An authentic Toraja trekking adventure with rafting experience! On the cliff walls in Lemo, one of the Toraja villages, you will see many graves and also wooden statues representing the deceased. It’s a unique way of burial that you can only find the Toraja land! Moreover, you can discover more of unique cultural practices celebrating life & death as you venture around the ‘sacred highlands’. In addition to culture, we’ll let you enjoy the natural landscapes on raft along Maulu River that flows through the tropical rain forest. The level 2 rapids interspersed with cool and refreshing waterfalls makes a splendid experience.
Welcome to the island of Celebes, an exotic island with a very particular shape as the letter “K”. Sulawesi has an impressive variety of animal species, tropical plants, and two extravagant ethnic groups; the mountainous Toraja, and the Bugis sailors. The airport of the capital of the Celebes Islands (Makassar), is the transit center of all the airplanes that move from the East to the West of Indonesia (and vice versa).
And here begins our Toraja Trekking & Rafting Adventure on the island of Celebes, by heading towards Toraja land by car. The route, about 310 km is full of rice fields, Bugis villages, who are the owners of the famous and traditional Phinisi ships and are therefore better known as “sailors”. It will be 9 hours by car from the airport, so you will make a stop halfway to lunch or dinner. This will depend on the time of your flight. After arrival at the hotel, you will enjoy your well-deserved rest after the long trip.
If you arrive in Makassar after 3 PM, we suggest you book an overnight stay and start the tour the next morning. We can arrange airport transfer and accommodation if you need it.
Meals: Lunch
Accommodation: Santai Hotel / Misiliana Hotel / or similar
We will have two days of adventure in the Toraja Lands. It will be two days to explore not only its incredible landscapes but also its remarkable culture. And it is time to discover it during our stay in this magical land. The local people, mostly Christians, still practice animism according to their original religion called Aluk Todolo. Are you ready to soak up the Toraja culture? We will visit Lemo with the cemetery on the rock walls and all the wooden statues called Tau-Tau that represent their deceased.
The town of Ke’te Kesu, one of the oldest in Toraja where you will see the typical houses called “Tongkonan”. You will also see other hanging tombs in one of its caves. And in the towns of Bori, Nanggala, Suaya, there are baby graves in the trees. We may find it strange, but it is something that is part of this ancient culture. During your stay in this land of spirits, with “luck”, we can see their funeral ceremonies up close. These picturesque funerals are frequent, but not every day, so we can’t assure you will see them. When we attend them, as an offering to the family, tourists are asked to donate about 100,000 Rupiah.
In addition to these visits, we will visit its attractive markets where local people carry out their daily transactions. On Tuesday and Thursday, a larger market develops.
Afterwards we will return to the hotel to rest.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch
Accommodation: Santai Hotel / Misiliana Hotel / or similar
We cannot start our adventure today without breakfast. After that, we will head towards the Maulu River (it is approximately 1-hour walking). Once we reach the river, we will prepare for this adventure in a dream environment. Rafting is quite simple yet adventurous, the rapids are level 2 of 6. The visual experience will be impressive passing through deep canyons, natural waterfalls and towns. In addition, we can see animals such as iguanas and tropical birds. After enjoying this adventure, we return to our hotel in Rantepao.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch
Accommodation: Santai Hotel / Misiliana Hotel / or similar
Today is our last day in this special area of Indonesia. After breakfast, we depart south towards the capital of Sulawesi and then take the flight to our next destination. This will take approximately 8 hours. Thank you for enjoying this Toraja Trekking & Rafting Adventure by the hands of Come2Indonesia. Sampai Jumpa!
Meals: Breakfast
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