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MAKASSAR-SENGKANG (TEMPE LAKE)-TORAJA TOUR 6 DAYS

6 Days 5 Nights

Overview

Sengkang in South Sulawesi offers a glimpse into traditional Bugis culture and the natural beauty of Lake Tempe, making it a destination for those interested in experiencing rural Indonesia.

Highlights

  • Location: Sengkang is situated in the southwestern part of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It lies on the eastern shore of Lake Tempe, which is known for its scenic beauty and freshwater fisheries.
  • Economy: The economy of Sengkang is primarily based on agriculture, with rice paddies and fish farms being prominent. The region also has significant natural resources, including minerals and timber.
  • Culture: Sengkang is home to the Bugis people, who have a rich cultural heritage. Traditional customs and ceremonies, such as weddings and rice harvest festivals, are still celebrated here.
  • Tourism: While not as widely known as some other parts of Indonesia, Sengkang offers attractions such as Lake Tempe, where visitors can take boat tours to observe the local way of life and enjoy the natural scenery. The lake is famous for its floating houses and stunning sunsets.
  • Infrastructure: Sengkang has basic infrastructure such as roads, markets, and government offices. The town serves as a commercial center for the surrounding rural areas.
  • Transportation: Access to Sengkang is primarily by road. The town is connected to other parts of South Sulawesi by highways, making it accessible for both residents and visitors.
  • Bus,City Car (E.x Toyota Inova)
  • Sermani Hotel Sengkang,Heritage Hotel Toraja

Itinerary

Day 1 :
ARRIVAL IN MAKASSAR DRIVE TO – SENGKANG (L)

Arrival at Hasanuddin Airport Makassar, meet your guide, depart to Sengkang (+_ 6 hours) drive by car. Will stop along the way to visit see traditional built house hand appliance, lunch at local restaurant refreshment en route. In the afternoon we will cross the Tempe lake, where we will have a boat trip to explore the daily life style of the local Bugis fishermen who do live on the floating houses. Overnight and dinner at hotel Hakata Leja Resort

Day 2 :
SENGKANG – TORAJALAND ( B/L)

After breakfast, we will visit the weaving center where we can see women hand spin and weave traditional sutera sarong silk clothes. Then drive to Toraja via Palopo. On the way from Palopo to Toraja offers us many spectacular views where we will also stop on Puncak Paredean for having refreshment while enjoy the beautiful mountainous panorama. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, arrive in Rantepao. Dinner and overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 3 :
FULL DAY – TORAJA LAND TOUR (B/L)

After breakfast, a full day exploring Tana Toraja. First you will visit Lemo to see rows of Tau Tau statues and the hanging graves. Later continue to discover the secrets of baby trees in Nonongan. Onwards to Londa with its ancient tombs in which the deceased was not buried, but placed among the rocks. Lunch break in a local restaurant in Rantepao. Onwards to Kete Kesu with a stop in Karuaya to enjoy the beautiful and typical Toraja panorama, From here we will continue with a short walk to Kete Kesu, one of the oldest Toraja villages. Here you still find two rows of the original village houses, the traditional ancestral houses of the Toraja people, Tongkonan, as well as traditional rice barns with colorful wood carvings. Overnight at hotel.

Day 4 :
FULL DAY – TORAJA LAND TOUR (B/L)

After breakfast, we will bring you to visit Pallawa & Sa’dan To’baranna, local Torajan villages known as the weaving center of Rantepao. Afterwards drive up and stop over in Tinimbayo where we can enjoy the spectacular view of the megalith stones spread over the extensive rice fields. Then to a burial cave of Lokomata. From Lokomata, transfer to local restaurant for having lunch with rice field view. After lunch continuing our trip to Batutumonga where we will a have short trekking down around 2-3 hours to Lempo village, enjoy the beautiful panorama and experience a moment of the unique Torajan life style (interaction with local life, see coffee plantation, bamboo forest and rice terrace). Then we will visit Bori village to see the stone menhir before back to the hotel for overnight

Day 5 :
TORAJA LAND – MAKASSAR (B/L)

After breakfast, check out hotel. Then drive back to Makassar via the same road. Lunch will be served at a seafood restaurant in Pare-Pare. Late in the afternoon arrive Makassar chek in hotel for overnight

Day 6 :
MAKASSAR – SHORT CITY TOUR – TRANSFER AIRPORT (B/L)

After breakfast, we will take you on a short city tour around Makassar by visiting Fort Rotterdam, an Old Dutch Fortress. Then proceed to Paotere Anchorage, the traditional Makassarese and Bugines wooden Phinisi boat harbor. After lunch transfer directly to Hasanuddin Airport Makassar to catch your flight to your next destination.