TORAJA SHORE EXCURSION FROM PALOPO OR PAREPARE: TONGKONAN HOUSES & CLIFF GRAVES

Palopo and Parepare are the two ports for Tana Toraja, the highland home of the Toraja people, known for their boat-shaped houses and their funeral traditions. From Palopo it is about 2 hours; from Parepare about 4 to 5 hours, so we only do it from Parepare as a 2-day trip with a night in Rantepao.

What you see

• Kete Kesu, a village of tongkonan houses with huge curved roofs, and rice barns in front.
• Londa, burial caves in a cliff, watched over by tau-tau, wooden figures of the dead. It is a burial place; please be respectful.
• The Rantepao market, and if you are lucky with timing, a buffalo market day.
• Views from Puncak Lakawan over the valleys.

Funeral ceremonies sometimes welcome visitors; your guide will tell you what is right to do.

How these shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from a few people in a van up to a full coach.
• An English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal (or at the tender pier if your ship anchors).
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back well before all-aboard.
• Send us your ship name, port date and docking hours, and we fit the route to them.

Included

• English-speaking local guide
• Private vehicle with driver
• Entrance tickets and boat rides in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks, unless we agree on a lunch stop in the price
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on your group size and the route. Tell us your ship, date and number of people and we will send a plan and a price.

More in Indonesia: all Indonesia shore excursions. Other ports: Bitung, Kupang, Ende. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.