Sulawesi: Minahasa & Tangkoko National Park Day Trip

Day Trip

• Pick-up at Bitung Jetty or as per agreement
• Your personal English-speaking guide will welcome you at the jetty in Bitung. He will accompany you on your day tour. 
• The first stop is the extraordinary Tomohon Market in the flower town of Tomohon. 
• We then continue to the currently inactive Mahawu volcano (approx. 1 h), from the top of which you can enjoy a wonderful view of the flower town of Tomohon all the way to the sea, weather permitting.
• For a photo stop with a grandiose backdrop, you will next head to Puncak/Peak Temboan, from where you will have a view of the mighty Klabat layer volcano, the Dua Saudara volcanoes, Lembeh Island and Tondano Crater Lake, weather permitting.
• Your tour will then take you to the local hot sulphur springs and mud volcanoes along the small Linow Lake - caution: really hot!
• Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to visit the mysterious warugas in a small local open-air museum. Warugas are a type of stone-made sarcophagi/ above-ground burial sites that were traditionally used in the Minahasa highlands until the 19th century. 
• For lunch (not included) we head to Lake Tondano to one of the popular local lake restaurants.
• Now it's time for the highlight of your tour: Tangkoko National Park. Here you will be met by your personal park ranger, who will not only navigate you through the impassable park terrain, but will also make sure that you get to see your favourite species on camera.
• Apart from various endemic bird species such as the impressive Sulawesi Knobbed Hornbill or the orange-coloured Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher, you will also have the opportunity to see the species that only occur on Sulawesi or in the East of Wallace region. in the East of Wallace region, such as the black crested monkey, the Sulawesi bear couscous, the Sulawesi tree tarantula and, as a special highlight, the Sulawesi tarsier, the tarsier maki. Other endemic bird species include the Manado Owl, Ochre-bellied Screech Owl, Sulawesi Pitta, Bronze Fruit Dove, Celebes Woodpecker, Black-billed Kingfisher, Blue-eared Kingfisher and many more.
• At the end of this eventful tour, you will be escorted by your personal tour guide back to Bitung Jetty, where your tour will be ending.
• We can also arrange transport from your dive hotel Lembeh - to Bitung-Jetty - to dive hotel Lembeh or elsewhere (surcharge depending on distance of your accommodation).