About Sulawesi Island And Things To Do

The temperatures in Sulawesi island mostly hot to very hot all year round, but you can feel different weather at each regions of the island. Southern areas such the Tana Toraja highlands usually see monsoons between Nov-April, while in North Sulawesi showers can start at any time. Oct-Dec are the hottest months, with average temperatures topping 32°C in mid Oct when many people head into the hills to cool off. Peak season is May-Oct, but the best time to visit Sulawesi is probably the shoulder months either side, so April…

The Ancient Tana Toraja

Tana Toraja Tana Toraja or Torajaland or Land of the Toraja or Tator, is a regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The home of Toraja ethnic group people. The local government seat is in Makale, where the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. But now, Tana Toraja has been divided in two regencies that consist of Tana Toraja with capital is Makale and Toraja Utara with capital is Rantepao. Toraja tribe is the local inhabitan in Tana Toraja, which are live in the mountain areas and maintain a typical lifestyle…

Enchanting Toraja on South Sulawesi

South Sulawesi South Sulawesi is one of Indonesia Provinces that lies on Sulawesi Island. Makassar is the capital of this province that was called as Ujung Pandang. The local inhabitant that stay in South Sulawesi is dominated by Bugis and Makassar people, but Toraja ethnic is the indigenous ethnic people from South Sulawesi. Islam is the religion that most people in South Sulawesi hold, except in Toraja that mostly have Christian as their religion or they still have their animist belief known as Aluk, meaning “the way”. The Indonesian government…