Minahasa Cultural Center

VILLAGE PULUTAN - PULUTAN VILLAGE

A village with crafts and pottery
household furniture from the land is located liat.Desa
not far from the town of Tondano.

This village has a pottery industry. It is located just
a few kilometers from Tondano.

Buddhist pagoda-TEMPLE

The building is a heritage from the oldest Buddhist
in eastern Indonesia. Usually there is a festival that
interest in the fusion between February
Chinese cultural and religious activities.
At the festival there is a showman as barongsay
and stuntman-stuntman. The building is located in the city of Manado

This Colorful Buddhist temple is the oldest in eastern
Indonesian. Atracctive There is an annual festival in this temple
februari.Mixing traditonal chinese cultural
and religious activities. In this festival there may be
performances like acrobatics and barongsay
The temple is located in the center of the city

Hansom - HORSE CAR

Transportation from a traditional Minahasa, usually pull in this vehicle
by a horse. Despite reaching the modern means of transportation to the villages
Minahasa regency no exception. but not fully
replace the traditional role of transport such as the gig is still
is a means of transportation for some excellent people Minahasa.
In addition to this transportation function tool. This gig was a charm which is quite unique

Hansom are undoubtedly the most picturesque mode of transport in Minahasa,
a side from the farmers oxcarts; traditonal Carts Pulled by a horse, sometimes
like a late 19 century trap but with large inflated tires like a bicycle. Gig is
avaliable for passenger 4-5. It, s very handy for short distance and small path
ways. The fare depend on the distance. You can not find them evewhere;
hillier part of Minahasa and up on the Highland plain.

KABASARAN dance - KABASARAN DANCE

Dance in this iringi by drum sound or a small gong. Clothing that
in use in this dance in a cloth of patola. Dancing with the
wearing the red uniform, goggle eyes, in the face of fierce iringi
timbrel while a sharp sword and spear. This dance
dance is a traditional military Minahasa. But
Now this dance is a dance to it
guests or large honored guests.

Kabasaran was originally a war dance. The dance is performed
by men wearing hats decorated with hornibill's or Rooster's feathers.
They are some varients of this dance. Sometimes it begins with
someone striking a tetengkoren (made from a bamboo).
The dance is led by a tonaas who gives the commands loudly and
proudly. Nowdays, this dance is performed as a dance to welcome
great guests.

LAKE LINOW - LINOW LAKE

Colors of the lake in this high-sulfur berkadar
always be change, depending on the light and prespektif
views. Birds of different species and sizes
membangnu houses around the lake and have a place
having grass green at the edge of the lake is ideal for eating
picnic-style lunch. Be careful-frngan mudhole mudhole
boiling mud on the shores of Lake, or you will end with
serious injury.

The colors in this higly sulphurous lake constantly change
depending on the light and viewing perspective. Many species
of large and smaal birds make their home around the lake and
the grassed area to one side is a very pleasant spot to take a
picnic lunch. Watch out for bubbling mudholes at The Edge of the
lake or you will end up with serious burns.

MARKET BERSEHATI - "BERSEHATI" Farmer TRADITIONAL MARKET

Tradional this market sell a variety of produce as many
type of fruit, vegetables and spices and household needs.
Tradisionnal market is generally sold with the price
murah.Pasar which is located in the north of the shopping center
manado city.

This is the market for fresh fish and vegetables. Just walking
distance north of the center of the city.

Air Terjun TIMES - TIMES WATERFALL

Waterfall time a beautiful, quiet and very impressive
located in the village of Kali district pineleng approximately 20 minutes
located a short distance by car from the center of public
manado. Walking in the forest menyenagkan.

This beautiful, quite and very impressive waterfall.
You can visit the waterfall in-time village about 20 minutes
drive from the central of Manado. A very pelasent jungle track.

LAKE TONDANO - TONDANO LAKE

Lake of the historic and the biggest lie in one of the
high Minahasa quite feasible in this visit. Padang -
the green of the broad to the lakeside, and a number of
restaurants bermenu roasted fish on the shores of Lake teresmbul where
you can eat fish in which the fuel with hidangkan
kangkung tumis. Do not forget to try DABU-DABU, a spicy samal
made of sliced red pepper, tomato and onion.

The largest lake in the region, the inte pleteau Scenic area is well worth
a visit. Fertile rice paddies leads towards the lake's edge and numorous
fish restaurants are dotted upon the Lakeside where you can sample
baked gold fish (koi fish) served with fresh water spinach. Dont forget
to try with fiery DABU-DABU, a local accompaniment to the fish consisting
choped of chillies, tomatoes and spring onions.

TRADITIONAL FACTORY HOUSE - (TRADITIONAL HOME)

You can visit the site houses a traditional wood
deliberately built in to the sale, precisely in the village woloan.
Houses, knock down the system is designed in such a way
so easy to plug in and loading up to the inter -
to revive, according to buyer demand.

You can visit the site where traditional wooden houses are built
in the small village of woloan. Knock down these houses can be
trasported to a site of the purchasers choice and the style is
particular to this region.

Reserve Angus TANGKOKO-STONE-TANGKOKO Nature Reserve

Reserve this unfold from the seaside to the mountains and is the
home to a number of flora and fauna. There monye black, Maleo birds, snakes, wild pigs
pigs and deer, birds rangkong. But the main attraction in a similar monkey by
activities that do little in the evening. forms a very small size for
make a monkey in the world's smallest primates and interesting to look at. Location
Bitung is located in the north. Destinations such as this may be suitable for the adventurous. because
perjalana samapi there to take about 3 hours and will be passing through the area
berbatu and sandy roads. But for those who are ready to travel
like this, the attractiveness of forest waiting.

The nature reserve is located on an open grassland and is home to a great variaty of flora
sand fauna. They are black apes, Maleo birds, snakes. wild pigs, deer Hornbill birds and deer.
But special interest is given to the monkeys tarsius which sneak out at dawn and dusk.
About a zise of the childs fist, these tiny monkeys are the smallest in the world and a delight
to see. The reserve is located north of Bitung. The day out is perhaps strictly for the
adventurous amongst you as a road is rough and rugged 3 hour trip, but for those
prepared to make a journey, the delights of the jungle await you.

WARUGA / AIRMANDIDI

Airmadidi there are many waruga, the ancestor of ancient tombs people Minahasa
since in the wake of the age megalitikum. form of the building very seriously
unique, in the form of a box-shaped stone in lubangi give in and cover the stones
in the form of a roof like a house.

Located in Airmadidi is an ancient historic Cemetery where Minahasan ancestors
are buried and is a remnant of the megalithic age. Waruga head stones are unique
square stones with holes in the moddle shaped Lids and Prism. The scenery and
route to this venue is also interesting with a sweeping vista of coconut and spice
trees.

TAMAN LAUT Bunaken - Bunaken NATIONAL PARK

Whether the visits in the Minahasa complete without a visit one day in the garden
coral reef Bunaken marine park? Certified as a marine national park
since 1991. This place has been used as a one of the region
suit sejagad important in this feast. only with the drive for 40 minutes
from the center of the port city of Manado. This garden mencangkup five islands, namely
Bunaken, Siladen, Manado, old, and Montehage Nain, in which each island
promises a number of diving locations and the Snorkling vary. Cliff
in particular inlet hole in the world, including rare and spectacular in say
the enthusiasm for saving the cave, drain holes and a small hole where
of the abundant marine life that ruah. Fish fish with color
brilliant back - back in the liukan-liukan soft coral reefs in the
water is clear and warm. Truly ideal for divers and beginners
that have been experienced.

What visit to Nort Sulawesi is complete without one day to view the spectacular
Gardens of the coral Bunaken Marine reserve? Declared Mrine of the park in 1991,
it is acknowledged as one of the top Dive sites in the wolrd. It is approximately
40 minutes drive from the central harbor Manado. The island of the Bunaken,
Siladen, Nain and Montehagend and the Dive and snorkelling sites
numorous and are diverse. The droop of the wall in the cove at liang
particular is rare in the world and by discribed enthusiasts with a spectacular
caves, gullies and carvens harbouring an immense wealth of marine life. Brilliantly
colored fish dart amongst the vibrant coran and the water is clear and warm.
Ideal for first time snorkellers or experienced divers alike.
Culture & Tourism in North Sulawesi

MOUNTAIN MAHAWU - MAHAWU MOUNTAIN

Mount Mahawu provide panoramic mountain extraordinary.
lerengnya the land travel offers that are less challenging
but the landscape is no less impressive. In the crater
which is surrounded with quite easily hidden lake green zambrud
steamy with the savings that sulfur yellow. You can
climb this mountain with the public. From there you
should run about one hour to reach the peak.
Objects tour Tomohon village is located, can be reached by car
general approximately 25 km from the city manado.

The mountain has volcanic crater lake of considerable beauty, is Mahawu save
to climb. After a ride of about 1 hour to reach the top of the mountain. On the way
to the top we cross onion, potatoes and field cowl slightly later and wet forest.
But the way up you will be easy going except after rain. The last ten minutes to
the top are a little more bite climb and ussually you will sweat a little more bite
the temperature. But you will be highly appreciatted from the view around, you will
manado see the islands before, plenty another Volcanoes, Tomohon itself and
Tondano town with the lake Tondano. You can visit Mahawu mountain in Tomohon
about 25 km away from Manado.

Whitewater Rafting

One of the adventure is tense and spectacular
in the north sulawesi. Travel the rivers will eat this
time is approximately one and a half hours and eventually you will
ask to repeat the cry while.

One of the most spectacular and thrilling adventure tours
north sulawesi. Your journey down the river will take about
one and a half hours and at the end you will scream for more.

GUA JAPAN - JAPANESE Cave

Approximately 20 km from the city center there is a residual Tomohon
the form of a number of caves in the wake of the second world war.
One frightening memories from one of the upheaval in
Indonesian history.

Located on the hill along the Roadside approximately 20 kms from
Tomohon city, are japanese tunnels dug during the Japanese occupation
in world war two. Largely used for storage purposes, they are an Errie
Reminder of a turbulent time in Indonesia's history.

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