Places of Interest in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Tana Toraja (“Land of Toraja”) is an icon of tourism in Indonesia, its famous only second to Bali. This indigenous people are renowned for their traditional funeral rites with burial sites carved into rocky cliffs. The funeral rites are also regarded as important social events, attended by hundreds of people and lasting for several days.
Before the 1970s, Toraja was almost unknown to Western tourism, but today their popularity is uncontestable. Tourism industries have marketed Tana Toraja as an exotic adventure and indeed, there are a lot of interesting objects scattered throughout the area.
1. Tondon: stone grave with Erong
2. Suaya: an old Royal stone grave of the seven Kings
3. Sangalla: a tree grave for the dead babies.
4. Buntuklando: a village with a royal house of the latest ruler of Sangalla
5. Makula: hot spring with nice views on the way
6. Lemo: a wellknown stone grave with attractive Toraja house
7. Londa: an ancient natural grave where the bodies of the dead are placed with great ceremonies to a wait reincarnation.
8. Kete Kesu: a village center of handy craft and hanging grave about 100 meters behind
9. Karassik: a funeral place for royal family
10. Buntao: wooden grave
11. Singki: a beautiful scenery
12. Siguntu: a typical Toraja village on top of a hill
13. Marante: a typical Toraja village with old hanging grave and traditional weaving
14. Nanggala: a village of the royal family of Nanggala with beautiful granaries and traditional hunting house nearby.
15. Pangli: house grave and effigies of Pongmasangka.
16. Palawa: an oldest native village appears in most world wide tourist magazines.
17. Sa’dan Tobarana: a weaving place with the sa’dan river, quit and beautiful.
18. Bori: a viilage with a collection of chiseled stoned showing the existence of a place for funeral purposes of a clan.
19. Lempo: a village on the mountain with beautiful valleys and the best panorama.
20. Batutumonga: mountainous scenery.
21. Lokomata: a village on top of a mountain with huge stone.
22. Pedamaran: coffee garden and panorama.
This post has 3 comments
November 9th, 2008
talking about tourism object, there are many objects you can find here. It include where I live today that full of tourist destinations.
November 11th, 2008
Thank you sir for your information, My family plan to go there and this is useful info
November 13th, 2008
Original Toraja coffee is the first thing i looked for when i’ve been there a few years ago.
Great place to visit.
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