WONDERFUL OF GORONTALO! The Hidden Paradise in Sulawesi Island, INDONESIA!

Gorontalo Province is the 32nd Province in Indonesia, this Province is located on Sulawesi Island, and has its capital in Gorontalo. Speaking of tourism potential, Gorontalo, which earned the nickname "Porch of Medina" turned out to have a very diverse and interesting tourist attraction to visit.

Here are some tourist attractions in Gorontalo that attract tourists to come visit there.

Pulo Cinta

Pulo Cinta is an island located in Tomini Bay, Gorontalo. According to legend, this island is the location of a secret meeting between the Prince of Gorontalo and the daughter of a merchant from the Netherlands. This island is named "Pulo Cinta" because there is a mound of white sand resembling a heart shape in the middle of the island. This island is also often referred to as the Maldives of Indonesia.

To go to this place if you are from out of town, please book a flight ticket to Gorontalo. Then after arriving in Gorontalo, you can continue the trip by car to Bolihutuo Beach. From Gorontalo to Bolihutuo Beach take about 2 hours, then from this beach you can take a boat to Pulo Cinta. This boat trip only takes about 15 minutes.

Bolihutuo Beach

Boalemo, located on the bay coast of Tomini, has many beautiful beaches. One of them is Bolihutuo Beach, which is the most popular tourist destination in Gorontalo. This beach is located about 130 km from the city of Gorontalo, and can be reached in about 2 hours by road through the Trans Sulawesi route.

View on the beach This is no less good than the beaches in Bali. White sand along the coast is surrounded by dozens of giant pine trees that provide shade, as well as a cool and calm atmosphere along the shoreline. The tourists are often fascinated by the charm of natural beauty on this beach.

Olele Marine Park

As the name implies, Olele Marine Park offers breathtaking scenic beauty in the stunning sea of ​​Tomini Bay. It's quite easy to go to Olele, which is only 20 kilometers from the center of Gorontalo, you can use a speedboat from Gorontalo port directly to Olele.

The uniqueness of the Olele Marine Park is a coral flower called Salvador Dali Sponge which can only be found in this place. At a depth of two meters, coral stretches can be seen clearly. In addition to the Bunaken Marine Park, Olele is also one of the underwater paradise on the island of Sulawesi.

Botubarani Beach

This beach is located in the waters of Botubarani Village in Bone Bolango District, Gorontalo. Here you can feel the sensation of swimming or feeding a whale shark. It's quiet even though it's called a shark, but this whale shark is really tame. These whale sharks do not attack humans because they only eat plankton or small fish. But there is one thing you must remember, seeing this whale shark can only be done at certain times, because these animals like to move (migrate).

Saronde Island

This beautiful island is located in Ponelo District, North Gorontalo. The beach has clean and wide white sand stretching, and the sea water on this island is clear and bluish in color so that the island is often compared to its beauty with the Maldives.

Saronde Island is famous as one of the places that offers beautiful sunset views. The island is also one of the best snorkeling spots, because it has clear waters and diverse marine biota ecosystems.

Apparently Gorontalo does have extraordinary natural beauty, right? So even though it's located far to the north of the island of Sulawesi, you won't regret coming to visit there. What are you waiting for? Let's go for a vacation in Gorontalo!

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