Sonder is a small district town in Minahasa regency of North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It is a recommended destination for visitors who like to watch and take picture of butterfly.
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| Perhaps, a couple of Graphium meyeri meyeri in Sonder town of Minahasa highland |
Tourists who go to Sonder can watch butterfly and other insects in general along the roadsides, riversides, ricefields and dry agricultural lands as well as forest areas.
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| Graphium anthedon in Tounelet village of Sonder town |
Some butterflies that could be seen in Sonder include: The Common Birdwing, Blanchard's Wood Nymph, Blanchard's Tree Nymph, Clipper Butterfly, Manado's Yellow Tiger Butterfly, and Neptis Ida Celebensis Butterfly.
The recommended times to watch butterflies are early in the morning and late in the afternoons. Flowers that grow at the frontyard, roadsides, farmlands and forest edges always attract butterflies.
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| Blanchard's Wood Nymph |
Visitors who want to take pictures of butterflies can bring pocket cameras with zoom lens of several magnifications or camera with telephoto lenses.
Bringing binoculars is also recommended. The device will greatly enhance the wildlife watching experience of the visitors while they do nature walk around the forest, garden and wetland of Sonder.
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| Blanchard's Tree Nymph Butterfly |
The butterfly watching tour can also be combined with snorkeling and sightseeing tour in Bunaken and its surrounding islands
If you are interested in taking butterflywatching tour that is combined with birdwatching tour and want me to organize your trip, you could contact me by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com.
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