An easy walk to the rim under an hour. View straight into the crater lake.WildMount Mahawu
Half-day
Guide €7
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North Sulawesi
Tomohon
Highlands
- Typical stay1 – 2 days
- Base townTomohon
- ProvinceNorth Sulawesi
- Highland stays3 properties we book
- Driest monthsMay – Oct
North Sulawesi
Tomohon
Tomohon sits at 800 metres between Mount Lokon and Mount Mahawu. The temperature drops, the air gets clean, and the landscape turns into the kind of highland Indonesia visitors rarely see: cool mornings, dense gardens, terraced vegetable plots.
It is an easy break from the heat of the coast and a natural overnight before or after Bunaken or Lembeh.
One night is enough for the market and a crater walk; two pays back if you want a plantation morning.
Highlights
- Mount MahawuHalf-day
- Tomohon flower market2 hrs
- Highland coffee plantationHalf-day
- Linow Lake1 hr
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WhatsApp usEscape to North Sulawesi’s cool mountain highlands, famous for vibrant flower festivals, active volcanic peaks, and scenic highland lakes
Tours that go to Tomohon
Every published trip that reaches this part of the island.
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- An easy walk to the rim under an hour. View straight into the crater lake.Wild
Sells flowers; also sells everything else. Loud, sprawling, Tuesday and Saturday.WildTomohon flower market
2 hrs
Free · early morning
Several estates on the slopes welcome visitors. The area grows some of the best arabica in the country.WildHighland coffee plantation
Half-day
Tour from €22
A small, eerie lake that shifts colour with the light. Lakeside café for a coffee.WildLinow Lake
1 hr
Entry €1
What travellers say about Tomohon
“Lake Linow scenery and atmosphere feel wonderfully natural.”
gabiany lee
October 2024
Lake Linow, Tomohon
Reviews sourced from Tripadvisor.
The 16 places to stay here average 8.8 out of 10, across 1,543 guest reviews on Booking.com.
See where to stayWhere to stay
ResortTomohon, North SulawesiHighland Resort & Nature ToursView rooms
ResortTomohonHotel Villa EmittaView rooms
ResortTomohonRimba Eco ResortView rooms
ResortTomohonVilla Elfame LokonView rooms
ResortTomohonVilla Lokon TomohonView rooms
ResortTomohonVilla MarionView rooms
ResortTomohonVilla Marion TomohonView rooms
ResortTomohon CityWawowowView rooms
HotelTomohonCastelloView rooms
HotelTomohonChrisma Bed and BreakfastView rooms
HotelKakaskasen II, Tomohon, North SulawesiGardenia Country InnView rooms
HotelTomohonHomestay AlinaView rooms
HotelTomohonIlasan CottageView rooms
HotelTomohonLEOS HotelView rooms
HotelTomohonOnong's Homestay & CafeView rooms
HotelTomohonTalaga Tomohon Home Stay and Fishing PondView rooms
Plan your visit
Pre-done trip · 2 days
A Tomohon highland pause
Manado to Tomohon for a crater walk, a market morning and a plantation afternoon.
- From €334
- 2 walks
- 2 guests min.
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