A. Brief Information

Waruga is an ancient material culture indicating the special characteristics of North Sulawesi people. It is a coffin made of stone that is used to put the dead body of North Sulawesi people. It consists of the body and the cover. The dead body is put within the body of Waruga, which has cube shape, in a squatting position. It portrays that dead person will be back to God in the same position as he was in the womb. This philosophy is commonly called by inhabitants with Whom.

B. Distinctive Features

Visiting waruga means observing the incredible heritages of North Sulawesi. It is the most famous stone coffin among the other stone coffin graveyards in the North Sulawesi. Observing the ornate carvings on the Waruga will amaze. It is finely carved with some motives such as plants, animals, and traditional geometric motifs.

You will pass a small city named Airmadi where you can see mountainous areas, which have panoramic view, some famous handicrafts and the traditional clothes of Minahasa.

C. Location

It is far enough to reach the destination from Manado about 24 km away. Waruga lies in Sawangan village, Airmadi sub-district, Minahasa district, North Sulawesi province.

D. Access

You may use your own car or Mikrolet (minibus) that can be easily found along the main road of Manado city. In addition, Taxi can be alternatives for you to access the destination.

A. Brief Information

Ban Hin Kiong Chinese temple is a Buddhist temple in Manado, North Sulawesi Province. It is about 300 years old, built in the 18th century. Currently, the temple is well taken care and still exists because of the heterogeneous society in Manado including Chinese descendants.

Ban Hin Kiong temple consists of three words, Ban means much, Hin means abundance favor, and Kiong means palace. According to its founders‘ convictions, people would get so much favor and safety for attaining the orderliness of life.

B. Distinctive Features

It looks elegant in red color combined with Chinese classic architecture. In addition to having beautiful design, Ban Hin Kiong has also some annual events to commemorate the Imlek (The Chinese new year) and the Toa Peh Kong (The Chinese tradition brought by Chinese ancestors to North Sulawesi usually take place in February). There will be many attractions and Chinese cultural performances such as Barongsai (The Lion dance performed when Imlek), Ince Pia (Invulnerability show), Pikulan and Kuda Locia.

The special motif of the temple is the ornaments portraying symbols of material. Observed it in more detail, those symbols seem that they desire to deliver us the holy message representing that the temple is a worship house regarded as “Istana Tuhan” (God Palace) and a realization of “Istana Langit” (Heaven Palace) on the earth.

C. Location

Ban Hin Kiong Chinese temple lies in the downtown of Manado city in D.I Panjaitan Street, North Sulawesi.

D. Access

You may use any public transportation such as minibus and taxi. You may also rent vehicle services as car or motorcycle.

A. Brief Information

“If you have limited time to explore certain destination, it is enough for you to visit the museum which is available there.” That saying may be true for you who have limited time to visit certain destinations but you are eager to know the entire parts of those destinations. Hence, just visit the local museum that is available there as you can ask for complete information about certain destinations without spending more time and budget.

In a museum, you can get much information about a destination either those relating to intangible or tangible data. You can discover and observe some artefacts and other historical or cultural physical data from museum.

When you have limited time visiting and obtaining complete data about the historical and cultural heritages in North Sulawesi, just come to the Museum of North Sulawesi Province. The museum offers detail information and facts about North Sulawesi`s histories and cultures. You will discover the diorama of North Sulawesi`s history in the pre-colonialism era and the acculturation process foreign cultures – Chinese and Dutch – in North Sulawesi long time ago. The existence of the museum gives abundant learning for all people who want to know about North Sulawesi with its entire uniqueness. The museum is a right place for academic purposes for its complete information.

B. Distinctive Features

The name of “the museum of North Sulawesi Province” is aimed at informing common people the documentation of North Sulawesi Province. It was built to represent the historical and cultural documentation of North Sulawesi by exhibiting its collections. The museum`s architecture resembles the traditional house of Minahasa (North Sulawesi).

You will be accompanied by professional guides who cordially serve you so much information relating to North Sulawesi Province or the museum itself. Most of the museum`s collections are displayed in three gallery rooms.

The museum displays the replica of ancient properties from the stone-age such as waruga, and stoned-coffin in the museum`s gallery rooms and in its park. Furthermore, the museum also publicly displays traditional wedding cloths of North Sulawesi Province and some ancient cannons from the era of the Dutch and Portuguese`s colonialisms. Some Chinese antique ceramics are likewise displayed on the third floor of the museum.

C. Location

The Museum of North Sulawesi Province is located on W.R. Supratman Street, 72, Manado City, North Sulawesi Province.

D. Access

Manado is the capital of North Sulawesi Province. All tourists coming to North Sulawesi usually reach Manado City hence, if you are in Manado City, you can take any public transportation.