Trans Sulawesi Bira Toraja Togian Bunaken 25 DAYS
Day 02: Ramang ramang - Tana Beru - Tanjung Bira After breakfast, we will take you on a scenic drive towards Bira. On the way, you will visit Tana Beru, a popular place in Indonesia where Bugisnese and Makassarese are the expert wooden boat builders. Lunch on the way. Arrive in bira than transfer by boat to ilsand of Liukang Loe. Diner and night.
Day 03: snorkeling After breakfast, youbmay snorkell in front of your homsetay or rent a boat to snorkell in island of Kambing, jere is shark spot. Lunch . After noon you may snorkell or free programme, dinner and night.
Day 04: Tanjung Bira – Sengkang After breakfast, you will be transferred to Bira and Sengkang. Lunch on the way. In the afternoon, we will cross Lake Tempe by motorized canoe to admire the magnificent sunset over the lake. Night at the hotel.
Day 05: Lake Tempe – Toraja After breakfast at the hotel, drive towards Tana Toraja. Crossing the country of the Bugis, an ethnic group from South Sulawesi / traditional architecture of their houses on stilts. we will stop in front of the erotic hill, lunch in the local restaurant, Night at the Hotel
Days 06/07/: Toraja country. Two days of discovery of the fascinating Toraja country depending on any ceremonies you will attend. The Torajannais live in houses shaped like boats and worship the water buffalo, the only animal capable of carrying the souls of the deceased along the path of their ancestors. They organize huge funeral ceremonies which last several days; their systems of hanging tombs installed in the cliffs are famous. Visit the villages of Kete with their traditional family houses called Tongkonan, the cliffs of Lemo and its dolls bearing the image of the dead (Tau-Tau), the caves of Londa, the royal tombs of Suaya. Then we will take a short walk to get to Tampang Allo. We will then visit the colorful markets of Makale or Rantepao (depending on the market days). Lunch during the visit. Night at the hotel.
Day 08: Rantepao – Batutumonga – PALOPO Continuation of visits in the morning. We will go by minibus to the village of Akung to meet them and discover the living environment of the inhabitants. Then the walkers will set off for a 2.5 hour hike through bamboo forests and rice fields to the mountain village of Batutumonga. Those who cannot walk long will reach the village by minibus (1 hour drive): The road is magnificent with superb views of the rice fields. Lunch in the local restaurant, afternoon departure to the Palopo region, night at the hotel.
Day 09: Palopo – Pendolo Breakfast then departure to Pendolo. Passage to Palopo. The region is Muslim and its capital is Luwu. The Luwu region has beautiful panoramas. Lunch at local restaurant. Arrival in Pendolo, a small town on the banks of Lake Poso where we will arrive late in the afternoon. night at the Hotel.
Day 10; Pendolo – Tentena After breakfast, we leave towards Tenta. The panorama of the lake bordered by forests is superb, the water clear and the beach made up of white sand. Lunch in Tentena, then continuation on foot towards Tunusu where we will visit the famous Wera Salopa waterfall. Passage into a Balinese village. Night at the hotel.
Day 11: Tentena – AMPANA After breakfast at the hotel, swimming at Poso Lake, and then departure for Ampana, a small rich town / coconut, cocoa and cloves. Lunch in the local restaurant, Arrival in Ampana, check-in at the hotel.
Day 12: Ampana – Togian Island After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Togian Island, lunch on the ferry, after noon arrive at Togian Island, check-in at the Hotel.
Day: 13.14, 15.16: TOGIAN ISLANDS Free programme. Possibility of diving, renting a boat to take a trip to the surrounding islands. Visit the village of Bajo (sea rock), mangrove forest, and some different diving spots.
Day 17: TOGIAN - Gorontalo After breakfast, free program and then around noon transfer to Wakai to take the public ferry to Gorontalo. You will sleep in the private cabin ferry.
Day 18: Gorontalo - Kota Mobagu Arrival quite early in the morning and then after breakfast in the Botubarani village, around 07.00 in the morning, we will wait for the moment to swim with the whale shark (if you are lucky), and then we leave towards Kota Mobagu. a mountainous place and You will pass a picturesque village, Arrival in the afternoon at Kota Mobagu. Night at the hotel.
Day 19: Kota Mobagu – Tomohon After breakfast, Tramsfert to Tomohon, and then we will take you to explore Tomohon. Lunch will be served at the restaurant located near Lake Tondano. In the afternoon, visit the traditional house builder village of Woloan, check-in at the hotel. Night at the Hotel.
Day 20: Tomohon - Tangkoko. After breakfast, transfer to Tangkoko, on the way We will visit Mount Mahawu and visit the ancient tomb of Waruga, lunch at a local restaurant, arrive in Tangkoko, visit the Tangkoko rainforest. Evening walk. Tangkoko is a protected rainforest with diverse flora and fauna in a mountainous region. Rare animals can be seen there such as the Macaca Nigra (Sulawesi Black Monkey), Horn Bill and Tarsius Spectrum, the smallest monkey in the world.
Day 21: Tangkoko - Manado - Bunaken After breakfast, transfer to Manado port after breakfast and crossing by wooden motorboat (shared boat) to Bunaken Island, where you can see one of the most beautiful sea gardens in the world . Night at the hotel.
Day 22, 23,24: Bunaken Free programme, boat rental for snorkelling, looking for dolphins, etc.
Day 25: Bunaken - Manado - next destination After breakfast you will be transferred to Manado airport to take the flight to next destination
