Celebes (Sulawesi)

Celebes or Sulawesi is the world's 11-th-largest island (174,600 km²) in the world. Sulawesi possibly comes from the words sula (island) and besi (iron). The central part of the island is ruggedly mountainous. The highest peak is Rantemario (3,478 m). Sulawesi straddles Wallace's Line, so it has a mix of both Asian and Australasian species. There are 79 species of endemic mammals, like anoa and babirusa. They are found nowhere else in the world.

The are many ethnic groups in Sulawesi that offer fantastic cultural heritages: Makassarese, Buginese, Mandar, Minahasa, Gorontalo, Toraja, Bajau, etc. We can explore Sulawesi from Bulukumba in the south to Manado in the north. We can visit Bantimurung waterfall, burial ceremony in Toraja, also marine park in Bunaken.

Location:
east of Borneo, Indonesia
west of Moluccas, Indonesia


Tour in South Sulawesi:
Bantimurung (waterfall, butterfly)
Goa Leang-Leang (prehistoric caves)
Pantai Losari (beach)
Akkarena (beach)
Pulau Samalona (island & beach)
Benteng Rotterdam (fort)
Air Terjun Bissapu (waterfall)
Tanjung Bira (beach)
Tanah Beru (ships making)
Danau Tempe (lake)


Tour in Toraja:
Batutumonga (valley view)
Sa'dan (traditional village)
Palawa (traditional village)
Bori (tall menhir stones)
Kete Kesu (traditional village)
Londa (graves on steep rocky side)
Lemo (stone graves on cliff side)
Suaya (royal graveyard)
Kambira (baby grave)


Tour in West Sulawesi:
Pantai Pangali-ali (beach)
Buntu Kasisi (view)
Ballapeu (view)


Tour in South-East Sulawesi:
Pantai Tamborasi (beach)
Air Terjun Moramo (waterfall)
Watumohai (national park)


Tour in Central Sulawesi:
Pantai Tumbelaka (beach)
Air Terjun Salopa (waterfall)
Danau Poso (lake)


Tour in Gorontalo:
Danau Limboto (lake)


Tour in North Sulawesi:
Bunaken (marine park)
Danau Tondano (lake)
Air Terjun Kali (waterfall)