TORAJA  - MAKASSAR CULTURE AND NATURE TOUR
                                                                                          4 Days 3 Nights

Tour Code : 01

Day 01: ARRIVAL IN MAKASSAR AIR PORT – TRANSFER TO TORAJA (B.L.D )
up on arrival at Hasnuddin Air port Makassar, you will meet our tour Guide. Makassar ,capital of Sulawesi Island .this is noisy city, with around two millions of inhabitants in the trade center ,it’s the entrance door to all the island of east Indonesia .   Then , we will go by car to the land of the Toraja .During this 7-8 hours journey through the trans Sulawesi road,we will visit the traditional villages of bugis ,who live in all the south of the Island.They known by their abilty to build Phinisi boat and by their houses set on stilt , Lunch will be will be served in Pare- pare at sea view  Restaurant .in the last stretch,the gets in to mountain of Sulawesi to leads us to Toraja ,one of the most beautiful regions of the whole archipelago.stop will be made at puncak lawakan for having coffee break while enjoy the spectacular of erotic mountain ,late in the afternoon  getting Rantepao ,capital of Toraja,we will go directly to our Hotel . ( (B.L.D )

Day 02 : FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR.
During these day s we will take you on a full day Toraja tour.Toraja region is not only privileged for is wonderful landscape ,but for active and strange local culture ,even though now days  religion is mostly Christian , The animism is still alive.first we will visit  LONDA  where we can see  the natural cave with hanging grave on the highly rock,sarcofago and bones.LEMO  stone grave  with Tau – Tau ( wodden statues) on the balcony  of grave.KAMBIRA  where will explore  the extra ordinary baby grave in the living tree.Lunch will be served in the local restaurant , after lunch we will do a short walk through  the villages ,passing the  ricefield and  country side .KE’TE KESU aunthentic  village with traditional houses and rice store  and handy craff.late in the afternoon  back to the hotel  for the next over night at hotel ………………………………..     (B.L.D)

Day 03 :FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR . (B.L.D )
After breakfast , we  will  take you on another full day toraja tour  in north part of toraja and we will visit first TRADITIONAL MARKET,BORI where we can find ancient megalithic  stones ,after that  we will drive up to the mountain to reach TINIMBAYO hill for the nice view of rice terraced while enjoy local coffe from the farmer.than continue to BATUTUMONGA  for the spectacular  landscape  and country side. Lunch will be served at the local Restaurant.after  lunch  we will  do a short hiking .late in the afternoon back to the hotel  for the next over night.

Day 04 :TORAJA  - MAKASSAR /TRANSFER BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ( B .L )
Early in the morning after break fast  check out from the Hotel and drive back to the airport  for 7-8 hours drive, lunch will be served  at Kenari bukit indah restaurant .in the afternoon arrive in Makassar  onward  transfer directly to the airport to catch your flight for your next destination . …….. TOUR END.

                                                    HAVE A NICE FLIGHT
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

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

                                                        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.

2 DAYS 1 NIGHT TORAJA TREKK.

First day :

 Rantepao    -  Ke'pe village ( starting point to walk )  - poya village  -  Tondon village - Pangngala ala' village - Buntu Tagari village -Kattun village - Limbong village  ( Over night in Toraja traditional house ).

Second Day :

Limbong - Ma'dong village - Parinding village - Salu village  - Back to Rantepao.

Trekk Condition .

The 2 days trekking offers spectacular views of country side , rice terraced , forest, and the trekk is the quite place.

The price above for 150 Dollars  Per pax included :

Transportation to the starting point and drop back from the end point.

Guide

Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner.

Accomodation in the  village .

Below i attache several picture during the trekk.