DAY 01: MAKASSAR – SENGKANG – LAKE TEMPE

Arrival from Bali OR Java around 11:00 am, welcome and then departure for Sengkang on the edge of the lake (5 hours by car) stop en route for photos, FREE lunch / at your expense upon arrival in Sengkang at the local restaurant, then departure in a long motorized canoe to discover the riches of Lake Tempe, its winged fauna, dozens of egrets, herons ... fly away as our boat makes its way into an astonishing plant universe that closes behind us. Meeting with the fishermen who live permanently on the lake on floating bamboo houses, meet the locals in their activities.

Overnight at BBC Sengkang Hotel
*You will be able to sleep on the Floating House at Lake Tempe (Basic)

DAY 02: SENGKANG – RANTEPAO / TORAJA

Breakfast, visit silk weaving workshops before taking the road to Toraja Country. Mountainous road and magnificent landscapes, stop en route for visit. (4h30 drive). FREE lunch at the local restaurant, free afternoon or possible to attend a funeral party or walk around the village of Siguntuk and Maruang with rice field landscapes, and meeting people with local activities.

• Night at the TORAJA MISILIANA hotel
• Alternative:
  Overnight at the same category hotel Luta Resort Toraja 
• Overnight Homestay in Traditional Toraja House to experience daily life of Toraja people.

The country of " Mountain people". The Toraja, one of the ethnic groups that has remained close to its traditions in Indonesia, have a very lively traditional culture, like the Sumbas, but they are also more used to contact with foreigners. However, this does not change their rites, which seem immutably rooted in their daily lives. Despite some rather bloody aspects (animal sacrifices in large quantities during funeral ceremonies), these rites are fascinating in that they are transmitted effectively and persist even through contact with tourism. The cult of the dead, an animist practice that mixes easily with the more recently established Christianity, is one of the most original aspects of the Toraja civilization.

Note : During the next three days in Toraja country, our guide will do his best to have you attend funeral ceremonies. However, you should avoid staying on Saturday and Sunday because in principle the ceremonies are not organized during the weekend, Sunday being the day dedicated to prayer. It is therefore important to plan the dates accordingly. We remind you that nothing is organized for tourists and that all the festivals are authentic.

DAY 03: RANTEPAO/TORAJA COUNTRY

Day of discovery of the fascinating TORAJA country, to be organized by the local guide according to the possible ceremonies, in which we will make you participate. The Torajas live in houses in the shape of boats and worship the water buffalo, the only animal capable of transporting the souls of the deceased on the path of their ancestors. They organize grandiose funeral ceremonies that last several days, and their systems of suspended tombs installed in the cliffs are famous. FREE LUNCH AND DINNER.

Night at the same hotel.

DAY 04: RANTEPAO – BATUTUMONGA – RANTEPAO

In the morning, visit the colorful market of Rantepao Then depart for a 2 and a half hour hike through bamboo forests and rice fields, to the mountain village of Batutumonga. Those who cannot walk for long will reach the village by minibus (1 hour drive). The road is beautiful with superb viewpoints on the rice fields. Arrival at a mountain lodge, which has a unique view of the entire valley and the rice terraces. Lunch taken facing the valley Possibility of taking a walk in the village, to the primary school, or a longer walk to Lokomata where the entire village is buried in a giant rock. Return to RANTEPAO.
Night at the same hotel.

DAY 05: RANTEPAO / TORAJA COUNTRY 

Visit the villages of KETE and PALAWA with their traditional family houses called Tongkonan, the cliffs of LEMO with the dolls in the effigies of the dead (Tau Tau), the caves of LONDA, the royal tombs of SUAYA, a short walk to Tampanggalo, Night at the same Hotel.

DAY 06: RANTEPAO – MAKASSAR / DEPARTURE

Breakfast, transfer to the airport and afternoon flight. Lunch at Kupa Beach restaurant, visit to fishing villages and the Baru shipyard. Return flight in the afternoon. End of services