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1 2 3 TORAJA GUIDEBOOK : Lorem Ipsum John Doe 4 PUBLISHING & COPYRIGHTS INFORMATION PUBLISHER Copyright © 2018 Toraja DMO All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Printed in Bali, Indonesia First Printing, 2018 DESIGN Swisscontact and Toraja DMO EDITOR Unggul Hermanto PHOTOGRAPHY Toraja DMO, Swisscontact, Djuna Ivereigh (www.djunapix.com) ISBN 978-3-9523834-3-8 Distributor Toraja DMO, Makale, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia EMAIL WEBSITE ONLINE STORE [email protected] www.visittoraja.com www.tokopedia.com/visittoraja Visit Toraja @VisitToraja @visittoraja 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This book was established as part of the Swisscontact WISATA II project and supported by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of the Swiss Confederation. It is the result of the collaboration of many stakehold- ers who, with their invaluable contributions, have continued to support the project’s aim to promote Toraja as a tourist destination. We would like to thank all the people and institutions whose assistance has made the creation of this book possible. A big thank you to DMO Toraja, HPI Toraja, PHRI Tana Toraja, PHRI To- raja Utara, and ASITA Toraja for their help in providing information con- cerning organisations, accommodations, businesses, as well as trekking and cycling routes around Toraja. Thank you also to the members of the organ- isations mentioned above for their helpful revisions concerning the content of this Guidebook. A special thank you goes to Pak Eric Crystal Rante Allo and Pak Frans Dengen for their detailed and extremely helpful comments and revisions. We would like to thank the governments of Toraja Utara Regency and Tana Toraja Regency, as well as SECO, for their continued support of our projects. We are very grateful to the villagers and kepala desa who allowed us to col- lect data, trek, and cycle in their areas. An additional thank you goes to the Governments of South Sulawesi. Thank you particularly to Pak Ali Saleng and Pak Ubayd from the Dinas Pariwisata Bulukumba for taking us around this beautiful region and providing us with vital information concerning the region and its destinations. Another thank you goes to the local guides who took us on trekking and cycling adventures through Toraja: Pak Lisa Soba, Pak Ino, Pak Simon, Pak Yulius, Pak Irwan, and Pak Eric. Without you, trekking, cycling, and GPS data collection would have been impossible. A huge thank you also goes to the Swisscontact WISATA II team in Toraja, Makassar, and Bali. Your friendship, continued help and revisions, as well as your knowledge of Sulawesi Selatan and its varied cultural histories has made working on this project a pleasure. Finally, we would like to thank the peoples of South Sulawesi, specifically the wonderful people of Toraja, for your hospitality and for making us feel at home in the magnificent and sacred highlands of Toraja. 6 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Happy reading ! John Doe Vice Ministe for Tourism and Creative Economy Republic of Indonesia 7 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commo- do consequat. Happy reading ! John Doe Vice Ministe for Tourism and Creative Economy Republic of Indonesia 8 TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction 1 Welcome to Toraja 2 History 3 Culture 4 A. Life, death and ceremonies 5 B. Traditional houses 6 C. Local products 7 Main part 8 Toraja Highlights 9 Getting started 10 When to go 11 How to get there 12 Getting around 13 Itineraries 14 Information 15 Sights and activities 16 Cultural attractions 17 Graves and caves 18 Outdoor activities 19 Accommodation 20 Eating and drinking 21 Sights and activities around Toraja 22 Getting there and away 23 Annex 24 Maps 25 Quick Indonesian and Toraja language 26 Solid waste management 27 Introducing DMO Toraja 28 Activities and future plans 29 Cooperation with Swisscontact WISATA 30 Volunteering 31 References 32 Introduction : Welcome to Toraja 9 Introduction WELCOME TO TORAJA The tropical sun shines down from a strikingly blue sky onto green terraced rice fields where farmers and their water buf- faloes wade peacefully. Lush vegetation, bamboo groves and majestic karst mountains are complemented by Tongkonan, tra- ditional homes of Toraja, uniting the land’s breathtaking views with the ancient traditions of the Torajan people. The sacred highlands of Toraja in Sulawesi Selatan (South Above: Sulawesi) are a haven of spectacular natural sceneries virtually Tongkonan with traditional bamboo untouched by the outside world. The beauty of its scenic fertile roofs sites, in addition to its strong and rich culture, is famed worldwide. If the sight of houses decorated with boat-shaped roofs blending with picturesque scenery of rice paddies doesn’t already grab your attention, the unique gravesites carved in rocks and cliffs, colourful mausoleums (Patane), as well as the friendly and welcoming people, will surely win your heart over. Introduction : Welcome to Toraja 10 The population of Toraja ranges up to 45 thousand. They inhabit the regencies of Tana Toraja and Toraja Utara. Through the centuries, religions such as Islam and Christianity have been introduced and embraced by Torajans and have even been assimilated into some aspects of Torajan culture. However, the customs of Aluk Todolo, the traditional ancestral religion of Toraja, is still followed by people throughout the region. The word “Toraja” is thought to originate from the Bugis words to riaja – “to” means “person,” “ri” means “from,” and “aja” refers to the western part of the region. Therefore, the name can be understood to mean “the people who come from the west.” The spectacular and idiosyncratic death ceremonies held in this region consist of the sacrifice of water buffaloes and pigs that Below: are also essential in many aspects of Torajan daily life. Age-old Carved megalith stones, customs and traditions tie together the past with the present, Batu Sura uniting current Torajans with their ancestors. GEOGRAPHY AND BRIEF HISTORY Republic of Indonesia Geography The Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia) is a country in Southeast Asia that has the fourth largest population in the world with 260,580,739 inhabitants as of July 2017. Its islands are grouped into the Greater Sunda Islands of Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi (Celebes) and the southern part of Borneo (Kalimantan); the Lesser Sunda Islands, also known as Nusa Tenggara, that include Bali, Lombok, Flores, Sumba and Timor; the Maluku islands (the Moluccas), located between Sulawesi and the island of New “For more information about Indonesia, please visit Wonderful Indonesia, the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism’s website (www.indonesia.travel/en)”. Introduction : Welcome to Toraja 11 Guinea; and the western half of New Guinea, known as Papua. Indonesia is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world and, according to the United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names (UNCSGN) and United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN), as of 2017 the country is made up of 16,056 islands. Indonesia straddles the equator, which means it has a tropical (hot and humid) climate, but its highland areas do have a much cooler climate. In terms of natural beauty, Indonesia is home to thousands of endemic flora and fauna.