Tangkoko

Tangkoko Nature Reserve is located in Bitung City, North Sulawesi, from Manado City, precisely Sam Ratulangi Airport, it takes about an hour and a half by car. Tangkoko Nature Reserve is in Dua Saudara and Batu Putih, this area has a lot of biodiversity. There are various flora, such as, beringin (Ficus spp), Aras (Duabanga moluccana), Nantu (Palaquium obtusifolium), edelweiss (Anaphalis javanicum), It is also the ‘home’ of the Sulawesi black monkey or yaki (Macaca nigra). There are also Rusa (Cervus timorensis), Musang Coklat(Macrogalidia musschenbroeki), Tarsius(Tarsius spectrum), Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo), Rangkong (Rhyticeros cassidix), Kus-kus(Ailurops ursinus), Elang laut (Haliaeetus leucogaster),Lilac-cheeked kingfisher(Cittura Cyanotis), Green-backed Kingfisher(Actenoides monachus), Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx Fallax) Great-billed Kingfisher(Halcyon melanorhynca), Sulawesi Hornbill (Penelopides exahartus), Ochre -Billed Boobook(Ninox ochracea), Red-billed Pitta (Pitta erythogaster), Red-backed Thrush(Zoothera erythronota) Ashy Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fulvus), Short-crested Myna (Basilornis celebensis), White-necked Myna(Streptocitta albicollis). besides that you will also be spoiled by the beach near this area and you will meet very friendly people who love to greet every visitor who comes.