Food and DrinkToraja had a lot of traditional foods starting from pork, buffalo meat, chicken, fish and eel serving in various delicious tastes. My suggestion is you should try them, serve in traditional ways.
For examples:
Pa’piong – basics ingredients pork, mayana leafs, and cooks in a bamboo
Eel serve with black saos -- basics ingredients eel, black saos (pamarrasan), and pangi fruit.
Pa’piong manuk – basics ingredients chicken, coconut, banana trunk, a little chili and cooks in a bamboo
For drink
Don’t forget to try these:
1. Tamarella Juice
2. Passion fruit Juice
3. Mix (Tamarella & Passion fruits) Juice.
4. “Tuak” or palm wine
The most important is Toraja Coffee
Toraja cake:
Deppa Tori’ and Jipang
Places to visit:
There are many interesting objects you can visit in Toraja but it’s all depend on how long you will stay, but don't worry you can arrange your own trip, with Tana Toraja map in this weblog. I try to make a few days trip around Toraja in a same direction just incase you need it. Here are some suggestions for you:
I. First day
1. Lemo (Stone grave)
2. Londa (Stone grave)
3. Ke’te’ (Traditioal house and stone grave)
4. Lunch (Wae Rumbang)
5. Rante Karassik (Traditional Village, Megalith)
6. Pertokoan (souvenirs)
II. Second day
1. Bolu market (for pigs and buffalos market held once a week)
2. Pallawa’ (Traditional houses)
3. Lo'ko' mata & Pana' (Burial site baby graves)
4. Batutumonga (panorama) * lunch
5. Bori’ (Burial site, menhirs)
III. Third day
If you are interesting for another adventure you can try rafting or trekking. For rafting adventure cost 50 euros per person. Or you can see more in this website: http://www.sellatours.com/
For those of you who only have two days trip you can try this:
I. First day:
1. Bolu market (for pigs and buffalos market held once a week)
2. Batutumonga (panorama)
3. Bori’ (Burial side, menhir)
4. Lunch (Riman or Rimiko Restaurant)
5. Pertokoan (souvenirs)6. Ke’te’ or Londa
II. Second day:
1. Rafting/ trekking or
2. Travel around Rantepao without cost. You can start it from Singki’ to Ba’lele (view of Rantepao from Singki’ hill or Kincir hill, Ba’lele traditional house, and a small burial side near the villagers). If you are interesting to have along walk you can continue walk from Ba’lele to Tambolang and Solo’.During your way to those places you will find a beautiful views then in Solo’ you will find one of tourism object name Limbong. Limbong is like a small lake with green water. My suggestion, it is better if you walk through those places in the morning around 8 or 9 am and don’t forget to bring water and snack.
PS. Since the Funeral Ceremony and Housewarming only held in certain days/time I didn’t include it in traveling around Toraja. But if you have opportunity, don’t miss it. See the special event in this blog. To reach those objects, public transportation always available or you can rent a car, motorcycle or a bike.
