3 Day Gorontalo and Olele Island Private Tour: Snorkeling, Culinary and City Tour
Get ready for a fun city tour at Gorontalo and snorkel around Olele Marine Park
| Tour Name | 3 Days Gorontalo and Olele Island Private Tour: Snorkeling, Culinary and City Tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 Days 2 Nights |
| Tour Type | Private Snorkeling and City Tour |
Combination of the Best Experiences in Gorontalo and Olele Island
Discover Gorontalo’s point of interest on this private 3-day tour. You will experience the history, culture, and discover Olele Island marine life. In order to capture the best experiences of Gorontalo, a duration of 3 days and 2 nights would suffice. Moreover, you will be taken for food tours in the typical city of Gorontalo. This tour is private and inclusive of an air-conditioned vehicle, English speaking guide, selected meals, and accommodation.
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Exploring The City Attractions, Snorkeling in Olele Island and Food Tours
The tour begins after the driver picks you up from Jalaluddin Airport, then spending the first day exploring the city of Gorontalo. There are a lot of famous attractions you will see! Take photos at Pakaya Tower Limboto (Menara Keagungan) and Baiturrahman Mosque Gorontalo. Head to Bantayo Poboide Traditional House, then move to Otanaha Fortress, which is a Portuguese fort that was built in the 15th century. The Fortress have hundreds of stairs, from above of Otahana Fortress participants can relish the views of Lake Limboto. Continue to visit Sacred Tomb of Ju Panggola. Local people visit the site to pray and believing that the site has special supernatural powers. Then visit Iluta Village, this place once used as the landing site for Amphibi Katelina, which was used by Indonesian President Soekarno.
On the second day, if it’s in season whales you will be invited to visit the Whale Shark Point at the Botubarani coastline. Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish species, they are plankton-eaters and known to be very tame with human. If you are lucky, you can feed whale sharks from the boat or snorkel with whale sharks. Next, move Olele Beach. From the glass bottom boat, you can see unspoiled reefs decorated by rainbow fish and other marine biota. One of the rare coral reefs that can be encounter are reefs that resemble Picasso artworks. So people call it “the coral reef Picasso”.
Then, you will snorkeling to discover Olele’s underwater with the combination of marine creatures, corals, reefs and crystal clear water. Participants can also feed small fishes with biscuits. If you want to dive at Olele Beach you can rental diving equipment (optional). After lunch, continue to visit the Bubohu Traditional Village and Walima Mas Mosque. In the late afternoon we will take participants to try Gorontalo local dishes such as binthe biluhuta soup, Ilabulo, fried bananas with chili sauce, and so on (the cost of meals considered as personal expense). Then, have dinner at a local restaurant before return to the hotel.
Here we have a wide range of accommodation that you can choose, from a 2 star hotel to 4 star
Explore Olele beach, snorkel to see the underwater beauty or rent a diving equipment
If it’s in season whales you will be invited to visit the Whale Shark Point and feed whale sharks from the boat or snorkel with whale sharks.
Explore various point of interests in the city of Gorontalo
