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
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| Swiss-Belhotel |
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| Swiss-Belhotel |
Where to buy souvenirs:
Miens Souvenir
Jl BW Lapian
Tikala Kumaraka
Manado
0431840247
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| 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
RM Wakeke
Jl Wakeke No. 1
(0431) 861953
Open: 06.00–13.30 WITA everyday
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| Kawasan Kuliner Wakeke |
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| RM Wakeke |
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| bubur manado |
Rumah Makan Nasi Kuning
SAROJA
Jl. Diponegoro No.9
(0431) 851597
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| nasi kuning saroja |
Rumah Kopi Tikala
Jl. Sudirman
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
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| Wale Batik Minahasa |
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| Wale Batik Minahasa |
UD Kawanua
Jalan BW Lapian
No. 41
(0431) 866659
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| UD Kawanua |
Interesting
spots:
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| Kawasan Boulevard |
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| Kawasan Boulevard |
Museum Negeri
Provinsi Sulawesi Utara
Jl WR Supratman No.
72
(0431) 862685,
870308
Entrance fee:
Rp5.000/person
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| Museum Negeri Provinsi Sulawesi Utara |
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| Museum Negeri Provinsi Sulawesi Utara |
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| Tugu Lilin |
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| Tugu Boboca |
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| Tugu Boboca |
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| Monumen Yesus Memberkati |
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| Big Ben Tower |
Taman
Purbakala Waruga Sawangan
Desa
Sawangan, kecamatan Airmadidi, kabupaten Minahasa Utara
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| Taman Purbakala Waruga Sawangan |
Jembatan
Soekarno
Manado Ring Road
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| 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
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
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| happy flower resort |
Place to eat and get
some local coffee
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| rumah kopi gembira |
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| 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)
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| food at tumou tou |
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| tumou tou restaurant |
Pantai Pulisan dan Pantai Paal
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.
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| tumbak island cottage |
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| 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.
