About Tana Toraja, Indonesia & Culture:
Tana Toraja is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. The local government seat is in Makale, while the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. Today, Tana Toraja has been divided to two regencies that consist of Tana Toraja with its capital at Makale and Toraja Utara with its capital at Rantepao.
Area: 793 mi²
Population: 450,000
Map of Tana Toraja:
Top places to visit at Tana Toraja, Indonesia:
- Lemo
- Londa
- Bori Parinding
- Kambira
- Ke’te Kesu’
- Sillanan
- Gunung Sesean
- Batutumonga
Food At Tana Toraja:
Tana Toraja have a little more different type of dishes than most, you have such delicacies as braised pork blackened by a special spice found only in Toraja, washed down with some palm wine. Other delicacies include meat cooked in bamboo, and coffee.You’ll find many kinds of Torajan traditional dishes during traditional funeral and thanksgiving ceremonies.
Top restaurants in Tana Toraja:
- Mart’s Cafe
- Pia’s
- Rumah Makan Saruran
- Cafe Aras
- Gazebo
Travel to Tana Toraja:
- Soekarno-Hatta Intl Airport is the closest major airport to Tana Toraja.
- Soekarno-Hatta Intl Airport (Jakarta, Indonesia)
- Several popular airlines fly into Soekarno-Hatta Intl Airport, including, Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia
