Top Things to do in Ternate
10 Things to Do in Ternate That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Ternate, Indonesia including Sulamadaha beach, Lake Tolire Besar, Batu Angus Ternate, Ngade Lake, Fort Tolukko, Al Munawwaroh Ternate Great Mosque, Kalamata Fort, Dodola Island, Mount Gamalama, Sultan Ternate Mosque.
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1. Sulamadaha beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 105 reviews
Reviewed By Zaenal A
Very good beach especially if u visited nearby area where local people there call "haull". This "haul" actually a bay where we can swim, do snorkeling or diving. This area was so beautiful, the sea was so clear that we can see the fish and everything else beneath the water.
Very worth to visit this place, we can reach this "haul" area by 5 minutes walking from the sulamadaha beach or we can hire a speed boat
2. Lake Tolire Besar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 99 reviews
3. Batu Angus Ternate
Overall Ratings
4 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By Paul S - Worcestershire, United Kingdom
This place is worth stopping at (and paying the parking) but won't keep you occupied for long. It is an area covered in igneous rock (hangus = charred) and local students have planted flowers and carved out a path to several gazebos which make for a nice place to sit and watch the sunset. If you are driving around the island and need a break there are many places to choose and for me this was one of the least spectacular but still worth seeing.
4. Ngade Lake
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By Bernard C - Cork, Ireland
You can visit this lake on a long (and sweaty!) walk from the city centre or take a taxi most of the way. It's really pretty but not at it's best owing to the chronic Ternate problem - lack of maintenance! I suspect that the snack barrows contribute to the general air of neglect and strewn rubbish!
5. Fort Tolukko
Overall Ratings
4 based on 38 reviews
6. Al Munawwaroh Ternate Great Mosque
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By acuyouth - Jakarta, Indonesia
The central mosque in Ternate city, side by side with ocean, it built on the ocean, beneath the mosque is dive spot for macro lover, on the afternoon combining with the gamalama mt. created a specta sunset! Don't forget to try various local food tend near the mosque
7. Kalamata Fort
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 48 reviews
8. Dodola Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By AtySillia - Ternate, Indonesia
Been there twice & love the place a lot. The boat rent is a bit expensive so better to negotiate well with the boat owner. To reach this island you have the possibility to visit Zum-Zum island too as it includes on the boat rent fee :) Try to stay one or two nights on the bungalow in Dodola and enjoy fishing or swimming on your "private island". Less people come during weekdays :)
9. Mount Gamalama
Overall Ratings
5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By StefanDD - Dresden, Germany
climbed up to the mount accompagnied by two local guides - I do not recommand to go alone without help of a local, but you should a) make sure the guide knows what he's doing, b) negotiate a reasonable price (I payed around 35 EUR for both incl. food). You should leave quite early and hopefully you are lucky and have a sunny day, although the weather may change rapidly too. The visit takes you the whole day and you should be prepared that there is not a good path way - it's all nature, there are no handrails, no steps, only a narrow path that is very steep. The first part is crossing plantation forest with clove, nutmeg, mangosteen trees etc., more uphill there is jungle. You should wear proper hiking shoes (although some local climb up in flip flops ;-) There are different paths to reach the summit, divided by kind of "camps" - places to rest (do enough rests). You should be in good shape cause it is really exhausting to go up. Take enough drinking water and some food with you.
Some parts of the path require certain climbing skills, you should be careful cause it's slippery. Arrived in top you have either have a brilliant view on the surrounding or your in the clouds, you can walk around watching some small and big craters. Going down is faster but plan enough time to arrive in the lower parts of plantation forest before it is dark.
10. Sultan Ternate Mosque
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Jeanne E - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
As the oldest mosque in Ternate, this mosque has an unique architecture, different from other mosques. It also has many historical stories regarding the Sultan Ternate. I didn't know if tourist can enter the mosque or not because I chose not to enter.
