Trans Sulawesi tour - South - North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Discover Sulawesi tour
Attraction : Culture, Diving/Snorkeling, Trekking, Rafting,
Tour area : North Sulawesi - Central Sulawesi - South Sulawesi
Duration : 21 Days / 20 Nights
Grade : Easy – Intermediate
Start – End : Manado or Makassar
Day 01 : Arrival Services - Check in the hotel.
- Upon arrival, meeting service.
- Transfer you to hotel in Makassar
- Free at leisure.
- Overnight and dinner.
Day 02 : Makassar - Bira beach ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel,
- A short city tour ; by visiting : Fort Rotterdam, Paotere ; traditional harbour, and Sea-shell
collection - Orchid garden and Somba Opu shopping centre.
- After the city tour, proceed to BIRA passing throught some
typical Makassar villages and stop at TANA BERU to witness the traditional Makassar way of Pinisi boat building. - Lunch enroute.
- Arrive in Bira directly check-in at resort for overnight and dinner.
Day 03 : Bira beach - Sengkang ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at resort.
- Tranfer to SENGKANG( the lake TEMPE town )
- Lunch enroute, Arrive in Sengkang directly check-in at hotel and then proceed to take a boat-trip on the lake TEMPE to see the way of life of those comunity who live on the
water, floating houses, and traditional silk weaving village. - Late afternoon return to hotel for overnight and dinner.
Day 04 : Sengkang - Toraja ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Transfer you to Taraja within approximately 06 hours drive take along magnificent mountain passes with the typical Buginese houses on the poles.
- Lunch will be served at local restaurant in Pare-Pare, a small
port situated 155 km north of UjungPandang. - After Lunch, continue drive to Toraja with a break at Puncak Lakawan ( Top-Hill ) to enjoy the beautiful scenery of erotic mountain.
- Late afternoon arrive in Toraja Land, directly check-in the hotel for overnight and dinner.
Day 05 : Cultural South Toraja tour ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Full day tour by visiting : The stone grave at LEMO.
- The royal tombs of SUAYA.
- The baby-grave in the tree at KAMBIRA.
- Cultural performance at SANGALLA.
- Lunch will be served in Rantepao at Rachmat Restaurant.
- After lunch, continue to visit the Natural burial cave at LONDA.
- The traditional carving village at KETE KESU.
- Afternoon return to hotel for overnight and dinner.
Day 06 :Cultural North Toraja tour ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel. ( check-out hotel )
- Full day tour visiting : The traditional village with buffalo horns in front of their houses at PALAWA.
- The traditional weaving village at SA'DAN.
- The Ancient megalithic stone at BORI.
- The terraced rice-field at BATUTUMONGA and stop here for having Lunch at local restaurant with a beautiful scenery.
- After lunch visiting the Boulder grave at LOKOMATA.
- Late afternoon, check-in at Guest-house for overnight and dinner.
Day 07 : Toraja Trekking Tour ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel ( check-out hotel )
- Check-out from Guest-house You will take a small nature-walk down to PANA , trekking through some typical Toraja villages and rice-field terrace to TIKALA.
- The driver will be stand-by at TIKALA and drive you to Rantepao.
- Lunch will be served at Rachmat restaurant.
- After lunch, take a a little walk around the town of Rantepao and then proceed to MARANTE to see the ancient grave.
- Continue to NANGGALA to visit the Wealthy family with their 16 typical granaries standing in a row as a sign of their ranking of noble family.
- Late afternoon, transfer to for your second-stay in this hotel and dinner.
Day 08 : Toraja - Pendolo ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel
- Leaving TORAJA for PENDOLO
- Some stops over on the way for the nice views
- Arrive in Pendolo direclty check-in at hotel close by Lake Poso
for overnight and dinner.
Day 09 : Pendolo - Bancea - Tentena ( SIURRI ) - ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel
- Cruising by motorized-boat to BANCEA to visit the natural orchid forest.
- And then proceed to TENTENA for Lunch.
- Drive to SIURRI for your accommodation ( at the side of the Poso Lake ).
- Dinner will be served at this cottage.
Day 10 : Tentena ( SIURRI ) Tour ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel
- Half day Tour , visiting the seven steps waterfall at SULEWANA.
- The speedy water at SALOPA, the ancient cave at LATEA . Lunch enroute.
- On the way back to hotel, stop on the hill for a nice panorama ( Break time )
- Late afternoon, back to hotel for overnight and dinner.
Day 11 : Tentena ( SIURRI ) - Ampana ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Direct transfer to AMPANA with approximately 08 hours drive passing through POSO town and stop at ebony handicraft center.
- Lunch enroute, and proceed to AMPANA.
- Arrive in AMPANA directly check-in at hotel for your accommodation and dinner.
Day 12 : Ampana - Togean Island ( WAKAI ISLAND ) ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel
- Take a drive to the pear and then take a boat to sail to WAKAI ISLAND as the transit island to continue to KADIDIRI ISLAND.
- Lunch boxes provided in this cruising journey.
- Arrive in KADIDIRI ISLAND directly check-in at resort for overnight and dinner.
Day 13 : Kadidiri Island ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at resort
- FREE programme ( snorkeling or diving )
- Lunch , dinner and overnight at KADIDIRI Island
Day 14 : Togean Island Tour ( b.L.D )
- Breakfast at resort
- Take a boat trip to UNA UNA ( the best reef and sea-coral in the group of Togean islands )
- Lunch boxes provided during this island tour.
- Late afternoon return to KADIDIRI ISLAND for overnight and dinner..
Day 15 : Kadidiri Island - Gorontalo ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at Bungalow.
- Morning at your own leisure
- Lunch will be served at Bungalow
- Afternoon , by ferry to GORONTALO.
- Dinner on board.
Day 16 : Gorontalo - Tomohon ( B.L.D )
- On Arrival in GORONTALO , transfer to restaurant for breakfast.
- After breakfast, transfer to TOMOHON ( the flower city ) , Lunch enroute.
- Arrive in TOMOHON directly check-in at resort for your accommodation and dinner.
Day 17 : Tomohon Highland Tour ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel
- Transfer to RURUKAN village where you start out your trekking this active volcano ( 1350 M above sea level- approximately 02 hours hiking v.v. ) .
- Afternoon going down for lunch enroute on Tondano lake.
- After lunch you will be passing through the colorful LINOW lake at LAHENDONG village.
- Return to TOMOHON for overnight and dinner.
Day 18 : Tomohon - Manado - Tangkoko Natural reserve( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel ( check-out hotel )
- Transfer 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 homestay for your accommodation.
- Before dark, take a walk into this nature reserve 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 Natural reserve - Manado ( B.D )
- Breakfast at homestay
- Transfer to MANADO, arrive in Manado directly check-in at hotel for your accommodation.
- Afternoon ; FREE PROGRAMME
- Overnight, dinner.
Day 20 : Manado - Bunaken Island - Manado ( B.L.D )
- Breakfast at hotel
- Transfer to the pier to take a boat for sailing BUNAKEN ISLAND.
- Arrive on BUNAKEN ISLAND , we change our boat into the one
with glasses bottom to view the under-water life . - Lunch served on this island.
- Afternoon, return to MANADO for overnight and dinner.
Day 21 : Manado - Singapore ( B )
- Breakfast at hotel
- On time transfer to Airport to catch the onward flight
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