Manado city is the capital of North Sulawesi Province in the Republic of Indonesia. It has been a famous the destination for visitors who are interested in scuba diving in Bunaken, Siladen, Manado Tua, and Lembeh Strait. Most of the scuba divers have got 1 or 2 extra days in Manado city before flying back to their country. Instead of staying all day in hotel rooms, they could take this nature tour. Birdwatchers also like to fly to Manado city for their birding tour in Minahasa highland and Tangkoko Nature Reserve.
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| Nature Tour in Manado city |
For visitors who only have limited time in Manado, taking a nature tour to the outskirt area of the city is highly recommended. They will be able to walk through and see forest, farmland, water stream, waterfall. They could also watch birds, butterfly, dragonfly. Local villagers grow various kinds of agricultural crops such as coconut, rambutan, nutmeg, jackfruit, mango, durian, avocado, and etc.
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| Sahul Sunbird |
Birdwatching and Insect Watching
Birds that could be watched include Pacific Swallow, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Gray-sided Flowerpecker, Collared Kingfisher, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Black-naped Fruit-dove, Barred Rail, Sahul Sunbird (previously called Olive-backed Sunbird), Brown-throated Sunbird, Sulawesi Crow, and a lot more.
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| Pacific Swallow |
Butterflies that could be seen include the Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucipe celebensis), Common Birdwing (Troides helena), The Clipper (Parthenos sylvia), Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus), Blanchard's Ghost (Idea blanchardii), Euploea butterfly, and a lot more.
For dragonflies, we could see the Manado Grasshawk Dragonfly (Neurothemis manadensis), Green Skimmer (Orthetrum serapia), and etc.
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| Butterflies and dragonfly at the outskirts of Manado city |
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