Manado is a city in North Sulawesi province which is also the capital of the province. Location of Manado on the northern of Sulawesi island. Manado City area surrounded by mountains and therefore popular with the cool air. Manado is located at the edge of the Celebes Sea coast in the Bay of Manado, exactly. The beauty place you can find in Manado are Tondano lake, Lokon montain, Klabat montain, Mahawu montain and the most popular in Manado is Bunaken island, this is one of the most beautiful marine park in the word.
Danau Tondano or Tondano lake.
The lake is flanked by mountains Lembean, Mount Kaweng, Tampusu Hill, and Mount Masarang. The lake is surrounded by roads linking the provincial and city Tondano, East Tondano District, District Eris, District tools, Remboken District, and District of South Tondano. This lake is producing lake trout like fish mujair, pior / kabos, payangka wiko (small shrimp), nike and so on.
Tondano Island
Gunung Lokon or Montain Lokon
Mount Lokon is a mountain in Tomohon, North Sulawesi Province. This mountain has a height of 1689 m. At last erupted in 2001 (this writing in 2005), part of Manado City which is about 25 Km from the mountain, covered with dust rain flushed due to wind. Material dust ejected from the crater of this volcano-shaped lava and its height is estimated to reach 400 meters.
Mount Lokon at once broke out in October 1991 that caused material losses to reach USD 1 billion. Thousands of inhabitants in the village of Kakaskasen I, Kakaskasen II, Kinilow and Tinoor, when the local big evacuated to a number of areas judged to be vulnerable because of the roof destroyed thousands of houses hit by stones and dust as thick as 15 to 20 cm. In the disaster, a Swiss tourist, Vivian Clavel who visited during the great eruption can not be found. He confirmed to have died of cold lava avalanche buried.

Lokon Montain
Gunung Klabat or Klabat Mountain
Klabat mountain is the highest mountain in North Sulawesi province. The peak at around 2100 meters. This mountain community Tonsea (North Minahasa) also called Mount Tamporok. This mountain is a natural attractions and can be traced starting from Airmadidi (capital city of North Minahasa). This mountain is a volcano that no longer active. Klabat Mountain Peak has a small crater-shaped lake with very clear water. Klabat name becomes the name of the village immortalized Klabat, Klabat Stadium in Manado City, and at the City University Klabat Airmadidi.
Klabat Mountain
Gunung Mahawu or Mahawu Mountain
Mount Mahawu volcano Stratovolcano is located in the east of the volcano Mount-Mount Lokon Empung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Mount Mahawu has a width of 180 m and 140 m deep crater with two cones Pyroclastic rock on the north slope. Small eruption occurred in 1789 dit. In 1994 there fumaroles and mud burst geyser activity that occurred along the crater lake of greenish color.

Mahawu Mountain
Pulau Bunaken or Bunaken Island
Bunaken is an island of 8 km², part of the Bunaken National Marine Park. Bunaken is located at the north of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs administratively to the municipality of Manado. Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island.
Bunaken National Park extends over an area of 890.65 km² of which only 3% is terrestrial, including Bunaken Island, as well as the islands of Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen.
The waters of Bunaken National Marine Park are up to 1,566 m deep in Manado Bay, with temperatures ranging between 27 to 29 °C. It has a high diversity of - corals, fish, echinoderms or sponges. Notably, 7 of the 8 species of giant clams that occur in the world, occur in Bunaken.
Oceanic currents may explain, in part, why Bunaken National Marine Park has such a high level of biodiversity. Northeasternly currents generally sweep through the park but abundant counter currents and gyros related to lunar cycles are believed to be a trap for free swimming larvae. This is particularly true on the south side of the crescent-shaped Bunaken Island, lying in the heart of the park. A snorkeler or diver in the vicinity of Lekuan or Fukui may spot over 33 species of butterfly fish and numerous types of groupers, damsels, wrasses and gobies. The gobies, smallish fish with bulging eyes and modified fins that allow them to attach to hard surfaces, are the most diverse but least known group of fish in the park.
Bunaken Island
Bunaken under water
ACCOMODATION:
There are many hotels at Manado, for transportation you may reserve using hotel's taxi.
HOTEL
Novotel Manado Golf Resort
Jl. A.A. Maramis Kayuwatu Manado
Phone : +62-431 818899, 818939
Sintesa Peninsula Hotel
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Manado
Phone : +62-431 855008
http://www.sintesapeninsulahotel.com
Aston Manado Hotel
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Manado
Phone : +62-431 8888989, 870555
http://www.reservationastonmanado.com
Swiss-Belhotel Maleosan
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 85-87 Manado
Phone : +62-431 861000
http://www.swiss-belhotel.com
The Ritzy Hotel Manado
Jl. Piere Tendean (Boulevard) Manado
Phone : +62-431 855555
Email : info@ritzymanado.com
Santika Hotel
Kelurahan Tongkaina Kecamatan Bunaken Manado
Phone : +62-431 858222, 858333
Email : manadoresort@santika.com
Hotel Grand Puri Manado
Jl. Sam Ratulangi No. 458 Manado 95116
Phone : +62-431 822888
http://www.grandpuri.com
Travello Hotel
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 123 Manado
Phone : +62-431 855999
http://www.travellomanado.com
Manado Quality Hotel
Jl. Piere Tendean No. 88-89 (Boulevard) Bahu Manado
Phone : +62-431 8883888
http://www.qualityhotelmanado.com
Sahid Manado Hotel
Jl. Babe Palar No. 1 Manado 95119
Phone : +62-431 851688
Email : sahidmdo@indosat.net.id
Sahid Kawanua Hotel Manado
Jl. Sam Ratulangi No. 1 Manado 95112
Phone : +62-431 867777
Email : hsk-mdc@yahoo.net.id
Hotel Plaza Manado
Jl. Walanda Maramis No. 1 Manado
Phone : +62-431 852222
Hotel Formosa
Kompleks Bahu Mall Manado (Boulevard)
Jl. W.R. Mongisidi No. 1 Blok NW Kel. Bahu
Phone : +62-431 854555
http://www.hotelformosa.co.id
New Queen Hotel
Jl. Wakeke No. 12-14 Manado 95111
Phone : +62-431 855551, 853022
http://www.newqueenhotelmanado.com