MAKASSAR – TORAJA – SENGKANG – BIRA – MAKASSAR.

                                                                (  10 DAYS 9 NIGHTS SULAWESI ROUND TRIPS  )

TOUR CODE 02

Day 01 : MAKASSAR – TORAJA.

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 nort 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 over night at …………………….. Hotel.

Day 02 : FULL DAY TORAJA  EXCURSION.

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 resul t 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 03 : FULL DAY TORAJA EXCURSION.

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 tours 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 04 : TORAJA- SENGKANG INCLUDED TEMPE LAKE

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 05 : SENGKANG – BIRA  ISLAND – MAKASSAR.

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 06 : BIRA – LIUKAN ISLAND

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 07: BIRA FREE PROGRAMM.

Day 08:BIRA FREE PROGRAMM.

Day 09: BIRA – MAKASSAR .

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 : HOTEL – TRANSFER TO THE AIR PORT.

After breakfast we will drop you back to the air port onward your flight ,for your next destination .

                                                                            TOUR END

TOUR CONDITION :

Our Service  Included :

• Hotel accommodation

• Meals as Mentioned in the itinerary  B =Breakfast     L = Lunch   D = Dinner.

• 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 ).

        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.