Birdhouse Homestay Tangkoko

What a fantastic spot! My buddy and I stayed three nights. We chose it because it’s right next to Tangkoko National Park.In addition to visiting the park during the day, we did self-guided hikes every night on the trails behind the lodge. We saw multiple gecko species, bats, crab-eating frogs, tree frogs, a vine snake, a sugar glider, and even an ogre spider!But the unexpected surprise was that the food was absolutely wonderful—the best we had in Indonesia. We had lobsters, curried chicken, and even mud crab in a coconut lemongrass sauce! Everything was incredibly fresh and delicious.I highly recommend Birdhouse Homestay and wouldn’t hesitate to visit again.

Nice place to stay with very friendly people and great food. The owners are very helpful in finding you a guide and/or taxi. It is a bit further from the national park then most places, but that also makes it more quite/private. Sweet dog Blackie was an extra bonus for us!

The place is good for tourist accommodation (birding), just enter the car entrance from the main road, please repair it so that it is quite good and add more parking

This was an amazing stay in Tangkoko. The owners organized airport pickup and drop off to our next location, the food was amazing, and everyone was super nice. I can't stress how good the food was - best calamari I've ever had. We left a few clothes on the drying line and a flashlight in their car and they reached out to us and arranged for us to get our lost items.

We had a fantastic time at the homestay and with Iwan in the jungle! The area is so green and nice and quiet, but still on walking distance from the village. Rooms are clean and food is good! Iwan is a very skilled guide and can effortlessly spot many animals. You can really tell that he has lots of experience and he treats the jungle with care and respect. He also helped us taking a lot of good pictures and videos! And on top of that he arranged our transport from Tomohon and to Manado for a very fair price. Thank you Iwan for everything, we hope to come back some day!

We spent a night at Ivan's. The Birdshouse is very quiet. There are no restaurants etc. nearby. But the food we were served was very tasty. The rooms were very comfortable, with hot showers :)We did two tours with Ivan. He can tell you a lot about the animal world.Iwan picked us up from Bitung and drove us to Manado the next day. He also called the bus company again to make sure they would take us to the right place.We had a very good time. Thank you Ivan and family.

We loved it here and wish we could have stayed longer to go on more forest hikes. We stayed 2 nights.Nature Reserve: It's a beautiful, well preserved park full of life and sounds. The main trails are in good condition. Iwan was our homestay host but he was also a great, welcoming and accommodating guide; he knows the land well, having lived and worked in/near Tangkoko his whole life, including having some years of primate research. He is knowledgeable about the identification of wildlife present including insects, primates, birds and plants, as well as being informative about unique behaviors of certain wildlife. He is an asset- make sure to ask him any questions you have about the area! He will also cater to your particular nature interests. We saw the endemic crested black macaques, bear cuscus, green-backed kingfisher, tarsiers, various butterfly and insect species (and a tarantula!), bats, etc... Worth staying longer to increase your chance of seeing other native animals. We wish we could have seen hornbills and other kingfisher species, for example.Room: AC works well, room is spacious and clean, the beds are comfty and the furniture is useful not just decorative. Bathroom is a "wet" bathroom, but very spacious with shower, sink, and toiletries.The food is delicious. Iwan's wife and the other staff accommodated well with vegan meals for us.Also the homestay is simply in a gorgeous spot!

Excellent place to enjoy with fabulous hosts Jungle tour and bird watching was amazing

A really nice stay in the jungle! Air conditioning, hot water shower and a spacious room. The food was delicious and the accommodation was completely clean and very well cared for. We also did fun tours with Iwan where we spotted many animals👍!