Sulawesi is a true preserve of cultures and traditions, and besides it's just a very beautiful and green island. Cave burials, exotic nature, the island of Buton, diving among coral reefs around the Manado Bay, mountain lakes, lush folk ceremonies - all this attracts thousands of tourists here every year.
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How to get to Sulawesi
The main airport of the island, located in Makassar, arrives regular flights from the entire archipelago. Manado Airport enjoys a lesser popularity, but is very convenient if you need to get to Sulawesi from Papa or Halmaher. Both airports are international.
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Climate
In Sulawesi the equatorial climate, with a year-round temperature of about +30 ° C. The rainy season begins in October and ends in the middle of spring, at this time there are often short, but very powerful downpours. In July, the dry season begins, during which it is advisable to drink plenty of water and use strong sunscreen.
Transport
The size of the island is huge, so it is often advisable to use an airplane for travel on it. From Makassar and Manado, flights are sent to any point on the island, but if you decide to fly out of some other place, most likely you will have to make a transfer.
In addition, you can travel around the island by bus, but it's worth remembering that local roads rarely have good quality, and local drivers - at least some concern for their own safety.
Kitchen
In different parts of the island the cuisine of Sulawesi is very different. It is not only Indonesian cuisine that is spread here, but Minahas. in it, unlike Indonesian, pork is often used, and most meat dishes have a very spicy, spicy taste.
Among the local residents are very popular ragis - small pork shish kebabs, however, nothing particularly exotic of themselves is not.
In the Minahas kitchen, quite unusual nuts of kemiri are used, also called candle berry. They are part of the clapperboard cake, considered one of the best dishes in Manado.
In addition, in North Sulawesi, you can taste an excellent and very hearty soup Brenbon, prepared from fat pork and beans, and tinutuan, local porridge from noodles, rice, pumpkins and various spices.
Sulawesi Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions
The island is administratively divided into four provinces: Selatan, Tengah, Tenggara and Uta.
In the capital of the island, the city of Makassar is interesting buildings of colonial architecture and the impressive Fort Rotterdam, inside of which there is a museum. In the vicinity of Makassar are the palace and the tomb of the Govan kings, beautiful waterfalls and rock carvings - samples of the creativity of the first inhabitants of the island.
North Sulawesi (Uta) is famous for its rich collection of coral and other colorful representatives of the "marine community". The islands of Bunaken, Manado-Tua and a number of others are admired by fans of snorkeling and scuba diving. Diving in the Bunaken area is a steep vertical coral wall that then goes to phenomenal depths. There's a huge variety of marine life: besides the usual fish species, there are sharks, rays and turtles. The capital of the province is the city of Manado, where the international airport is located.
Tribes that lived in antiquity in the territory of South Sulawesi (Selatan), created a unique culture based on animistic beliefs. The cult of ancestors is maintained here and today - this is especially noticeable in the example of the funeral ceremony, which includes the slaughter of buffalo and a plentiful feast on the occasion of the burial. The graves themselves are made in caves, and young children are buried in hollows of trees.
Neither South nor Central Sulawesi (Tengah) can compete with the northern part of the island either by popularity or by the degree of development of the diving and tourist infrastructure. But for those who prefer to dive into wild, poorly studied places, where you will not meet a single diver's soul for kilometers of water, these places will seem like a paradise on earth. In addition, the central part of the island can boast of a unique exotic flora and fauna.
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