Walking Tour Along the Alleyways of Subdistrict Sonder in Minahasa Regency

The subdistrict town of Sonder is a recommended destination for visitors who are interested in seeing native people in Minahasa especially their culture and daily life. The easiest way to explore the town is by walking through the alleyways of Sonder town. 

Most of the people of Minahasa highland work as farmers. They grow rice, corn, banana, cassava, peanuts, kangkung, cabbage, aubergine, rambutan, papaya, chilli, and etc. They also run pig, poultry and fish farming. Some farmers produce palm sugar. 

Subdistrict town of Sonder in North Sulawesi province of Indonesia
Subdistrict town of Sonder in Minahasa regency
Agricultural Produce in Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa
Agricultural produce in Subdistrict town of Sonder in Minahasa regency

In Tincep village, villagers grow flowers which usually bought by visitors who come from Manado, Bitung or Tomohon. 

Flowers in Tincep village of North Sulawesi
Flowers along the roadside of Tincep in Subdistrict Sonder of Minahasa Regency of Indonesia

There are restaurant and eating houses that sell food whose ingredients are mostly from local agricultural produces. Favorite menus in Sonder include fried tilapia fish, and grilled pork. They are usually served with stir-fried kangkung vegetable or brenebon soup and spicy chilli sauce. 

Farmland in Subdistrict Sonder of North Sulawesi
Walking tour through the farmland of Sonder in Minahasa Regency of North Sulawesi, Indonesia

In certain months of the year, visitors can see various kinds of harvested crops that are being dried by farmers. There are cloves, corn that are dried under the sun. There are also wooden planks and blocks that are dried in front of houses of furnature making village in Leilem. 

If you are interested in traveling to Minahasa highland and do walking tour across the alleyways of small towns in Minahasa as well as its farmlands, please, contact me by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. 

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