Local Guide Indonesia offer a daily trip for Tangkoko Tour to explore the wildlife within the edge of the Wallace Line. Tangkoko Nature Reserve is one of the most impressive and accessible nature reserves in Indonesia, and includes some coastline and coral gardens off-shore. Located about 30km from Bitung, the 8,800 hectares are home to black macaques, cuscus and tarsier; maleo birds and endemic red knobbed hornbills, among other fauna; and rare types of rain-forest flora.
Beside famous among the bird species, Tangkoko Nature Reserve also have an Icon which is Tarsiers Spectrum, a 5cm size of monkey with a big eye and long tail. Only leave the nest during dark time and return before sunlight appear. The Black Crested Macaque (Black Monkey indigenous to North Sulawesi), cuscus and the Red-Knobbed Hornbills are several Icons among the Tangkoko Nature Reserve.
The crested black macaques (macaca nigra), endemic to Sulawesi, usually come in large social groups, and can be seen playing, fighting or grooming themselves. While the cuscus, a pouched animal can be seen among the trees when one is particularly lucky.
Manado / Tomohon Area
09:00
Approximately around 10 AM, our guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to Batu Putih Village in Bitung Regency. The drive will take approximately 3 hours and you will be stop at Waruga in Airmadidi Village. Waruga is the old stone grave of Minahasan People.
Arrive in Batu Putih, transfer to Local Restaurant where you will have lunch. After lunch, you can have free program relax in the beach.
At 3 PM, we will be start walking inside the Tangkoko National Park. The main target of animals for this trip would be Black Macaque, Tarsier Spectrum, Cus Cus Bear, and the famous Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill. Tangkoko National Park is the home for many other endemic birds. So your guide will show you as well once spotted on-sight. The trip will be ended approximately 7PM where you will be transfer back to your Hotel in Tomohon or Manado.
