attractions starts from here, because Manado City itself had being central business in North Sulawesi. You will find a lot of hotels, resorts and shopping centre in Manado. There is a wide range of restaurants and foods to choose, those are mostly served hot and spicy Minahasa cuisine. Besides the taste, those restaurants have beautiful view to seen while enjoying the foods. Mostly the hotels and restaurants located near to the sea along the boulevard road. A journey through the Minahasa Highlands start from Manado to see the intriguing prehistoric above-ground burial sites, volcanoes, hot springs, old temple, chapel on the hill, traditional house of Minahasa, Tondano Lake and Linow Lake, rows of coconut trees, orchid gardens and terraced hillsides. Also be sure to visit the Dua Saudara Nature Reserve - Tangkoko, home to birds and other wildlife unique to Sulawesi, such as the Tarsius Spectrum "Trasier" - the smallest primate, cus cus, Hornbill etc. Near to Manado there are plenty of dive spots located in the famous "Bunaken Marine Park". Every year a lot of divers and snorkelers visit Manado to enjoying the scuba activities here. Diving in Bunaken and the Lembeh Strait is the favorite activities of most visitors. Manado city also faces the volcanic islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua and Siladen. Every day vistiors can enjoy beautiful sunset with beautiful background of the sea and Manado Tua. Interesting Places and Activities in Manado 1 / 7

2 » BUNAKEN & SILADEN ISLAND {loadposition MA6D5N-DAY05} Near to Manado City, Bunaken National Marine Park is characterised by clear waters, beaches, colorful The best time to enjoy the beauty of this island is between May - August. In this month of the year, natur» LEMBEH STRAITS {loadposition LEMBEH-PICTURES} Lembeh strait is one of the most interesting marine habitats. A real macro paradise and a great place to The fish at this place are also a collection of weirdoes: Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis)» BAN HIN KONG CHINESE TEMPLE AND MANADO CITY 2 / 7

3 {loadposition BANHINKONG} The Ban Hin Kiong Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Panjaitan Road, central of Chinese populatio» LINOW LAKE {loadposition LINOWLAKE} The Lake Linow is a nice and beautiful interesting place. The Lake waters can change the colors! It som» TANGKOKO NATURE RESERVE {loadposition TANGKOKO} The Tangkoko Nature Reserve the view is of one lush of green interesting hills. Some and location valleys of interesting that make located up fauna the on the found landscape slopes here of include Mount the nature anoa, Dua rese Sau bla» TOMOHON (The City of Flower) {loadposition TOMOHON} The town of Tomohon is situated in highland about 24 km or around 45 minutes from Manado. It is locate 3 / 7

4 » TONDANO LAKE {loadposition TONDANOLAKE} Lake Tondano is a famous tourist destination in the province of North Sulawesi. It is located 600 meters» TUNAN WATERFALL {loadposition TUNANWATERFALL} Waterfall Tunan is the one of the beautiful nature spots located in Talawaan Village North Minahasa. It» PAGODA EKAYANA {loadposition PAGODATOWER} This temple is very unique because of the many sculptures - statues contained herein, there are various» ALAMANDA CHAPEL {loadposition ALAMANDACHAPEL} 4 / 7

5 Alamanda Chapel is one of the interesting places that you should come and see. It also known as Chape» HILL OF LOVE {loadposition HILLOFLOVE} The Hill of Love, or "Bukit Kasih" as it is known in the local language, is one of the nature hills located in» MOUNT MAHAWU TREKKING {loadposition MAHAWU} An adventure activity that The also view a must from to the do top during and a stay view at of Tomohon the steaming City crater is trekking lakes to are the very craters awesome of M» WOLOAN VILLAGE {loadposition WOLOAN} The origin Woloan Village is a place called "Katingolan". Katingolan settlement founded by Tonaas Kaaw» WARUGA (Stone Graves) 5 / 7

6 {loadposition WARUGA} Located about 24 km from Manado, the Sawangan village near Airmadidi houses 144 beautiful and fasc» WHITE WATER RAFTING {loadposition WHITEWATERRAFTING} White water rafting is one of the most spectacular and exciting adventure sports in North Sulawesi. The» NOVOTEL GRAND KAWANUA GOLF RESORT The Novotel Grand Kawanua Golf Resort can be seen on the road to the Sam Ratulangi International Ai» THE PROVINCIAL MUSEUM Those interested in art, history and culture must visit the Provincial Museum. It is a place of interest for s» JAPANESE CAVE AT KIAWA VILLAGE The Japanese caves are located between the two charming countryside villages of Kawangkoan and Kia 6 / 7

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