Private Tour
4 Days Toraja Cultural Tour from Makassar: Tongkonan Houses to Toraja Funerals
Overview
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96 hours
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Tana Toraja which lies in South Sulawesi known for its unique culture of varied funeral rituals, Tongkonan houses, ancient menhirs and Toraja hand weaving. You’ll be picked up from your hotel/airport in Makassar at 8 AM. Visit Kete Kesu, Marante and Pallawa Village to get a glimpse of Tongkonan houses - a traditional house of Toraja people. For sure you will visit the famous burial sites such as stone funeral burial, hanging graves, tree burials, burial cliffs, and cave burials. The most picturesque burials located in Lemo, Londa, Sangalla and Suaya. The places where you can see effigies of the dead called Tau Tau and the royal family tombs. Possibly witness a festive funeral in your private 4 days excursion.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This package does not include a visit to Rammang Rammang. If you wish to go there, please confirm with us in advance, as it requires an additional charge
The listed schedule is only an estimate and serves as a general guideline. It may change during the trip depending on conditions and weather
Flight tickets from your location to Makassar and accommodation before and after the trip are not included
Pick up time about 08.00 AM, we recommend you to take a flight with arrival time at Hassanudin Airport before 08.00 AM
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Entrance fee, Meals, and Mineral Water as Itinerary
3 Nights accommodation base on Double/Twin/Triple Sharing Room at 4 star hotel
Private Transport, Driver, English-speaking Guide, Parking and Toll Fee based on the itinerary
Tipping for guide, driver and bellboy hotel
Personal Expenses (extra meals, Drink, Juice or Beer, etc)
Photo, Video and Personal traveler’s insurance
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Day 1 (Makassar – Tana Toraja)
Accommodations
Stay overnight at 4 star hotel in Tana Toraja (Heritage Hotel Toraja or Similiar) base on Double/Twin/Triple Sharing
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Makassar Great Mosque
08.00 AM | Hotel/ port/ airport pick up (only in Makassar City area) Heading to Tana Toraja (about 8-9 hours drive). You will enjoy the beautiful rice field, fish pool and the Traditional Houses of Bugisnese along the way to Tana Toraja Lunch at local restaurant in Pare Pare
Tana Toraja
By bus/minivan to Tana Toraja, for 8-9 hours approximately, through several urban districts with natural views and typical Buginese-Makassarnese traditional houses which it's built on pole.
Pare-Pare
Stop at Pare-Pare for lunch. After lunch, the journey continues and a photo stop at "Ainun Habibie's True Love Monument".
Coffee break in the mountains of Bambapuang "The Erotic Mountain".
Rantepao
In the afternoon/ by evening , arrive in Rantepao, the capital of North Toraja and check in at the hotel to stay and having dinner at a local restaurant. Free time
Day 2 (Tana Toraja)
Accommodations
Stay overnight at 4 star hotel in Tana Toraja (Heritage Hotel Toraja or Similiar) base on Double/Twin/Triple Sharing
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Lemo
After breakfast at the hotel , Visiting several attractive objects, such as: LEMO, it's a noblemen stone grave on the cliff with several TAU-TAU (sculptures) on display.
Suaya
The Royal Tomb of Sangalla at Suaya, Tana Toraja.
Tampang Allo
Visiting Tampang Allo and having lunch at the local restaurant.
Kete Kesu Village
After having lunch, visit KETE KESU Village, one of the villages that supported by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage. Here, you could see the typical of Toraja House which is called "TONGKONAN".
Rantepao
After that, going to Rantepao for shopping at the one Gallery, dinner at local restaurant, back to the hotel, and having free time
Day 3 (Tana Toraja)
Accommodations
Stay overnight at 4 star hotel in Tana Toraja (Heritage Hotel Toraja or Similiar) base on Double/Twin/Triple Sharing
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
After breakfast at Hotel, visiting the beautiful Village of PALLAWA, driving up to DERI Village then hiking to LEMPO.
Lunch Will be served at Batutumonga Resto.
After having lunch the tour continue to BORI VILLAGE ( Megalithic and Baby Tomb on the Tree).
Londa Burial Caves
Back to hotel, dinner Will be served at local Resto and having free time.
Day 4 (Tana Toraja – Makassar)
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
08.00 AM I Heading back to Makassar, after having breakfast at hotel. With the same route, stop by for coffee break at Bambapuang Cafe.
Pare-Pare
Lunch will be served at local restaurant in Pare Pare.
Makassar
After lunch, then transfer to Sultan Hasanuddin Airport for the next flight.
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4 Days Toraja Cultural Tour from Makassar: Tongkonan Houses to Toraja Funerals
Pickup included
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent experience
Sevcan A,
Sep 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was amazing. The traditions of funeral ceremonies, different houses, friendly people, a great local guide who speaks English well and told us all about The meanings of symbols, their belief, traditions, a driver who dores his best to communicate in English and was able to drive in these mountain roads. The Hotel we stayed has a incredible garden but The management needs to renovate rooms n spa.
Because there's a lot of history like the Ra'ba Biang epidemic, the early forming of Tongkonan, and warfare, these four must be fought
Bennetta S,
Aug 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rating 5/5 anyway. Tongkonan Mebali has such a dramatic and tragic history, one of which is that in 1918 a deadly disease called "Ra'ba Biang" spread in Tana Toraja causing dozens of deaths daily, one of which in Tongkonan Mebali Marinding. The endless deaths made surviving residents keep or lay the bodies of their relatives or relatives in the cliffs or goa because there was no place to be buried, which is why there are still hundreds of skull bones at some point around this Mebali Tongkonan.
Cultural experience par excellence!
Astrid M,
Dec 28, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a dream come true. Excllent guide and not only attendance of a funeral, also a village wedding! The scenery is spectacular and Torana Valley is an intense cultural experience. Highly recommend it!
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