TORAJA, SOUTH SULAWESI-LAND OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

The journey from Makassar to Toraja and Ujung Pandang in passing along the 130 km coastline on the mountain. After entering the Tana Toraja, start at the natural pamandangan filled with greatness.

Graphite bricks and rocks, and the blue mountains in the distance after passing the village market will look Mebali society is breeding sheep that contrasts with the view looks good pasture fertility, abundance of food in a beautiful tropical country. This is Tana Toraja, one of the best resorts in Indonesia.

Tana Toraja is a specificity and uniqueness in the tradition of the funeral usually referred Signs Tuka. Tana Toraja in the body in the grave, but not placed in the Tong Kanan for some time. Laying period is more than 10 years until his family has enough money for a proper ceremony for the dead. After the ceremony, his body was taken to the last resort in a mountain cave or a wall.

The skulls show that the body is not buried, but only to the rocks, or less, or in the hole. Usually. funeral festival season begins when the last rice has been harvested. Usually the end of June or July and not later than September.

How to get there

Air Travel: From Hassanudin runway. Or Ujung Pandang Makassar, Tana Toraja process through the airport near Rantepao Maklé, 24 kilometer south of the Kruger National Park and from there will be no bus to the city to be.

Land travel: bus to Rantepao in Ujung Pandang every day during the trip takes about 8 hours including breaks for meals. Tickets must be purchased in the city, but bus departs Panaikan.20 minutes outside the city using the Bemo. Buses usually depart in the morning (7 hours) Day (1 hours) and night (7 hours). Some organizations again in the Kruger National Park back to Ujung Pandang. Basanya bus leaves adapted to the passenger.

Shelter

Travelers who want to stay in downtown hotels have many options. But if you're an adventurous spirit, you can sleep in the village with the surrounding community.

Other places to visit

Bemo is the best way to discover the region. In addition to the others (small bus or jeeps) with or without driver. If you already can walk to all the surrounding village.

Other things to see and do

Exploring the market. You should not miss to visit the traditional market. Here's a typical Toraja coffee beans (such as Arabica and Robusta) and several other unique items such as vegetables (eggplant or Tamar Ella Dutch and goldfish).

Visiting address Tomonga stone stone dalah means that lead to a cloud. From here you can change the number of volcanic rock that emerged from the rice field. And some huge stones in Goa. Really beautiful landscape and make Tana Toraja looks lush and green.

Palawa visit. Palawaadalah good place to visit. When an area Tongkonan or burial places for ceremonies and festivals.

Take a trip from Rantepao to Kete. Traditional village with excellent craftsmanship. Behind the village on the hill was ukuranya cave that is older than the size of the living.

Eateries

Most find the location of this restaurant, along the road. You can also bring their own food.

Tips By-By

It is the gift shop where you can buy specific Tana Toraja, there are clothes, bags, wallets, and other crafts.

Tips To Travel

• Visitors may use the local customs and clothes will be given prizes such as cigarettes or coffee whenever entered Tongkonan
• The streets are not always asphalt. Jeep and traveled another. Although the weather is good. Careful
• Be careful with your head when entering Tongkonan, typical Toraja house
• Enrekang, Makale, dn Toraja highlands made of volcanic rock fragments. Stop for a moment and taking photos there. If you regret it.

BUNAKEN ISLAND, UNDERWATER TOURS

This is not praise, but the facts, Bunaken (a mainstay of the attractions of North Sulawesi) is now better than a few months ago for the WOC-CTI-top. The recognition of the tourists who just visited Bunaken (especially the sea-park), in general they are happy, because the joy of travel when they felt when visiting the tourist attraction on the island overlooking the city of Manado provincial capital of North Sulawesi.

Bunaken added nicely now, so the spoken word piece by them when dipelabuhan Manado tour, completing a journey of Bunaken. Several facilities it had complained to Bunaken disappointed about the situation in the visited about one years ago, now it is resolved, such as housing problems and the means to rest, culinary, cendramata, diving equipment and sea transportation advice, much better than when their previous visit.

The rent of the vessel (capacity 50 people) are also regarded as not too different from far, their first chartered cruise Rp 700,000 to leave home, plus a look at the beauty of Bunaken marine park on board with a glass of water facilities installed in ship body.

Now they have offered up to USD 800,000 USD 750,000. with the lease from 07.00 to 16.000. As for port facilities under their boat landings feel better, they must first descend into the sea when the water disappeared fit again, but now, despite their low tide not to wet her feet in the sea.

I used garbage complaints, now resolved, but there are also found in a plastic trash in teraliri Bunaken area, because the natural flow of the sea.

Manado own sightseeing tour of the port is equipped with facilities of comfort and safety, every day there are officers who maintain dipelabuhan to protect the tourists, there are several points of departure ports, but the busy port, which lies behind the marina and the port behind the Plaza Hotel Manado Sulawesi.
Beritamanado watchlist Berdasarakan result, the number of tourists Bunaken continues to grow, especially on holidays. The average in the two ports each day more than 30 ships to Bunaken with an average of 25 passengers. Tourists visiting most local tourists, both North Sulawesi own citizens and foreign visitors to the area on holiday or special date is still a chance there is activity in Manado task.

Mostly local tourists visited the day, while foreign tourists to a few days, with a dive tour agenda, most of them loved to dive at night, but also local tourists to do the same with foreign tourists last resort.