PRIVATE SULAWESI ADVENTURE TOUR

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PRIVATE SULAWESI ADVENTURE TOUR

Highlights

  • Private Sulawesi Tour – Makassar sightseeing
  • Toraja – “Tau Tau wooden figures” – The rock tombs of Lemo
  • “Tongkonan” – the traditional ancestral houses of the Toraja
  • The Hanging Tombs of “Kete Kesu”
  • The colorful villages of “Palawa”
  • Bada Valley/Lore Lindu National Park
  • Gorontalo – Up close and personal with whale sharks 
  • Exploring Tangkoko National Park
  • Enjoy beach paradise in Bunaken
  • and much more …

Selamat Datang in the largest island archipelago in the world – Indonesia.

When you arrive at the international airport in Jakarta, the chauffeur from the FM7 Hotel will meet you and drive you to the hotel.
Your 4* hotel near the airport offers you, in addition to comfortable beds in the deluxe room, a great wellness spa and indoor pool for relaxation.

 

Accommodation: FM 7 Hotel, Deluxe Room, Jakarta, including breakfast

After breakfast and check-out, you will be driven to the airport for your onward flight to Makassar.
Welcome to Sulawesi – for many visitors, the most beautiful island in the largest archipelago in the world – Indonesia.

After your arrival at Makassar International Airport, you will be met by your private guide and driven to your hotel at the port in Makassar.
On site, your guide will discuss the schedule for the next few days with you and will of course be happy to answer any further questions you may have.

 

Accommodation: Aston Makassar, Deluxe Room, Makassar, including breakfast

Relax before longer drives and tours.
Or explore the surrounding area of ​​the bustling capital on your own.

The Aston Makassar Hotel features an indoor pool, hot tub and fitness center. The hotel is located in Makassar’s central business district, a 15-minute walk from Losari Beach, 99 Dome Mosque and Fort Rotterdam.
The Olympus Restaurant serves local and international dishes.

Room service is available 24 hours a day. The Plaza Pool Restaurant is located on the roof of the hotel and offers wonderful sea views.

 

Accommodation: Aston Makassar, Deluxe Room, Makassar, breakfast included

After breakfast, your private guide will be waiting for you at the hotel lobby to drive you to Ramang – Ramang Village.

You will escape the hectic metropolis and drive in about 45 minutes to the village of Ramang-Ramang, which is located in the regency of Maros.
When you arrive, a pleasant cool breeze awaits you between the limestone cliffs and nipa palms.

On your way there, you will visit Fort Rotterdam, built by King Tunipallangga of Gowa in 1545 and the King’s Palace of the Gowa Kingdom “Balla Lompoa”, traditionally built on wooden pillars in 1936.

 

Accommodation: Rammang-Rammang Eco Lodge, Double Room, Rammang-Rammang Village, including breakfast

After breakfast, your private guide will be waiting for you for your tour through the Kaarst forests in a traditional canoe.

After half an hour of canoe paddling on the Puteh River in the beautiful landscape, along the nippa palms and limestone cliffs, you will enjoy a gentle hike and explore the Passaung Cave, a small cave with some prehistoric drawings inside.

Then you go back to the river and paddle for another 15 minutes to the village of Berua, which is surrounded by the limestone cliffs.
The word “Berua” comes from the Makassarese language and means “new”.
On site, you will immerse yourself in the traditional everyday life of the locals in Berua.

After lunch, you will paddle out of the village and enjoy another gentle trek between the picturesque limestone cliffs.
Before you are driven back to your hotel, you will visit the famous limestone cave Leang Leang.

 

Accommodation: Ramman-Rammang Eco Lodge, Double Room, Rammang-Rammang Village, incl. breakfast

After an early breakfast and check-out, your private tour guide will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel.

In an air-conditioned private car, you will then travel for 6 – 7 hours through the south of Sulawesi, past majestic mountains and the traditional Bugis villages with their unique houses to Rantepao. You will finally reach your hotel in the late afternoon.

 

Accommodation: Toraja Misiliana, Deluxe Room, Rantepao, including breakfast

You have breakfast at the hotel and are then driven to Suaya to visit the royal family tombs.

Afterwards you go to Lemo, where you will marvel at the unique rock tombs with the famous “Tau Tau” wooden figures.

Another bizarre highlight are the baby graves in a large tree near Kambira. The Toraja are the only people in the archipelago who bury their dead in this way. Before the dead are buried in rock caves or in trees, they first spend a while in the Tongkonan – the clan house. According to the Toraja belief, the spirit only leaves the family when it is taken from the clan house to its final resting place.

Your lunch will be served in a local restaurant with a fantastic view over the rice fields. Afterwards you will visit the cave tombs of Londa, the hanging tombs of Kete Kesu and learn about the traditional wood carving art of the locals.

 

Accommodation: Toraja Misiliana, Deluxe Room, Rantepao, incl. breakfast

Today you will visit one of the most beautiful villages in Toraja – Palawa, known for its typical colorful houses decorated with numerous buffalo horns.

Learn more about the traditional cotton processing in the villages of “Sa’ and To’ Barana”.

Then you will travel through the beautiful mountain landscapes of Batutumonga at an altitude of 1,355 meters in refreshing temperatures of around 17 – 18 degrees Celsius. You will also have lunch there. After this refreshment, you will continue to the tombs in the rocky slopes of Lo’ko mata and a hiking tour from Pana to Tikala – one of the most beautiful hiking routes in South Sulawesi.

 

Accommodation: Toraja Misiliana, Deluxe Room, Rantepao, including breakfast

After breakfast and checking out of the hotel, a somewhat longer journey (approx. 7 – 8 hours) takes you via Pendolo to Tentena.
Of course, you always have the opportunity to stretch your legs and take photo stops, visit markets or buy exotic goods. You will reach your hotel in Tentena in the late afternoon.

 

Accommodation: Siuri Cottage, Cottage, Tentena, including breakfast

After breakfast in your cottage, you will take a 3-4 hour jeep ride over rough terrain to Bada Valley.
You will make a few stops along the way to enjoy the fantastic mountain panoramas and explore the local villages.
After lunch, you will go on a discovery tour through the village with its mysterious megaliths until sunset.

 

Accommodation: Lily Homestay, Standard, Bada Valley, including breakfast

After breakfast, your guide will be waiting for you at the lobby to drive you to a huge megalith in the Sepe area called Palindo.
7 km from your host family, you will then walk across the suspension bridge and through cocoa plantations and rice fields.
From the Palindo megalith, you will continue towards Maturu, Crown, Kalambas and Oba megalith.

After lunch, we will continue walking to the main road where a jeep will pick you up to visit Tinoe, where traditional clothing is made from cowhide, and then to the Baula megaliths.
From Baula, you will return to the village of Bomba with stops at Tarai Roi and Ari Ipohi megaliths.

 

Accommodation: Lily Homestay, Standard, Bada Valley, including breakfast

Before you return to Tentena today, you and your guide will visit the still unexplored areas in Lore Lindu NP.
First you will go along the rice fields and small traditional villages towards Doda Village.
Then you will continue over a bamboo bridge that leads over the Lariang River to the village of Besoa.
After the tour, your driver will be waiting for you for your return journey by jeep to Tentena.

 

Accommodation: Siuri Cottage, Cottage, Tentena, including breakfast

During your approximately 6-hour drive today, you will make a few stops to enjoy the beautiful landscapes. You will reach Ampana in the afternoon.

 

Accommodation: Marina Cottage Ampana, Deluxe Room, Ampana, including breakfast

Today you leave the mainland and go to the beautiful island of Malenge, a paradise still untouched by mass tourism.
You first take the boat to Wakai. In Wakai you will be picked up by the private boat of the Bahia Tomini Resort.
After checking in, enjoy your free time in paradise.

 

Accommodation: Bahia Tomini Eco Resort, Bajo-Style Stilt Bungalow, Togian Islands – Malenge Island, including full board

Free time.
Your dream dive and beach resort is located in Malenge, a remote island with no paved roads, no cars or motorbikes, and most importantly in front of some of the most beautiful reefs in Togean.
The resort enchants you with a private, amazing white sand beach, totally isolated, separated from all the other resorts and villages where you will feel completely disconnected from civilization.

Here you will find absolute privacy and tranquility even on the high seas. There are only 4 bungalows so there are never more than 8 guests, sometimes with children
This is the perfect place to relax and meditate, but if you want action you can go diving, snorkeling, jungle trekking, paddle boarding… etc.
You can participate in all the daily activities if you wish, such as cleaning crown-of-thorns starfish, cleaning plastics, gardening, planting trees, feeding the chickens, moving the compost, boiling sea water to make salt, cooking, learning local recipes and sharing ideas and inspiration.

 

Accommodation: Bahia Tomini Eco Resort, Bajo-Style Stilt Bungalow, Togian Islands – Malenge Island, incl. full board

 

Today it’s time to say goodbye to the little paradise that is Malenge Island.
After breakfast and check-out, you will be taken to Gorontalo by charter speedboat in about 3 – 4 hours.

 

Accommodation: Aston Gorontalo, Superior Room, including breakfast

After breakfast, we continue towards Huwangobotu Village or Botubarani Village.
You don’t need much luck to see whale sharks right on the jetty. A daily visit to the sea giants is more of a normal part of everyday life there, but otherwise of course unique in the world.

Then we continue to the Otanaha Fortress, which was built in 1522 by King Ilato from the Gorontalo Kingdom. Nestled in the Dembe Hills, you have a great view of Lake Limboto.

 

Accommodation: Aston Gorontalo, Superior Room, including breakfast

After an early breakfast at the hotel, you will drive with your guide to the Hungayono Sanctuary breeding site for endemic Maleo birds in Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park.

From there, you will ride about 15 – 20 minutes by motorbike to the starting point of Bogani Nani Warta Bone National Park.
Your hike to the ranger post takes about 1 hour. During the trek, you can see tarsiers in the bamboo tree or other wildlife such as scoop-tailed macaques and many birds, including the endemic pygmy kingfisher.
The hike here is hilly and surrounded by beautiful tropical rainforests. In the late afternoon, you will return to Gorontalo.

 

Accommodation: Aston Gorontalo, Superior Room, incl. breakfast

Today after breakfast and check-out, you will head back to Huwangobotu Village or Botubarani Village to get another chance to get up close and personal with the gentle whale sharks.

Then you will drive to Kotamobagu.

 

Accommodation: Hotel Sutanraja Kotamobagu, Standard Room, Kotamobagu, including breakfast

After breakfast and check-out today, you will be driven to your hotel in Tangkoko National Park.
The rest of the day is at your leisure.

 

Accommodation: Tangkoko Sanctuary Villa, Villa with garden view, including breakfast & dinner

Early in the morning you head out into the jungle. Together with your local ranger you have the best chance of seeing many species of birds and other animals.

The crested macaques in particular go out to look for food at this time of day. After a few exciting hours you return to your hotel for breakfast.

At around 5 p.m. you go on another private excursion where you explore the endemic diversity of flora and fauna.

Go in search of the funny crested macaques, the indigenous black monkeys (Macaca nigra) of North Sulawesi, as well as the shy climbing marsupials – the cuscus (phalangers), hornbills, and much more.

When it gets dark in the tropical rainforest you have the unique opportunity to observe and photograph the goblins of the forest hunting – the smallest primate species in the world, the tarsiers (Tarsiidae).

 

Accommodation: Tangkoko Sanctuary Villa, Villa with garden view, including breakfast & dinner

Enjoy your free time in Tangkoko National Park.

 

Accommodation: Tangkoko Sanctuary Villa, Villa with garden view, including breakfast & dinner

After breakfast, check out and travel on to Tomohon City.
On the way, you will take a tour of the villages and landscapes of the Minahasa and visit the ancient tombs of the Minahasa in the village of Sawangan and the historic Japanese tunnel system of World War II.

At Lake Tondano, you will not only enjoy the wonderful view of the lake from the tree house, but also have the opportunity to eat fresh fish from the lake for lunch.
In the late afternoon, you will return to your hotel in Tomohon.

 

Accommodation: Gardenia Country Inn, Bungalow, Tomohon, including breakfast

Enjoy your free time in Tomohon.

 

Accommodation: Gardenia Country Inn, Bungalow, Tomohon, including breakfast

Today it’s time to say goodbye to your beautiful oasis in Tomohon and you can look forward to relaxing days in the paradise of the Bunaken National Park.

Once you arrive in Manado, you will take the ferry (approx. 20 minutes) to Gangga Island, where you will enjoy the fantastic underwater worlds and dream beaches for the last few days. A paradise for sun worshippers, snorkelers and divers.

 

Accommodation: Gangga Island Resort & Spa, Deluxe Minahasa Bungalow, Gangga Island, incl. Fullboard

Relax and enjoy at the tip of a small island off the coast of Manado in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, called Gangga Island Resort & Spa.

Thirty elegantly furnished and air-conditioned wooden bungalows with high ceilings and a spacious veranda overlooking the beach are discreetly located at the foot of a jungle-covered hill.

An unparalleled diving experience awaits you in North Sulawesi! Gangga offers sensational diving where you can get up close and personal with the diverse and remarkable marine life from both the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

The resort is an ideal base for the dive sites of Bangka Island, Bunaken National Marine Park and Lembeh Strait, making it a popular destination for underwater photographers.

For divers and non-divers alike, Gangga Island Resort’s picturesque white-sand beach, large saltwater pool, traditional spa and high quality of service guarantee a peaceful and relaxing stay.

The friendly and courteous staff will be happy to welcome you and assist you with your requirements to make your stay in Gangga enjoyable and memorable.

 

Accomodation: Gangga Island Resort & Spa, Deluxe Minahasa Bungalow, Gangga Island, incl. Fullboard

After breakfast, it’s time to say goodbye to paradise and head back to the mainland to be taken to the international airport in Manado for your onward flight to Jakarta.
In Jakarta, you will be welcomed and taken to your hotel.

 

Accommodation: FM 7 Hotel, Deluxe Room, Jakarta, including breakfast

Today, unfortunately, it’s time to say goodbye to the largest island archipelago in the world – Indonesia.

After your check-out, your chauffeur will drive you to the airport in Jakarta in time for your flight home.

 

We will be happy to adapt this travel example to your individual wishes and ideas…

• 2 nights in: FM7 Hotel, Deluxe Room, Jakarta, including breakfast
• 2 nights in: Aston Makassar, Deluxe Room, Makassar, including breakfast
• 2 nights in: Ramang-Ramang Eco Lodge,    Double Room, Ramang-Ramang, including breakfast
• 3 nights in: Toraja Misiliana, Deluxe Room, Rantepao, including breakfast
• 2 nights in: Siuri Cottage, Cottage, Tentena, including breakfast
• 2 nights in: Lily Homestay, Standard, Bada Valley, including breakfast
• 1 night in: Marina Cottage Ampana, Deluxe Cottage, Ampana, including breakfast
• 3 nights in: Bahia Tomini Eco Resort, Bajo-Style Stilt Bungalow, Togian Islands – Malenge Island, including full board
• 3 nights in: Aston Gorontalo Hotel, Superior Room, Gorontalo, including breakfast
• 1 night in: Hotel Sutanraja Kotamobagu, Superior Room, Kotamobagu, including breakfast
• 3 nights in: Tangkoko Sanctuary Villa, Villa with garden view, including breakfast & dinner
• 2 nights in: Gardenia Country Inn, Bungalow, Tomohon, including breakfast
• 3 nights in:  Gangga Island Resort & Spa, Superior Minahasa Bungalow, Gangga Island, incl. fullboard
• Private tour in an air-conditioned car with private chauffeur (including all expenses for driver and car)
• Private pick-up service from/to the airport/hotel
• All entrance fees, national park fees, English-speaking guides, etc.
• All permits from the local authorities for registration in the national parks
• Jeep from Tentena – Lore Lindu – Tentena
• Fast boat ticket – Ampana – Togian
• Charter speed boat Malenge Island – Gorontalo
• Boat trip for whale shark watching in Gorontalo
• Mineral water during the tours
• All activities as described in the itinerary (Private tours – no groups)

• Domestic flights (incl. luggage fees 20 kg & private transfers)

Jakarta – Makassar: JT 774 CGK UPG 10:00 – 13:30

Manado – Jakarta: ID 6275 MDC CGK 15:50 – 18:05

• Visa fees
• International flights and airport taxes
• Additional meals
• Marine Park Fees

• Optional activities (can be arranged on site      with the guide
• Personal travel insurance
• Tips or other expenses
• Other services not mentioned in the itinerary

 

The itinerary may change depending on weather conditions or other unforeseen influences.
In any case, the responsible guide has the right to redesign the tour so that our customers can enjoy their tour safely,
comfortably and happily.

From $4,500

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