TOLERI LAKE, TERNATE

If you are visiting Ternate, North Maluku, it is not complete when it is not self made a stop by the tourism Lake Tolire. The Lake is located about 10 km from the Centre of the town of Ternate, in addition to its unique also has an interesting legend. Lake Tolire is located under the foot of Mount Gamalama, the highest volcano in North Maluku. The lake itself is composed of two pieces. Local people call it Lake Tolire Lake Tolire is big and small. The distance between the two is only about 200 meters.

Of the two lakes, Lake Tolire Big has its own uniqueness. It resembles a giant roasting tin. From the top edge to the surface of the water of the Lake with a depth of about 50 meters and an area of approximately 5 hectares. While the depth of the lake itself is unknown. Until now there hasn't been a measure of the depth of the Lake. But according to ancestral stories, depth meter road and directly related to the sea.


A large fresh water Lake Tolire with assorted fish living there. Local residents, however, no one dared to catch fish or bathing in the Lake. They believed that the lake water is yellowish brown, inhabited by many stealth crocodile.

The uniqueness of this lake is about throwing something into the Lake, however strong throw by using stones or other objects, for example, would never touch the water of the Lake. When the throw from the edge of the Lake, the lake water is visible under the feet of the pitcher. Perhaps they were the first visit to the Lake, it is not going to believe with that fact.


However, they can try throwing them after buying a stone on the edge of the Lake many sold for Rp 1,000 for the five seed stone. So far no one is able to throw the stones to touch the surface of the water of the Lake.

According to local residents, many of the treasures stored at the base of Lake Tolire is great. This treasure belongs to the community of the Sultanate of Ternate Ternate invaded the Portuguese in the 15th century. The community of Ternate was a lot of waste of valuable assets into the Lake that was deprived of the Portuguese army.

Lake Tolire as long as there is no particular party or institution that conducts the investigation specifically for the community's recognition of the truth. However, some time ago a Brimob member by using sonar to detect objects that exist at the bottom of the Lake. As a result, in Albania there are metal objects ' in the bottom of the Lake is ' it

Tolire big Lake and Tolire Small, according to locals, the village was a prosperous life for the community. This village was condemned into a lake by the ruler of the universe, because one of his father in the child's own marriage.

When father and daugther in marriage it will flee to the outer Ward, suddenly the ground where they stand dwindled and turned into a lake. Big Lake Tolire is believed to be the place of the father. While the Small Lake Tolire is believed to be the place of the girl.

To visit the Lake Tolire is big and Small, it is not difficult Tolire. To achieve the place it only takes about 10 minutes from the Centre of the town of Ternate, using a Chartered car Rp 250,000 per day, or hire a motorcycle taxi motorbike with fares of Rp 10,000 per hour.

Visit Lake Tolire Lake TolireSaat, a great many other tourist objects that can be enjoyed, such as the beauty of the panoramic view of the Summit of Mount Gamalama, a number of Portuguese heritage Castle and eat Sultan Babullah, the Sultan of Ternate, the most famous-on the road to the Lake.

In addition, ' we ' can also enjoy the beautiful white sand beach of Sulamadaha, which is located only about three kilomerer from Lake Tolire is great. From here, visitors can also rent a boat to fish or go diving to witness the beauty of the underwater panaroma around the coast.