Botanica Nature Resort

North Sulawesi


Tucked away on a hill above Bitung on the other side of its own private river, Botanica's polished Minahasa-style lodges are a beautiful place to escape from the city. It's quiet – at least until your neighbours walk through the creaky two-storey building from their tiny room to the clean shared bathroom.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby North Sulawesi attractions

1. Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue

5.72 MILES

About 9km southwest of Bitung, Tasikoki is an entirely volunteer-run organisation that rescues and cares for animals confiscated from smugglers. The aim…

2. Public Museum of North Sulawesi

19.54 MILES

This museum features a large display of traditional costumes, and an exhibit illustrating traditional pottery-making. There are captions in English.

3. Kienteng Ban Hian Kong

19.55 MILES

The 19th-century Kienteng Ban Hian Kong is the oldest Buddhist temple in eastern Indonesia and it has been beautifully restored. The temple hosts a…

4. Traditional Market

21.88 MILES

Up the hill east of town is the colourful, chaotic, anything-goes traditional market you've probably heard stories about – and those stories are true…

5. Waruga Opo Worang

22.25 MILES

Minahasans traditionally interred their dead in a squatting position in waruga stone sarcophagi shaped like houses sitting above ground right near their…

6. Woloan Wooden House Builders

23.31 MILES

Here master craftsman build stunning Minahasa-style wooden homes to be disassembled and shipped to their new owners.

7. Pulau Siladen

24.9 MILES

Located 3km east of Pulau Bunaken and the smallest island of the archipelago, Siladen boasts wonderful white-sand beaches and a wall of gorgeous corals…

8. Danau Linau

25.12 MILES

Danau Linau is a small, highly sulphurous lake that changes colours with the light, and is home to extensive birdlife. Take a mikrolet to Sonder, get off…