4 Days Toraja Tour from Makassar: Stone Grave to Toraja Funerals
4 Days Toraja Tour from Makassar: Stone Grave to Toraja Funerals
Meet the Torajans, indigenous tribe in the northern part of South Sulawesi that is known for elaborate death rituals, cliffside burial sites, and distinctive, boat-roofed houses called tongkonan.
Toraja 4 days tour will give you the chance to discover all the different destinations in Tana Toraja: from visiting four types of graves, traditional house, Toraja funeral (if there is one), and beautiful landscape of Toraja. We offer Toraja culture and nature tour in 4 days start from Makassar, you will be picked up from your hotel in Makassar or Sultan Hasanuddin Airport at 8 AM. Trip to Tana Toraja takes about 9 hour drive from Makassar. Here you will pass some regencies with beautiful scenery and Bugis traditional houses.
Itinerary
Day 1: Makassar to Toraja
Upon arrival at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport or from your hotel in Makassar, you will be picked up by your Makassar private driver. Then we will directly depart to Tana Toraja with approx. 9 hours drive passing through the Buginese villages with their typical houses on stilts. We will stop for lunch in Pare-Pare. Stop also will be made for having coffee break while enjoy the spectacular view of Mt. Kabobong or erotic mountain. Late in afternoon, arrive at the hotel in Rantepao, Tana Toraja.
Itinerary
Day 1: Makassar to Toraja
Upon arrival at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport or from your hotel in Makassar, you will be picked up by your Makassar private driver. Then we will directly depart to Tana Toraja with approx. 9 hours drive passing through the Buginese villages with their typical houses on stilts. We will stop for lunch in Pare-Pare. Stop also will be made for having coffee break while enjoy the spectacular view of Mt. Kabobong or erotic mountain. Late in afternoon, arrive at the hotel in Rantepao, Tana Toraja.
Itinerary
Day 1: Makassar to Toraja
Upon arrival at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport or from your hotel in Makassar, you will be picked up by your Makassar private driver. Then we will directly depart to Tana Toraja with approx. 9 hours drive passing through the Buginese villages with their typical houses on stilts. We will stop for lunch in Pare-Pare. Stop also will be made for having coffee break while enjoy the spectacular view of Mt. Kabobong or erotic mountain. Late in afternoon, arrive at the hotel in Rantepao, Tana Toraja.
Day 2: South Toraja Tour
After breakfast, we will take you on a full day Toraja tour. First, we will visit Lemo where we can find stone graves with their rows of Tau-Tau or wooden effigies. Then we will visit baby graves in the living tree in Kote. After that we will have lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch we will go to Tampangallo, an ancient and a natural cave grave. At last we will visit Kete’ Kesu, a beautiful local Torajan village where we can see old Tongkonan houses with rice barns and ancient hanging graves on the cliff-side. Then we go back to the Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: South Toraja Tour
After breakfast, we will take you on a full day Toraja tour. First, we will visit Lemo where we can find stone graves with their rows of Tau-Tau or wooden effigies. Then we will visit baby graves in the living tree in Kote. After that we will have lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch we will go to Tampangallo, an ancient and a natural cave grave. At last we will visit Kete’ Kesu, a beautiful local Torajan village where we can see old Tongkonan houses with rice barns and ancient hanging graves on the cliff-side. Then we go back to the Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: North Toraja Tour
After breakfast, we will drive you to Bolu market where you can see livestock and traditional market. After that we will visit Batutumonga, which is best known for its spectacular view of rice terraces then have lunch in a local restaurant with the view of Rantepao town from above. After lunch you can walk along the rice terraces and some villages to see the daily life of Torajan people. In the afternoon, visiting megalithic stone, before heading back to hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
Day 3: North Toraja Tour
After breakfast, we will drive you to Bolu market where you can see livestock and traditional market. After that we will visit Batutumonga, which is best known for its spectacular view of rice terraces then have lunch in a local restaurant with the view of Rantepao town from above. After lunch you can walk along the rice terraces and some villages to see the daily life of Torajan people. In the afternoon, visiting megalithic stone, before heading back to hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
Day 3: North Toraja Tour
After breakfast, we will drive you to Bolu market where you can see livestock and traditional market. After that we will visit Batutumonga, which is best known for its spectacular view of rice terraces then have lunch in a local restaurant with the view of Rantepao town from above. After lunch you can walk along the rice terraces and some villages to see the daily life of Torajan people. In the afternoon, visiting megalithic stone, before heading back to hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
Day 4: Toraja to Makassar
Heading back to Makassar, after having breakfast at hotel. With the same route, stop by for lunch at a local restaurant in Pare Pare. After lunch, then we continue to Sultan Hasanuddin Airport for your flight.
Day 4: Toraja to Makassar
Heading back to Makassar, after having breakfast at hotel. With the same route, stop by for lunch at a local restaurant in Pare Pare. After lunch, then we continue to Sultan Hasanuddin Airport for your flight.
IncluSIONS
PICK-UP POINT
ADDITIONAL INFO
INCLUSIONS
+ Air conditioned car according to your preference
+ English speaking driver
+ Parking & toll fee
+ Accomodation in Toraja according to your preference
+ Breakfast at the acomodation
+ A local guide for 2 days in Toraja
+ Entrance fees based on the itinerary
+ Mineral water
+ Baby car seat
EXCLUSIONS
+ Meals
+ Donation if there’s a funeral ceremony
+ Tipping
PICK-UP POINT
Your driver will meet you at the arrival hall of Sultan Hasanuddin airport holding a sign with your name written on it or meet you at the hotel lobby in Makassar.
ADDITIONAL INFO
+ All bookings require a Down Payment of 50% via Wise, Revolut, or bank transfer of the total package price at the time of the booking and the rest will be paid when you meet your driver.
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