Lake Tolire
Danau Tolire Besar
A volcanic crater lake with steep cliffs, its water about 50 meters below the cliff edge and Mount Gamalama rising behind it. It's Ternate's most famous sight.
Lake Tolire (Tolire Besar) lies in the northwest of Ternate Island. It is a low crater lake formed by a steam explosion, with its surface about 50 meters below the viewing platform. Steep cliffs surround it, the water is a deep emerald green, and the cone of Mount Gamalama rises behind. Local legend holds that the lake formed when villagers angered the spirits and the land sank, and that there are crocodiles in the lake. Visitors still toss stones over the cliff edge to see if they can reach the water. It looks close, but it's very hard to throw a stone that far. The viewpoint has small food stalls and a parking lot. Entry costs about 5,000 rupiah, and a taxi or ojek (motorbike taxi) from town takes about 40 minutes. It's often combined with Batu Angus and Sulamadaha Beach in a one-day island loop.
Opening hours
All day (visit during daytime)
Nearby sights
- Sulamadaha Beach
- Mount Gamalama
- Batu Angus
- Cengkeh Afo
- Fort Kastela
- Fort Tolukko
- Kedaton of the Sultanate of Ternate
- Sultan of Ternate Mosque