To Riaja

🏔Tana Toraja is a village located in South Sulawesi with its downtown located in Makale. Torajan people live mostly in the mountain and they still keep their ancient traditions running among them. One of the famous traditions is funeral rituals, traditional Tongkonan houses, and various typical wood carvings. The culture and arts in Tana Toraja vary, such as Silaga Tedong, Sisemba, Ma'nene. In addition to its culture, this area is also famous for a tourist attraction dubbed the Land Above the Clouds. This is due to its location at the top of the mountain so tourists can see the clouds moving below. 🏔

🏖In Tana Toraja, there are also interesting tourist attractions including🏖:

1. Jesus Buntu Burake

✝️You can see a 40-meter-high statue on the top of Bantu Burake Hill, which is about the size of the Christ the Redeemer in Brazil. By visiting the Statue of Jesus Christ Blessing, you can see the beautiful panorama of Makale City and the mountains that stretch widely around Tana Toraja which attracts the attention of tourists, both from within and outside the country to enjoy its beauty.✝️

2. Pango-pango Agrotourism

🏕Pango-pango agro-tourism is a tourist area for coffee plantations located in the highlands, which is commonly known as the land above the clouds. The facilities you get are gazebos, toilets for visitors, areas for camping, and there is a canteen that sells food and drinks. This place is perfect for seeing the sunset and sunrise.🏕

3. Tongkonan Pallawa

🏠It is an old traditional village which has a very majestic building. You can learn about the history and culture and you can even ask about the history of the local villagers. In the vicinity, there are forests with many trees, as well as rare burial sites located near settlements.🏠

4. Londa Tour

⚰Londa is a tourist attraction where a cave tomb is located on a hill, inside which also contains a coffin, bones, and skulls of bodies that are hundreds of years old. When we arrive at the tourist attraction location, we will be faced with rows of wooden statues known as Tau-Tau. Tau-tau is a statue of a corpse buried at the location of the Londa tourist attraction.⚰

🎎In Tana Toraja, there is also a funeral ritual. The ceremony to pay last respects to a deceased family member is a very expensive ceremony, known as Rambu Solo. This funeral ceremony can show a person's social status in Tana Toraja.  The highlight of the Rambu Solo ceremony is held in a special field with several series of rituals, such as wrapping the corpse, affixing ornaments of gold and silver thread on the coffin, and lowering the body to the barn for burial.🎎