Bugis and Toraja in 5 Days

Day 01 Makassar - Sengkang

Your program today starts with the visit to Leang - Leang, a prehistoric cave with ancient cave wall printing. The wall printing came in the form of palm hands and endemic animals of the island. It is beleived to be about 3000 years in age. Then visit Bantimurung and Bulusaraung National Park with its lush green ecosystem for various beautiful butterflies. Bantimurung is a place where British Naturalist Sir Alfred Wallace took field research in the late 18th centuries.

Proceed then to Sengkang passing the National Park with some photo stops en route. Late lunch in Sengkang. Afternoon take a motorized canoe ride to Lake Tempe to visit the fishermans floating house and then on return have a closer look into the late afternoon activities along the river banks where people catch fish, bathe and brush their teeth in the same river.

Day 02 Sengkang - Toraja

Morning visit Sengkang morning market and Bugis Silk weaving then drive to Toraja through Palopo. Drive to the lowland of South Sulawesi until we reach the east coast in Gulf of Bone to reach Palopo for lunch. Afternoon drive inland to Toraja through one of the most beautiful panoramic views on the province, passing clove plantations and durian. Arrive late afternoon in Toraja.

Day 03 Visit Southern Toraja

If there are no cultural events to attend, the program today will include a visit to Lemo-- a place best visited in the morning as it is facing east. Lemo is a place where the wooden effigies representing the ancestors are on display high up on the rock cliff with tombs dug on the rock like chambers. The next place is Kambira, a place where you can have a closer look at a tree whose trunk infants are buried. The last place to visit before lunch is Suaya - the Toraja Royal family burial place where various types of sarcophagus are on display as small museum. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon visit Siguntu - a small village on a hill with beautiful Tongkonan and rice barns then proceed to Londa, a cave as a natural catacomb.

Day 04 Explore Toraja

Visit Ke'te Kesu - a beautiful Toraja village with traditional houses and wood carving. Ancient wooden sarcophagus can be seen next to the village. Proceed to Sa'dan where Toraja weaving is produced then drive to Batutumonga,  a place located on the slope of Mt. Sesean with beautiful panoramic views down to the valley with terraced rice fileds and Toraja villages. Lunch at local restaurant in Batutumonga. Afternoon drive down to Rantepao with a stop in Bori where the tallest stone monuments in Toraja are located.

Day 05 Toraja - Makassar

Early morning return to Makassar and drive the same way back. You may visit some more interesting places if your flight departs at the early evening or if you still stay another night in Makassar.

Children under 12 years old will get 50% discount from the full rate.

50% of charge