Gamalama — Local services in Ternate

Quite easy access from Moya. It took me a bit more than three hours to reach the top. There a few place to camp on the way if you want to sleep and see the sunset. The last one is less than 30min to the top. The first 20-30 min is a dirt road that you could drive on if you have a good motorbike. Then the path is well maintained with bamboo stairs. The last part is a path in the wood that is clear and that has some ropes for help. If you have an offline map using openstreet map you don’t need any guide it’s very easy to locate you. You will see as well 5 kind of camp with board like “Pos 3”. The top is stunning but you better take a mask with you as might have to walk 5-10 minutes in the...

Gamalama Hutan Lindung, Ternate City, North Maluku

This mountain is one of the high volcanic mountains in Indonesia. Gamalama has a height of 1,715 meters above sea level with dense green forests reaching a height of 1,500 meters. The interesting thing about Mount Gamalama is its conical shape and is part of Ternate Island.

The name Mount Gamalama comes from the word Kie Gam Lamo which means "great country" and is a symbol of the greatness of the nation that inhabits Ternate Island. One of the legendary stories born from the eruption of Mount Gamalama is the origin of Lake Tolire. Initially, Lake Tolire was a village called Soela Takomi and in 1775 Mount Gamalama erupted and destroyed this village and its...

Sangat indah pemandangan dari atas puncak gamalama, terlihat jelas pulau2 yang berada di sekitar pulau ternate, untuk Naik ke puncak ini terdapat 5 POS, POS pertama setalah taman love/panorama, jalan setelah POS 2 menuju POS 3 sangat terjal hingga harus mengunakan Tali, Dan juga terdapat beberapa peraturan untuk di POS terakhir (POS 5), di POS 5 di Saran kan untuk mengumandangkan adzan, Sayang nya ketika Saya Naik puncak nya tertutupi awan sehingga sedikit sulit melihat pemandangan nya, Saran Saya Naik puncak jangan ketika musim hujan, selain susah juga ketika pagi...