Assalamualikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatu
On October 14-16, I
was a tour to Toraja . And this is my tour story
first day, at 7.30 we gathered on the Makassar tourism
piliteknik campus precisely on the GO (orens building). Before departing, the
distribution of lagugge tags, id cards, and absence is done. At exactly 8:00 we
left for Toraja. And just like the previous tours, we were divided for the
first day, second day and third day, so during the Makassar trip to Toraja, the
4 participants were guiding. On our way through maros regency, pangkep regency,
barru regency. 4 hours drive we stopped at one of the restaurants in Barru, the
name of the restaurant is KUPA BEACH RESTAURANT. Before entering the restaurant
we are given a welcome drink like the picture below
the welcome drink
tastes good, fresh, the welcome drink is thick coconut juice. After drinking
welcome drink, we entered into the resaturant for lunch, after lunch we prayed
in congregation at the mosque restaurant, after prayer we returned to continue
the seventh toraja trip by passing through the city of Pare – Pare city, sidrap
regency, Enrekang Regency. On the trip in Enrekang the weather was cloudy and
it did not rain for long, but the rain was not so heavy. And in Enrekang we
stopped at Bambapuang for coffee break by seeing a very beautiful view of Mt
Nona.
After the coffee
break we continue the trip to Toraja. Do not feel we have been 8 hours on the
way, we arrived in Toraja precisely in North Toraja at the indra hotel at 19:10
after arriving at
the hotel we checked in then went to our rooms - each changed clothes to go to
the restaurant. when we were in the room we were given a welcome drink he said
earlier from the hotel forgot to give us time to arrive so they brought to our
room the welcome drink. After changing clothes at 20.00 we gathered in the hotel
lobby and then walked to the restaurant penyet chicken which is not too far
from the senses hotel. after dinner continue with the evaluation then return to
the hotel for a break.
The second day,
morning call is done at 04.50, then at 05.00 we gather in the lobby for those
who want to take a walk around the city, and for those who do not want to hang
out at the lobby at 06:00 then breakfast, and those who take the walk also have
breakfast at 06.00. after breakfast return
to each room - each to prepare to leave for trackking. At 07.00 we left for the
trackking location, during the trip also conducted a guiding. This trip is
rather streamed because the road is slippery and small and our left or right
sides are sometimes cliffs, and if you pass another car there must be 1 car
that relents to retreat to look for a slightly wide road and then drive
Approximately 30
minutes we stopped in timenmbayo here we saw a very beautiful view, the
mountain fields, the trees are all very beautiful like paintings, here we are
not long because the streets are small and there is no place to park the bus so
we just look, take pictures and then continue the journey again. along the way
our eyes are spoiled with a very beautiful view and a very thick fog in the
morning
Not long after we
arrived at Loko'mata, Loka'mata was a stone grave. After we were given time to
take pictures then we surrounded this stone grave, when around the stone grave
we saw a grave that was still new, there was a stone still in the hole, and it
turned out to make a hole in the stone before it was burned to make it more
easy when working.
After that we met
with tourists from Australia who were tracked accompanied by 1 local tour
guide. We also talked to tourists whose name is Melani, he was very happy to
take a stand in Toraja and we also talked with the tourguide who accompanied us
to be very lucky to be able to talk with Melani and Turguide because we got
more information about Toraja.
after that we
started doing soft trackking from loko’mata during the trip we got a very
beautiful view, and very friendly citizens. On the trip we saw there was a
crowd we were haunted and it turns out residents are doing mutual cooperation
to raise the pole tongkonan.
Stone to raise the
pole should not be lifted but must be dragged. And here I see a pig that has
been processed
This pig looks
really good from its aroma, and said the boiled mothers will be served to the
fathers who have worked, this processed pig is just like a konro cow. and here
we met with tourists from Japan. Tourists from Japan are their husband and wife
come to Toraja without using the tourguide, they travel around toraja using the
motorbike they rent. After seeing the residents working together we continued
to trackking. 30 minutes later we arrived at mentirotiko restaurant
restaurant that
offers a very beautiful natural scenery, and this restaurant is subscribed to
the Caucasians, Caucasians, and here we are served traditional food that is
papiong,
Chicken marinated
in coconut and other spices cooked in bamboo and papiong tastes very good.
After lunch we pray at the mosque restaurant and then we take the bus to the
next trackking location, we are only 15 minutes on the trip and then we get off
the bus to continue tracking. on our trip we stopped by to see residents who
were carving tongkonans
it looks so cool,
my eyes keep watching the person who carved the tongkonan because it looks so
cool all the size is exactly the same. After seeing the carvings we continued
our journey and we saw a very high gravestone,
the higher the
tombstone means the higher the degree while living. And tombstones here are old
or can only be seen from the stone, if the stone is mossy and overgrown with
plants then the stone means it's been a long time. We are also trekking through
the fields, there are some friends who fell like a very exciting moment in my
opinion.
We also stopped by
to see the residents' buffalo, the overall black-colored and also the
white-colored buffalo on the body, the buffalo bonga, which has a large size.
For an ordinary buffalo that costs 85 million rupiah, and for an unusual
buffalo like a bonga teddy it costs 350 million rupiah.
We visited people’s
homes with lots of buffalo horns , and there is a tongkonan that has a necklace
that means that the tongkonan has 24 times cut buffalo.
All residents who
were met during the track were all very friendly, and the last we visited was a
baby's grave in a tree trunk or commonly called a baby grave in a tree. Not all
trees can be made as a grave for infants only the Tarra tree 'because the tarra
tree has pus which is believed to feed deceased babies, and not all babies can
also be buried in the tree, only babies who do not yet have teeth that can be
used bury in a tree
At the baby grave
location we met with tourists from France, he came alone and without tourguide.
French tourists ask us to make videos by greeting their children. We enjoyed
meeting this traveler.
After that we
finally saw the bus. We did not immediately get on the bus but we were alone in
the rice fields sitting - sitting while eating refresmant then boarded the bus
and returned to the indar hotel
While on the way to
go, it felt like a long time, and when we got home very quickly arrived at the
hotel and it turned out we were very far away, we all did not expect, we were
great and we were happy. too far from the hotel.
After that we
returned to the hotel on foot from Tami to the hotel. When we arrived at the
hotel, we went straight to our rooms - each to take a break, to take a shower
and at 7 we gathered again in the lobby then we walked back to the restaurant
penyet chicken, after the evening meal continued with the evaluation for the
tour that day, then headed back hotel for rest
Day three, morning
call at 05.00 and 06.00 we have breakfast, when breakfast we have to bring our
goods in the lobby as well as check out, after breakfast we immediately take
the bus to the Rantepo market to shop, here we are given 30 minutes to shop ,
unfortunately because at 07.00 we went to the market there were still many
kiosks that were not yet open. But many friends buy traditional toraja cakes,
deppatory, many are shopping for bags, clothes, toraja gloves, etc.
After that we
continue the journey to Makassar, and we also singga at the Toraja land
roundabout to see the male statue of Padada,
then we continue
the journey and on the way home we returned to stop in Bambapuang for coffee
break for approximately 1 hour we returned to continue the journey to Makassar.
After 4 hours of our trip singga on the terrace terrace in the city of Pare -
Pare for lunch
after lunch we
returned to continue the journey to Makassar and in maros relapse back to
dinner at the ideal rastaurant, then after eating we continue the journey to
Makassar , and at 20.37 we arrived at the beloved campus of Makassar tourism
polytechnic.
THANK YOU
