Welcome to Manado, North Sulawesi

Manado Kota Tua

Manado city is the provincal capital of North Sulawesi. Manado is the starting point for exploration of the Minahasa region's many attractions. Fun-loving and extroverted, the Minahasa people live in neat wood frame houses, with fences and flower gardens, giving Manado a European feel. There is a wide range of hotels and restaurants. Those with an adventurous palate should try the famously hot and spicy Minahasa cuisine. The city's numerous shops and markets are filled with an abundance of consumer goods and agricultural produce, while behind every building are glimpses of emerald hills and azure sea. Inland from Manado, a trip through the Minahasa Highlands will take you to intriguing prehistoric above-ground burial sites, volcanoes, hot springs, the highland lake Tondano and breathtaking panoramas of lush mountains, coffee and coconut plantations, orchid gardens and terraced hillsides. From Manado, also be sure to visit the Dua Saudara Nature Reserve - Tangkoko, home to birds and other wildlife unique to Sulawesi, such as the Tarsier - the smallelst monkey, cus cus, Hornbill etc. In this website you will find all the informations about Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Bunaken Scuba Diving

North Sulawesi is DIVING !. If you imagine of clear water up to 30 meters visibility, Warm water up to 29 Degrees, small strange creatures, big fishes, great walls coral and reef diving,Underwater Volcanoes, then North Sulawesi is the place for you ! Scuba Diving in Bunaken, Macro fish in Lembeh Strait, and at the North Tour of Sulawesi, Sangihe islands is well known by Underwater Volcanoes. North Sulawesi is Diving ! The Bunaken Sea Garden is very well known around the world as one of the most beautiful sea gardens in the world also its populer with Wall Diving. Bangka and Gangga is a perfect places for a visit for honemoon at the white sandy beach. Lembeh Strait offer its unique diving for small creatures like pygme seahorse, octopus, pipefish, nudibrances, cuttle fish, frogfish and still a lot of more you can imagine.. All divers dreams are available here. Come and Visit Manado, North Sulawesi. People will welcome you with thier warm smile.

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