HOTEL BOOKING

TANATORAJA
	Misiliana Hotel Pongtiku Street 27 Phone: (0423) 21212 Indra Hotel Ratulangi Street 28 Phone: (0423) 21583 Pison Hotel Pongtiku Street G II/8 Phone: (0423) 21344 Rantepao Lodge Pao Rura Street Phone: (0423) 21248 Torisna Hotel Pao Rura Street Phone: (0423) 21293 Wisma Tanabua Diponegoro Street 43 Phone: (0423) 21072 Wisma Maeia I Ratulangi Street 23 Phone: (0423) 21165 Sahid Toraja Hotel Makende Phone: (0423) 22444		Marannu Highland Resort Raya Palopo Street Phone: (0423) 21616 Toraja Prince Hotel Paku Bala Salu Phone: (0423) 21458 Toraja Cottage Raya Palopo Street Phone: (0423) 21475 Marlin Hotel Mappanyuki Street 75 Phone: (0423) 21038 Victoria Hotel A. Mappanyuki Street 75 Phone: (0423) 21038 Wisma Surya WR. Mongisidi Street 36 Phone: (0423) 21312 Indo Grace Mappanyuki Street 72 Phone: (0423) 21291 Novotel Toraja Phone: (0423) 21192
	MAKALE
	Marannu City Hotel Pongtiku Street 116-118 Phone: (0423) 22266 Wisma Puri Artha Pongtiku Street 114 Phone: (0423) 2247 Batupapan Hotel Pongtiku Street 130 Phone: (0423) 22259		Sahid Toraja Hotel Getengan Mengkendek Street Phone: (0423) 224444 Wisma Merry Pongtiku Street 100 B Phone: (0423) 22174

Makale

Makale is the capital of Tanatoraja administration. The steep hills of the town crowned with the church's tower and its valleys with many new government buildings. Most of them have traditional Toraja architecture here, which are full of relieves and curvy roof. The city is a proper site connecting west Toraja around Tondon, Suaya and Sangalla. By the time of market day, the city will be a central of people's activity, because a great many people from different areas coming with their products, such as cattle, earthenware handicrafts, baskets and local handicrafts.

Marante

Marante is a village, which has a lot of Tongkonans, big paddy barns and big rocky hills that containing hanging stone graves which the local people called “Erong”.

Kete kesu

Kete Kesu is a village, which is still characterized by traditional lives of Toraja people. If you take a look from the front side, you will find it lies over in the middle of the wide paddy fields with a beautiful sequence of curved roofs and carved walls barns. This village consists of four traditional tongkonan houses of Toraja. Inside one of the Tongkonans, there is something like a small museum, which is located in the middle of the ground floor. Most of the people of this village have a good mastery in painting and carving. This can be seen among them who are doing carves and paints.

Londa

Londa is steep rocky sides' graves. One of its sides is located on a higher place from the hills which has a deep caves where you can see coffins that are arranged and grouped based on the family lines. On the other side of the hill, on the balcony, dozens of 'tau-tau' seems to be a life, stand straight with eyes opened, are looking over the beautiful landscape of this area.

Lemo

In Lemo graveyards you can see the veranda of “Tau-Tau” mixed up together with the steep coral stone museum in the open air, which seems to be a combination between death, arts, and ritual. 'Tau-Tau' is small wooden statue, which sometimes is made of bamboo tree. This statue is considered to accommodate the spirit of the pass by persons.

Sangalla

Sangalla is a village, which is located on a hilly valley. It lies among the leafy bamboo trees. Here you can find an interesting tourism object, which is a special cemetery for young babies. More than that, the cemetery of King Sangalla can be found at one of the slopes of the hills in this village, which is named Suaya.

These graves are carved on the hillsides. They are the resting-places of the seven kings and their families of Sangalla kingdom. “Tau-Tau” of the kings and their families are placed in front of the stone graves. They are dressed traditionally in accordance with the dress of Toraja Kings. Not far away from this place, you can find a 'Tongkonan House' that was built by the Sangalla King, which nowadays is known as “Museum Buntu Kalando”. Even though, the model of this museum is quite new, in it you can find several past kingdoms properties and some house equipments, which formerly were the belongings of King Sangalla (Puang Sangalla),

Batimurung

To the north of Ujung Pandang and driving east along the mountain range, is the Bantimurung waterfall, about 41 km from the capital. A cascade of sparkling water gushes out between rocky cliffs into a stream shaded by tall trees. Here the air is filled with butterflies, which fly from shrub to shrub over the water. These rare brightly colored ornithoid butterflies are considered the most beautiful in the world.

Samalona Island

Across the harbor of Ujung Pandang is Samalona Island, which has been developed into a pleasant recreational resort. It can be reached by boat in 45 minutes and has simple accommodation. Recreational sports include diving, snorkeling, water skiing and fishing. Best months to visit are from February to October.

BuluKumba

You will find white sandy beaches at Bira, 178 km from Ujung Pandang to the south. Traditional shipbuilding is also located in this area. Not far from this area visitors can cross to Selayar Island.

Malino

Formerly the holiday resort of the kings. Malino, which is 70 km from Ujung Pandang offers a heaven from city-life. Located on the slopes of Mt. Bawakaraeng it has a cool climate with forests of pine trees making it picturesque. Deer hunting on horseback was a royal sport in the days gone by. Beside that, Malino also produce some fruits and vegetables, which grew on the Moun Bawakaraeng's slope. Some of South Sulawesi people had sacred this mount.

The Tomb Sultan Hasanuddin

Sultan Hasanudin (1629-1690) is Gowa King that spent all of his life to against the Dutch colonization. This graveyard is located at Gowa Kings complex. He was famous for his exceptional bravery in his struggle against colonial encroachment in South Sulawesi. His tomb and those of other kings of Gowa are located in a secluded cemetery not far from Sungguminasa, about 8 km from Ujung Pandang.

The huge crypts are gray with age and just outside the walls of the cemetery, a small fenced-off plot contains the Tomanurung stone on which the kings of Gowa were crowned in a show of pomp and splendor. Not far from the tombs is the oldest mosque in the area, built in 1603.

South Sulawesi Accomodation And Hotel

Accomodation

Hotels in South Sulawesi are improving and new properties are being built for the business traveller. The four-star Hotel Marannu City and the Makassar Golden Hotel are the best. The Victoria and Grand are classified three star hotels. These hotels have air conditioned rooms with attached bathrooms, telephones, TV, and restaurants. In Toraja, hotels are in cottage style with attached bathrooms, no air conditioning is needed because of its cool climate. In Ujung Pandang, one star hotels are partly air conditioned, have their own restaurants. These rooms have attached bathrooms.

	MAKASSAR Kenari Hotel Dr. Latumahina Street 3, Makasar Sahid Jaya Makasar Hotel Dr. Sam Ratulangi Street 33, Ujung Pandang Pantai Gapura Pasar Ikan Street 10, Makasar Quality Hotel Somba Opu Street 235, Ujung Pandang Makasar Golden Hotel Pasar Ikan Street 50-52, Ujung Pandang Imperial Aryaduta Hotel Somba Opu Street 297, Makasar

South Sulawesi Artshop

MAKASSAR

TANA TORAJA

Asia Art Shop Jl. Somba Opu 2A Phone : (0411) 323536 Kanebo Art Shop Jl. Pattimura No.27 Phone: (0411) 323920 Makassar Handy craft Jl. Somba Opu No.10-12 Phone : (0411) 324066 Maryam Art Shop Jl. Pattimura Lt II No.06 Phone : (0411) 320538 Nostalgia Art Shop Jl. Pattimura No. 8 Phone : (0411) 313671 Aneka Sutra Jl. Laiya 18A/71 Phone: (0411) 312882 Toko Kerajinan Jl. Somba Opu No.34 Phone : (0411) 311253 Asdar Art Shop Jl. Somba Opu No. 207 Phone : (0411) 318554 Graha Sutra Jl. Penghibur Phone: (0411) 82477

Marura Art Shop Jl. Mappanyuki No.21 Phone: (0423) 21314 Yoyu Art Shop Jl. Mapanyukki No.13 Phone: (0423) 21713 Toko Ukiran Jl. Mappanyukki No.46 Phone: (0423) 21415Duta Art Shop Jl. Mappanyukki 29 Phone : (0423) 21815 Gemini Mulia Jl. Mappanyukki No.10 Phone: (0423) 21207Jet Souvenir Jl. Landorundun No.1 Phone: (0423) 21145 Souvenir & Gift Shop Jl. Pongtiku 27 Phone: (0423) 21212 Unggul Art Shop Jl. Pattimura No. A7 Phone: (0411) 312240 Yama Art Shop Jl. Syarif Alqadri No.5 1 Phone: (0411) 872537

History Sulawesi Selatan

History

Before the Republic of Indonesia has it proclamation, South Sulawesi is include of a number of independent kingdoms and dwelt by four etnic, that is: Bugis, Makassar, Mandar and Torajans. There three big empires that have big influence, those are Luwu, Gowa, and Bone, which at XVI century and XVII century reach their glorious, and has trade relation with Europeans, India, China, Malay, and Arab.

After the independence, there is the constitution number 21 in 1950, which stated that South Sulawesi become an autonomous Sulawesi Province. In 1960 become an autonomous South Sulawesi and Southeast based on the constitution number 13 in 1960. The separation of South Sulawesi from the autonomous area of South Sulawesi and Southeast was declared by the constitution number 13 in 1964, so that it become the South Sulawesi Autonomous area of South Sulawesi.

Ujung Pandang is the main city on Sulawesi, originally known as Makassar. The court of the kings of Gowa was nearby. The people here are called Makassarese. The Bugis people are famous as sailors, and founded trade empires of their own. The most famous Bugis leaders were kings of Bone, which is called Watampone today. Bugis settlements have scattered as far as Kalimantan and Riau. The kings of Gowa and Bone did much to spread Islam through the area. The island of Butung or Buton did not submit to the Dutch until 1908. The Toraja people are the original inhabitants of the central part of Sulawesi. They are known for their unusual customs; today most are Christians. The Toraja also resisted the Dutch until the first decade of the 20th Century.

THE SYMBOL MEANING
The arms were adopted in 1972. The arms consist of seven parts with each senses described as below:

1. Five pointed star and its reflection: as a light to create the symbol for The One Supreme God.
2. The circle of "unhealed rice and cottons". It consists of 17 unhooked rice-ears, 8 cottons with 4 toots on calyxes and 5 toots on cotton, which describes the 17th of August 1945 as proclamation day of Indonesia's independence.
3. The vision of fort of Somba Opu from the air. The fort symbolizes the heroism of the South Sulawesi people. There are three halls of the fort and each load of:
• A Phinisi boat symbolizing the spirit of seaman tenacity, full-militancy and capable to popularize the aim of the 17th of August 1945 struggle. The boat is directing western appropriated the capital of Indonesia.
• The hoe symbolizes the agrarian community as basis and machine tooth symbolizes industries as principal supports.
• The coconut symbolizes the natural wealth of South Sulawesi.
4. An unsheathed small dagger between rice and cotton with pattern inherent five curves, which symbolizes spirit of heroism and alert in protecting the nation. The five curves are sacred numerals of each principle in philosophy of Pancasila
5. Mountain, village, and pieces of rice-field for fertility, strive for justice and welfare community. The 23 pieces of rice-field is appropriate total of regencies in South Sulawesi as one of the rice-barns in Indonesia
6. The motto in Lontara local characters means "Toddo'puli", which means firm in conviction.
7. A ribbon inscribes Sulawesi Selatan "South Sulawesi as a province of Indonesia. The ribbon is in silk designed, which describes special characteristic and precious of culture since long time ago.

Makasar Island

Do you know Makassar? Makassar is the capital city of South Sulawesi Province, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was formally named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably. It total large of area is 175.77 km² and has population of 1.25 million. The city is southern Sulawesi’s primary port, with regular domestic and international shipping connections. It is nationally famous as an important port of call for the pinisi boats, sailing ships which are among the last in use for regular long-distance trade. Makassar has the famous Airport in Sulawesi Area, namely is Hasanuddin International Airport. And if you want to go shop? The main shopping centers are here, MTC karebosi makassar, Panakkukang Mal, and Panakkukang Trade Center. I hope you will be happy visit to makassar. Thank you.