Candle-lit dinner with gold cutlery above Lake Tondano
Private & exclusive · Signature collection

The jungle, the volcano and the gold — entirely yours.

One to three days through North Sulawesi with no one else on the trail. Chauffeured FJ40s, a private chef, safari suites under the stars, your own historian, geologist and film crew — and the gold you find, made into jewellery.

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from $990 per person per day · min. 2 guests
What makes it private

Every detail, arranged for you.

Restored FJ40 Land Cruisers with chauffeur

Chauffeured FJ40s

Restored Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40s with your own driver, cold towels and drinks on board. Hotel pickup anywhere in Manado or Likupang.

Private chef serving guests at sunset

Your private chef

Grilled lobster, cakalang fufu, woku and Minahasan spices — or anything you wish — served at a candle-lit table on the ridge above Lake Tondano.

Luxury safari suite with Mount Klabat behind

Luxury safari suites

King-size beds, linen, rugs and a private deck with a fire pit. Mount Klabat at sunrise from your pillow. Your own butler at camp.

Gold pendant with a raw nugget and jasper

Your gold, as jewellery

Our goldsmith turns your own find into a pendant or ring with a certified Minahasa stone — delivered in a velvet box with its ESMI XRF passport.

A videographer filming a family panning for gold

Own film crew included

A videographer and photographer travel with you. Your expedition film in 4K and 150+ edited photos, delivered within a week.

ESMI XRF result on a tablet

Historian & geologist

Hear the story of the Opo, the VOC and the kings of Manado from a historian, and read the rocks with an ESMI geologist — just for you.

Choose your length

One, two or three days.

1 dayGold, the cooperative, your own stone and a private chef's lunch at the waterfall.$990 pp
Most chosen2 daysPlus Mahawu crater at dawn, the lake fortress and a night in a luxury safari suite.$1,980 pp
3 daysPlus Tangkoko's tarsiers with a ranger, the black-sand coast and a second suite night.$2,970 pp

Prices per person, minimum 2 guests; children 6–15 at 50%. Includes hotel night, suites, all meals and drinks, FJ40s with driver, guides, film crew, ESMI XRF passport and the setting of your jewellery (gold at the day's price). 10% goes to restoring the land.