Amazing Minahasa Highland

MInahasa in etymology comes from the word Mina and Esa. Mina means 'to become' and Esa means 'one'. The word of Minahasa also comes from each-tribe nation confederation and the existing sculptures become the evidence of the old ethnics system.

In this tour you will see many interesting places. For example, the Minahasan jungle market where you can find a variety of traditional food and dairy needs. The Kabasaran Dance which is the most popular war dance in the Minahasan region. This dance is to remember the Minahasan heroes of the past. The making of traditional houses in Woloan village. This traditional house is very famous in foreign countries. This house has a knock-down system and has been ordered and exported to buyers outside Indonesia. This house is also earthquake-resistant. You can taste the traditional food or snack of Minahasan which cannot be found in many cities of Indonesia.

After breakfast at the hotel, our tour guide will pick you up and drive directly to Minahasa highland.  We will take a full day to visit Minahasa highland. First, we will visit Tomohon city where you can feast your eyes on the variety of flowers that blossom in the city. But before we go there, we will stop for a while at Tinoor where you can see the picturesque view of Manado city which is surrounded by Bunaken Island, Old Manado island, Mantehage Island, Siladen and Naen Island. After that, we continue on to Tomohon city to see the great Pagoda Ekayana, Minahasa jungle market and the coconut tree industry (house, chairs, door, desk, etc.). Then we will continue the trip to Tondano Lake, the biggest lake in North Sulawesi.

Lunch will be served at the local restaurant, "Floating restaurant" near the lake. After that, we will go to Bukit Kasih, passing through Pulutan village. Bukit Kasih or mountain of love is a quite place; here you can see the place which represents the religions in North Sulawesi. At the top there is Catholic Church, a Protestant Church, a Mosque, a Hindu Temple and a Buddhist Temple.

We will return to your hotel in the afternoon.