Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Travel Info: Manado and surroundings

Travel Info: Manado

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Places to stay:

Grang Luley
Tongkeina
Manado

Four Points Manado by Sheraton Manado
Jl Piere Tendean
Sario, Kota Manado
04318803999 
stunning view from the swimming pool and from the restaurant
Jl Jend Sudirman, Gunung Wenang, Manado 95123
0431 855 008
Kamarnya luas banget. Bisa lari-larian. Wastafel di kamar mandi ada 2 (entah kenapa).

Manado Quality Hotel
Jl Piere Tendean No 88-89
Boulevard Manado 95114
0431 888 3 888

Swiss-Belhotel Maleosan Manado
Jl Jendral Sudirman Kav 85–87
(0431) 861000


Swiss-Belhotel

Swiss-Belhotel


Where to buy souvenirs:

Miens Souvenir
Jl BW Lapian
Tikala Kumaraka
Manado
0431840247


miens souvenir manado

Toko Megah Indah Kerawang & Souvenir
Jl Piere Tendean
Komp Mega Mas Blok ID No 26
0431 879779
they also have a counter at sintesa peninsula hotel with a very reasonable price : )

Merciful Building (open 24 hours)
Ruko Wanea Plaza Blok G,H,I
Jl Sam Ratulangi 383
0431 845892, 876719


Places to eat and drink some local coffee

rumah kopi K8
jl ahmad yani no 8
sario tumpaan
manado
http://ritaaza.blogspot.co.id/2018/03/manado-rumah-kopi-rumah-ikan-d.html

kopination
jl BW Lapian no.46
Tikala Ares
Manado
081316888575 
RM Dabu Dabu Lemong
Jl Boulevard 2
Tuminting
Manado

RM Bakar Rica 
Jl Balaikota
Komo Luar

Kawasan Kuliner Wakeke
RM Wakeke
Jl Wakeke No. 1
(0431) 861953
Open: 06.00–13.30 WITA everyday

Kawasan Kuliner Wakeke

RM Wakeke

                                   bubur manado


Rumah Makan Nasi Kuning
SAROJA
Jl. Diponegoro No.9
(0431) 851597


nasi kuning saroja


Rumah Kopi Tikala
Jl. Sudirman
Manado


milk coffee at rumah kopi tikala

segalanya jadi lebih istimewa



Jalan Roda
Pasar 45 (dekat President Plaza)


kopi susu di Jalan Roda

Jalan Roda

Jalan Roda



Ananas Resto & Bakery
Jalan BW Lapian 39, Manado
(0431) 854232


                          es kacang di ananas

RM Swadaya (ayam goreng mentega)
Jl Sam Ratulangi No 207A

Wisata Bahari Restaurant & Marine Cafe
Seafood & Chinese Food
Jl Wolter Monginsidi No 1
Kavling Reklamasi Pantai Bahu

Wahaha Seafood & Chinese Food Restaurant
Jl Boulevard 2 Kawasan Mega Mas
Blok Food City No 1

City Extra Seafood Restaurant
Jl Tanawangko Kalasey
Minahasa
0431 831645

d’Terrace
Mega Mas Beach Area
Pierre Tendean Boulevard
0431 8880939, 3365979

Other places to eat:
RM Subur Jaya, Kompleks Mega Mas: kelapa ikan bakar
RM Rajawali, Jl Sudirman: ikan mas bakar
RM Oci Bakar, Jl Sudirman


Places to shop

Wale Batik Minahasa
Perum PDK No.73, Malalayang, Manado
085242125678


Wale Batik Minahasa

Wale Batik Minahasa


UD Kawanua
Jalan BW Lapian No. 41
(0431) 866659


UD Kawanua



Interesting spots:


Kawasan Boulevard

Kawasan Boulevard


Museum Negeri Provinsi Sulawesi Utara
Jl WR Supratman No. 72
(0431) 862685, 870308
Entrance fee: Rp5.000/person

Museum Negeri Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

Museum Negeri Provinsi Sulawesi Utara
Tugu Lilin


Tugu Boboca

Tugu Boboca


Monumen Yesus Memberkati 

Big Ben Tower
Taman Purbakala Waruga Sawangan
Desa Sawangan, kecamatan Airmadidi, kabupaten Minahasa Utara


Taman Purbakala Waruga Sawangan
Jembatan Soekarno
Manado Ring Road


Jembatan Soekarno


Tandem Paragliding at Mount Tumpa
MUST TRY!!
Price: Rp850.000/person including pick up and drop off from/to the hotel. 
Contact me for more information. 

Bunaken: mask & fin 60.000/set/day, wetsuits 50.000/unit/day, life jacket 10.000/unit/day, underwater camera 250.000

Makam Imam Bonjol

Vihara Buddhayana Tomohon

Bukit Kasih

Cagar Alam Tangkoko (1,5 to 2 hours drive from manado)
spot tarsius at early morning aroung 5.30 to 6 am or in the afternoons around 6 pm. Local guides (u can find them at Mama Roos Homestay): 85rb
http://ritaaza.blogspot.com/2010/05/cagar-alam-tangkoko-sulut.html


TOMOHON

Place to stay
Gardenia Country Inn
Jl. Kawiley
Kakaskasen Dua
Tomohon Utara

Happy Flower Resort
Jl. Rungku – Kakaskasen 2
(0431)356888
Price as of December 2014: Superior Rp400.000/night, Extra bed Rp100.000


happy flower resort


Place to eat and get some local coffee


rumah kopi gembira

biapong temo


Rumah Kopi Gembira
Jl. Raya Kawangkoan
(0431) 371137
Menus: Kopi Susu, Kopi Susu Ginseng, Kopi Susu Jahe, Teh Susu, Teh Susu Ginseng, Biapong Ba, Biapong Temo, Roti Bakar, Telur Setengah Matang

Green Garden
Jl. Frans Polii (SMP 2)
Kakaskasen 1
(0431) 354613
Prices as of December 2014: Nasi Cap Cay Ayam Rp27.000, Nasi Cap Cay Seafood Rp33.000, Mie Kuah Baso Rp23.000, Kwetiau Siram Seafood Rp35.000

Interesting spots in Tomohon: 


Place to eat at Tondano
Tumou Tou Resort & Restaurant
Danau Tondano
(0431) 3125847
Prices as of December 2014: Mujair Bakar (Rp35.000), Mujair Woku (Rp37.500), Cumi Goreng Tepung (Rp55.000), Cah Kangkung (Rp12.000), Pakis (Rp15.000), Udang Goreng Mentega (Rp62.500), Fresh Orange Juice (Rp22.500)


food at tumou tou

tumou tou restaurant

Pantai Pulisan dan Pantai Paal
Minahasa Utara
http://ritaaza.blogspot.co.id/2018/03/minahasa-utara-pantai-pulisan-pantai.html

Pulau Lihaga
Minahasa Utara
http://ritaaza.blogspot.co.id/2018/03/pulau-lihaga-minahasa-utara.html

it takes around 2 hours from manado to desa serei, likupang barat. and continue by boat to pulau lihaga (aroung 20 minutes);

prices as of nov 2017: car rental for 1 day IDR600.000 include driver and fuel, boat rental to pulau lihaga IDR 800.000, lunch IDR60.000/person, hut rental on the island IDR100.000, entrance fee to pulau lihaga IDR25.000/person (u can get Manado Adventure to arrange all this)


TUMBAK ISLAND

Distance from Manado’s airport: 3-hour ride.
Continue with a small boat for approximately 10 minutes.
There’s one cottage in Tumbak Island, owned by a French named Yoan. The cottage has 2 rooms and no running water. They bring the fresh water from the nearby island. Yoan can arrange for your transport from Manado and arrange all of your activities during your stay.
The package for 3 persons: Rp900.000/person include transport from and to Manado, meals, small boat for snorkeling, and snorkeling gear.


tumbak island cottage

the room


Tips:
I was at Tumbak Island on December. There were lots of mosquitos at night. Do bring mosquito repellent when u’re visiting Tumbak Cottage.

click HERE for pictures of tumbak island

Rita’s itinerary:
Manado – Tumbak – Tomohon – Manado

Day 1
From the airport straight to Tumbak Island.
Visiting the nearby beach: Pantai Pasir Putih. Snorkeling.
Spend the night at Tumbak cottage

Day 2
Start early in the morning to Pulau Baling Baling. Continue to Pulau Poteng, snorkeling. Lunch at Tumbak cottage. Afternoon trekking. Spend the night at Tumbak Cottage


Day 3
From Tumbak Island to Tomohon. Lunch at Danau Tondano. Drink local coffee at Rumah Kopi Gembira at Tomohon and try some biapong temo. Continue to Danau Linow. Stop for duren at Tomohon. Enjoy the panoramic view from Tinoor View Point. Dinner at Green Garden Tomohon. Spend the night at Happy Flower Resort.

Day 4
Tomohon’s Extreme Market. Bukit Doa (entrance Rp15.000/person): Chapel of Mother Mary, Amphitheater. Continue to Manado. Take some pictures at Citraland. Buy souvenirs at Merciful Building. RM Saroja. Gereja Sentrum. Klenteng Ban Hing Kiong. Rumah Kopi Tikala. Grand Kawahua International City.

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