Sightseeing Tour in Sorong City for Non Birders

I often receive request for tours in Sorong city from visitors who plan to travel to Raja Ampat. Most of my tours are related to birdwatching. However, I also provide sightseeing tours for visitors who are not keen on birding. Here are the places that we will visit. 

Tourist Attractions in Sorong city

Traditional Market - There is a market in Sorong city that is the place for city dwellers to buy and sell goods such as rice, fish, meet, vegetables, and fruits. There are also other products that we could see from kitchen and gardening tools to smart phones.

Architectural Buildings: 

Buddhist Temple has got unique architecture. It was built on a tower overlooking the city of Sorong. We could see the landscape of Sorong and some islands around it from the hill. The Chinese architecture looks unique compared to other buildings in Sorong city. 

Sightseeing Tour in Sorong

Cathedral Church of Christ the King whose design was inspired by the Bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird

The design of the Cathedral Church of Christ the King was inspired by the bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird. Its wooden carving is also beautiful. It shows the unique artistic skill of the Papuan people that is reflected from relief of the wooden carvings.

Hill Forest - This is another natural attractions of Sorong city. Visitors could see the landscape of Sorong, watch birds, or just enjoy the green vegetation and fresh air that is released from.the surrounding trees of the hill

Doom Island is a small island located off the coast of Sorong city. It was the first place in Sorong where Dutch government established their administrative post. Now Doom island has become one of the crowdest human settlement in Sorong. We could see old Dutch buildings that are mixed with houses of local people who work as fishermen, traders, civil servant and etc. 

Mangrove Forest is located near Sorong city. It is the place for visitors who love nature. There are several species of birds and butterflies that live in this natural places. Tour participants need binoculars and camera with telephoto lens in order to watch birds and butterflies in this site. Insect repellent lotion or spray will also be needed.

Booking

If you are interested in taking this sightseeing tour in Sorong city, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com

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MINAHASA HIGHLAND TOUR

Minahasa is a region in the Province of North Sulawesi that is a good destination for visitors who love birdwatching, butterflywatching sightseeing. It has got mountains, hills, valleys, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. 

There are a lot of places in Minahasa which visitors can visit. Some of them are described below:

• Talawaan - This is a village in Minahasa that is located near Manado city. It has got waterfall, and farmland. Villagers grow papaya, coconut, duku in their farmland. Visitors could see both the farmland and the waterfall. For visitors who are interested in birdwatching, they could see various species of birds while doing roadside birding in this area. The birds that could be watched include: Black-naped Fruit Dove, Green Imperial Pigeon, Barred Rail, Ivory-backed Woodswallow, Gray-rumped Treeswift, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Sahul Sunbird, and etc. Binoculars, and spotting scope will be needed for this purpose. 

Manado City Tour

• Makatete Hills - This is a sightseeing site that located in Subdistrict Pineleng in the south of Manado city. Visitors could see the landscape of Manado city. Wind in this place is often strong. There is a café , church, the statue of Marry and huge cross around this hill.

• Mount Mahawu is located near Tomohon town. Visitors who love nature could see the crater of the volcano as well as the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape. Along the slope of Mount Mahawu, visitors could enjoy birding to see Turquoise Flycatcher, Warbling White-eye, Sulawesi Myzomela, Crimson Sunbird and etc.
• Lake Linow is located near Lahendong village of Minahasa regency. It is a good site for sightseeing. Visitors could see various species of water birds such as Sunda Teal, Little Egret, White-breasted Waterhen and a lot more. There is a café on a hill near the lake. Because it is a volcanic lake, it emits hot steam that contains sulphur.
• Sonder is a subdistrict that is surrounded by hills, farmland, forest and waterfall. It is a good destination for tourists who love to agricultural lands that are filled with various kinds of food crops such as corn, papaya, chilli, tomato, cabbage, spring onion, rice, and etc. Along the riverside there are fish ponds and rice fields. Sonder is also a good destination for birdwatchers. A lot of species of birds could be watch in Sonder. They include Yellow-billed Malkoha, Sulawesi Myzomela, Pygmy Hanging Parrot, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Sulawesi Hanging Parrot, Chestnut Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia, Black-naped Oriole, Javan Pond Heron, Little Egret, White-browned Crake, Barred Rail, Isabelline Bush Hen, Sulawesi Drongo, Hair-crested Drongo, Collared Kingfisher and a lot more. 

Subdistrict Sonder in Minahasa Regency

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