North Sulawesi Tours – Lembeh, Tangkoko, Minahasa and Manado

Your Tour, Your Choice

We believe in making your travel experience truly your own. That’s why our tours are fully customizable. You select the destinations and activities that interest you, and we create a land tour that aligns with your preferences. From finding endemic the wildlife of Tangkoko, to the volcanoes of Minahasa, or simply hiking around Lembeh Island.

Mount Mahawu on a clear day

The Peak Of Mount Mahawu – From the Minahasa Highlands Tour

Our tours offer the flexibility to explore at your own pace. With a private car and guide, you decide how long to spend at each location. Every tour includes a private car and a dedicated driver and guide for your convenience.

North Sulawesi is a region of diverse landscapes and rich cultural traditions. We offer tours to 6 destinations across North Sulawesi! From hiking across Lembeh Island, exploring Tangkoko National Park, Batu Angus Nature Reserve, the Minahasa Highlands. For more urban exploration we also offer tours to the cities of Bitung and Manado.

Below you can find a brief overview of each tour we offer! Each tour has their own respective pages with in-depth detail of what you can see, and what makes the destination unique.

Lembeh Island Tour & Village Visits

This morning to afternoon tour will take you to the Southern and Eastern parts of Lembeh island! Which offers unspoiled nature, beautiful forests, black and white sandy beaches, mangroves, some friendly traditional villages and many kinds of birds and butterflies.

The Village of Dorbolaang at Lembeh Island | North Minahasa Tours

The Village of Doorbolang at Lembeh Island

Tangkoko National Park

This is a half day tour to the most beautiful forested land on North Sulawesi, Tangkoko National Park.

Tangkoko National Park is dense and full of endemic species of birds, snakes, insects and many more. Here you can see the Crested Black Macaques monkey (Macaca nigra), small primates Tarsier (Tarsius spectrum), Bear Cuscus, Hornbills, ancient trees and many many other birds.

Spectral Tarsier Family

A family of Gursky’s Spectral Tarsiers – One of the smallest primates in the world

Minahasa Highlands Tour

This is a full-day tour of the Minahasa volcanic highland area. The main destinations you can visit include: Waruga Ancient Sarcophagus, Kali Waterfall, Mahawu Volcano, and Sulphur Lake Linow. There are also other destinations such as the Tondano Fish-farm, Traditional Markets, Polutan Pottery Village & The Pagoda

Sulphur Deposists at Lake Linow

Active Sulphur Deposits of Lake Linow at Tomohon

Batu Angus Nature Reserve & Volcano

Batu Angus Nature Reserve is located next to Tangkoko nature reserve and home to many amazing creatures. You can find the anoa (a miniature water buffalo endemic to Sulawesi), cuscus, hornbill birds, Sulawesi masked owl and many others.

You can spend a wonderful day here filled with hiking, enjoying the rough landscape and the beautiful rocky beaches. The peak of Batu Angus volcano (1.099 m) offers a great view over its caldera with rocks of cooled lava. From there you can see Lembeh Strait and the surrounding peninsula clearly.

Batu Angus' Floating Village

Batu Angus’s Floating Village

Bitung City

Visit Bitung, the city across Lembeh Island! Which was awarded the title of one of the cleanest and healthiest cities of Indonesia for 8 years in a row, 2007-2014. Many events are held each year. Most notably Festival Pesona Selat Lembeh with concerts, parades, boat racing, corals and mangrove planting.

Bitung city's harbor Ruko Pateten

Bitung’s harbor Ruko Pateten – All sea transportation between Bitung and Lembeh goes through here

Manado City

If you want to see what life is like in a relatively big city in Indonesia, this is your chance! Manado has developed rapidly for the past decade. The city center with many shopping malls, nice hotels, restaurants and other entertainment businesses around the seashore of Manado bay attracts many people.

Manado City

Manado’s City Centre

Light passing between the trees - At Tangkoko Nature Reserve - Horizontal

Forests of Tangkoko National Park

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