Tana Toraja Tours
Book in advance your tour directly with Local Guides with a certified guide against local prices. The prices in the table are for a group of 2. Check in the form below all our tariffs.
| Tours prices assume 2 people | High Season June – September | Low Season All other months |
|---|---|---|
| 2D1N Toraja Tour | 4.42 mln IDR | 3.82 mln IDR |
| 3D2N Toraja & Village Stay Recommended! | 7.00 mln IDR | 6.30 mln IDR |
| 4D3N Toraja & Village Stay | 9.28 mln IDR | 8.48 mln IDR |
| 5D4N Toraja & Village Stay | 11.86 mln IDR . | 10.96 mln IDR . | Private charter Makassar-Rantepao (max 4 people) |
1.50 mln IDR . | 1.30 mln IDR . |
Accommodation in Rantepao: ensuite double room in Guesthouse.
Accommodation in villages: private room in local accommodation among villagers.
Find all prices in the BOOKING FORM
Recommended Tana Toraja & Sulawesi Tours
Rantepao – Funeral Ceremony – Batutumonga – Kambira – Kete Kesu – Salu – Bugis Village – Rammang Rammang – Lake Tempe – Bira Beach
The must-do in this area is a 2D Toraja Tour to see the burial sites South from Rantepao – such as Kambira, Kete Kesu and Tampang Allo – and to see the beautiful landscape and hills in the North (around Batutumonga) while trekking through the rice fields and mountain villages.
While Tana Toraja is famous for its funeral ceremonies, many overlook that the area is among the most beautiful trekking scenes in Indonesia. Unfortunately, most guides are mostly familiar with the popular burial sites and less with the hidden trails in the mountains.
Local Guides works with licensed trekking guides. We bring you to breath taking landscapes away from the crowd. Because of our agreements with several village chiefs, our clients have the unique possibility to spend the nights in local houses during our mountain treks.
Therefore, we recommend to do at least a 3D Toraja Tour & Village Stay Tour in order to go off-the-beaten-path during an all-day hike through rice fields, cacao- and coffee plantations, bamboo forests and the many villages, and stay overnight in the cute, remote village Salu.
The favorite tour among hikers that love off-the-beaten trails, is our 5D Toraja & Village Stay Tour.
The Tana Toraja Tours can be perfectly combined with visits to Rammang Rammang, Lake Tempe and Bira Beach. The 6D Sulawesi Tour is a favourite among travellers that arrive and leave from Makassar because this tour breaks the long journey from Makassar to Rantepao and back and is an excellent value for money.
The Ultimate Guide to Tana Toraja
Experienced, Local Guides
We want travellers to experience the natural and cultural treasures of beauty of some of Earth’s remote places. Therefore, only licensed guides with a proven track record of satisfied clients can join our network.
Our team in Tana Toraja consists of licensed trekking guides, born and raised around Rantepao. We follow strict safety- and environmental rules to minimise the human footprint to the local environment.
Prepare for your Tana Toraja Tour
For a good preparation of your Tana Toraja Tour, we recommend reading the The Ultimate Guide to Tana Toraja.
How to get to Rantepao
Makassar is the gateway to Tana Toraja, and Rantepao is the base from which to explore Tana Toraja.
Fly to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar. From here you can reach Rantepao both via land and by air.
By Air. Take the morning flight from Makassar to Palopo Bua Airport (±1 hour), located ±2 hour drive from Rantepao. Use SkyScanner to search for international and domestic flights.
Taxi. Take a private transfer from the airport to Rantepao (±8/9 hours). You could make stops at interesting sites on route (Bugis village, Erotic mountains), make a detour to visit Rammang Rammang, or break the journey with an overnight at Sengkang.
Bus. The cheapest option is to take the bus (±9/10 hours). There are several bus companies with different prices and each bus has different seat classes. Always take the most luxury seats as these much more comfortable for a little higher price. Bus companies include Litha & Co, Manggala Trans and Primadona. Usually you need to buy the bus tickets locally, but Primadona has a (primitive) online booking system and an email address ([email protected]).
What to bring for the Tana Toraja Tour
The general pack list:
- Comfortable shoes
- Insect repellent (DEET 40%)
- Small backpack for the day trips
- Camera
Pack also the following for the Tana Toraja treks:
- Towel
- Pocket light
- Mobile charger for your electronic devices (or a spare battery)
In case you visit a ceremony, you could consider bringing ceremony gifts (e.g. sugar, chocolate, cigarettes) with you, or alternatively just ask your guide to make a stop at a store on the way to the ceremony.
Good to Know
Fly to Makassar and from here take either the private taxi or bus to Rantepao, or fly to Palopo airport where we can pick you up. You could use SkyScanner to search for international flights and NusaTrip for domestic flights.
Accommodation is not included (except in a Toraja village). Some recommended hotels:
| Makassar Airport: | Harper Perintis |
| Makassar: | Citanes Royal Bay Makassar |
| Rantepao: | Toraja Misilliana Hotel |
| Bira: | Secret Guest Hause |
A small online booking confirmation fee is required to confirm your booking request. The outstanding amount is usually paid in cash upon arrival. Alternatively - and only if you wish - the outstanding balance can be transferred in advance to our guide's Indonesian bank account.
In case you wish to pay the outstanding balance in advance, we recommend using TransferWise .
This is an increasingly popular payment platform among Western travellers for payments to non-Western countries, because international transfers via bank or PayPal usually assume unfavourable currency exchange rates on top of the commissions. Create a Transferwise account now - the confirmation process takes a few days - and ask for bank details.
We advice you to visit Indonesia with a good travel insurance. In case you do not have one yet, you may want to consider the international travel insurance World Nomads that many backpackers use.
For frequently asked questions about our Tana Toraja Tours, please see our FAQ section to the right.
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Deda lives in North Sumatra in the small village Bukit Lawang. Because of the modest local salaries, his family is not able to pay the significant college enrollment fee of ± € 8000.
Would you like to help Dena? In the booking form below, you have the option to make a donation with your booking. The entire amount will be spent on the cause.
Tana Toraja Tours – Itineraries
Day 1: Highlights of the South
Rantepao >> Lemo - Kambira - Tampang Allo - Lampio - Kete’ Kesu >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, entrance fees, accommodation in Rantepao*
excluded: meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. In case there is time, we could also visit the weaving village Lampio.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves.
The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.
Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.
Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.
Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful nature
Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.Day 2: Highlights of the North
Rantepao >> Lombok Parinding - Bori - Palawa - Tinimbayo - Batutumonga - Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame), entrance fees
excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
We'll explore the less touristic North, which is the most scenic region of Tana Toraja with some excellent, easy trekking options through picturesque villages and panorama views.
We visit the stone graves and rice burns in the village Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the traditional village Palawa and Tinimbayo.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama. After lunch, we drive to Lokomata to see the boulder grave.
At Loko Mata we start our scenic trek of 2-3 hours through rice fields, bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations, until we arrive at Kayurame village, from where we return by car to Rantepao.
The Most Popular Pick!
Day 1: Highlights of the South
Rantepao >> Lemo - Kambira - Tampang Allo - Lampio - Kete’ Kesu >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, entrance fees, accommodation in Rantepao*
excluded: meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the weaving village Lampio, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. If there is time we could also visit the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves. The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful natureClassified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.Day 2: Trekking to Salu Village (L D)
Rantepao >> Pana - Kata - Sumpiak - Lolai - Bela - Salu
Included: guide, car and driver for drop-off, long trek (Kata - Salu), overnight at Salu, meals as mentioned
After breakfast, you are picked up and dropped off at Panaa. We visit the old stone grave, and then start our scenic day trek. We pass Kata - located in the middle of rice fields - and then continue to Sumpiak .
After the mountain village Lolai we go through the bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations to eventually arrive at our final destination: the remote, traditional village Salu.
Here, we'll meet the villagers, have diner, and spend the night in a local house.
Day 3: Highlights of the North (B)
Salu >> Lombok Parinding - Bori - Palawa - Tinimbayo - Batutumonga - Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame), entrance fees
excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
After breakfast in Salu village, we are picked up by car to explore the scenic Northern part of Toraja.
We visit the stone graves and rice burns in the village Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the traditional village Palawa and Tinimbayo.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama. After lunch, we drive to Lokomata to see the boulder grave.
At Loko Mata we start our scenic trek of 2-3 hours through rice fields, bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations, until we arrive at Kayurame village, from where we return by car to Rantepao.
Day 1: Highlights of the South
Rantepao >> Lemo - Kambira - Tampang Allo - Lampio - Kete’ Kesu >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, entrance fees, accommodation in Rantepao*
excluded: meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the weaving village Lampio, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. If there is time we could also visit the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves. The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful natureClassified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.Day 2: Trekking to Tinapu Village (L D)
Rantepao >> Pana - Kata - Kepe - Poya - Perangian - Tinapu
Included: guide, car and driver for drop-off, long trek (Pana - Tinapu), entrance fees, accommodation in Tinapu, meals as mentioned
After breakfast, you are picked up and dropped off at Panaa. We visit the old stone grave, and then start our scenic day trek. We walk to Kata which located in the middle of rice fields.
We continue via Kepe to the very old village Poya, where some still have animistic beliefs and who have been studied by European scientists. The next stop is at Perangian village, with many joyful children excited to see foreigners.
We hike through a beautiful and rough landscape before arriving at our final destination Tinapu village, where we meet the hospitable villagers and feel the warm Torajan atmosphere where people live simply and are happy at the same time.
Day 3: Trekking to Salu (B L D)
Tinapu - Limbong - Parinding – Bela – Salu
Included: guide, long trek (Tinapu - Salu), accommodation in Salu, entrance fees, meals as mentioned
After breakfast we start our hike to the beautiful ricefields at Limbong village, and the many Torajan houses and rice burns at Parinding
We will have lunch in the forest or the rice fields. And then we pass cacao- and coffee plantations and beautiful rice fields before we arrive at the remote, traditional village Salu. We meet the villagers, have diner, and spend the night in a local house.
Day 4: Highlights of the North (B)
Salu >> Lombok Parinding - Bori - Palawa - Tinimbayo - Batutumonga - Loko Mata >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame), entrance fees
excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
After breakfast in Salu village, we are picked up by car to explore the scenic Northern part of Toraja.
We visit the stone graves and rice burns in the village Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the traditional village Palawa and Tinimbayo.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama view. After lunch, we drive to Lokomata to see the boulder grave.
At Loko Mata we start our scenic trek of 2-3 hours through rice fields, bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations, until we arrive at Kayurame village, from where we return by car to Rantepao.
Recommended Pick for Hikers! Off-the-beaten Trails!
Day 1: Highlights of the South
Rantepao >> Lemo - Kambira - Tampang Allo - Lampio - Kete’ Kesu >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, entrance fees, accommodation in Rantepao*
excluded: meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the weaving village Lampio, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. If there is time we could also visit the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves. The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful natureClassified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.Day 2: Trekking to Batutumonga (L D)
RANTEPAO >> PALAWA - AKUNG - TINIMBAYO - LEMPO - BATUTUMONGA
Included: guide, car and driver for drop-off, long trek (Pana - Tinapu), accommodation in Batutumonga, meals as mentioned
After breakfast, we are picked up and dropped off at the old village Palawa with many Torajan houses and riceburns.
We continue to Tinimbayo, from which the hike to Lempo is perhaps the most scenic in North Toraja as we enjoy the beautiful view of the rice field terraces and the panorama of North Toraja.
Finally, we arrive at Batutumonga which has a beautiful panorama view, and where we will spend the night.
Day 3: Trekking to Tinapu Village (L D)
Batutumonga - Kata - Kepe - Poya - Perangian - Tinapu
Included: guide, car and driver for drop-off, long trek (Pana - Tinapu), accommodation in Tinapu, entrance fees, meals as mentioned
After breakfast, we hike from Batutumonga to Kata which located in the middle of rice fields.
We continue via Kepe to the very old village Poya, where some still have animistic beliefs and who have been studied by European scientists. The next stop is at Perangian village, with many joyful children excited to see foreigners.
We hike through a beautiful and rough landscape before arriving at our final destination Tinapu village, where we meet the hospitable villagers and feel the warm Torajan atmosphere where people live simply and are happy at the same time.
Day 4: Trekking to Salu (B L D)
Tinapu - Limbong - Parinding – Bela – Salu
Included: guide, long trek (Tinapu - Salu), accommodation in Salu, meals as mentioned
After breakfast we start our hike to the beautiful ricefields at Limbong village, and the many Torajan houses and rice burns at Parinding
We will have lunch in the forest or the rice fields. And then we pass cacao- and coffee plantations and beautiful rice fields before we arrive at the remote, traditional village Salu. We meet the villagers, have diner, and spend the night in a local house.
Day 5: Highlights of the North (B)
Salu >> Lombok Parinding - Bori - Loko Mata - Batutumonga - Lempo - Naggara >> Rantepao
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame), entrance fees, meals as mentioned
excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
After breakfast in Salu village, we are picked up by car. We visit the stone graves and rice burns in Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the boulder grave in Lokomata.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama view. Then we visit the ceremonial ground in Lempo, and finally the traditional village Nanggala. We return in the afternoon to Rantepao.
What’s Included?
■ Included: Accommodation, guide, car, driver, fuel, entrance fees, meals as mentioned in itinerary
■ Excluded: Ceremony gifts, meals (unless mentioned), insurance, tips
■ Note: Airport transfer to/from Makassar and Palopo can be booked at additional cost
What to bring?
Comfortable shoes, insect repellent, towel, pocketlight, if applicable: ceremony gifts
Recommended Acccommodations
The included accommodation in Rantepao is at a local guesthouse with great value for money: Rosalina Guesthouse or alike.
Rantepao does not have any luxury accommodations, and in our opinion the more expensive accommodations are not good value for money. However, in case you prefer to stay at the more expensive accommodations instead of the included guesthouse, you can book your own accommodation and get a discount for your Toraja tour. Popular hotels in the top category are:
■ Toraja Misilliana Hotel
■ Tongkonan Layuk Lion .
South Sulawesi Tours – Itineraries
DAY 1: MAKASSAR – RAMMANG RAMMANG – SENGKANG
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman and guide in Rammang Rammang, short trek in Rammang Rammang
Excluded: accommodation in Sengkang, meals
After pick-up at hotel, you will visit Rammang Rammang. Here you take a beautiful boat ride and make a short hike through the village, caves and limestone mountains.
Then we continue the drive to Sengkang, where you will be dropped off at your hotel.
DAY 2: SENGKANG – LAKE TEMPE – RANTEPAO
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman and guide in Lake Tempe
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
Pick-up after breakfast and cruise through Lake Tempe with a guide to see the floating houses.
Then, we return to the car and drive to Rantepao with a few stops in between to stretch legs (ask your driver to stop at interesting sites).
DAY 3: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTH
RANTEPAO >> LEMO - KAMBIRA - TAMPANG ALLO - LAMPIO - BEBO & KARUAYA - KETE’ KESU >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the weaving village Lampio, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. If there is time we could also visit the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves. The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful natureClassified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.DAY 4: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTH
RANTEPAO >> LOMBOK PARINDING - BORI - PALAWA - TINIMBAYO - BATUTUMONGA - LOKOMATA - KATA - KAYURAME >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame) Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
After breakfast, we are picked up by car to explore the scenic Northern part of Toraja.
We visit the stone graves and rice burns in the village Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the traditional village Palawa and Tinimbayo.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama. After lunch, we drive to Lokomata to see the boulder grave.
At Loko Mata we start our scenic trek of 2-3 hours through rice fields, bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations, until we arrive at Kayurame village, from where we return by car to Rantepao.
DAY 5: RANTEPAO – EROTIC MOUNTAIN - PAREPARE - MAKASSAR
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Makassar, meals
Pick-up at your hotel at an agreed time, and transfer to Makassar (8-9 hours) with a few short stops in between, such as at the Erotic Mountains and at Parepare.
DAY 1: MAKASSAR – RAMMANG RAMMANG – SENGKANG
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman and guide in Rammang Rammang, short trek in Rammang Rammang
Excluded: accommodation in Sengkang, meals
After pick-up at hotel, you will visit Rammang Rammang. Here you take a beautiful boat ride and make a short hike through the village, caves and limestone mountains.
Then we continue the drive to Sengkang, where you will be dropped off at your hotel.
DAY 2: SENGKANG – LAKE TEMPE – RANTEPAO
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman and guide in Lake Tempe
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
Pick-up after breakfast and cruise through Lake Tempe with a guide to see the floating houses.
Then, we return to the car and drive to Rantepao with a few stops in between to stretch legs (ask your driver to stop at interesting sites).
DAY 3: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTH
RANTEPAO >> LEMO - KAMBIRA - TAMPANG ALLO - LAMPIO - BEBO & KARUAYA - KETE’ KESU >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the weaving village Lampio, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. If there is time we could also visit the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves. The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful natureClassified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.Day 4: Trekking to Salu Village (L D)
Rantepao >> Pana - Kata - Sumpiak - Lolai - Bela - Salu
Included: guide, car and driver for drop-off, long trek (Kata - Salu), overnight at Salu, meals as mentioned
After breakfast, you are picked up and dropped off at Panaa. We visit the old stone grave, and then start our scenic day trek. We pass Kata - located in the middle of rice fields - and then continue to Sumpiak .
After the mountain village Lolai we go through the bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations to eventually arrive at our final destination: the remote, traditional village Salu.
Here, we'll meet the villagers, have diner, and spend the night in a local house.
DAY 5: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTH (B)
RANTEPAO >> LOMBOK PARINDING - BORI - PALAWA - TINIMBAYO - BATUTUMONGA - LOKOMATA - KATA - KAYURAME >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame), breakfast Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
After breakfast, we are picked up by car to explore the scenic Northern part of Toraja.
We visit the stone graves and rice burns in the village Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the traditional village Palawa and Tinimbayo.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama. After lunch, we drive to Lokomata to see the boulder grave.
At Loko Mata we start our scenic trek of 2-3 hours through rice fields, bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations, until we arrive at Kayurame village, from where we return by car to Rantepao.
DAY 6: RANTEPAO – EROTIC MOUNTAIN - PAREPARE - MAKASSAR
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Makassar, meals
Pick-up at your hotel at an agreed time, and transfer to Makassar (8-9 hours) with a few short stops in between, such as at the Erotic Mountains and at Parepare.
DAY 1: MAKASSAR – RAMMANG RAMMANG – RANTEPAO
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman in Rammang Rammang, short trek in Rammang Rammang
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
After pick-up at your hotel (or airport), you will visit Rammang Rammang. Here you take a beautiful boat ride and make a short hike through the village, caves and limestone mountains.
Then we continue the drive to Rantepao, where you will be dropped off at your hotel.
DAY 2: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTH
RANTEPAO >> LEMO - KAMBIRA - TAMPANG ALLO - LAMPIO - BEBO & KARUAYA - KETE’ KESU >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the weaving village Lampio, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. If there is time we could also visit the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves. The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful natureClassified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.Day 3: Trekking to Salu Village (L D)
Rantepao >> Pana - Kata - Sumpiak - Lolai - Bela - Salu
Included: guide, car and driver for drop-off, long trek (Kata - Salu), overnight at Salu, meals as mentioned
After breakfast, you are picked up and dropped off at Panaa. We visit the old stone grave, and then start our scenic day trek. We pass Kata - located in the middle of rice fields - and then continue to Sumpiak .
After the mountain village Lolai we go through the bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations to eventually arrive at our final destination: the remote, traditional village Salu.
Here, we'll meet the villagers, have diner, and spend the night in a local house.
DAY 4: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTH (B)
RANTEPAO >> LOMBOK PARINDING - BORI - PALAWA - TINIMBAYO - BATUTUMONGA - LOKOMATA - KATA - KAYURAME >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame), breakfast Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
After breakfast, we are picked up by car to explore the scenic Northern part of Toraja.
We visit the stone graves and rice burns in the village Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the traditional village Palawa and Tinimbayo.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama. After lunch, we drive to Lokomata to see the boulder grave.
At Loko Mata we start our scenic trek of 2-3 hours through rice fields, bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations, until we arrive at Kayurame village, from where we return by car to Rantepao.
DAY 5: RANTEPAO – LAKE TEMPE - SENGKANG
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman
Excluded: accommodation in Sengkang, meals
Pick-up in the morning, and transfer to Sengkang. We make a stop at Bambapuang for a refreshment and to see the erotic mountain of Buntu Kabobong.
You check-in at your hotel in Sengkang and after lunch you visit Lake Tempe. Here, you take a guided boat cruise through the lake to see the floating houses. Then, we return to your hotel in Sengkang.
DAY 6: SENGKANG – BUGIS VILLAGES – BIRA
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Bira, meals
Pick-up in the morning, and transfer via the Bugis Villages and through a scenic landscape to Tanjung Bira.
You check-in at your hotel, and have a free program to enjoy the beach or the sunset.
DAY 7: BIRA - TANA BERU - MAKASSAR
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Makassar, meals
Free program in the morning, and then we start our return. We stop at Tana Beru. Here we will visit the boat-building center to see how the big, traditional Pinisi boats are built. After lunch enroute, we proceed to your hotel in Makassar. End of program.
DAY 1: MAKASSAR – RAMMANG RAMMANG – RANTEPAO
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman in Rammang Rammang, short trek in Rammang Rammang
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, meals
After pick-up at your hotel (or airport), you will visit Rammang Rammang. Here you take a beautiful boat ride and make a short hike through the village, caves and limestone mountains.
Then we continue the drive to Rantepao, where you will be dropped off at your hotel.
DAY 2: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTH
RANTEPAO >> LEMO - KAMBIRA - TAMPANG ALLO - LAMPIO - BEBO & KARUAYA - KETE’ KESU >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
Visiting the Southern area will feel as if a cultural documentary has been brought to life. These are the must-sees of Tana Toraja.
Typically we will visit Lemo, Kambira, Tampang Allo, the weaving village Lampio, and the burial site in Kete’ Kesu. If there is time we could also visit the animistic villages Bebo and Karuaya.
Perhaps the best known and most crowded burial site in Toraja. The sheer rock face has a series of balconies with tau tau, wooden statues of the dead persons inside the graves. The most famous baby grave site in Tana Toraja. Torajans from Kambira would carve a hole into the trunk of a Jackfruit tree and place the baby in it. Over time the living tree would grow around the hole sealing the baby into the trunk. Unfortunately, the trees have died by now. This somewhat dark site holds around 20 deceased infants.Perhaps the least known of the fabulous must-sees in the Southern area: A beautiful, natural cave that has been used in the past as burial site, and where you find tau tau and some human bones.Lampio is a traditional weaving village in Toraja. It is the authentic equivalent to the touristic and commercial Sa'dan village.Bebo and Karuaya are traditional villages, where the villagers still have a traditional, animistic belief. The walk from Bebo to Karuaya takes around 45 minutes, in which you see both traditional Torajan houses and beautiful natureClassified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is perhaps the best known traditional Torajan village and very close to Rantepao. It is renowned for its traditional tongkanan houses, rice barns and its hanging graves. Also, there are a few scenic trekking options from here.Day 3: Trekking to Salu Village (L D)
Rantepao >> Pana - Kata - Sumpiak - Lolai - Bela - Salu
Included: guide, car and driver for drop-off, long trek (Kata - Salu), overnight at Salu, meals as mentioned
After breakfast, you are picked up and dropped off at Panaa. We visit the old stone grave, and then start our scenic day trek. We pass Kata - located in the middle of rice fields - and then continue to Sumpiak .
After the mountain village Lolai we go through the bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations to eventually arrive at our final destination: the remote, traditional village Salu.
Here, we'll meet the villagers, have diner, and spend the night in a local house.
DAY 4: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTH (B)
RANTEPAO >> LOMBOK PARINDING - BORI - PALAWA - TINIMBAYO - BATUTUMONGA - LOKOMATA - KATA - KAYURAME >> RANTEPAO
Included: guide, car, driver, fuel, parking fees, short trek (Loko Mata - Kata - Kayurame), breakfast Excluded: accommodation in Rantepao, entrance fees to sites, meals
After breakfast, we are picked up by car to explore the scenic Northern part of Toraja.
We visit the stone graves and rice burns in the village Lombok Parinding, the megalithic stones in Bori, and the traditional village Palawa and Tinimbayo.
Lunch will be served in Batutumonga, where you enjoy a beautiful panorama. After lunch, we drive to Lokomata to see the boulder grave.
At Loko Mata we start our scenic trek of 2-3 hours through rice fields, bamboo forests, cacao and coffee plantations, until we arrive at Kayurame village, from where we return by car to Rantepao.
DAY 5: RANTEPAO – LAKE TEMPE - SENGKANG
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees, boat with boatman
Excluded: accommodation in Sengkang, meals
Pick-up in the morning, and transfer to Sengkang. We make a stop at Bambapuang for a refreshment and to see the erotic mountain of Buntu Kabobong.
You check-in at your hotel in Sengkang and after lunch you visit Lake Tempe. Here, you take a guided boat cruise through the lake to see the floating houses. Then, we return to your hotel in Sengkang.
DAY 6: SENGKANG – BUGIS VILLAGES – BIRA
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Bira, meals
Pick-up in the morning, and transfer via the Bugis Villages and through a scenic landscape to Tanjung Bira.
You check-in at your hotel, and have a free program to enjoy the beach or the sunset.
DAY 7: BIRA BEACH - FREE PROGRAM
Included: nothing
Excluded: accommodation in Bira, meals, driver
Free program. Enjoy on your own pace the beautiful beaches around Bira.
DAY 8: BIRA - TANA BERU - MAKASSAR
Included: car, driver, fuel, parking fees
Excluded: accommodation in Makassar, meals
Free program in the morning, and then we start our return. We stop at Tana Beru. Here we will visit the boat-building center to see how the big, traditional Pinisi boats are built. After lunch enroute, we proceed to your hotel in Makassar. End of program.
What’s Included?
■ Included: Accommodation in villages, guide, car, boat, meals as mentioned in itinerary ■ Excluded: Accommodation in Rantepao, entry tickets for sites, ceremony gifts, insurance
What to bring?
Comfortable shoes, insect repellent, towel, pocketlight, if applicable: ceremony gifts
Recommended Acccommodations
Accommodation is not included (except in a Toraja village). Some recommended hotels:
| Bira: | Secret Guest Hause |
| Makassar Airport: | Harper Perintis |
| Makassar | Citanes Royal Bay Makassar |
| Rantepao: | Toraja Misilliana Hotel |
| Sengkang: | BBC Hotel ([email protected]) |
This tour is for the true adventurer! The traveler that seeks to discover unexplored, and yet magnificent regions! The traveler that enjoys the outdoors, is curious about survival techniques, and is thrilled by the vibe of a remote, virgin, evergreen forest.
The trekking will be in the remote, evergreen rainforest in the Mambasa region, a few hours drive from Palopo airport and Rantepao village. Because Torajans are supersticious and fear the jungle, most Torajan guides have never been to the jungle and jungle trekking tours are not commonly offered around Toraja, despite the incredibly attractive circumstances.
Our aim is to show the rich diversity of flora and fauna in this beautiful, virgin jungle. The jungle provides many resources that people ignore nowadays such as traditional medicinal herbs. Animals living here include wild pigs, monkeys and various bird species including the Sulawesi hornbill.
Trekking, Hunting & Building Shelters
As we trek through the jungle, we will teach you about the medicinal plants, and show the wildlife. We will sleep in a tent or in hammocks and prepare simple meals in cooking equipment we bring with ourselves. Porters will carry your heavy bags and provide general support.
For the true adventurours we also offer the survival option where we will teach you how to hunt in the jungle, make a shelter from natural resources and eat what the jungle provides us (this includes smoking ant nests, drinking from plant roots, eating jungle fruit, frying frogs, etc).
We provide jungle trekkings from 2 up to 7 days. We recommend to do at least a 3 day tour to experience one full day in the jungle. You should be in good shape, comfortable with outdoor trekkings and very basic facilities.
Wana Tribe
This jungle is also home to the indigenous Wana tribe. This Nomadic tribe lives in the jungle in isolation from the civilized world, but they do warmly welcome the few visitors that show interest to visit them.
In case you do a jungle trekking of at least 5 or 6 days, we may be able to find them and pay them a visit. This is especially a unique opportunity for photographers and documentary makers, as there is very little public information available about this jungle tribe!
