{"id":5308,"date":"2019-12-16T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T08:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/?p=5308"},"modified":"2019-12-16T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T08:14:59","slug":"a-serene-and-beautiful-limboto-lake-in-gorontalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/a-serene-and-beautiful-limboto-lake-in-gorontalo\/","title":{"rendered":"A Serene and Beautiful Limboto Lake in Gorontalo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sulawesi Island always has something\ninteresting for tourists. For example, in Gorontalo Province, there is the\nfamous Limboto Lake, which is suitable for numerous activities like fishing,\nboat riding, photography, sightseeing, and much more! As the name suggests, the\nlake resides in Limboto Sub-District and has become one of the prime tourist\nsites in that region. The lake has some unique features, as well. For instance,\nit connects directly to the sea! Not to mention it becomes the habitat of\nnumerous birds and fishes. According to the locals, the lake also becomes an\nestuary of about 23 rivers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The\nNuance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of nuance, Limboto Lake is\nconsidered serene despite the high number of visitors. The popularity is\nexcellent, after all. During weekends, lots of locals gather on the site in\norder to enjoy various activities. Several boats are also seen on the lake. On\nthe horizon, tourists can even see a majestic mountain and other amazing views!\nFor the information, the lake has a depth of about 5-8 meters. However, due to\nnatural causes, the depth and size decrease gradually! This is why the local\ngovernment gives special attention to the lake these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exploring\nLimboto Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, tourists can do lots of things in\nLimboto Lake. For example, they can enjoy fishing along with the locals. It is\nbecause the number of fishes is abundant! That means everyone can easily catch\nlots of fishes there. Next, even though swimming is rare, visitors are allowed\nto get in the lake and enjoy the activity. As an alternative, they can simply\nwatch a local boat race during the special time. Tourists must come at the\nright time, though. Therefore, they must gather information regarding the\nschedule first before visiting the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next common activity to do in\nLimboto Lake is eating together either with friends or families. Visitors can\nsimply buy fresh fishes from local fishermen and grill these directly. In order\nto avoid hassles, they can buy the cooked ones, which are provided by the\nlocals. Have no worries. The price is considered cheap or affordable. The only\nproblem is that the lake doesn\u2019t come with sophisticated facilities. Thus,\ntourists must find a good spot and roll out a mat for eating by the lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is more? Limboto Lake is, somehow,\nhas an interesting history for tourists to learn during the visit. It is said\nthe first president of Indonesia once arrived on the site with his amphibian\nplane in 1950. This explains why tourists may find Pendaratan Soekarno Museum,\nlocated nearby. Therefore, everyone should not miss the chance to drop by at\nthe museum after exploring the lake later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How\nto Get There<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is easy to get to Limboto Lake, as\nlong as tourists have arrived in Gorontalo Province. For outsiders, in this case,\nthey must take an airplane to get to Gorontalo comfortably. From Jakarta City,\nfor example, tourists can get the service at Soekarno \u2013 Hatta International\nAirport and head to Jalaluddin Airport directly. This flight may take at least\nabout 3 hours. Next, once arriving at the airport, they can take Isimu \u2013\nGorontalo and Batu Doa Street. The destination is none other than Limboto\nSub-District where the lake is located. The distance is 18.6 km so this trip\nmay take around 30 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sulawesi Island always has something interesting for tourists. For example, in Gorontalo Province, there is the famous Limboto Lake, which is suitable for numerous activities like fishing, boat riding, photography, sightseeing, and much more! As the name suggests, the lake resides in Limboto Sub-District and has become one of the prime tourist sites in that region. The lake has some unique features, as well. For instance, it connects directly to the sea! Not to mention it becomes the habitat of numerous birds and fishes. According to the locals, the lake&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[89],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5308"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5310,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5308\/revisions\/5310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}