ITINERARY

DAY 1: MAKASSAR – TORAJA

On arrival at Sultan Hasanuddin airport, you will be met by your English speaking driver for your private transfer to Rantepao, North Toraja. The trip will take around 9-10 hours with a stop for lunch in Pare-pare or Pinrang and a coffee break in erotic mountain, Enrekang. Arrive at the hotel.

DAY 2: TORAJA TOUR

During the first day, you will explore baby grave inside a living tree in Bori, cave tomb in Tampangallo, stone grave with effigies in Lemo,traditional village with incredible design of Tongkonan houses and rice barns that look like a boat, and we will also visit the Jesus statue that is taller than the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro. Here you can see the view of Makale town from above. If there’s any funeral ceremony happens today, you can come and witness one. The dead body usually kept for few years inside the house and still consider as a sick person and will be officially dead on the first day of the funeral ceremony, after they sacrifice at least one water buffalo.

DAY 3: TORAJA TOUR

In the north part of Toraja you will wander a market where local people selling their products and every 6th day, cattle are brought to the market. Then head out to Lokomata to see the boulder grave with a stop in Tinimbayo rice terrace. Before short trekking through paddy fields and bamboo forest with your local tour guide, you can have lunch in Batutumonga with the view of Rantepao from above. Our driver will meet you up at the end of trekking route and continue to see 102 megalithic stones in Bori.

DAY 4: TORAJA – SOPPENG

Depart Toraja today to Soppeng. Today we will stay at a hotel on the hill with the view of Tempe lake.

DAY 5: LEJJA HOT SPRING – YULIANA VILLA – RAMMANG-RAMMANG

Today we will bathe in a natural hot spring that’s located in a preserved forest. Then we will visit a Villa that was built by the Dutch government back in 1905. This villa was named after the daughter of Queen Wilhelmina. After that we will head to Rammang-rammang.

DAY 6: RAMMANG-RAMMANG – MAKASSAR

Rammang-rammang is known as the second largest karst in the world. Today we will visit Berua village, after that we will visit Kunang-kunang cave, stone forest, Leang-leang cave then back to your hotel in Makassar or directly to Sultan Hasanuddin airport.

INCLUDE

Low MPV car (Avanza, Xenia, APV, Sigra, Calya), English speaking driver, gasoline, parking & toll, 3 nights accomodation in Torsina hotel or similar, 1 night accomodation in Hakata Lejja, 1 night accomodation in Eco Lodge or a local homestay, breakfast at the hotel, entrance fees based on the itinerary, a local tour guide for two days tour in Toraja, boat charter to visit Berua village, coconut water in Berua village, mineral water, mobile WiFi hotspot, baby car seat, cooler box.

EXCLUDE

Flight tickets from and to the meeting point, lunch & dinner, donation if there is a funeral ceremony, personal expenses, tipping.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Pick up at Sultan Hasanuddin airport/ hotel, please ensure to bring sunglasses, a hat/ cap, sunblock, and musqouito repellent, please wear shoes with rough-profiled soles, itinerary is subject to change due to local conditions.