Sunday, May 18, 2008

Trans Sulawesi, Indonesia

Key Information:
Duration: 21 - 29 day(s)
Group Size: 2 - 15 people
Destination(s): Indonesia
Specialty Categories: Hiking & Trekking
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No

Tour Itinerary:

Day 01 : Original City : Jakarta or Bali
Upon your arrival in Original City, directly transfer to Hotel.

Day 02 : Original City Jakarta or Bali - Makassar
Upon your arrival in Makassar directly meeting service with our representative or our guide and take a sightseeing city tour than check in to your choice hotel.

Day 03 : Makassar - Sengkang - Pare Pare
After take breakfast at hotel, our guide will pick you for Pare-Pare via Sengkang, drive 4 - 5 hours by land, we will visit prehistoric cave and possible to see monkey forest en National Park in Camba. Continue to Sengkang, after lunch at local restaurant you’ll embark on a tour Tempe Lake and take a view a floating house, when we back from the lake will visit a Buginese home industries to watch demonstration of traditional silk weaving. Continue to Pare - Pare with a 3 hours by drive by car, directly transfer to the hotel.

Day 04 : Pare pare - Toraja
After breakfast at your hotel, drive to Toraja land will take a rest in Puncak Lakawan with a mountain view called " Erotic Mountain" by local people. In the afternoon we will arrive at Rantepao ( a touristy place in Toraja ) directly check in to your choice hotel.

Day 05 : Toraja Tour
This the day excursion around Tana Toraja entails visits to various ancient villages; lemo, which is famous for its stone grave as well as for its beautiful Toraja house; Kete Kesu Pallawa, a traditional village rich in local handicrafts; Londa, where the dead buried with ceremonies invoking reincarnation; the business places handicrafts Rantepao, Enjoy lunch during the tour and return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay

Day 06 : Toraja Tour.
You’ll spend the day exploring more of Tana Toraja, learning about the costumes and traditions of several tribes sprawled throughout the region.

Day 07 : Toraja Optional Tour (Rafting = 55 USD / Trekking 35 USD)
In this free program. you can explore Toraja with special interest tour with Rafting or Trekking around the village to see way of life the Torajan people.

Day 08 : Toraja - Pendolo/Lake Poso
After breakfast at hotel Leaving TORAJA for PENDOLO Some stops on the way for the nice views . Arrive in Pendolo direclty check - in at Multa Poso Lake Hotel for overnight and dinner.

Day 09 : Pendolo/Lake Poso - Tentena
We can start our journey after having breakfast. By public boat while crossing the Poso lake and surrounding mountains. This trip takes a few hours. Will visit Meko " Traditional Therapy physical and Medical Center " Lunch will be served in Tentena in the afternoon, check – in a hotel for overnight.

Day 10 : Tentena - Ampana
It will take about 7 hours to Ampana . We will spend the night in ampana

Day 11 : Ampana - Togian Island
Early in the morning , we leave for Togian Island by boat. It take 4 - 5 hours to the wonderful lonely islands.

Day 12 - 13 - 14 Togian Island
Breakfast at hotel. Free program with your leisure, activity trekking, island trip, snorkeling or diving, could be arranged in your hotel. Lunch, dinner and overnight at your Bungalow

Day 15 : Togian Island - Ampana - Luwuk
After breakfast, take a boat for crossing to Ampana on our arrival in Ampana will take lunch. After lunch continue to Luwuk drive 4 - 5 hours by car.

Day 16 : Luwuk - Manado - Tomohon
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to the airport and flight with your guide to Manado, directly transfer to Tomohon / Minahasa Highland directly transfer to hotel. Afternoon free program.

Day 17 : Tomohon Tour
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. Possible to see a Minahasa dance performance (Cakalele).

Day 18 : Tomohon - Tangkoko
After breakfast at hotel (check-out hotel) Tranfer to Manado approximately 01 hours drive-trip. On the way stop at Tinoor to view the entire city of Manado and Bunaken island from this Hill-Top point. Arrive in Manado, stop for lunch and after lunch, proceed to Tangkoko Nature Reserve. Late afternoon, arrive in Tangkoko directly check-in at Mama Rose homestay for your accommodation. Before dark, take a walk into this nature reserve park to see the Tarcius Spectrum, the smallest monkey in the world, and besides this protected animal, you can also see the Hornbill and Black Monkeys
( macaca nigra ), cus-cus. Back to homestay for overnight and dinner.

Day 19 : Tangkoko - Bunaken
After breakfast at homestay Transfer to Manado, Arrive in Manado directly take a boat for Bunaken

Day 20 : Bunaken Leisure
Free time at your own leisure, activity : Snorkeling, Diving and possible to rent bottom glass boat.

Day 21 : Bunaken - Manado
Free at your time in the island, proceed transfer to Manado for city tour after check in to hotel.

Day 22 : Manado - Out
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
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