5 Days / 4 Night Minahasa Adventure Tour

Mahawu Volcano Trekking – Minahasa Highland – Tangkoko Day Tour – Kali Waterfall – White Water Rafting

DAY 1: ARRIVAL (D)

Depart from Manado City or Airport to your preferred Re-
sort in Tomohon, up on the highlands, or in Manado. Free and easy until the time for your dinner.

DAY 2: MAHAWU VOLCANO TREKKING + MINAHASA
HIGHLAND TOUR pt. 1 (B, L, D)

08:00 Leaving the Resort, we will first visit traditional food & flower market in Tomohon and then we head to Mahawu Volcano. From the starting point, we begin the 30 minutes climb up the stairs to the crater’s edge. From the observation point at the top we can see Bunaken & Manado Tua Islands, as well as the bay of Manado. A walk around the crater’s rim will take us 45-60 minutes, and we can also observe a steaming lake and experience the smell of
sulfur from the pools. After the market stroll and magnificent hike we go for lunch
at Tondano Lake while enjoying the serenity of the lake and its surrounding hills. After lunch we travel to Pulutan
Village, an industrial village for pottery-making. You can also walk through the rice plantations nearby. As we start
back to the Resort, we will visit Ranopaso hot springs.

DAY 3: WHITE WATER RAFTING + MINAHASA HIGH-
LAND TOUR pt. 2 (B, L, D)

08:00 Leaving the Resort, our first stop today is Pagoda Ekayana in the village of Kakaskasen, Tomohon. A placeof worship for Buddhists, the temple also welcomes visitors to admire its architectures that blends well with the surrounding nature. Afterwards it’s time to experience one of the most spectacular and thrilling adventure tours in North Sulawesi. You will be driven to Sonder Village for your white water rafting. After gear fitting and briefing, the journey down the river will take about one and a half hours and at the end you will
scream for more. Every raft can hold up to six personsincluding an experienced guide. After this wet and wild experience, visiting the Bentenan weaving workshop is a must to see the local weaving traditions being practiced.We will have lunch at Lake Linow, a sulfuric lake (or equivalent) and then visit Woloan Village, to see the Minahasan Traditional Style Houses being built, knockdown style, ready for delivery or shipping before we take you back to your Resort for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4: KALI WATERFALL TOUR + TANGKOKO DAY
TOUR (B, L,D)

08:00 From the Resort, we head to Kali Waterfall, part way down the road on the way to Manado. You will discover a rural village and enjoy a scenic walk to the two falls. (Wear sneakers or hiking boots as it can be quite
slippery, also perhaps a change of clothes, t-shirt and shorts). Be ready for lots of wind blown spray as the force
of the water is pretty intense, causing the mist to pretty much cover everything and everyone. There is a nice
bridge that spans the river where you can get some great shots of the waterfall. After the visit to Kali Waterfall, we continue our tour to Tangkoko Nature Reserve, the 2-hours trip to this 9,000 hectare nature reserve is quite scenic as we pass many small villages. We will have lunch en-route. At the Nature Reserve, you will be guided by a forest
ranger and Safari staff in search of the Macaca Nigra (black crested macaques indigenous to North Sulawesi),
hornbills, couscous, Tarsier tarsier (one of the world’s smallest primate), as well as other fauna specific to the
reserve. After the sun sets, we will have dinner at local homestay near Tangkoko. After dinner, we will drive to
the chosen Resort in Tomohon, or resort in Manado for overnight.

DAY 5: DEPARTURE (B)

Breakfast at Resort. We pick you up at the designated
time to the Airport to catch your next flight, or transfer you
to your next destination.