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Sulawesi or Celebes ...
Toraja Package | Togian & Bunaken Dive island package | Hotels and Resort
Sulawesi has the strangest shape of all Indonesian islands. It consists of four peninsulas.
The most visited peninsula is the south
western. The funeral festivals of Tana Toraja draw big crowds.
Ujung Padang, also known as Makassar, is
on the South West tip of the island is the main transport hub with
flights and ferries leaving to other islands. Ujung Padang has an old
Dutch fort and beautiful schooners in the harbor. The town is especially
famous for its seafood.
Rantepao is the best place to explore the
Tana Toraja. The town itself is not special but treks in the area can be
arranged here. Lore Lindu National Park boasts excellent jungle trekking, as well as thousand-year-old megaliths hidden in the many valleys of central Sulawesi. The origin of these large stone statues is still
The Togian Islands are the ultimate
getaway with spectacular diving and snorkeling. Manado is the capital of North Sulawesi. The town is clean but not spectacular, but has some of the friendliest people in all South East Asia. Some of the best wall diving in the world on the coral reefs of Pulau Bunaken are nearby, as are the Lembeh Straits, which has some great muck diving.
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