cultural tourism in Tana Toraja, Indonesia

Cultural Tourism Tourism Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi is the most popular
Tana Toraja is a tourist attraction known for its cultural wealth. The district is located about 350 km north of Makassar was very popular with the form of building custom homes and funeral ceremonies
Go to Tana Toraja to use domestic flights-Tana Toraja Makassar. for 45 minutes from Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar. Can also be reached by land vehicles, it takes seven hours.
The journey from Makassar by land, before entering Enrekang, there are distinctive and unique beauty of Mount Buttu Kabobong, that looks like a crown of sanctity of the Goddess

makale ronte pao 
Makale Rante Pao, Tana Toraja regency capital, adorned with a pond with a diameter of tens of meters and lights and fountains are captivating, as if to welcome everyone who arrived in Makale. and impressed luxury
In the morning, sun was shining but shrouded in layers of fog, beautiful and fascinating area of hills in Toraja which slowly faded as the singing birds and fresh morning



                                                        custom house tongkonan

 the traditional house called Tongkonan. The roof is made from nipah leaves or coconut leaves and can last up to tens of years. Tongkonan also have the appropriate degree of nobility community strata (strata of gold, bronze, iron, and brass).
Mystical. impression that immediately stuck out when looking in a dark old tongkonan. The body is interred in the tongkonan for months, even years, above the waist-high halls on the corner of the room in tongkonan.
In the room where the bodies are stored waiting for the funeral.


                                                                    Londa ancient burial area

  
Londa is a complex of ancient tombs located in the cave. On the outside of the cave looks wooden dolls typical Toraja. The statue is a replica or a miniature of the body that died and was buried in that place.
Thumbnail is only for nobles who have high social strata, ordinary citizens do not have the honor to be made sculpture.



                                                                    Wood Carving Tana Toraja

 The craftsmen who create paintings wood carving. typical local crafts, the use of natural dyes.
There are four colors typical Toraja who always adorn both painting and other crafts of wood carving. The colors were black as a symbol of death that uses ash, red as a symbol of blood using soil material, then yellow meaningful pleasure with ingredients from the soil, and the color white as a symbol of purity with the dye from limestone


Typical fabrics Tana Toraja

Typical souvenirs, fabrics typical of Tana Toraja (Parambak) rich colors and motifs can be found in the village Sadang Tobarana. Activities weaving and spinning yarn made by the women in the village.

Treats brown rice, grilled fish spiced sauce dabu dabu a fresh spicy, pork meatballs and a kind of special drink sweet wine and bar drinks are always available at food stalls typical Toraja.
In addition, Tana Toraja region has been recommended to serve as UNESCO world cultural heritage to the United Nations.
According to experts, every inch of the Toraja district is the area of the world cultural heritage should be preserved.

and many tourist attractions in Tana Toraja, and you can get a lot of souvenirs for by the tourism there.........