Tour Code: MH - TS 096 | Duration: 22 Days / 21 Nights

Tour Description : Trans Sulawesi, Adventure - trekking tour, wild animals, Indigenous tribes, Snorkeling, Culture & History
Tour Highlights  : Tarsius spectrum, Macaque nigra, volcanic Mountain, Ethnic music Instruments, Stone megalith statues, Local market, Visit Regional Museum, traditional medicines Processed from various tropical plants, Da’a and Lauje tribe, Saluopa Waterfall, Poso Lake, Funeral & burial Ceremony, Silk weaving workshop, Butterfly farming, snorkeling on Bunaken Island & Tanjung Karang beach, River Rafting on Minahasa highland
Tour Area : Bunaken National Marine Park, Tangkoko Nature Reserve Minahasa highland, Gorontalo, Togean Island, Tinombo, Kasimbar, Donggala, Palu Valley, Pakuli, Dombu, Lore Lindu National Park, Tentena, Toraja land, Makassar
Starting Point : Manado
Ending Point : Makassar

Day 01: Arrival in Manado – Bunaken Marine National Park

1. Meeting service
2. Transfer to Bunaken Marine National Park
3. Night at The Cottage on Bunaken Island

Day 02: Bunaken National Marine Park

1. Snorkeling or scuba diving (Boat trip)
2. Night at in the Bungalow

Day 03: Bunaken National Marine Park

1. Snorkeling or scuba diving (Boat trip)
2. Dolphin tour around Siladen Island & Bunaken Island
3. Night at in the Bungalow
4. Notes; Scuba diving fees & snorkeling equipment doesn’t included in the tour cost

Day 04: Bunaken – Manado – Tomohon

1. Still have possibility to do snorkeling or scuba diving
2. River rafting on Timbukar River
3. Climb up Volcanic Mountain
4. Visiting Linow Lake, with highly sulfurous, changes in a few colors
5. Woloan village where we can see replaced processing traditional houses of Minahasan
6. Lunch will be served at floating restaurant over Tondano Lake
7. Check in at Onong’s Palace in Tomohon

Day 05: Tomohon – Tangkoko Nature Reserve

1. The trip continues, drive to Tangkoko nature reserve
2. Stop at Airmadidi for seeing stone megalith statues (ancient of Minahasan)
3. Late evening walk into the park, observing one of the world’s smallest primates (Tarsius Spectrum and Macaque nigra (Black Monkey of Sulawesi)
4. Night at a home stay near park
   

Day 06: Tangkoko – Manado – Gorontalo

1. After breakfast the journey continues, driving down to Gorontalo, it takes 8-10 hours drive
2. You can see beautiful view along the way
3. Check in at the hotel

Day 07: Gorontalo – Moutong

1. The journey continues, another full day of driving through Central Sulawesi
2. Enjoy exotic view along the way
3. Check in at the hotel in Moutong town

Day 08: Moutong – Tinombo (Central Sulawesi)

1. Another full day of driving along eastern coast down to Tinombo
2. Check in at the Hotel
3. Stop at Sinei village where you can see equator monument, is located in the center of Central Sulawesi
4. Visiting Lauje tribe who occupy the hills
5. Enjoy live traditional music instrument made from bamboo and wood
6. You can learn how to use blow-pipe, shoot a right target
7. The Lauje tribe likes traveling through the hills and mountains. Especially the men are often to carry cocks & hens, Blow pipe as their traditional weapon for hunting wild animals and a defense for them self, meanwhile the women gather local food. They travel how to get wild cocks or wild hens in forest just for hobby only, there are several parts of this ethnic group still living in a primitive life, far way from the villages they plant crops such as coconut, cocoa, clove, corn, cassava, and sweat potatoes as the main food
8. Late evening return to the Homestay for overnight

Day 09: Tinombo – Kasimbar

1. Continue driving two hours to Kasimbar, another small town at Parimo regency
2. Lunch is served at Floating Seafood Restaurant
3. Visiting Pulau Kelelawar (Bat Island), because late evening a thousand of Bat is flying over the island and morning all of them are hanging body over the trees, having rest
4. Return to Kasimbar to have dinner and for staying overnight at simple hotel or Homestay
5. We can enjoy Tajio tribe performance while we are having dinner. This ethnic group will presented an amazing sound, without music instrument likes tambourine or drum, it is presented and created by clapping hands group of people. They are a very good skill on music

Day 10: Tinombo – Kasimbar

1. Still doing a tour around Kasimbar district
2. Visit transmigration villages, Balinese was sent by Indonesian Government in 1970 Notes; If you do not have much time on visiting Bali, you can see Balinese art and cultural performance on this area, There are plenty of temples in Kasimbar district
3. Visiting Pendau tribe occupies the hills
4. Visiting Cave, Waterfall and hot spring
5. Night in the hotel or Homestay

Day 11: Kasimbar – Tambu – Palu - Donggala

1. The trip continues, drive through mountains along the coast of Tambu and down to Palu Valley, onwards to Donggala and on the way you will see local people who make simple mattress (Hand-Sewn)
2. Stop in the city for checking email or shopping
3. Night at the resort near white sandy beach

Day 12: Tanjung Karang Beach (Donggala)

1. Snorkeling and scuba diving as your own optional interests
2. Night in the resort
3. Notes; Scuba diving fees & snorkeling equipment doesn’t included in the tour cost

Day 13: Tanjung Karang beach

1. Snorkeling or scuba diving
2. Afternoon trip around Donggala area
3. Night in the resort/cottage

Day 14: Tanjung karang – Pakuli – Dombu - Palu

1. The journey continues driving to Pakuli village where you can see tropical plants proceed to be traditional Medicines
2. After having lunch drive through mountains to Dombu where we can see Da’a tribe who Occupy Gawalise hill, it’s a nice place, cold and misty sometimes (300m-1300m from the Sea level)
3. Some part of Da’a family is still building simple houses over the trees
4. Meet the kids who play the toys (Blow pipe)
5. Late evening return to Palu to have dinner and overnight in the Hotel

Day 15: Palu - Kebun Kopi - Tentena

1. After breakfast the trip continues, driving through mountains to Kebun Kopi where you can see beautiful forest, local people are selling green vegetables and fruits on the street, onwards, drive along the cost via Poso and heading to Tentena town
2. Night in the hotel near Poso Lake

Day 16: Tentena and Its Surroundings

1. Visiting the lake Poso, Bancea Orchid Park and beautiful Saluopa waterfall which surrounded by green forest, with pleasant call of birds, cold water and peaceful
2. Return to the hotel for overnight

Day 17: Tentena - Bada valley

1. Overland via 4 Wheel Drive (Jeep) on the dirt road, takes 4-6 hour to Bada valley. It is a challenging journey during whole tour in Sulawesi
2. Afternoon trip; visiting stone megalith statues around Bada valley
3. Night at the Homestay in Bomba village

Day 18: Bada valley (Lore Lindu National Park)

1. Visiting other stone megalith statues on grassland and on rice fields, including a large one called Watu Palindo, 4 m high and 1.55 m wide, displaying a male and body
2. Kain Kulit kayu, cloth made from the bark of several forest trees, baskets, and beautifully woven grass mats (tikar) are still produced
3. To see Kain Kulit Kayu being made it, listed for the steady Drumming of the wooden mallets and stone hammers of women beating the bark into cloth
4. All bridges, Jembatan gantung, and are used to cross the Lariang river in many places
5. Alternatively, bamboo raft must be used, such as outside of Pada and Bewa villages on the way to Seppe
6. Bathing on cold water of Kolori Waterfall
7. Return to the home stay for overnight

Day 19: Bada Valley - Tentena

1. After breakfast drive away back on a dirt road (Use a Jeep), you can see exotic view of Poso Lake from the summit of mountain
2. Stop at Saluopa waterfall, which has twelve terraces and surrounded by tropical forest pleasant call of birds, colorful butterflies
3. Bathing on cold and fresh water
4. Check in at the hotel near Poso Lake

Day 20: Tentena - Toraja Land (Tana Toraja)

1. After breakfast packing stuff, driving to the south Sulawesi, Toraja Land
2. You can see beautiful view along the way
3. Late evening arrive in Rantepao, is a town in Tana Toraja (Toraja land)
4. Night at Heritage hotel or at Tongkonan traditional houses of Torajan

Day 21: Toraja Land

1. Hiking around Toraja Land
2. Visiting the villages, River rafting if you intend to do (optional tour)
3. If timing is right you can see funeral and burial ceremony
4. Night in the hotel

Day 22: Toraja Land

1. Visiting native people, villages
2. If the timing is right you can see funeral or burial Ceremony of Torajan
3. Night in the hotel

Day 23: Toraja land - Sengkang

1. The journey continues driving down to a pleasant town, Sengkang
2. Visiting the lake Tempe, it’s a shallow lake fringed by wetlands, with floating houses and magnificent birdlife
3. Visit silk workshop (silk weaving) in remote villages
4. Night in the hotel

Day 24: Sengkang - Makassar

1. Full day of driving down to the capital of South Sulawesi, Makassar
2. Night in the hotel

Day 25: Makassar – Airport

1. Transfer to the airport for your next destination
2. Notes; we can stop at Bantimurung National Park for seeing Butterfly farming and all depends on your flight schedule
3. End of our services

Price includes:

1. Private car, boat during your tour package
2. Extra  Local Transport
3. Permit + Conservation Fee for the Parks
4. Accommodation based on 2 people sharing a room
5. Full board (3 meals/day), mineral water, Tropical fresh fruit
6. 10% Government tax and service

Price Excludes: 

1. Personal expenses
2. Alcoholic beverages, Juice, Soft drinks
3. Personal Insurance
4. Donation
5. Phone calls
6. Laundry