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TOURISM INFORMATION FOR NORTH SULAWESI Welcome to North Sulawesi, As this publication is an effort Contents to highlight our diversity and December 2003 – March 2004, Volume 6, Issue 1 offer you our guests, an opportunity to experience this diversity, we urge you to take advantage of some of the What’s Happening . various other activities that around Bunaken.  3 await you, outside your resort. Although you probably came here to dive and dive and dive Dancing With again, you may not be aware that North Sulawesi has some The Dolphins  5 outstanding gentle adventure experiences. Within a 1 ½ hour radius from the center of NEW FLIGHT SERVICE Manado you can trek to the top  of Mt Mahawu (1311 meters) 6 with its bubbling ponds inside the crater, horse-back ride in SOME LIKE IT the cool hills of Tomohon, test your rafting skill on the rapids HOT. . ! !  7 of the Nimanga River and search out the Tarsier Spectrum To Cry For in the Tangkoko Nature *A=?DAI Corals Reserve. Check with your resort To Die For  9 or dive operator on how to arrange these trips. Last of all, please remember Bukit Kasih that it is the smiling faces of Bukit Kasih  10 your hosts, the Indonesian people who make North Sulawesi an unforgettable Don’tDon’t SmellSmell It,It, JustJust EatEat ItIt experience and wish you  Sampai jumpa lagi, (hope to see 12 you again soon)

15 Eateries of The Month Warm regards,

NINNY RUATA BARNES 16 Manado City Map Editor: What’s Happening

Website: www.manadosafaris.com Email: [email protected] Cover Photo: Tel: 62 431 857637 Photograph Special thanks to USAID’s donated by: Natural Resources Printed by: Management Project for their Percetakan Offset Manado William Tan continued support for this Tel. +62 431 862475, 852003 tourism publication 3 What’s Happening . around Bunaken.

BAs 2003 wraps up, there are a number of exciting happenings to report around Bunaken National Park. We are very proud to announce that Bunaken has been selected from amongst 70 projects from 37 countries as the global winner of this year’s British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Bunaken National Marine Park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, was chosen among more than 70 other entrants in the worldwide competition, which raises awareness of the world’s leading role models for responsible tourism.. The Tourism Turak Emre by: Photo for Tomorrow Awards began in towards their local natural and to eliminate destructive fishing 1989 and has been run by British cultural environment. In practices such as dynamite and Airways since 1992; the global Bunaken’s case, the award honors cyanide fishing while program recognizes organizations the efforts of the Bunaken simultaneously improving the in the tourism industry which have Management Board and the North livelihoods of the 30,000 villagers made a positive contribution Sulawesi Watersports Association living within the park. These

Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 4 advances have been made largely planned state-of-the-art visitor’s center thanks to the revenues generated by for Bunaken Island (targeted for the Bunaken entrance fee system, completion in mid-2004). Bunaken which both funds a 24-hour joint village is also nearing completion of a villager/ranger/police patrol system long-awaited community landing dock and allocates approximately 30% of that has been funded by the Seacology revenues towards village-level Foundation in return for the villagers’ conservation and development commitment to a multiple-use zonation projects. Examples of past projects system that includes significant no- funded by the entrance fee include fishing zones. construction of public wells and toilet There is plenty of interesting facilities, mangrove replanting, and underwater news from Bunaken as school renovations. well. Recently, noted coral reef scientists In anticipation of the increased Dr. Emre Turak and Dr. Lyndon popularity of Bunaken and North DeVantier completed a rapid survey of Sulawesi as a marine tourism the biodiversity and status of Bunaken’s destination, USAID’s Natural reef corals as part of a study for the Resources Management Project has International Ocean Institute’s Regional just completed a comprehensive Centre for Australia and the Western marine tourism carrying capacity Pacific (additional funding provided by study for the reefs of North Sulawesi. the TOTAL Foundation of France and The study’s final report, expected in the Marine Conservation Action Fund January, will highlight a number of of Boston). The scientists documented concrete policy recommendations to 390 species of hard coral representing ensure that the expanding diving 63 genera and 15 families from within industry in the province is kept at a Bunaken National Park, an extremely sustainable level. One key focus of the high number for such a small area. recommendations will be a new Moreover, they showed that Bunaken licensing system to ensure that both has the highest known within-location dive operators and dive guides have coral diversity they’ve ever recorded, the proper knowledge and training to with an average of 155 species recorded minimize their own and guests’ per site. On one site on Mantehage impact on North Sulawesi’s stunning Island, the team recorded a world reefs. record 221 species in a single dive. Just Additional funding from USAID as impressively, the overall coral should hopefully result in significant condition of Bunaken’s reefs was the improvements to Bunaken’s highest average of all the sites the team environment as well; a 6-month had previously surveyed (including the project designed to help Manado city Northern Great Barrier Reef) – with an tackle its serious solid waste disposal average of 42% live coral cover and a problems should decrease the amount strong overall positive ratio of live:dead of plastic trash flowing into Manado coral cover of 10:1. The scientists Bay and Bunaken National Park. attribute this coral condition in large part Other infrastructure developments to the improvements in Bunaken’s funded by USAID’s NRM III project management system over the past 4 include the recent renovation of the years.

landing dock and entrance fee gate at Continued on page 15 Liang Beach on Bunaken Island and a

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Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 Tourism Information For North Sulawesi 5 Dancing With The Dolphins

I have been to Manado many times, but never had any success in approaching dolphins underwater although they are a common sight around the Bunaken group of islands. The countless times I have attempted to photograph them, they would either be found swimming in the midst of monstrous feeding wishful thinking of swimming with the tunas with fleets of local fishing boats above - dolphins. both determined to run me over should I be Adjusting his mask and snorkel holding stupid enough to enter the water; or when I am onto the ladder by the boat, Guo Hao shouted “lucky” enough to find them without the fishing he was able to see the dolphins in the water. boats and tunas, they would always dive down Seconds later, when he claimed he was touched into the abyss just when I am able to make out by one dolphin that swam by, there was a big their shapes at the far edge of visibility in the commotion on the boat. Except for the water. boatman, the boat was suddenly deserted! This October, when I returned to Manado There must be close to a hundred dolphins with 4 musician colleagues from the Singapore around, but because we had entered the water Symphony Orchestra, we encountered a pod of in such haste and kicked up lots of splash in our dolphins behind Siladen. As usual, we enjoyed excitement, the dolphins became more wary, having them coming over to bow-ride in front of keeping a distance of at least 15 feet away from the boat. It was interesting how these smiling us. cetaceans are able to turn 5 musicians (me I counted 17 that were closest to me. When included), who are trained professionally to some of these turned their heads control emotions on concert stage, to go totally simultaneously to look at me, it was as if time berserk. Shouting and screaming in joy like 5 had come to a stand still. It wasn’t until they little kids, we reached for our land cameras and turned and videos and th swam in the shot till all On October 30 2003, 5 musicians came other available to Manado and had a chance of their direction that films and I realized that video lifetime dancing with the dolphins! my lungs footages were were exhausted. screaming for me to rush back to the surface to Guo Hao, a new diver and a 1st time visitor breathe! to Manado, apparently refused to understand We stayed with this pod of dolphins for that it is impossible to get into the water with almost an hour. Right before they left us, one of the dolphins. Upon his stubborn insistence, we them broke away from the pod and circled stopped the boat and put him in the water, around us several times as if to bid us farewell. hoping he will be convinced to give up his Story by: William Tan (www.silent-symphony.com)

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of Manado for three strait days with cultural dances, dinners and as usual many NEW FLIGHT SERVICE speeches. Howver, I must say that speeches were kept short and the travel agents and press all walked away with good impressions of our growing destination. Malaysia Airlines operates twice weekly flights on Thursdays and Sundays between Kuala Lumpur and Manado, departing Kuala Lumpur at 0845 hours to reach Manado at 1425 hours, with a 55-minute stopover in Kota Kinabalu. The return flight departs Manado at 1515 hours local time to arrive Kuala Lumpur at 2040 hours after a stopover in Kota Kinabalu on the same day. The two class- configured Boeing 737-400 aircraft with 16 Business and 128 Economy Class seats will be used for this new service operated on a code- August 14th was an exciting day in Manado, when share with Garuda Indonesia. the first Malaysia Airlines flight taxied down the The tourism community is hopeful that this runway pulling up to the jetway at Sam Ratulangi additional air service will be just another step in the International Airport. Festivities rocked the little town successful and sustainable growth of North Sulawesi!!

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Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 Tourism Information For North Sulawesi 7 SOMESOME LIKELIKE ITIT HOT. . ! ! By: Lois Lane For all visitors to Indonesia, each check with your host or hostess what Be brave and keep your bottle of region in the archipelago offers its own exactly each dish contains. Don’t be water at hand. Who knows, you may signature dish which will ensure a surprised if jungle rat or bat are also just come to love theMinahasan style of gastronomical tour across the islands. included on the menu. food..extra chillies please ! The likes of which would be difficult to Minahasans also love

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certainly the fiery Minahasan cuisine dietary constraints then you SULAWESI NORTH will be one of the most striking are advised to check first Manado - Ratulangi Sam Jl. 199 memories you will take away with before diving into that plate you. “Exotic” is certainly the key word of Minahasan delicacies. to keep in mind here. Vegetarians may go very Unencumbered by many religious hungry at traditional constraints, the predominately banquets as dishes Christian population of Minahasa view containing large amounts of most living creatures as fair game for meat are a display of wealth. the dinner table. Top of the list for the For the adventurous regional delicacy would be what is amongst you, try a sampling euphemistically referred to as RW. of these regional dishes at You and I would probably be better off any number of restaurants not knowing that this does in fact on the road winding up from stand for: dog. Manado towards Tomohon. Preparation is the key here, Heng Mien is always busy Minahasan cuisine is famously HOT, so take a leaf out of the locals HOT, HOT. Extra chilli certainly dulls book and order your mini any taste that any one particular meat banquet there. may have. A typical Minahasan buffet Down on the waterfront, will possibly include dog but the Anugerah, close to Mokupa untrained observer may just assume (before Tasik Ria) also offers the dish is beef. It always pays to a generous sampling of Minahasan dishes. The fantastic sea view is an additional bonus. Closer in town, there are food stalls offering regional dishes at both the Mega Mas Mall and the Bay Street Cafe strip.

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Airline Offices Who, What And Where Over the last year or so there At the southern end of the have been a few movements in Boulevard, in the Bahu Mall the local offices of the airlines complex you can find the new servicing Manado. This may office of Malaysian airlines just mean that the addresses listed down from Mandala. At the in some of the popular guide opposite end of the Boulevard, in books may be out of date. the Mega Mas Mall, are Lion Air, Batavia Air and the brand new Manado has also welcomed some Garuda Indonesia office. Both new airlines, so to make sure you Silk Air and Bouraq Airlines have the current address for the remain in their offices a few airline you are seeking, we’ve streets back on Jalan Sarapung. listed the airline locations below.

Batavia Air Jl. Piere Tendean Komplex Mega Mas 855878 Bouraq Airlines Jl Sarapung No. 5 814471 Garuda Airlines Jl. Piere Tendean Komplex Mega Mas 870097 Lion Air Jl. Piere Tendean Komplex Mega Mas 847000 Malaysian Airlines Komplex Bahu Mall S-18 Jl Walter Monginsidi 852666 Mandala Airlines Komplex Bahu Mall Jl. Walter Monginsidi 850555 Merpati Airlines Jl. Sudirman 44 842000 Silk Air Jl. Sarapung No. 27 B 863744

Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 Tourism Information For North Sulawesi 9 and the remote group of coral atolls far to the North East, the Nanusa group. The three large islands are largely devoted to plantation crops. The streets of the two main ports of Beo and Lirung are largely allocated to drying shiny nutmeg and brilliant mace on Hessian sacks. Cavernous warehouses are interspersed with hardware, and household goods shops and mini-markets that provide for all the local needs every day from Monday to Saturday. These islands still close on Sundays and everyone heads off to Church in their Sunday best and in the afternoon it is still important to visit friends and relax. CoralsTo Cry For *A=?DAI To Die For We have been coming to Talaud for over a year now and are getting to know the relaxed pace of life and the people who can help us get things done. Local A trip to Talaud, in the North Eastern District of Government staff are very friendly and helpful, the North Sulawesi has many claims to fame, some old Bupati, Sekda, and the head of Welfare and Development some new. Fabled by the Portuguese as “Porodisa” the and of the Church all have helped us find our way green islands, white sands, deep harbors and around. On a day to day basis, Edi – who is the har bor unbelievably lively blue sea island chain formed the master at Lirung used to work at a diving Canter in Westernmost spice island, met by lucky intrepid sailors Manado and is very helpful. There are perfectly at the end of a desperate two year sail from throug h adequate air-conditioned home-stays and hotels in Beo, desperate privations. Melonguane and Lirung. If you need a reliable boat to Talaud consists of three main explore the islands or go fishing contact Anton in islands; the long North-South island of Karakelang, a Melonguane, he will rent his 17 m wooden boat for Rp South Island of Salebabu and South Eastern Merongue Continued on page 13

Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 10 Rumah Kopi Toronata. Ask for freshly baked warm bread served with a sprinkling of palm sugar to accompany your coffee and relax in the simple surroundings.

Leave the main road and make a right turn onto the road to Kanonang Dua. Look for a small sign three kilometers out of Kawangkoan directing you to Bukit Kasih which is a further six kilometers along a narrow rural road.

Bukitselling locally grown tropicalKasih Bukitfruits and vegetables, flowerKasih Having come all this way to stalls, cane baskets and Bukit Kasih or Mountain of North Sulawesi and having souvenirs. Love is quite a place. You could enjoyed the great diving spots be forgiven for thinking you you might be wondering what Continue through had stumbled onto a miniature else this wonderful part of the Tomohon into the open version of The Great Wall of world has to offer. A day trip countryside keeping an eye China. To get the full picture into the Minahasa visiting some out for the Japanese Caves, expect to do some climbing but of the towns and villages natural hot springs, terraced any moderately fit person culminating in a visit to Bukit rice paddies, peanut would have little difficulty. If Kasih could be just what you plantations and fields of corn. you forgot to bring a hat or are are looking for. You will shortly arrive in the looking for a souvenir the hat village of Kawangkoan vendors will deck you out from On the drive from Manado renowned for its peanuts and their wide selection of banyak to Tomohon take the time to also a great place to sample topi (many hats). check out some of the traditional coffee. For an interesting roadside stalls authentic coffee experience try

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The complex is built around Church, a Mosque, a a moonscape mass of rock, Hindu Temple and a oozing steam and boiling water Buddhist Temple. All accompanied by a strong places of worship sulfuric odor. Local people can representing the main be seen cooking corn in bags religions practiced in suspended into the steaming, North Sulawesi. bubbling pools. The freshly Linger awhile to cooked corn can be bought at ponder your stalls along the way. surroundings and to take in the wonderful Larger than life figures, view over the villages and to their homeland. both male and female wearing towns of Tompaso, Sonder, The journey back to traditional attire from a bygone Tondano, Langowan and Manado can be made by era are positioned at points Kawangkoan with Lake returning to Kawangkoan and along the way. As you continue Tondano away in the distance. retracing your steps via to climb you will pass the The friendly Minahasans will Tomohon or alternatively via various Stations of the Cross. be keen to talk to you and pose Remboken, Tondano and At the very top there is a for photos leaving you with a Airmadidi. Catholic Church, a Protestant lasting impression of your visit By Fajar

Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 12 Don’tDon’tDon’t SmellSmellSmell It,It,It, JustJust EatEat ItIt

It’s Durian season ! How do I know this ? I can smell it. This South East Asian delicacy is a fruit which frankly, takes a little getting used to. First there’s the “aroma”, the pungent smell wafting off the spiky fruit indicates it’s ripe to eat, but can be off-putting for the uninitiated. If you can get beyond the smell, the creamy flesh surrounding the pips is a taste thoroughfares of Manado. The sellers will sensation. gladly cut them open for you (not such an easy Some durians have slightly firmer flesh task given the dangerous spikes on the and others are just plain mushy. The taste outside). We suggest you eat your durian itself is sweet and heavily “fruity” and well, there on the spot, as it is forbidden to take the just plain difficult to describe. fruit into hotels. One very ripe fruit will smell out a room for days. It’s definitely better to At the height of the season, vendors sample it outdoors. carefully pile the spiky melon-sized fruit into pyramids and display them along the A wise local told me that you have to try durian five times before you get totally hooked on it. I’ve tried it three times so far, and while I have to admit the taste is curious, it’s not quite a total love affair yet. I guess I’ll reserve judgment over my next two attempts. Durian is hideously expensive if purchased outside of Asia so if curiosity gets the better of you, then wander down the Boulevard in the early evening and select the first little spiky monster that catches your eye. As they say; nothing ventured, nothing gained. Story: Lois Lane

Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 Tourism Information For North Sulawesi 13 *A=?DAI To Die For.. In addition to enjoying the relaxed agricultural Continued from page 9 lifestyle, please contact Birdlife International to search for any of the four endemic birds of Talaud, inclu-ding 450,000 a day plus fuel, and can take you all round in the stun-ning Red Sam-piri Parot which are all under- rough and ready comfort and has passable English. threat of extinc-tion. It is easy to play Robinson Crusoe The best weather for sea adventures is between on the dazzling sands of Big and Little Sara islands- get April and July, when the sea is calm. Between November dropped off with a lot of water and lunch in the and December the winds are from the west, piling huge morning from either Lirung or Melonguane and ask to seas onto the rocky west coastline. From January to be collected for the sundown cruise back again. But be a March the wind can swing from the north, sending long little careful with the currents round the island they take swells down both coasts of Karakelang. The Nanusa no prisoners! For culture vultures there are several ancient Archipelago and Napo Balu, are an uncharted treasure animist burial grounds with lines of skulls and bones trove for surfers, professional ones ideally, as the waves Totom Batu perched on a cliff near Tarohan Village or are astronomical in size and generally roll onto shallow in the bigger cave north of Beo. reefs and the nearest comprehensive medical facilities However, our mission was simple, to find some are a long boat ride and flight back to Manado. Even diving away from everyone else! It must have been sitting in the air-conditioned comfort of the Mutiara absolutely stunning in the days of the Portuguese spice Hotel in Lirung the surf can be heard crashing onto the traders, unfortunately the 1998 El Nino event has killed beach below.

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off nearly 100% of the corals of Nanusa and the east It could have been a depressing trip, but between coasts of Karakelang, Salebabu, and the bay between. the dolphins and Elton we can only say it was The gray remnants are shattered and strangely ghostly, wonderful. Elton shared with us two different locations devoid of even the normal small fish. Trying to cheer us both rocky pinnacles climbing out of the deep cold blue up it seemed, each day the dolphins came to play near waters, tiny fragments of what it must have been in our bow, staying for up to half an hour. Occasional former days. Sharks, Jacks, Snapper and Grouper, hard spurts in the distance could have been whales, sailfish and soft corals were in glorious abundance. Tiny or tuna, the pelagic fish are still here. On the west coast, fragments that we will return to over and over again. the coral re-growth has started, with brave coral Next April we shall explore the south west coast of colonies slowly re-coloring the gray seascape and the Salebabu and the western area of Marongue, let’s hope small beautiful fish are beginning to come back. If we find some more fragments! Did we mention the Big Talaud could make a serious commitment to manage Mama grouper on the 100 m these reefs, they may one day return to the former glory long wreck? – well we shouldn’t and be a natural wonder of the world. because it may not always be there. Next year, we will be bringing our small boat to Talaud to continue our work next summer, but that is only one option. Year round Talaud can be reached by air, Merpati Is a place to find the harmony between your body and soul. flies to and from Melonguane (via Naha, Sangihe) two By a tropical treatment processes themselves unravel yet more times a week, Monday and Thursday, or by one of the exotic sensations. And, is a unisex spa. impressive fast 50 long ferry’s Ave Maria or Valentine that motor out of Manado harbour on Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday afternoons (and arrive in Lirung, then Melonguane early the next day). The ferries return to Manado on Tuesday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays. Yayasan Laut Lestari Indonesia (The Indonesian Perpetual Ocean Foundation) is working with other partners to implement the Inisiatif Keberlanjutan Alam Nelayan Nusantara / Fisher-folk of Indonesia Self-Help Program (IKAN Nusantara or FISH). Committed to measurably increasing the welfare of the small island communities of Sangihe and Talaud. For more information please visit our website Experience your stay ... www.ikann.or.id or contact Elshinta Marsden, Located in 5th floor, Hotel Gran Puri Manado. Executive Director [email protected] Jl. Sam Ratulangi no. 458 Manado, North Sulawesi - Indonesia Tel. (62-431) 822 888, Fax. (62-431) 858 892, e-mail: [email protected]

Volume 6 Issue 1 | Nov 03 – Feb 04 Tourism Information For North Sulawesi 15 What’s Happening . fishing over 15 years ago. Unfortunately, reefs bombed into Continued from page 4 rubble can take many decades to Finally, for those of you lucky recover; this project will aim to speed enough to be diving in Bunaken that up by installing over 600 star- during the middle of December, shaped ceramic EcoReef modules consider volunteering to help the designed to mimic natural dive operators of the North branching coral thickets and provide Sulawesi Watersports Association immediate shelter for fish and a (NSWA) install a large-scale suitable base for new corals to grow “EcoReefs” reef rehabilitation upon. The project will rely upon project for the citizens of the volunteer divers from the NSWA to picturesque volcanic island of do the underwater installation; Manado Tua. Also funded by the interested guests should talk to their Seacology Foundation from NSWA operator to volunteer. Berkeley, California, this EcoReefs Happy Diving! project is designed to help restore the fisheries function of a stretch of Mark Erdmann Marine Protected Areas Advisor once-beautiful reef that was USAID’s Natural Resources reduced to rubble by dynamite Management Project

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