Sulawesi Island is the world's eleventh-largest island in Indonesia, covering an area of 174,600 km. The island is surrounded by Borneo to the West, by the Philippines to the North, by Maluku to the Sast, and by Flores and Timor to the South. It has a distinctive shape, dominated by four large peninsulas: the Semenanjung Minahassa; the East Peninsula; the South Peninsula; and the South-east Peninsula. The central part of the island is ruggedly mountainous, such that the island's peninsulas have traditionally been remote from each other, with better connections by sea, air than by road, land area is 227,000 square kilometres no point of the mainland is more than 90 kms away from the sea. This makes the island has a long coast line. Most of the land are mountaineous in nature. The combination of the two offers wonderful sceneries both its shores and the highland.
The Portuguese were thbs, Indians, Siamese, Javanese, and e first to refer to Sulawesi as 'Celebes'. The first western visitors, reached Sulawesi in 1511, they found Makassar a thriving cosmopolitan entre-port where Chinese, Arabs, Malays came to trade their manufactured metal goods and fine textiles for precious pearls, gold, copper, camphor and, of course, the invaluable spices - nutmeg, cloves and mace which were brought from the interior and from the neighbouring Spice Islands, the present day Moluccas. One suggestion is the Bugis word si-lebih for 'more islands' - a reference to its shape suggesting it was more than one island. The modern name 'Sulawesi' probably origins from the words "Sula" which means Island and "besi" which means Iron, thought to be reference to the rich Lake Matano iron deposits. Other suggestion is that it comes from the portuguese word "celebres" or famous ones, as these islands were famous for their spices throughout Asia and even Europe, this being the reason that attracted them to these islands.
Sulawesi Island now has subdivided into six provinces : Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South East Sulawesi, and North Sulawesi. West Sulawesi is a new province, created in 2004 from part of South Sulawesi. The largest cities on the island are Makassar formerly know Ujung Pandang, on the southwestern coast of the island, and Manado, on the northern tip. Read More Sulawesi Overview »...
Trans Sulawesi Toraja – Togian Island – Manado – Bunaken Tour, 15 Days / 14 Nights :
Day 01 : Makassar Arrival – Tana Toraja (LD).
Upon arrive at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport Makassar, meet and greet with our guide then direcly trip to Tana Toraja. The trip will pass some regencies in distance of 310 km (it’s about 8 - 9 hour drive from Makassar). On the way you’ll enjoy the beautiful rice field, fish pool and the Traditional Houses of Bugisnese which is adorn on the right and left side of the main road. Lunch will be at Pare-pare, one of the regencies we passing by in the distance of 175 km. After lunch the trip will be continue and will arrive in Tana Toraja about late noon, then check-in to hotel, Dinner at the local restaurant, free program.
Day 02 : Toraja Fullday Tour (BLD).
Buffet breakfast at hotel, starting Toraja tour to visit The cliff-side stone grave with wooden effigies on the balcony at Lemo, the royal family tombs at Suaya, Ke’te Kesu (traditional wooden carving village and hanging grave), then lunch at local restaurant. After lunch continue the tour to visit Londa (the natural cave grave) and Marante (is a village where a lot of Tongkonan House, big paddy barns and big rocky hill containing hanging stone graves which the located called "Erong"). Afternoon back to the hotel, Dinner at the local restaurant, free program.
Day 03 : Toraja Fullday Tour (BLD).
Buffet breakfast at hotel, starting tour to visit Batutumonga, the highland area and the beautiful landscape of 1.355 meters from sea level, Pallawa (The most beautiful village with buffalo horns in front off their houses), Kambira (Baby grave) then lunch at the local restaurant after that continue the tour to visit Lokomata (the boulder grave) then visit Sa' dan To'Barana, the traditional cotton weaving village. Afternoon back to the hotel, Dinner at the local restaurant, free program.
Day 04 : Toraja – Pendolo (BLD).
Buffet breakfast at hotel, check out then leaving to Pendolo via Palopo. Along the road from Tana Toraja to Palopo you can enjoy some spectacular views. Lunch will be served at local restaurant in Masamba district. In the afternoon, arrive in Pendolo, a small town located on south shore of Lake Poso. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 : Pendolo – Ampana (BLD).
After breakfast, check out then leaving to Ampana, on the way you will have time to visit Lake Poso and surrounding mountains. The trip will be take about 9 - 10 hour drive. Upon arrive at Ampana, check in hotel, Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 : Ampana – Togian Island (BLD).
After breakfast take a drive to the pearl and then by charter boat sail to Togian Island. The sail will be take about 5 - 6 hours boat rides. Lunch will be served at box or upon arrive at Togian Island. Upon arrivel at Kadidiri Island, check in at Kadidiri Paradise. Dinner at hotel and overnight, free program.
Day 07 : Togian Island Snorkeling/Diving (BLD).
After breakfast at hotel, take a time to snorkeling at around the island. enjoy the beach while sunbathing and snorkelling or Diving and this optional. Lunch and Dinner at hotel.
Day 08 : Togian Island Snorkeling/Diving (BLD).
After breakfast at hotel, take a time to snorkeling at around the island. Snorkelling or Diving and this optional. Lunch and Dinner at hotel.
Day 09 : Togian Island – Marisa – Gorontalo (BLD).
After breakfast at hotel, check out then leaving to Marisa by charter boat. The boat rides to Marisa will be take about 3 - 4 hours. Upon arrive at Marise continue the trip to Gorontalo, upon arrive at Gorontalo check in hotel, dinner at local restaurant.
Day 10 : Gorontalo – Kotamobagu (BLD).
After breakfast, check out then leaving for Kotamobagu. on the way you will visit Fort Otanaha, located at the Hill of faces to the lake Limboto. After that continue the trip to Kotamobagu. Lunch enroute. Afternoon arrive in Kotamobagu, check in hotel, Dinner at the local restaurant.
Day 11 : Kotamobagu – Tomohon (BLD).
After breakfast, check out then leaving for Tomohon, in the highland of Manado. on the way you will have a time for visit Lake Moaat and Lake Linow. Lunch enroute. Afternoon arrive in Tomohon, check in hotel, Dinner at the local restaurant.
Day 12 : Tomohon – Minahasa – Tangkoko National Park (BLD).
After breakfast, check out then tour to Woloan (traditional minahasan house Productions), Japanese Cave, Kawangkoan 'peanuts village', Pulutan Pottery Village, and Sumoro Endo's lake Tondano. Lunch enroute. After that proceed to Tangkoko Nature Reserve. Late afternoon, arrive in Tangkoko and 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. After that Dinner at the local restaurant.
Day 13 : Tangkoko – Manado – Bunaken (BLD).
After breakfast, check out then Transfer to Manado, arrive in Manado directly take a boat for Bunaken Island. Arrive in Bunaken free program, enjoy the beach while sunbathing and snorkelling or Diving and this optional. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 14 : Bunaken Island Snorkeling (BLD).
After breakfast at resort, enjoy the beach while sunbathing and snorkelling or Diving and this optional. Lunch and Dinner at resort.
Day 15 : Bunaken – Transfer Out (B).
After breakfast, check out then Transfer to Manado, arrive in Manado directly transfer to Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado to catch your flight to the next Destination. (end program).
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