If someday you come to the province of Gorontalo, don’t forget to visit Bolihutuo Beach, located in the District Boalemo, approximately 120 km west from the city of Gorontalo. Of course, in the city of Gorontalo there is many tourist attraction, available such as Ria Beach. However Bolihutuo suitable as a place for tourist to get away from all the hurly-burly appearance busy urban areas. Boalemo City distances are less than 100 kilometers from Gorontalo, you can go there by using private vehicles or public vehicles with a fee Rp 15,000 per person. The city is located at the edge point Cross Sulawesi.
During the trip, we will be showed natural scenery of the cool, green valleys and hills marked with a flourish of coconut trees, exactly as the song lyric of Appeal that the Coconut Island. Along the way, we can also stop at several places to buy souvenirs such as bananas, Gorontalo food specialties such as ilabulo (meat, chicken skin and fat that is cooked with sago starch), binte biluhuta (corn soup is delicious ) And dodol.
Sticky rice or maize can be enjoyed in Paguyaman, near transmigration area. Corn cob, which has a smaller than normal maize, but the taste is very special, soft and tasty.
Boalemo remaking the city is the capital district, which then split into the district after a stand separate from Gorontalo, North Sulawesi province to be withdrawn. This small town is still decorated by trees that turn with the tranquility and hospitality typical of the population.
There, we have three hotels are simple enough clean and adequate, the hotel Pratama, which charge Rp 25,000 per person, and some rooms have air-conditioned. The hotel is located outside the city, about three kilometers before the Boalemo. Then there is Hotel Indraloka the two tariffs Rp 25,000 and available approximately 20 rooms. A cottage, which is owned by the district government and can be rented by the public with the notice, located in the coastal Bolihutuo.
There are six restaurants that is large enough that we can meet the AZ, which provides a menu of goat meat specialties such as gulai, curry, sate, and others. There again the RM Cairo providing typical Middle Eastern cuisine, and three special seafood restaurant located in the coastal Boalemo. Grilled fish that we can enjoy dabu-dabu, the sliced onion, chili and tomatoes are soaked in coconut oil is hot, cast-changing appetite.
There are special here. Napoleon fish are worth hundreds of thousands per kilogram in Jakarta, here when the season arrived, and there are fishermen who successfully perceives. But it worth only Rp 25,000 per kilo. In addition Boalemo is located at the edge of Tomini Bay is also popular with flying fish (bolihutuo).
According to local fishermen, fish from various corners of the sea in the country, like to come to Tomini Bay, which is to lay their eggs. A fisherman from origin Marissa says, he had to catch tuna, which has been ‘peneng’ that the fish have been caught in the Thousand Islands, in the Bay of Jakarta. He release the fish back, because he believes that the fish is an object of scientific research.
Tilamuto valley is located approximately five kilometers north of the capital. There is a villa a complex, which consists of meeting rooms, room and loom-loom. Remember that in the valley and at the end of letter U-shaped corners quite interesting. It offers natural quiet villa in the mountains. Not far from the complex earth camp with complete facilities including public bathrooms, toilets, and the place of worship.
We can see around that place some sugar from the tree palm sugar. Visitors can see how the process of making sugar, the start of boiling to the printing and packing with palm leaves that are typical areas of Gorontalo. In the park we can play with some deer are kept deliberately left free and loose.
Five kilometers from the place where there is Ayuhulalo waterfall, which is being developed by one Pemkab Boalemo as a leading tourist destination. This cool region is located at the height of approximately 200 m above sea level. Local residents believe this waterfall is more beautiful from Bantimurung in South Sulawesi. True or not we should decide by themself.
