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Travel Guide GORONTALO

GORONTALO

Gorontalo city is the capital of Gorontalo Province. Gorontalo is located on the northern side of Sulawesi Island, exactly on the western of Sulawesi Utara. This province is situated between 2 water areas, Tomini Bay located on the south and Sulawesi Sea on the north. You won't be regretful if you come to Gorontalo for there are many interesting places offered by Gorontalo.

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Things to see

If you come to Gorontalo, don't forget to visit 65 metres high Menara Keagungan Limboto and consisted of 5 floors. From the top of this building, you can see beautiful scenery surrounding Gorontalo City. If you want something different, you can come to Rumah Adat Bandayo Pomboide (Bandayo Pomboide custom house) located in the front of Gorontalo Mayor's office. This building is usually used to hold traditional show and sendratari (dance-drama). One thing you must see is Fort Orange located in Kwandang sub-district, 61 km away from Gorontalo City. This fort is an inheritance of Portuguese from the 17th century.

Things to do

One main destination in Gorontalo is Pentadio Resort. This place is an international tourism spot and completed with various facilities where you can swim, sauna bath, fish and many more. Not far from this place, there's Lake Limboto. You can enjoy fishing, swimming or just going around using boat. You can also enjoy the warmth of Lombongo HotWater Bathing Place which will surely make you relaxed.

Things to eat

One typical food of Gorontalo is Binthe Biluhita, usually known as Muli Siram. This food is a kind of soup consisted of sweet corn, skipjack fish, grated coconut, basil leaves and lime. There's also Ayam Iloni is made of chicken cooked with typical spice of Gorontalo and coconut milk then roasted resulting such a delicious aroma.

Getting to GORONTALO

Flying to GORONTALO: GORONTALO is served by Jalaluddin Airport. Jalaluddin Airport is located about 30 km west from GORONTALO. Read more about Jalaluddin Airport or look for flights to GORONTALO

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