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North Sulawesi Discovery Tour

Duration8 Days / 7 Nights
RouteManado → Bunaken → Tangkoko → Tomohon
Start / EndManado in — Manado out
Group SizePrivate — from 1 person

About This Tour

A concentrated adventure around the northern tip of Sulawesi — perfect for nature lovers, divers and photographers. Snorkel or dive the famous walls of Bunaken, search for weird and wonderful critters in the Lembeh Strait (optional), meet tarsiers and black macaques in Tangkoko, and finish among volcanoes, waterfalls and lakes in the Minahasa highlands.

One base region, zero rushed transfers — with the flexibility to add extra dives or trekking any day.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

  • Day 1

    Arrival in Manado

    Airport welcome and transfer to your hotel. Free afternoon to settle in; evening briefing with your guide about the week ahead.

  • Day 2

    Bunaken National Park

    Boat out to Bunaken. Snorkel or dive the legendary vertical walls — Lekuan, Fukui and Sachiko — with turtles, reef sharks and clouds of baitfish. Picnic lunch on the island.

  • Day 3

    Bunaken — second day

    Another full day on the water, exploring new sites around the park's five islands. Optional intro dive for first-timers, or simply swim and relax on white sand.

  • Day 4

    Tangkoko Nature Reserve

    Transfer to Tangkoko near Bitung. At dusk, follow your ranger to the tarsier trees to watch the spectral tarsier emerge — an unforgettable encounter.

  • Day 5

    Tangkoko at dawn — Tomohon

    Sunrise trek for the crested black macaque troops, hornbills and the ground-nesting maleo. Afternoon drive up to the cool highlands of Tomohon.

  • Day 6

    Minahasa highlands

    Visit the Tomohon market, Ekayana Pagoda and colour-changing Lake Linow, then Lake Tondano and hidden waterfalls. Optional crater-rim hike on Mount Mahawu (1,311 m).

  • Day 7

    Lembeh Strait (optional) or free day

    Optional morning muck dive/snorkel trip in the Lembeh Strait — frogfish, octopuses and nudibranchs — or a relaxed day exploring villages and coffee plantations.

  • Day 8

    Departure

    Transfer to Sam Ratulangi Airport. If time allows, stop at a local souvenir market on the way.

What’s Included

  • Private English-speaking guide & driver
  • All land & sea transfers as per itinerary
  • 7 nights accommodation (Bunaken lodge, Tangkoko lodge, Tomohon hotel)
  • Daily breakfast and lunches on excursion days
  • All entrance fees & donations
  • Bunaken boat trips & snorkeling gear

Not Included

  • International & domestic flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Lunches & dinners unless stated
  • Personal expenses & tips
  • Optional Lembeh dive trip & dive gear

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