Top 10 Beautiful Tourism Place in Manado Indonesia

Manado is the capital of North Sulawesi province. The city has the motto ' Torang Samua Basudara ' which means we are all brothers. The community of Manado is known for its hospitality in entrants because for them, all that comes to the town are brothers. This is things to do if you came in Manado Indonesia

The town was used as a temporary stopover before continuing the trip to the Bunaken Marine Park has been known as one of the best underwater sights in the world.

In fact, the Bunaken Marine Park are not the only attractions best in Manado. Getting to know the land of Minahasa is closer, the following summary of 10 attractions in Manado can be visited at present are in this city:

1. Bunaken Marine Park

This he sights in Manado that make this city known world. In 2005, UNESCO establish this marine park as one of the world heritage site. This is not surprising because marine life that existed here amazingly rich. You can find various forms of coral reefs and colorful fish.

Underwater nature here became a haven for fans of diving, snorkeling and water photography. With a 39-point dive, you will certainly enjoy lingering diving here. If unable to swim, You can still enjoy the beauty of underwater sights using a submarine that has been designed specifically. The ship in the form of transparent glass walls so you can see the underwater sights are remarkable.

You can come to dive anytime here, but the best time is between the months of May – August. In this span of time, the water is more clear, so visibility could be better. In addition, temperatures are also ideal for diving.

These sights can be reached within 35 minutes by using a speed boat from the port of Manado.

2. Malalayang Beach

The beach is just 4 km from the Centre of the city of Manado. These sights also have natural beauty under the sea that is not less interesting. No need to worry if You forgot to bring your dive tools, here are places of diving equipment rental.

The waves at the beach is relatively quiet so that you can play above water soft black. In addition to diving and splashing, other interesting activities are enjoying typical culinary Malalayang Beach that is fried banana with sambal dabu-dabu. Attractions in Manado is known for having a beautiful sunset views. There is no harm in enjoying its view of this gorgeous with a plate of fried plantains plus a typical condiment from Manado.

3. White water rafting Sawangan

Diving is less challenging for you? We encourage you to try rafting Sawangan. The river has a flow that is quite heavy so for beginners, the role of the guide will be greatly needed.

You will be invited to conquer the currents and rocks are there for a little over two hours. The track length is 9 km. the journey begins in the Resort village of Sawangan, River Park. Over on a boat, you can enjoy the view of the lush greenery on the banks of the river. If your lucky, you can also look at the hanging monkeys in trees.

To be able to enjoy extreme sports, you have to spend money 180,000 Rupiah.

4. Waterfall Clams Up

Still in contact with the water, this time the attractions of Manado and other worth a visit is the waterfall Clams up. As the name implies, waterfall is located in the village over the Clams, or about 15 km from the Centre of the city of Manado.

There are many trees around the waterfalls that make the air in this cool sights. This waterfall consists of three tiers with a flow that is not too fast so it is safe to swim in an outdoor shelter.

If you don't want to play the water, you can roll out the mat and sit relax while enjoying a culinary sold on site. Still at these sights, you could find an ATM so no need to worry if it ran out of cash.

5. Lake Tondano

The Lake Tondano is a volcanic Lake resulting from an ancient eruption. Like Lake Toba in North Sumatra, where it also has tours of the island at its centre and is situated on a plateau that is 600 meters above sea level. The Lake has an area of 4000 hectares is flanked by Mount Tampusu, mount Kaweng, and mount Masarang.

Here, you can see the activities of fishermen who catch fish by using keramba. If you want to look at it closer, please speed boat ride can accommodate up to 10 people to get around the Lake. Speed boat ride, you incur costs 50000 Dollars and have to wait for him until fully loaded 10 passengers.

Satisfied around, you can enjoy the culinary around the Lake. Do not forget to taste the fish processed betutu which is typical of fish in this Lake. Various processed freshwater fish you can enjoy in the row of stalls at about tourist attractions.

6. Garden Tours Tandurusa

Tandurusa Park is located in district Aertembaga or approximately two hours drive from the city centre of Manado. In these sights, you can find plenty of typical animals ranging from Sulawesi babirusa, a black monkey, the tarsier and many kinds of birds.

The most interesting of course animals who has become an icon of North Sulawesi. This shape resembles a tarsier monkey but her body is not more than 15 cm. sized hands and feet longer than its body. One its most striking is the large round eyes and roughly half of his face.

7. Love of the Hills

Apparently, the motto of the society say that all brothers is not a mere speech. This is evidenced by the existence of the Hill the love which is the symbol of the unity of religion in Manado. Here, you can find a House of worship of the five official religions in Indonesia in one place.

The Hill in the village of Kanonang Love or about 55 km from the Centre of the city of Manado. Not far from the entrance, you will be greeted with a 22-meter-tall monument that Monument is called tolerance. The monument is a Pentagon-shaped on each side there are the symbols of their respective religions with quotes verses from the Holy Book.

Rise to the top, there are five houses of worship that are each connected by winding stairs. To be able to get around these sights, you have to go up and down hundreds of steps, then we recommend you wear comfortable footwear.

In addition to the monument of tolerance, there is a tower with a tall white cross reaches 53 metres. The tower can even be seen from the boulevard which is in the center of the city of Manado.

8. State Museum of North Sulawesi

The most practical way to get to know the culture of each region is to visit the museums. At the State Museum in North Sulawesi, you could see the tribal culture that is indigenous to North Sulawesi province.

The sights are on WR. Supratman has a diverse collection that describes the culture of the local community. You can find a miniature custom homes, custom clothing, fishing tools, household appliances, until inherited hero area. In total there are approximately 2810 fruit collection in the museum.

To get to the attractions in Manado, you are only charged for 1000 Dollars for adults and 250 Rupiah to kids. The Museum is open every day except Sundays and public holidays.

9. The area of Boulevard

The area is located in the boulevard along the way Pierre Tendean. At first, this area became the location just by selling the street vendors, until then the City Government as the landmark of the city of Manado.

In the afternoon, this bustling tourist attractions visited by citizens to enjoy sunset views. If you want to prove the beauty of the sunset here, should come before 5 pm in order to get a bench to sit.

That evening, the area became the Centre of culinary in Manado. Not only typical food of Manado are presented here, but there are also many culinary from other regions in the country. While enjoying the food, you can see the beauty of the island of Manado Tua overseas.

10. the city flower of Tomohon

Shifted slightly from Manado, about 22 km there is the town of Tomohon is referred to as the city of flowers. At the foot of Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi, the land becomes very fertile and ideal for the cultivation of various kinds of flowers. Here, each House has a private garden filled with colorful flowers.

Between the months of June – August, usually ornamental flower festival is held. You can see the flower parade and various art performances along the streets of the city. If not already enjoying the city in one day, you do not need to worry because there are many lodgings in Tomohon.

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Rambu Solo, Funeral Ceremony in Tana Toraja

Toraja people was have unique traditional ceremony thats its interesting to be seen, its called Rambu Solo. Rambu Solo is customary ritual death in Tana Toraja society that aims to respect the spirit and the people who deliver death to the spirit, which is returned to the immortality with their ancestors in a health resort, called Puyo, which is located in the south where people live. The ceremony is often also called the completion ceremony of death.

Therefore, local people consider this very important ceremony, because perfection ceremony will determine the position of this spirit is the person who died, the soul reaches the level of the gods (to-membali puang), or become a patron deity (deata). In this context, the ritual signs Solo into a "duty". In the beliefs of Aluk, soul of someone who died must be delivered so that he can reach heaven (puyo). Rambu Solo is a delivery. If family did not carry Rambu Solo, soul of the deceased will be rumble. So with all the power efforts, a certain kinship will conduct this ceremony.

If kinship do not have cost to implement them soon after death, they may collect money first. But before the funeral held, the dead considered as only a sick or weak. The body of the dead still keep it in the house, they embalm, still given food and drink, even ask the dead to talk as always, sometimes staying at home for years until they can afford a proper send off.

The funeral was determined by social status of the family who died, measured by the number of animals sacrificed. More and more high social status of people who died, the great ritual has to be held. The large ceremony was measured from number of animals slaughtered. A noble kinship will slaughter between 24 up to 100 buffalos. Middle status will slaughter eight buffalos and 50 pigs enough.

The reason that the buffalo sacrifice is so important is that the Toraja people believe the buffalo leads the deceased on to their afterlife. Right before the buffalo is killed, the body is turned to face south. They believe the body must be facing south when the buffalo dies so they can travel together to their next life. Once the buffalo sacrifices have occurred, the body is then ready to be buried. Buffalo in Indonesia are very expensive and it can sometimes take the family a long time to raise the money to throw a proper funeral.

When the funeral will held, people of Tana Toraja focus all of their time and money on funerals for their loved ones, the funeral preparations spend cost a fortune, thats why some paople say that Tana Toraja is one of the most expensive places to die. Most of the people at Toraja are Christian, but they mix many of their cultural believes with Christianity. When someone in a family dies, that person is given a big party at their house. Bamboo structures are built, seating areas are made, and the homes literally turn into compounds to support visitors of the dead. Family and friends come, usually bearing gifts for the family, and are welcomed with tea, coffee and biscuits. The funeral lasts all day (with the burial happening the day after) and the main event is the slaughtering of a buffalo. The number of buffalo a family slaughters shows their social status and how much money they have. At some small funerals, only a few buffalo are sacrificed, while at large ones, there can be up to 100 killed over the course of a few days. Live pigs are also given as gifts to the family and those are killed as well and grilled up in the back to feed all of the guests.

In addition, there are also various cultural atraction on view, among them suach as : buffalo fight (mappasilaga tedong), the buffalo to be sacrificed will be fight before slice; and compete feet (sisemba).

  

Various interesting activities are held during the ceremony of Rambu Solo are :

• Mapasilaga tedong (buffalo fighting). Competed buffalo in Toraja has unique characteristics horns curved down or crusted striped called tedong bonga. This type of water buffalo (babalus bubalis: mud buffalo) is endemic species in Tana Toraja.
• Sisemba. People compete their foot or leg each other.
• Dances ritus of Rambu Solo, namely ma'badong, ma'dondi, ma'randing, ma'katia, ma'papanggan, and massailo. On ma'badong, guests were standing around while holding onto hands. Then they sing and dance together. Strain of their song describes the sadness.
• Instrumental music called pa'pompang, pa'dalidali and unnosong.
• Matinggoro tedong (slaughter the buffalo). How to slaughter the buffalo on this ceremony is unique, cut the neck with a single swing of chopper. Buffalo is first tethered on a stone called simbuang batu. Buffalo butcher (patinggoro tedong) swing the chopper in a moment.

At the peak of the event, ma'balun ritual is held, (enwrap the corpse), ma'roto (set of gold and silver thread ornaments on the chest), ma'parokko alang (to mow down the corpse to be buried), and ma'palao (bring the corpse to the funeral). When corpse is delivered, red cloth spread out cover the family.

Each funeral is carried out in two parts: the first ceremony (dipalambi'i) occurs just after death in the tongkonan house. The second and larger ceremony may occur months or even years after the death.

Nowdays the ceremony has become a magnet custom tour of South Sulawesi Province and eastern Indonesia. Tana Toraja is known to foreign tourists since 1960. Tourism information from Tana Toraja rituals that are unmatch in the world. Rambu Solo ritual is the traditional funeral ceremony ancestors with Sapu Randanan, and Tombi Saratu. In addition well known as MaNene ceremonial rites and Rambu Tuka. Ceremony Rambu Solo and Rambu Tuka accompanied by dance and music typical Toraja for days. Rambu Tuka is customary ceremony into a new house called Tongkonan or a complete renovation the house once in 50 or 60 years.

This ceremony reflects the life of Toraja people who like mutual help, familial, have social strata, and respect their parents, fammily and ancestor. About buffalo race, on one side of a tourist attraction, but on the other side, especially buffalo Bule (Tedong Bonga) the cut will accelerate the extinction of the buffalo. Moreover, including the Bonga Tedong mud buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) which is a species found only in Toraja.

Visiting the funeral while in the area is the best way to see the culture up close. You may think, isn’t that invasive going to a funeral of someone you don’t know, but the people in the area are very used to tourists coming and welcome them as regular guests like everyone else.

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Toraja Culture and Social Life

Toraja is one of the beautiful region at South Sulawesi Province. From the distance, one can see the jagget ridges of the hill stretching side by side along the slop of the mountains. Moreover, one can be also find beautiful valleys in which bamboo and sugar palms are growing and the traditional houses with curved roof among the paddy field, beautiful and naturally carved and colored by the skill full people of Toraja.

The Toraja people live in the highlands of South Sulawesi. The word Toraja comes from the Buginese language's to riaja, meaning "people of the uplands".

Most of the population is indigenous belief system is polytheistic animism, called Aluk ("the way"), Indonesian government has recognized this animist belief as Aluk To Dolo ("Way of the Ancestors"). In the Toraja myth, the ancestors of Torajan people came down from heaven using stairs, which were then used by the Torajans as a communication medium with Puang Matua, the Creator. The cosmos, according to Aluk, is divided into the upper world (heaven), the world of man (earth), and the underworld. At first, heaven and earth were married, then there was a darkness, a separation, and finally the light. Animals live in the underworld, which is represented by rectangular space enclosed by pillars, the earth is for mankind, and the heaven world is located above, covered with a saddle-shaped roof. Other Toraja Gods include Pong Banggai di Rante (god of Earth), Indo' Ongon-Ongon (a goddess who can cause earthquakes), Pong Lalondong (god of death), and Indo' Belo Tumbang (goddess of medicine); and other population is Christian, and others are Muslim.

The earthly authority, whose words and actions should be cleaved to both in life (agriculture) and death (funerals), is called To Minaa (an aluk priest). Aluk is not just a belief system; it is a combination of law, religion, and habit. Aluk governs social life, agricultural practices, and ancestral rituals. The details of aluk may vary from one village to another. One common law is the requirement that death and life rituals be separated. Torajans believe that performing death rituals might ruin their corpses if combined with life rituals. The two rituals are equally important. During the time of the Dutch missionaries, Christian Torajans were prohibited from attending or performing life rituals, but were allowed to perform death rituals. Consequently, Toraja's death rituals are still practiced today, while life rituals have diminished.

The Toraja people enjoy great longevity surely something to do with the cool climate and active lifestyle from infancy to old age. They spend their lives growing excellent fragrant rice, raising magnificent buffalo, especially the highly valued pink albino strains. Their work is interspersed with dramatic ceremonies. Harvest festivals and house warming festivals, are times for feasting and a gathering of the clan, times to wear their best costumes and jewellery, bring out the tuak (a local brew) and party for days on end, times for singing and dancing and, of course, eating. These are also times for neighbours and clan members to pay their respects and to pay back obligations that may date back generations.

Culture and Social Life.

Family.
Family is the primary social and political grouping in Torajan society. Each village is one extended family, the seat of which is the tongkonan, a traditional Torajan house. Each tongkonan has a name, which becomes the name of the village. The familial dons maintain village unity. Marriage between distant cousins (fourth cousins and beyond) is a common practice that strengthens kinship. Toraja society prohibits marriage between close cousins (up to and including the third cousin) except for nobles, to prevent the dispersal of property. Kinship is actively reciprocal, meaning that the extended family helps each other farm, share buffalo rituals, and pay off debts.

Each person belongs to both the mother's and the father's families, the only bilateral family line in Indonesia. Children, therefore, inherit household affiliation from both mother and father, including land and even family debts. Children's names are given on the basis of kinship, and are usually chosen after dead relatives. Names of aunts, uncles and cousins are commonly referred to in the names of mothers, fathers and siblings.

Before the start of the formal administration of Toraja villages by the Tana Toraja Regency, each Toraja village was autonomous. In a more complex situation, in which one Toraja family could not handle their problems alone, several villages formed a group; sometimes, villages would unite against other villages. Relationship between families was expressed through blood, marriage, and shared ancestral houses (tongkonan), practically signed by the exchange of buffalo and pigs on ritual occasions. Such exchanges not only built political and cultural ties between families but defined each person's place in a social hierarchy: who poured palm wine, who wrapped a corpse and prepared offerings, where each person could or could not sit, what dishes should be used or avoided, and even what piece of meat constituted one's share.

Class Affiliation.
In early Toraja society, family relationships were tied closely to social class. The structure of the caste of Torajan people according to Aluk are :

1. Tana Bulaan (Tana = caste, Bulaan = gold) Nobles never marry lower class people. Moreover, if someone divorces his/her spouse, then he/she has to pay 24 buffaloes to the divorced his/her spouse.
2. Tana Bassi (Tana = caste, Bassi = iron) Lower than Tana Bulaan. A person has to pay 10 buffaloes to his/her divorced spouse.
3. Tana Karurung (common people) a person has to pay 2 buffaloes to his/her divorced spouse.
4. Tana Kuakua (slaves) there are still some people in certain areas having slaves to take care of their rice farm. The slaves are paid and given adequate food. In the past, slaves were not paid.

In general there were three strata: nobles, commoners, and slaves (slavery was abolished in 1909 by the Dutch East Indies government). Class was inherited through the mother. It was taboo, therefore, to marry "down" with a woman of lower class. On the other hand, marrying a woman of higher class could improve the status of the next generation. The nobility's condescending attitude toward the commoners is still maintained today for reasons of family prestige.



Nobles, who were believed to be direct descendants of the descended person from heaven, lived in Tongkonans, while commoners lived in less lavish houses (bamboo shacks called Banua). Slaves lived in small huts, which had to be built around their owner's Tongkonan. Commoners might marry anyone, but nobles preferred to marry in-family to maintain their status. Sometimes nobles married Bugis or Makassarese nobles. Commoners and slaves were prohibited from having death feasts. Despite close kinship and status inheritance, there was some social mobility, as marriage or change in wealth could affect an individuals status. Wealth was counted by the ownership of water buffaloes.

Slaves in Toraja society were family property. Sometimes Torajans decided to become slaves when they incurred a debt, pledging to work as payment. Slaves could be taken during wars, and slave trading was common. Slaves could buy their freedom, but their children still inherited slave status. Slaves were prohibited from wearing bronze or gold, carving their houses, eating from the same dishes as their owners, or having sex with free women-a crime punishable by death.

Language.
The ethnic Toraja language is dominant in Tana Toraja with the main language is the Sa'dan Toraja. Although the national Indonesian language is the official language and is spoken in the community, all elementary schools in Tana Toraja teach Toraja language.

Language varieties of Toraja, including Kalumpang, Mamasa, Tae' , Talondo' , Toala' , and Toraja-Sa'dan, belong to the Malayo-Polynesian language from the Austronesian family. At the outset, the isolated geographical nature of Tana Toraja formed many dialects between the Toraja languages themselves. After the formal administration of Tana Toraja, some Toraja dialects have been influenced by other languages through the transmigration program, introduced since the colonialism period, and it has been a major factor in the linguistic variety of Toraja languages.

A prominent attribute of Toraja language is the notion of grief. The importance of death ceremony in Toraja culture has characterized their languages to express intricate degrees of grief and mourning. The Toraja language contains many terms referring sadness, longing, depression, and mental pain. It is a catharsis to give a clear notion about psychological and physical effect of loss, and sometimes to lessen the pain of grief itself.

Food.
Rice is the staple. It is eaten at every meal. If there is enough money to buy vegetables in the market, or if the family is growing them at home, they are eaten on the side with the rice. Chickens are occasionally killed and eaten. After funeral or other ceremonies, there is usually pork or buffalo meat. Everyone seems to have some type of fruit trees, including mango, papaya, pineapple, bananas.

Traditional cuisine is the bamboo food: pork, chicken, or fish cooked for about an hour in a bamboo tube over an open fire outside. Chicken bamboo is made of sliced bamboo, chicken pieces, ginger, onion, garlic, and ground coconut. Pork and fish bamboo is made of the meat, green vegetables, and onion and garlic. Vegetables are always peeled and cooked before they are eaten. No-one eats salads. Food is usually left to cool off before it is eaten, and then it is eaten with the hands.
Sweet treats are made with rice, mung beans, and palm sugar. Before rice, people ate manioc as the staple. Traditionally, there were only two meals - one at about 11 a.m., and one at about 6:30/7 p.m. But now more people are eating three meals a day.

Traditionally, men and women do not eat together. Women and girls serve the men and boys first, and after they are finished eating, the women and girls eat what is left over. Guests are always served first, as well. Traditional bowls were made of wood. Dishes are cleaned with char from the wood fire, then rinsed several times in buckets of water. This is ecologically sound, although the black char can get on clothes and skin and make a mess. Traditionally, people ate on unrolled rattan mats on the floor. Now, they usually eat at a table. During the day, however, when the houses are hot, people eat on the rice barn platforms, on rattan mats.

Dance and Music/Instrument.
Torajans perform dances on several occasions, most often during their elaborate funeral ceremonies. They dance to express their grief, and to honor and even cheer the deceased person because he is going to have a long journey in the afterlife. First, a group of men form a circle and sing a monotonous chant throughout the night to honor the deceased a ritual called "Ma'badong. This is considered by many Torajans to be the most important component of the funeral ceremony. On the second funeral day, the Ma'randing warrior dance is performed to praise the courage of the deceased during life. Several men perform the dance with a sword, a large shield made from buffalo skin, a helmet with a buffalo horn, and other ornamentation. The Ma'randing dance precedes a procession in which the deceased is carried from a rice barn to the Rante, the site of the funeral ceremony. During the funeral, elder women perform the "Ma'katia" dance while singing a poetic song and wearing a long feathered costume. The "Ma'katia" dance is performed to remind the audience of the generosity and loyalty of the deceased person. After the bloody ceremony of buffalo and pig slaughter, a group of boys and girls clap their hands while performing a cheerful dance called Ma'dondan.
As in other agricultural societies, Torajans dance and sing during harvest time. The "Ma'bugi" dance celebrates the thanksgiving event, and the "Ma'gandangi" dance is performed while Torajans are pounding rice. There are several war dances, such as the "Manimbong" dance performed by men, followed by the "Ma'dandan" dance performed by women. The Aluk religion governs when and how Torajans dance. A dance called "Ma'bua" can be performed only once every 12 years. "Ma'bua" is a major Toraja ceremony in which priests wear a buffalo head and dance around a sacred tree.

A traditional musical instrument of the Toraja is a bamboo flute called a "Pa'suling" suling is an Indonesian word for flute. This six-holed flute not unique to the Toraja is played at many dances, such as the thanksgiving dance "Ma'bondensan", where the flute accompanies a group of shirtless, dancing men with long fingernails. The Toraja have indigenous musical instruments, such as the "Pa'pelle" made from palm leaves and the "Pa'karombi" the Torajan version of a Jew's harp. The "Pa'pelle" is played during harvest time and at house inauguration ceremonies.

Sharing.
Everything is shared: food, clothes, money, possessions of all types. Once you are in the community, you are expected to share what you have. At the same time, people will share everything with you. Because of this, there is no such thing as privacy. Everyone knows everything about everybody. There are no shut doors, and no personal boundaries. The community, the family, the group, are more important than the individual. Whatever money one member of the family earns, she/he must share with the rest of the family. Children who make money share it with their family members. When people are given a present, it is not normal for them to say thank you and express any emotion. No-one feels the slightest bit embarrassed about asking anyone for anything.

Alcohol.
The traditional alcoholic beverage is "Tuak," the fermented sap from a special kind of palm tree. The trees are cut open and the sap runs into bamboo tubes. This is then transported to town and sold beside the road. Because there is nothing added to Tuak, it is extremely pure and unadulterated, and a lot can be drunk before any negative effects are felt.
The younger people and the people with money now prefer beer, probably because it seems more modern and is a status symbol. But it is much more expensive than Tuak.

Division of Labour.
Since rice is the staple, the growing and harvesting of it is extremely important. Generally, men work in the rice fields before the harvest. They break up the ground, build mud walls between fields, and sometimes use water buffalo for ploughing. Women plant the rice, transplant the seedlings, and harvest the rice. Men sometimes help with the harvest. Children of both genders help the women. Cooking is done by the women. The kitchen is the women's realm. Men and women slaughter chickens, and sometimes the men will cook the traditional bamboo food outside.
Men do chores outside, such as build things, fix things, and keep things in order.

Marriage.
Marriages used to be arranged, and only between members of the same caste. You were not allowed to marry someone from another caste. Families got richer this way, as the combined wealth of two rich families would make an even richer big family. Now, some marriages are still arranged, but it is more common for "love marriages" to take place. Although marriage between members of different castes is permitted, it is still not common, because of the economic factor. No-one wants a financial liability. During wedding ceremonies, the bride and groom are supposed to look as serious as possible.
After marriage, the man always goes and lives in the woman's village, with her family. Houses are owned by the women of the family. Traditionally, the husband's family had to give the bride's family a number of buffaloes.

Animals.
The more animals you have, the richer you are. The ultimate aim is to have a lot of chickens, pigs, and water buffalo.
Chickens are treated the way dogs are treated in the West; they are coddled, carried around, and cosseted. They always have the run of the farm. The biggest and strongest rooster rules over the entire flock, including all the hens. The rival roosters who have lost out to the biggest one have to stay isolated in baskets.
Pigs are kept in small wooden pens and fed for years until they are really fat.
Buffaloes live in the rice fields and spend a lot of time lolling nostril deep in water. There are buffalo wallows in the fields.
Goldfish are also kept in the rice fields, and so are ducks. At the end of the day, the ducks are herded home and kept overnight in a basket.
Dogs have the run of the farm, but they are not patted and treated as pets. They are mainly there as alarms so you always know when someone is arriving.
Cats live in the kitchen and are kept to keep the mice away. Cats are not touched or played with. They are considered dirty.
Cats and dogs eat kitchen scraps and leftovers. Pigs eat a special slop made of third-rate rice, water, and kitchen scraps. Chickens eat cooked and uncooked rice. Buffaloes eat grass.

Clothes.
It is considered rude to show very much of your body, although standards are more relaxed in Toraja than in other parts of Indonesia. Men and boys wear shorts around the home. Even younger women now wear long shorts at home.
To go outside, however, men wear long pants, and women also wear long pants, or skirts. Sleeveless tops are taboo. Sleeves below the elbow are considered ideal. Most people wear rubber flip flops on their feet. The people who have money wear leather shoes or running shoes. The poorest people do not wear anything on their feet. Men and women wear sarongs to relax at home, although the younger people tend to wear sarongs less now. Young women, especially, do not wear sarongs, except expensive ikat sarongs at ceremonies. Everyone, male and female alike, desires expensive Western blue jeans and T-shirts. Jeans, running shoes, and T-shirts are considered very hip. No-one swims in a bathing suit. Men wear shorts or underwear, and women wear shorts and t-shirts. There is nothing wrong with men wearing bright, gaudy colors.

Community and Clan.
Toraja people have a very strong sense of identity and culture. No matter where they live, they will always consider themselves to be Toraja first. They are proud of their culture. They have their own language, and it is through speaking this language that they most strongly assert their uniqueness. Toraja people who have returned home after living away and not speaking Toraja are encouraged to begin speaking the language again.
The land of Toraja also relates very strongly to the hearts of the people.

Traditional Ceremony.
Torajanese was have unique traditional ceremony thats its interesting to be seen called Rambu Solo. Rambu Solo is customary ritual death in Tana Toraja society that aims to respect the spirit and the people who deliver death to the spirit, which is returned to the immortality with their ancestors in a health resort, called Puyo, which is located in the south where people live. The ceremony is often also called the completion ceremony of death

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Latimojong Mountain Enrekang, The Highest Mountain in South Sulawesi

Latimojong Mountain Enrekang is the highest mountain which is in South Sulawesi, because this mountain has an altitude of up to 3478 Mdpl, not just the highest Mountain of South Sulawesi but Latimojong get listed in 7 Summit Indonesia, which means mountain of the latimojong entry in the 7 highest peak in indonesia. Latimojong has seven mountain peaks that are fruit of the North to the South, and the tops have individually name i.e. Latimojong Peak, peak, peak Nenemori Bajaja, Pinnacle Peak, Mario Rante Rante Kambola, Sikolong Peak, Peak and Sinaji. And the most frequently climbed the climbers who want peak i.e. muncak Rante Mario which is the highest peak of Mount latimojong. Mount Latimojong is located in the hamlet of Garland, Baraka, Enrekang Regency, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

Latimojong mountain is a mountain which includes 3 counties/cities that exist in South sulawesi Regency Enrekang, namely Palopo, and Tana Toraja Regency, but almost most of the mountain is in the Regency Enrekang. Most of the climbers who want to climb to the mountain latimojong chose the village of Enrekang Regency Bouquet as their hiking paths. When arriving at the foot of the mountain you will be pampered with a very beautiful natural pemandangann, and also the cultural views of home staging community around makes you glad to be here.

To climb you must memilainya in the hamlet of Garland, next you must berbegas to the post 1 Gn. Latimojong by the name of the post you can Kaciling Bunti traveled with a time of 1-2 hours, along the way you'll pass through coffee plantations, plantations of corn, and also the River to retrieve the source of water for the trip. If you sign up to Post 1 is when you find open land that size is about 4 square meters.

Next you'll be heading 2 Mt. Latimojong where this post 2 Post named Cave Holster pakpak, you can travel with a time of 45 minutes, with the field passes up and down across the hills, and valleys. If you were to post 2 will mark the existence of the place under the cliffs at the edge of the river. This place is often used as a place to stay the climbers.

Next you go to the post 3 Mt. Latimojong where this post called Post Articulately nase, which you can be reached within 1 hour, where its very steep if you already reach the post 3 then you will find a small piece of flat land has no water source.

Next you will proceed to the post 4 Mt. Latimojong where this post called post Dead-end Lebu, which can also be reached within one hour, with uphill terrain but not too steep, heading 4 will be on flat land with no mark are not too wide but there is water source, located in the forest of mossy.

Next trip to 5 Mt. Latimojong where this post called post Soloh Tama, who can be reached with a time of 1 hour 30 minutes, passing through dense Moss forest, where if you got in the mail 5 you will find the land comes the lus to make camp, and 200 metres from the camp you can get the source of the water.

Next you have to Post 6 Mt. Latimojong, which is an hour from post 5, where you will find 3 branching when heading 6, if kekiri you will meet a water source, and if you want to post 6 you should choose the right path and passes through a steep path accompanied by very cold air. If you've got 6 post you will find a flat open land, where from here you can see the 7 summits of Mount latimojong.

Next heading 7 Mt. Latimojong where this post called the post under dead end, you can travel with quite a long time is 1 hour 30 minutes. its passes through the MOSS forest area, and enough ramps, post 7 meruapakan also places camp because you will find the open, and have a source of water can be ditemuukan in the Valley to his left where there are several small rivers.

The next ascent to the highest peak of the mountain of Latimojong that is the Summit of the peak where Mario Rante mountainous terrain avalanches Favorites the climbers, at the top you will see the road straight and wide open field overgrown with shrubs, you will see the path to the top very clearly. You will need 15 more minutes to really reach the top Rante Mario. Where at the top you will see a Monument Tringulasi, and see the natural landscape of South sulawesi from the highest peak on Earth of South sulawesi.

To be able to go to the mountain Latimojong you must travel to the Regency Enrekang by issuing costs Rp 60,000 or more depending on your offer, then you should head for the village rantelemo by car jeep, which paid us $ 3.53/person or more, but this transport is available only on Mondays and Thursdays, and from the hamlet of rantelemo you have to walk to the village Garland traveled with a time of 1 hour 30 minutes. After arriving in the hamlet of bouquet you get ready to climb to the mountain Latimojong.

If you want to climb Mount latimojong should you already practice with adequate physical condition, in addition you should also use jacket to cope with the cold, don't forget to bring plenty of food, and also sufficient and adequate equipment.

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Natural Waterfalls of Ladenring Bone

Natural Waterfalls of Ladenring Bone - Ladenring Waterfall is a waterfall that has a beauty that is very qualified for this pristine waterfalls, and surrounded by green trees. In addition in this waterfall double decker River Rock clusters, thereby strengthening the beauty of the waterfall ladenring. Ladenring waterfall is one of the tourism potential that might be developed by the District Government Bone, so this place can be known and also helps the economy of the region. Those of you who visit here might be able to sense its own beauty and tranquility that exists in this waterfall. And maybe some people say that this waterfall is mediocre, and the same with the other waterfalls. Natural Waterfall located in Ladenring Village and Lamedde Village Barugae, District Lamuru, County Bone, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

the journey towards landenring waterfall is very exotic and very beautiful, because on the way you'll pass the Brown estate, green rice field, but the streets where not too nice, pebbly still and still in a rustic setting.

If you ride a motorcycle, you can park your vehicle in a chocolate plantation here, after which you have to continue the journey by foot, but the course is not too difficult so your power will not be drained.

The first check Point we will find a water terun with a height of approximately 5-7 meters which fall into a rut and flows into the River, be careful when you pass by here on the way you will find a variety of plants, small hut pake Middle plantation chocolate, River, River rocks and scrub.

After a long journey, we came across ladenring waterfall, where the waterfall is still very beautiful, because not many in the know by people, still beautiful, cool, fresh and awake to asliannya. This waterfall is one of the tourism potential for Bone Regency.

To reach this waterfall you must travel to the bone Regency private or Charter, since it depends on the results of your offer, with the owner of the vehicle.

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Barambang The Twin Waterfall Sinjai

Barambang The Twin Waterfall Sinjai is located in one area, where the region has two of the same waterfall and side by side, because of the distance the second waterfall is 60 m. Where both have a height of around 40 up to 45 metres, with the thickness of the waterfall is approximately 2 to 3 metres, and it has the same large water discharge which is about 4 meters, completely kembarkan like a brother. This is what makes this waterfall became one of the Favorites in the sights of sinjai. Natural attractions the twin Barambang in the village of Sinjai Barambang Rock Sulfur, Sinjai Regency, entire stock of Sinjai, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

When you visit the twin barambang you will pass through the thousand stairs to the school, they have also provided facilities and gazebo talut weirs, which also serve to support the activities of the farming community, here and also to facilitate the tourists visiting these attractions. In addition the villa is also available here for the tourists of this villa, where you can immediately see the twin natural landscaped, where views of 2 falls United in one area of the tourist sites.

The twin Barambang, 800 is in the mdpl, in an environment of this waterfall you will feel very cool clean air and mild, with the chill of the air which is in the area around the waterfall so that on the afternoon of the tourist is sometimes covered with a thick fog. Perhaps it is caused by the large number of mountains that surround the falls so that fresh air and cold there is always the lowliest.

In addition to its beauty Twin waterfalls of barambang, he said has a history of its own according to the surrounding communities. According to them the cool waterfalls of twin barambang comes from the drippings springs that exist in the Batubarae Mountains where the mountain is shaped like a beautiful and charming woman. Visitors who come here can enjoy this unique mountain when visitors stand on the top of the stairs here.

To be able to reach the twin Waterfalls Tour Barambang you must travel to the Regency Sinjai after that you have to ride the rental car location to sights that the funds of Rp. 20.000-35000 depending on your offer. After that you can just enter into a waterfall that goes through a stretch of barrier, natural beauty and a lot of stairs.

Such Reviews a variety of tours of the archipelago about natural attractions the twin Barambang Sinjai, which is one of the attractions in the sinjai rely on and start in keloloah by the local government. Don't forget to take pictures and enjoy the beauty of nature here, if you need to stay to get rid of your tired after work. Don't forget to share stories and experiences of your visit to this place in the comments field that exists below.

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Takapala Waterfall Malino Gowa

Takapala Waterfall Malino Gowa - Takapala Waterfall is a waterfall that is legendary because it was said he said this waterfall can bring together people who are paired because near the waterfall takapala waterfall is also found soul mate which are very close. In spite of this myth is the takapala waterfall water terun very fresh and it has a waterfall height up to 109 meters, with a hefty water discharge, and on a very rainy season downpours. There are views in the area of the waterfall takapala is also very beautiful, because there are many green trees, rocks, sometimes there is a thin fog, added with the roar of the waterfall. All of them can only be in the waterfall Takapala located in the area of Malino Village Bulu'Tana, District High Spout, Gowa, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

If you pay a visit to the town of Malino Flower, you will feel a sensation of cold as in mountainous regions because this area is known as the mountainous area that has Eve is cool. Because in this area the nature very much in need of cool pine forests like Eve, tea garden and also a waterfall.

Takapala waterfall is already very well known as a tourist destination that is in the tourist area of Malino layout precisely approximately about 5 Km away from tea plantations Malino Highland, when already arrived at the entrance of the waterfall takapala you must park the vehicle in a place that's been provided, with direct pay $ 0,4.

These sights are handled by local citizens, yet the facilities in around the waterfall takapala arguably already complete but still simple because that makes it just the locals, such as the pavilions can be rented for a meal with the family, besides here also many stalls which provides sharing of different kinds of food to eat in the waterfall, or food that can be used as hand fruit typical of malino. In addition the WC is also available here for you who want to change clothes, and clean up yourself.

For those of you who want to visit the waterfalls of Takapala, you only need to travel to the Gowa, its place in the village of bulu'tana, district high spout where the waterfall is located, if it comes to here you still do not understand, you can ask on the community around you surely will be in the point to go to this place, because this place has been very familiar to locals.

Such Reviews a variety of tours of the archipelago about natural attractions Waterfalls Takapala Gowa, may help provide information that is useful to you, where this paper in sports from different sources. Therefore we mengaharapkan your input from readers who've been here, might be able to give a little comment in the comments field that exists below.

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The Beauty of The Parangloe Waterfall Gowa

Parangloe Waterfall, Gowa - Parangloe Waterfall, is a tourist can practically hidden, these sights are not managed by the Government of the District of Gowa because it is grounded, i.e. because the waterfall Parangloe are many eat the casualties, because if conditions are extreme or the rain, then the flood of this waterfall will decline rapidly, so that the people within its scope are carried by currents could die.

It is however undeniable that the Parangloe Waterfall is a place that is very interesting, and makes us curious to visit the venue, why not? because here you can see a view of the waterfalls of the composition which is very beautiful and refreshing, not to mention the sound of thundering waterfalls that are very beautiful and can be used to listen to the therapeutic handling of the soul.

Waterfall Parangloe waterfall which is arguably still very original, beautiful and amazing, as this storied waterfall, with the arrangement of stones arranged in neat, flowing creeks when it doesn't rain, the air is still fresh because this place is not a public tour, beautiful scenery suitable to capture the moment with a photograph, and also the environment is very beautiful.

And most importantly if you to the waterfalls of Parangloe, do not forget to bring a change of clothes, because when you're here, your arrival would not be complete if you do not bathe in the waterfall Parangloe this very beautiful, I can guarantee you will regret it if not refreshing the body here.

Parangloe waterfall is located in the village of Burisallo, district Parangloe, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. To be able to come here, you just need to leave from Makassar city Gowa Regency, into, exactly in the way the shaft malino in the village of burisallo that the distance is about 30 Km, after which you can inquire of the existence of water parangloe to the community around terjung. You will not be hard to find it because of its location not too far from the road axis. Exactly the entrance to this waterfall is beside the Office of Forestry Department

Such review on Natural Waterfall Parangloe Gowa, hopefully the tourists, the traveler, as well as backpackers, can be helped by this review. Don't forget to invite us to go along, and also do not forget to share the story of your trip to the waterfall parangloe in comment box below

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Hot Springs Tourism Lejja Soppeng

Hot Springs Tourism Lejja Soppeng - excellent location right into tourist attractions, namely Lejja (Natural thermal baths). Thermal baths of this nature being in Government is less Soppeng more 220 km. Lejja or known as the Natural thermal baths is a very good place, we visit because you can bath lazing.

lejja hot spring

Do not think if in Indonesia there is no such thing as thermal baths, of course, there'smuch less hot showers is not much rather be in South Sulawesi at Soppeng, we need not far to go out of the country if you only want to enjoy nature, thermal baths.

Indonesia also has a Natural thermal baths we just need to pull out the fare/ticketentrance to get into The bath of natural attractions. The price Of the ticket: $ 1 for adults, $ 0.4 for children. If we had entered the area of Lejja we will look at how beautiful the scenery around the pond

Moreover, in Add with very high trees and large. We will not be worried more if the Sun would be about us, because the area has a lot of trees around the school.

Hot water at Lejja

Lejja Hot Springs at the Soppeng is very worth visiting sights there no less thanother views. Moreover, in the add a bat with many hanging along the trees which adds its own beauty to the kab. Soppeng at the time headed the region Lejja.

Bat at Soppeng

If you have already visited it maybe you'll never feel "Bored" because it was there that makes you happy to linger in the Soppeng. But the school, not just being in the same Soppeng, but also being in South Sulawesi.

So that's our Story about Hot Springs Tourism Lejja Soppeng may be helpful if you want togo here, as well as the source of your information that is very helpful, don't forget toyour story with write in the comment box.

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Lake of Komara Takalar, Beautiful Tourism Place

SouthCelebes - Lake of Komara Takalar is one of the tourist places in Takalar that can get you astonished because tourism provides an awful lot of beauty because it is located in between Lake Mountain komara, where existing area here is still very beautiful, still awake and still cool so make people come here to be very comfortable, but remember you should also help keep the sustainability of the place is to be passed on to our grandchildren in the future. Lake Komara is suitable as a place to soothe the mind and also to merefleksi our bodies. But Komara Lake Tour is still not yet known many people, in the sense that the other has not been published to the audience. Tour the Lake is located in the village of Ko'mara Komara ' Polongbangkeng, Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Lake of Kamara, Takalar

Lake of Komara has many small rivers were flowing with the cool and beautiful, so from that in this place there are several small waterfalls which have levels, however small offices. Running water here is fresh water from the cool mountain.

Besides lots of activities that you can do this like komara telaga bathing in cool water and fresh, and according to another article that discusses about the lake komara, that in this lake you can also do fishing. Besides the main one you can enjoy the beauty of nature here.

Lake of Komara, Takalar

Because the path and the existing natural state of lake of komara takalar very challenging so from that you could do the activity tracking here, besides here can also rock climbing activity, and more good anymore you can horseback riding around this area. That make your adventures more and felt and the more colourful.

To be able to travel to lake komara takalar in South Sulawesi you must travel to the Regency takalar, after that you have to travel about 20 Km to the village of lake of komara which komara located. And remember you visiting here should carry a complete equipment and also stock a lot, because here the facilities that support your needs is not yet available.

Such Reviews a Variety of Tourism Tourist Archipelago Lake of Komara Takalar, may provide you with information regarding one of the natural beauty that is the city of takalar, and perhaps you would like to include him in the list of places you will visit. Don't forget to take pictures and tell your experience of this place go in the comments field that exists under this

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Natural Waterfalls Lacolla Maros

SouthCelebes - The waterfall is the object of the most popular natural attractions most visited the tourists and the traveler, to freshen up. This time the admin will discuss about LacollaWaterfall which is a waterfall that is beautiful enough to be your tour destinations.Natural waterfall near the Hill named Mount of Kannari, so that adds to the thrill ofadventure and beauty that you can feel if you visit here. Natural Waterfalls Lacolla was in Malacca Village, Subdistrict Cenrana, Maros, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.

 

Lacolla Waterfall's

If you visit here you will be spoiled with views, refreshing your natural freshness, and also you can take a bath in the waterfall with fresh water flowing from the rocks, where it is spring water that flows from the fountain of the water of the hills of Malacca

In addition to enjoying the beauty given lacolla waterfall which is a terraced waterfall, you can feel the beauty of rocks and cliffs are composed, which is near the waterfall of lacolla

 

Lacolla Waterfall's

In addition to the bath with the freshness of waterfalls, this place is very suitable for use in performing the activities related to the Organization, such as camp charity program, pembersihkan, and pendiksaran (primary education) from all sorts of theOrganization, Because the place is very promising for such activities. But you have to remember, like a waterfall-waterfall in General certainly was when the flood will occur,when the rains come, therefore if your occupation here remember note weather, do not get the beautiful laccolla waterfall can trawl your menenggelam.

To be able to reach the waterfall Lacolla Maros, you must travel to the MarosKecematan Cenrana which may take about approximately 1 hours. After that youshould find the suspension bridge Kobae, after that you go through villages and rice paddies, dykes and you get Hills Kannari and further from the Hill of kannari you mustcontinue the journey about 10-15 minutes to reach the waterfall Lacolla Maros.

Such review on Natural Waterfalls Lacolla Maros, may assist you in findingthis place, and gives you useful information about natural attractions. Don't forget toshare with us the story of your trip to this place in the comments box below.

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Natural Waterfalls Maddenge Maros

SouthCelebes - Maros may be very famous with Bantimurung waterfall, but who would have thoughtmaros has many waterfalls are very charming though still hidden, for example, just as it has in previous admin write, including pumbunga waterfall (bontosomba), then a waterfall lacolla, and not only that, this time the admin will write about the maddengewaterfall is also located in maros. Maddenge waterfall is arguably one of the Prima Donna of the waterfall that is in hidden camba, because even though the waterfall isstill in the search by nature lovers from both the outside and the maros Regencymaros. Maddenge waterfall is located in the village of Deceng, district Pattiro Camba,Maros, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Maddenge Waterfall's

Maddenge waterfall is said to have another name i.e. Pattiro Deceng Waterfall, whylike that? because of this waterfall is located in the village named pattiro deceng, thusmany say this waterfall has two names, but even then still natural lovers can't beliesthe beauty of this waterfall.

unique from the waterfall is a waterfall is located at the foot of the mountain, and the waterfall is approximately 6 meters, where fresh water from this waterfall is flowing between the towering rocks, as if into the wall for this waterfall. If you visit this waterfall you will feel being in a wall of rock cliffs, and the blue sky.

 

Maddenge Waterfall's

To reach this waterfall you must travel from the start point the center of the city to the area of pattiro, maros deceng, which jarakanya more or less around 45 Km away and can be reached using a car or motorcycle. Although his journey far and perhapsuninspiring, but tired in the perjalananpun will be paid off in full when you have toprovide a waterfall

Maddenge waterfall location offers views of the exotic that you may rarely encounter in a waterfall-waterfall, in addition you will be spoiled with fresh and cool water that flows in this waterfall. It would probably be its own memories that you never forget.

Such review on Natural Waterfall Maddenge Maros, hopefully giving you knowledgeabout one of the tourist destinations that are hidden in maros. Don't forget to leave your comments about your travel experience on while visiting this beautiful waterfall .

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