Showing posts with label Tana Toraja. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tana Toraja. Show all posts

Monday, November 3, 2008

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.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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),