North Toraja One Day Tour
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Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi is well known for their unique culture and traditions. Beside that Toraja is also popular with beautiful sceneries and beautiful traditonal houses called Tongkonan.
If you are coming to Toraja by bus or by plane, then this Toraja tour package is perfect for you. In one day, you will visit beautiful places in North Toraja.
What to expect
After breakfast we will visit Bolu market. Slaves, firearms, and coffee were one main commodities in the past. Now it is famous as livestock market. As we know that even majority of Toraja's population are christian, but they still practice the Aluk To Dolo way, giving animals an extremely important role in Toraja culture.
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| Katokkon chilli at Bolu market |
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| Lokomata Grave |
Then we will continue to Lokomata with a stop in Tinimbayo rice terrace view. Lokomata is a huge stone with over sixty mausoleums have been carved. Every 3 year, especially in August, people do Ma'nene ritual. Ma'nene ritual is cleaning and changing the clothes of the dead bodies. Then we will have lunch in Batutumonga. Batutumonga is a village located 1200 meters from the sea level. Here you can see rice terraces, mountains, and Rantepao from above.
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| Lunch in Batutumonga |
After lunch we will do soft trekking from Batutumonga to Lempo through rice fields, bamboo forest, and some villages. The trekking will take around 2 hours.
After arrive in Lempo. We will drive down and stop in a rante. Rante is a field where local people held the funeral ceremony. Here you can see megalithic stones from the previous funeral ceremony. One megalithic stone means there was a funeral ceremony that happened there.
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| Pallawa |
Duration
- 8 hours
Inclusions
- Private vehicle depending with the number of travelers.
- Driver.
- Gasoline.
- Toraja tour guide.
- Entrance fees based on the itinerary.
Exclusions
- Meals.
- Other personal expenses.
- Guide tipping.
- Donation if there is a funeral ceremony.
Additional info
- A moderate amount of walking is involved
- Wear hiking shoes or hiking sandals
- Don't forget your sunscreen and mosquito repellant
- The itinerary is just an example and you can customize it according to your need.
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For further info:
For further info:
- Phone/ Whatsapp: +6282194918590
- Facebook page: southsulawesitours
- E-mail: ikhsanahmad@gmail.com
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