The nature reserve of Tangkoko and the protected forest of Mount Mahawu have become important destinations for visitors who are interested in wildlife. Various kinds of wild animals could be seen there.
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| Scaly-breasted Kingfisher |
Birdwatchers like to visit Tangkoko because they could observe colourful tropical birds such as Yellow-billed Malkoha, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Black-naped Oriole, Knobbed Hornbill, Minahasa Racquet-tail, Black-naped Fruit-dove, Lilac Kingfisher, Green-backed Kingfisher, Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher, Pale Blue Monarch, and etc.
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| Yellow-billed Malkoha |
The rainforest of Minahasa highland is an interesting site for birdwatching and butterflywatching. Visitors who take a tour to Mount Mahawu and Sonder's farm forest could watch such birds as Scaly-breasted Kingfisher, Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher, Warbling White-eye, Black-crowned White-eye, Superb Fruit-dove, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Gray-sided Flowerpecker, Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker, Sulawesi Cuckoo-dove, White-faced Cuckoo-dove, Sulawesi Myzomela, Pygmy Woodpecker, Sulawesi Drongo, Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon, and a lot more.
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| Gursky's Spectral Tarsier |
Butterflies are important attractions for anyone who are keen to see beautiful insects. Blanchards Wood Nymph, Blanchards Ghost, Lime Swallowtail, Manado Yellow Tiger, Gigon Swallowtail are some of the many butterflies which visitors could see during the wildlife tour in Minahasa highland.
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| Manado Yellow Tiger Butterfly |
For accommodation, visitors could stay in a lodge in Tangkoko and in a hotel of Tomohon town.
Taking a good photographic device such as a camera with telephoto lens that is mounted on a tripod will greatly enhance the wildlife tour. For birdwatchers, a pair of binoculars and spotting scope will be useful to observe birds in distant trees.
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| Birdwatching in Sonder Farm Forest of Minahasa highland |
The duration of the tour is usually 7 days/ 6 nights.
Flight Destination to Manado city
To take this tour, visitors need to fly to Manado city which is the capital of North Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.
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| Manado city, the capital of North Sulawesi Province in Indonesia |
- Visitors could fly from their country to Jakarta or Denpasar and then continue their trip by taking domestic flight to Manado city. Domestic airlines such as Garuda, Citilink, Lion Air, Batik Air, SuperAirjet provide regular daily flights between major cities in Indonesia and Manado city.
- There is direct flight between Manado city and Singapore provided by Scoot Air.
- There is direct flight between Manado city and Guangzhou of China.
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| Flight route to Manado city |
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| Choice of Accommodation |
Booking
To book your trip, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180.
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