Travelogues North Sulawesi

Travis still has some exciting things to report from Siladen before he heads back to Singapore.

Travis was allowed to watch the dolphins

Travis meets exciting people and other bears

Travis' adventure: first day of diving in Siladen, Bunaken National Park

Moving from Lembeh to Bunaken - Travis will become a sea dog if he continues to go boating so often.

After arriving at Tangkoko National Park from Pulisan at night, getting up for the Morning Tour at 6 AM the next morning was not easy. Fortunately, I didn't have to worry about...

A tip from Renata, whom I happened to meet again on the ferry to Bunaken, was to stay at Jenifer Homestay in Pulisan and to go spearfishing in Bangka with Jendry, the husband of...

Currently, there is only one ferry (actually more of a speed boat) from Manado, which only operates once a day, and you cannot book tickets in advance. Instead, you inform the...

Today was a relaxing day of riding scooters to a waterfall. Afterwards, Meli booked a taxi and we drove from Manado to Bunaken. Two minutes after our arrival, we were already...

I would have much preferred to stay at the Tangkoko National Park until my departure rather than going to Manado. However, my flight was at 6:25 AM, and it takes at least two...

During my two days in Tomohon, I spent one day alone with a scooter and on the other day, I let Svenja from Mr. Simple's accommodation drive us to our various destinations. Mr....

Today we traveled back to the main island. Upon arrival, we rented two mopeds and took a trip to some hot springs. In the natural pools, a dazzlingly hot broth was bubbling, and...

Impressions of the fascinating Blackwater Diving in Siladen

Gusti our driver

Last stop of our India/Indonesia trip (and therefore also the last stop of our sabbatical year) was Bunaken National Park (a marine national park) - more precisely Siladen...

So we managed to get onto the ferry, which was supposed to take us to Gorontalo in a few hours. It took us a while to find a somewhat comfortable place where it wasn't too...

Today's moped tour brought us many experiences. From men painting horses, to avocado milkshakes, to wonderful viewpoints, everything was included. As always, we ended the evening...

We spent two nights on the small island of Siladen, across from Bunaken, passing the time with snorkeling, swimming, and eating. The house reef right in front of the...

Today we would continue to the neighboring island of Siladen. This time, very luxuriously in a resort with a house reef. The biodiversity is once again impressive, and the reef...

Today we borrowed two mopeds in Tomohon and went to a volcanic crater. Afterwards, we passed by rice fields, where people were flying kites along the edges. After dinner, we went...

Today we took a flight of about four hours to Manado. On approach to the island, we saw vast areas of rainforest. Laki, our driver who picked us up at the airport, took us to the...

We spent the last two days near Tangkoko National Park. Today at 8:30, we met with our national park guide Raphael, and not ten minutes later, we saw the first monkeys. (Macaques)...

Today we went diving twice in paradise, surrounded by countless turtles and large schools of fish. We also saw a reef shark, a large tuna, an orangutan crab, and a Napoleon...

In the first night in Manado, we slept well after a long journey. The next day, we walked around Manado in the heat of the midday sun, feeling motivated despite the 35°C...

Always an eye-catcher and worth a photo

On the wooden bench at the back of the pickup truck, I went back from Batu Putih to Girian, where I made a stop of about 2 hours. It took that long for the bus to finally fill...

We have been staying for two nights in a hotel near the beautiful islands of Siladen and Bunaken and today we had two very nice dives where we saw, among other things, small reef...

The last week on Sulawesi started for us with the journey from Tomohon to the island of Bunaken to meet up with Lisi and Julie again. The journey was quite easy. Right next to...

At the 'Pal Dua' terminal, the bus was finally full and it started towards Girian. After about an hour, we arrived there and had to get off. The usual bunch of taxi drivers were...

Okay, now finally just let time stand still, that's my plan for the next 4 days. My pre-booked guest house was in the middle of the forest and was deserted by all souls, meaning...