Manado city is the provincial capital of North Sulawesi. Exploration of the Minahasa attractions starts from here, because Manado City itself had being central business in North Sulawesi. You will find a lot of hotels, resorts and shopping centre in Manado. There is a wide range of restaurants and foods to choose, those are mostly served hot and spicy Minahasa cuisine. Besides the taste, those restaurants have beautiful view to seen while enjoying the foods. Mostly the hotels and restaurants located near to the sea along the boulevard road.

A journey through the Minahasa Highlands start from Manado to see the intriguing prehistoric above-ground burial sites, volcanoes, hot springs, old temple, chapel on the hill, traditional house of Minahasa, Tondano Lake and Linow Lake, rows of coconut trees, orchid gardens and terraced hillsides. Also be sure to visit the Dua Saudara Nature Reserve - Tangkoko, home to birds and other wildlife unique to Sulawesi, such as the Tarsius Spectrum "Trasier" - the smallest primate, cus cus, Hornbill etc.

Near to Manado there are plenty of dive spots located in the famous "Bunaken Marine Park". Every year a lot of divers and snorkelers visit Manado to enjoying the scuba activities here. Diving in Bunaken and the Lembeh Strait is the favorite activities of most visitors. Manado city also faces the volcanic islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua and Siladen. Every day vistiors can enjoy beautiful sunset with beautiful background of the sea and Manado Tua.

Interesting Places and Activities in Manado