SOUTH SULAWESI TOUR - 10 Days 9 Nights
HIGHLIGHT OF THIS TRIP:
Landscape
Culture And Nature Tour
Traditional Ritual
Snorkelling Or Diving
Hiking
Traditional Houses
Historical Burial Site.
Destination : 4 , Makassar ,Toraja, Sengkang , Bira
TRANSPORT ON THIS TRIP : Private AC Car , Boat.
DAY 1: MAKASSAR – TORAJA. ( Meals Breakfast included )
Up on arrival at Makassar Hasanuddin air port, you will be picked up by your guide for the drive to Rantepao (Toraja). The island of Sulawesi was once refered to as Celebes and Makassar, the capital of south Sulawesi, was formerly called Ujung pandang. The islander interchange the name frequently. The journey takes you through several villages of the Bugis people who build stilted houses along magnificent mountain passes.
Stop will be made for lunch at Bukit indah restaurant. This restaurant is located in Pare-pare a small port around 155 km north of Makassar approximately 4 hours drive from Hasanuddin airport.
The drive continues through the hills reaching Rantepao in the late afternoon approximately 5 hours or 5 hours 30 minutes .
Rantepao is the small capital of Toraja an area of around 500.000 inhabitans. The Toraja ethnic group is renowed for their elaborate funeral rites, traditional houses and spectacular carving and dancing . you will spend more days exploring Toraja villages and learning about their unique culture.check in Hotel and overnight at …………………….. Hotel.
DAY 2: FULL DAY TORAJA EXCURSION. (Meals Breakfast included)
This morning after breakfast we will have a full day tour exploring Toraja region with culture and tradition, first we will visit Traditional market in Rantepao daily needed like vegetables ,fruits fish etc .After visiting Market will continue to a village called LEMO, Tana toraja place cemetery or funeral corpse –shaped holes in the wall rock .this place is the result of human creations exceptional Toraja .lemo has been around since the 16th century was made by chiseling.at that time certainly with very simple equipment .KAMBIRA an extra ordinary baby grave in the living tree in the bamboo forest.
TAMPANG ALLO , a natural cave where we can see also the oldest coffins over 250 years , skulls and bones inside the cave. SUAYA, the king grave and the old wooden statues. Lunch will be served at the local restaurant. After lunch short hiking will be done through the country side with the nice view and traditional houses .in the afternoon back to the hotel for the next overnight.
Note : if there is a traditional ritual, speak with your guide for detail information
DAY 3: FULL DAY TORAJA EXCURSION. (Meal Breakfast Included)
This day we will continue again our culture tour,first visiting KE’TE KESU a village which has one of the finest ensembles of TONGKONAN (Traditional houses )these boat shaped houses have tall roofs made of slender bristles and create strange silhouettes in the sky. the Tongkonan facades boast many carved and painted motifs and buffalo head wood adorns the wealthiest homes. Ke’te kesu village also has a rice granary of the traditional Toraja style.
BORI a village with funeral field called Rante as a place to held the highst level of the funeral ritual, in this village we can see also megalithic stones. After that we will continue the trip and drive up to the mountain passing the spectacular landscape and stop in TINIMBAYO for coffe break while enjoying the rice terraced view.BATUTUMONGA the really natural landscape.lunch will be served at the local restaurant. After lunch short trek will be made .in the afternoon back to the hotel for overnight
DAY 4: TORAJA - SENGKANG INCLUDED TEMPE LAKE (Meal Included reakfast)
Early in the morning after breakfast,we will leave to SENGKANG ,sengkang situated in north west of Makassar and where we will find the TEMEPE lake. The journey for this day will takes about 6 hours via palopo the way to trans Sulawesi.on the way Palopo offers us nice view .in the afternoon arrive in Sengkang , check in Hotel at………………………….. After that we will do a lake tour by using fisher boat to reach the floating house in the middle of lake tempe , enjoying the hospitality of fisherman family.than go back to the hotel for overnight.
DAY 5: SENGKANG – BIRA ISLAND (Meal Included Breakfast)
After breakfast we will continue to BIRA ,Bira situated in the south part of Makassar and this place will be the last destination of our round trip , Bira is a nice place for relaxing like swimming in the beach ,snorkeling ,etc. the trips will take 7 hours , Stop in TANABERU to see phinisi boat building. in the afternoon check in hotel at ………………………………than relax in the beach
DAY 6: BIRA – LIUKAN ISLAND ( Meal Included Breakfast )
After breakfast in the morning , we will pick you up at the hotel for our island tour ,this day we have time swimming and snorkeling, the boat we take us to LIUKAN island .on the island there are nice places to snorkel and swimming , we will visit also fisherman village on the island and traditional weaving.Lunch will be served on the island. Late in the afternoon back to the hotel and over night.
DAY 7: BIRA FREE PROGRAMM. ( Meal breakfast included )
DAY 8: BIRA FREE PROGRAMM. ( Meal Breakfast included )
DAY 9: BIRA – MAKASSAR . ( Meal Breakfast included )
This day we will drive back to MAKASSAR ,the trip takes 5 hours ,stop in Bone for lunch ,arrive in MAKASSAR in afternoon check in at ……………………. hotel and we will have city walk to losary beach to watch sun set ,FORT ROTTERDAM. An old fort .
DAY 10: BIRA – MAKASSAR . ( Meal Breakfast included )
After breakfast we will drop you back to the air port onward your flight, for your next destination.
OUR SERVICE INCLUDED:
Hotel Accommodation
Meals As Mentioned In The Itinerary Breakfast Only
Tour And Transfer By Private Air Condition Vehicles
English Speaking Local Guide ( For Other Languages Supplement Apply )
All Entrance Fees And Tours As Indicated In Itinerary
Donation In Toraja
Tour By Canoe To Lake Tempe ( Floating Village )
Boat For Liukan Island In Bira.
Our services do not included
Visa Arrangements
International And Domestic Flights
International And Domestic Departure Tax
Meals Other Than Mentioned Above
Camera/ Video
Personal Expenses ( Drinks , Laundry,Telephone ,Tips Etc ).
Tour By Canoe To Lake Tempe ( Floating Village )
Others Services Not Clearly Indicated In Packages Inclusion Above.
IMPORTANT NOTES :
The tour price does not include personal insurance so we highly recommend you to take your own insurance before departure to Indonesia covering also the cost of medical evacuation by air
You will need a passport valid for six months appropriate visa to enter our countries. We can not accept responsibility if you are refused entry to a country because you lack the correct visa documentation.
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