Pretty black sand beach surrounded by trees with clear calm waters good for snorkeling.
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Pantai Jikomalamo
Another nice beach for swimming, snorkeling, and diving.
Observation area of old lahar from Mount Gamalama, picnic area, the viewpoint of other islands of Maluku. Small admission fee.
Danau Tolire Besar
Crater lake with green water that supposedly hosts a small crocodile population with Mount Gamalama in the background. Trails to rim of lake. There is a wild legend associated with the lake which is explained in the Wikipedia article.
Exercise caution in climbing in consideration of its volcanic volatility and its past eruption in 2011.
A park in a hilly area to see the view of the downtown of Ternate. It is good to go there in the afternoon or evening.
Portuguese fort constructed in 1512 that has, over the years, also seen occupation by the Dutch, British, and a Sultanate. Abandoned in 1864 and then the focus of renovation efforts in 1996, it has a nice phallic shape.