3 Most Beautiful Places in Tana Toraja

 3 Most Beautiful Places in Tana Toraja

Tana Toraja is One of the most popular destination after Bali  in Indonesia. The highland region is known as Torajaland, located at southern Sulawesi is the home of the Toraja tribe.

In aproximation, It is placed 300 km from Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi. Since it has built their international airport You can reach it by flight instead of taking  land transportation from Makassar City. Make sure you add these places to your itinerary while planning an exciting trip to Toraja

Ollon

First recommedation is Ollon. We call it "Toraja's Switzherland" Because of it's large savanna just like in swiss.  It is located in Bongga Karadeng, 30 km from Makale. You can reach it by car or motorcyle( more recommended). 

As you can see on the picture, it has many hills with river flow between them. It would be a good place for camping and exploring. 

You can also go to tebing romantis(Romantic Hill) near from Ollon. Its charm is not far different to Ollon but unfortunately it has no River as Ollon. 

Lolai

If you  were dreaming about beholding any sea of clouds. This is the right place for you. Lolai is located in Rantepao. It is most visited destination in North Toraja. 

Make sure you  go early before the sunrises so you will find the sea of clouds. Don't worry about the transportation because it can be reached by both car and motorcycle. 

Tilanga

You could get some relaxtation in tilanga. this pool is  naturally  formed with clean-transparent water. Moreover you will find a giant mottled eel which inhabits this beautiful pool. 

Tilanga Pool [Image Credit]

Feeding  the eels is a great things to do. Just brought some chicken eggs and the eels will be a friendly ones.

Those are the best places in our opinion . If you were lucky you can found the funeral ceremony  as It  helds randomly depends on the dead person. Rambu Solo is customary ritual death in Tana Toraja society that aims to respect the spirit and the people who deliver death to the spirit, which is returned to the immortality with their ancestors in a health resort, called Puyo, which is located in the south where people live. 

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Jokokendil: Keliling Dunia Pakai Macan

Halo sobkin, ada lagi nih yang viral. Siapa lagi kalo bukan Joko Kendil. Pria paruh baya yang satu ini cukup menghebohkan jagad maya. Bagaimana tidak ia seringkali ditemui di berbagai lokasi yang berbeda - beda.  

Jokokendil ternyata bukan nama aslinya loh sobkin. Nama asli beliau yaitu Koesnan sedangkan nama Jokokendil ia dapatkan dari guru beliau yang bernama Syeh Haji Guntur. Koesnan sendiri merupakan orang Demak, tepatnya di Kelurahan Lor Kadilangu, Jawa Tengah.

Penampilannya pun cukup nyentrik. Ia selalu mengenakan topi petani dengan pakaian serba hitam khas pendekar. Selain itu ia juga mengenakan berbagai macam aksesoris seperti tongkat kayu, kalung dan gelang. 

Anehnya ia bepergian ke luar daerah dengan hanya bermodalkan sepasang kakinya. Terlebih lagi ia mengaku tidak merasa lelah sama sekali. 

Saat diwawancarai di salah satu channel youtube "Sinau Urip" Joko  menuturkan bahwa kemampuannya itu ternyata dikarenakan ia mengendarai seekor macan putih yang selalu bersamanya. Unik juga yah Sobkin😯

"Saya tidak jalan, yang berjalan  itu macannya"

Jadi yang lelah itu  macannya dong Sobkin.

Joko kendil mengaku telah berkeliling dunia sejak 2001 hingga sekarang. Rencananya ia akan berhenti pada tahun 2025 mendatang. Wah, mudah - mudahan Jokokendil bisa menyelesaikan misinya yah sobkin hehehe.

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