Point of Interests

North Sulawesi, with MANADO as its capital, is one of the tourism & M.I.C.E destination areas in Indonesian archipelago that is rich in natural beauty distributed throughout the area. The combination of natural charms a whole, in which vast portion of the area is the coconut plantations from the coastal lines to the mountainous contours and the hospitality of the people give an excellent reason why North Sulawesi is called "The Land of Swaying Coconuts" and "The land of Smiling People".

The topography of North Sulawesi is mountainous, adorned with rivers, lakes, and also embraces by long coastal lines with beautiful white-sand beaches.

Inhabited by a majority of Minahasa, Bolaang Mongondow, Sangihe and Talaud ethnic groups, each with their distinct cultural backgrounds, the area of North Sulawesi is illustrated as a land of great wealth in diverse traditional arts and culture.

One of the most well known place in the world and should not miss to be visit is Bunaken National Sea Garden. The whole area comprises of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Siladen, Nain, Gangga, Lembeh and Mantehage islands. The sea garden of Bunaken Island is especially magnificent and abundant with various forms and with various colors of the corals and underwater creatures and fishes.

Beside the famous underwater sea garden, Manado also has some places that could be a choice for tourist or business man. Tondano lake, locate in Tondano, just around 45 minutes by drive from Manado city. There are a lot of local restaurants that serve Manado cuisine such as Ikan Mujair Rica rica, Ikan Mas rica rica, Kangkung cah, Nike (small fish that live in Tondano Lake and usually be a condiment for Bubur Manado) and many more.

There is also Bukit Kasih, located approximately 60 KM from Manado, in the area of Kanonang Village, Kawangkoan, Bukit which is surrounded by lush vegetation becomes a "Spiritual Sanctuary" in which according to the legend of the Minahasan Tribe is the place where the ancestors of Minahasan "Toar Lumimuut" died. The monument of Live Together errected in thin tourism object illustrates the harmony among religious in North Sulawesi. Bukit Kasih is not merely a tourism object that is attractive to visit, but moreover it is a place of gathering for the people of North Sulawesi to pray.