Tour
Duration : 21Days / 20Nights
Starting Point : Makasar
Ending Point : Manado
Itenerary:
Day 01. ARRIVAL IN MAKASSAR / TRANSFER IN
(D)
According to your schedule of arrival by GA 620 Eta.
10h10 ex. Denpasar, you will meet our Tour Guide at
Hasanuddin Airport Makassar. Then drive to the downtown
of Makassar, is the capital town of South Sulawesi.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Hotel Pantai Gapura
Makassar – located on the sea front / similar.
Day 02. FULL DAY MAKASSAR TOUR (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we will take you on a full day tour
in Makassar visiting the Sulawesi Miniature Garden
to see all types of South Sulawesian traditional houses.
Then to the Museum of Balla Lompa, where we can find
various ancient collections from the past Gowa Kingdom.
Continue to Malino, a high mountain resort famous
for its extensive mountainous view. Lunch will be
served in Malino. After lunch, we sightseeing in Malino
area, visit the tea plantation area. In the afternoon,
back to Makassar. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel
Pantai Gapura Makassar.
Day 03. MAKASSAR – TORAJA (B,L,D)
Today, we drive to the highland of Tana Toraja which
take approx. 8 hours drive passing through the Buginese
villages with their typical wooden houses. Stop in
Pare-Pare for having lunch at a seafood restaurant.
In the afternoon, have some drink or snack on the
Puncak Lakawan while enjoy the beautiful view of Mount
Buttukabobong. Afternoon arrival in Rantepao. Dinner
and overnight stay at Hotel Toraja Prince.
Day 04. FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we will visit the stone hanging grave
of Lemo with its Tau-Tau effigies. Then to Kambira
where we can find the peculiar baby graves in the
trees. Onwards we will explore the architecture of
Tongkonan houses in Ketekesu village and Londa, which
is a natural grave with entombed deceased. Lunch will
be served at a local restaurant in Rantepao. In the
afternoon, we visit Nanggala and Siguntuk, local Torajan
villages famous for their old Tongkonan houses and
rice barns. Then back to Hotel Toraja Prince for dinner
and overnight stay.
Day 05. FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR (B,L,D)
In the morning we will visit Tinombayo where we can
enjoy the spectacular view of the megalith stones
spread over the extensive rice fields. Then to a burial
cave of Lokomata. From Lokomata, we continue our trip
to Batutumonga where we will a have short trekking,
enjoy the beautiful panorama and experience a moment
of the unique Torajan life style.. Lunch will be served
at a local restaurant in Batutumonga. In the afternoon,
we will visit Pallawa & Sa’dan, local Torajan
villages famous for their wood carving. Then back
to the Hotel Toraja Prince for dinner and overnight
stay.
Day 06. TORAJA / WHITE WATER RAFTING (B,L,D)
After breakfast, you will be picked up at the hotel
by jeep auto car. Than we take you to Maulu river
to have a fun 01 day white water rafting. Lunch will
be served on the spot. In the afternoon back to Hotel
Toraja Prince for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 07. TORAJA – PENDOLO (B,L,D)
Today we will enter the Central Sulawesi territory
with drive to Pendolo via Palopo. Lunch en route.
In the afternoon arrive in Pendolo, the small town
located on shore of Lake Poso. Dinner and overnight
stay at Hotel Mulia Lake Poso.
Day 08. PENDOLO – TENTENA (B,L,D)
By a charter boat, we depart to Tentena by explore
along the mysterious and crystal clear water of the
Lake Poso. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, we visit the Wera Saluopa waterfall.
Dinner and overnight stay in Siuri cottage in Tentena.
Day 09. TENTENA – AMPANA (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we drive to Ampana. Lunch en route.
In the afternoon, arrive in Ampana. Dinner and overnight
stay in Marina Inn Ampana.
Day 10. AMPANA – TOGIAN ISLAND (B,L,D)
After breakfast, On board to Togian by a charter motorized
boat. Dinner and overnight stay in Island Retreat
Resort.
Day 11. FREE PROGRAM AT TOGIAN (B,L,D)
Day 12. FREE PROGRAM AT TOGIAN (B,L,D)
Day 13. FREE PROGRAM AT TOGIAN (B,L,D)
Day 14. TOGIAN ISLAND – AMPANA – PALU
(B,L,D)
After breakfast, back to Ampana to continue our trip
to Palu. Late in the afternoon arrive in Palu. Dinner
and overnight stay at Rama Garden Palu.
Day 15. PALU – GORONTALO (B,L,D)
After breakfast, drive to Gorontalo. Along the the
road we will find several wonderful views and local
life with various culture. Lunch en route. In the
afternoon, arrive in Gorontalo. Dinner and overnight
stay at Hotel Yulia Inn Gorontalo.
Day 16. GORONTALO – MANADO (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we drive to Manado the capital town
of North Sulawesi, passing through the local villages
along the white sandy beach, coconut and clove plantation.
Lunch en route. In the afternoon arrive in Manado.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 17. FULL DAY MINAHASA TOUR (B,L,D)
This tour is combination of scenic and historical
tour, fresh air and enjoying the beautiful panorama
of hilly and mountainous area. Tinoor spot, you can
enjoy the beauty of Manado from the high. Tomohon
city, a windy and cool city famous for its flowers,
volcanoes and the smiling people. Tomohon traditional
wet market, selling vegetables, traditional food of
Minahasan such as wild pig, Dog, mice even snake.
Woloan village an area with a big group of carpenters,
they are building the traditional Minahasa wooden
house for sell.Temboan hilltop, if not cloudy you
can enjoy the fantastic panorama of line if vegetables,
farms, Bitung port and Tondano lake with rice field
surroundings. Here is a good photo spot. Drive around
Tondano lake with its goldfish farm, visiting Pulutan
village the producers of clay potteries made in traditional
way. Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Formosa Manado.
Day 18. FULL DAY BUNAKEN TOUR (B,L,D)
Each day after breakfast full day tour around Bunaken
Island . We will explore the magnificent beauty of
of the Muslow Island coral reefs. With an abundance
of colorful fish in the background you can enjoy the
beautiful soft and hard corals of Bunaken. Lunch will
be served on white-sandy beach of Bunaken Island .
Back to Hotel Formosa Manado for dinner and overnight.
Day 19. FULL DAY TANGKOKO RAIN FOREST TOUR
(B,L,D)
After breakfast, drive to Tangkoko start to explore
the jungle with the possibility to see some endemic
animals such as Macaca Nigra, Cuscus, Horn Bill, the
smallest monkey in the world called Tarsius Spectrum
and various snakes, beside that the impressive tropical
flora. On the afternoon you can spend your time at
black sandy beach before time transfer to Manado.
Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Formosa Manado.
Day 20. FREE PROGRAM (B)
Day 21. TRANSFER AIRPORT (B)
After breakfast, transfer directly to Sam Ratulangi
Airport Manado for your flight to next destination.
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