Toraja Cultural Tour
6 Days
Duration: 06 Days/05 Nights
Grade: Easy
Starts/Ends: Makassar Airport
 DAY
01 : ARRIVAL MAKASSAR - TORAJA HIGHLAND
Upon arrival at Makassar, meeting
service and then transfer to Toraja by Fully Air-conditioned private Minibus or
Car to take a drive-trip to Toraja Land with appproximately 8 hours trip taking
across the Bugis Vilage with their typical houses on poles along the magnificent
mountain passes. Lunch will be served at Bukit Indah Restaurant in Pare-Pare,
a small port situated 155 kms north of Makassar. Late afternoon arrive in Toraja
directly check-in at hotel for accommodation (L).
DAY 02 : TORAJA TOUR
After
breakfast at hotel full day exploring Toraja Land, visiting The cliff-side stone
grave with wooden effigies on the balcony at LEMO, The royal family tombs at SUAYA,
The baby grave in the huge tree at KAMBIRA and Cultural performace at SANGALLA.
Lunch will be served at local restaurant in Rantepao. After lunch, visiting the
natural cave at LONDA and then proceed to the traditional wooden carving village
at KETE KESU. Overnight at hotel (B,L).
DAY
03 : TORAJA TOUR
After breakfast at hotel. The second Fullday Excursion, visiting
The most beautiful village with buffalo horns in front off their houses at PALAWA.
The Traditional cotton weaving village at SA'DAN, The ancient megalithic stone
at BORI and then proceed to SESEAN mount to view the large rice-field terrace
at BATUTUMONGA and Lunch will be served on this spot. After Lunch , continue to
visit the boulder grave at LOKOMATA and then, Take a nice nature-walk from PANA
through the rice-field and some village down to TIKALA . From TIKALA village take
a drive back to Rantepao for Refreshment. Back to hotel for overnight (B,L). DAY
04 : TORAJA TOUR
Visiting Pangli, the stone statue of the deadman. Bori, the
existence of megalithic grave. Parinding, the big wooden grave "erong"
and cave. Lunch at Rantepao. Singki, the horse Grave in the high position. Siguntu,
the traditional village and rice barn. (B,L) DAY
05 : TORAJA - SENGKANG
Drive to Sengkang, a small city to the south of Rantepao.
We will need approximately 4 hours drive. Sengkang is a cool mountainous city
in the hinterland of South Sulawesi, about 4 hours drive from Makassar. Not too
far from the small city, is a small preserved lake with various kinds of birds
and floating houses. we will paddle the dug out canoe to reach the center of the
lake and to pay a visit to the local people dwelling. In the clear weather, the
beautiful sunset is another attraction. (B,L) DAY
06 : SENGKANG - MAKASSAR
After breakfast at our small hotel in Sengkang, drive
to the coast of South Sulawesi to reach Makassar to catch your flight back to
Jakarta or Bali (B) |
