NORTH SULAWESI Manado
Manado is the capital city of North Sulawesi province, and become an interesting city to be visit for its tourism destination, while the location itself is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area.
As the largest city in northern Sulawesi, Manado is an important tourist spot for visitors. The ecotourism become the biggest attraction in Manado. Scuba diving and snorkeling at Bunaken Island is also popular amongst tourists. Another interesting place is Lake Tondano, Vulcano Lokon, Klabat Mountain and Mount Mahawu.
The most popular destination is Bunaken National Park which is believe as one of the marvelous marine park in the world, while the tourist can enjoy diving or snorkeling in there. Another outstanding icon in Manado is the monument of Jesus Bless Manado.
Besides having some interesting tourism objects, one more benefits of Manado is near to the strategic location in hinterland objects, especially in Minahasa, which can be reached within 1 to 3 hours from the city of Manado. The destination include of Volcano area in Tomohon, Rurukan Agro-tourism village, Tondano Mountains and Waruga in Sawangan.