You want to visit Tana Toraja?
One of the things you should understand before visiting Tana Toraja is a vehicle that you'll use to visit Tana Toraja.Actually it is easy to visit Tana Toraja, you can use the land transportation and air transportation. For more details, please read the following guidelines.
1. Land Transportation
Bus Service
non AC : Leaving for Toraja or vise versa at around 8 a.m and 8 p.m. The recent ticket price is Rp 60.000.
AC : Leaving for Tana Toraja from Makassar or Vise versa at around 9 a.m, 10 a.m, 1 p.m and 10 p.m. The recent ticket price is Rp 80.000 - 100.000,- ( FIXED ).
Some non AC bus companies ( Makassar - Tana Toraja ) : BATUTUMONGA, SETUJU, PELANGI, TIKULEMBANG, BORLA INDAH, TORAJA INDAH, TORAJA RIA, MITRA MUDA, DISCHO INDAH, SUMBER SEDERHANA. Find their offices at the Makassar Bus terminal and at Makale and Rantepao ( Tana Toraja )
Some AC bus companies ( Makassar - Tana Toraja ) : LITHA & Co, ALAM INDAH, BINTANG PRIMA, NEW LIMAN, METRO PERMAI.
To explore the tourist objects in Tana Toraja, you can take public transportation, either cars ( 'bemo') or motorcycles ( "motorcycle taxi ') or three-wheel pedicab (' Sitor ') in the town of Makale and Rantepao and to any directions in Tana Toraja.
Normal price (recent): Rp 5.000 - Rp 20.000 for 'bemo'. Rp 3.000 - ... for 'motorcycles'. Rp 2.000 - ... for 'Sitor'.
However, many tourism objects in Tana Toraja is not accessible by public transportation, so you will feel a loss if you miss the unique nature of Tana Toraja. Renting a car becomes an ideal choice for tourists who want to explore objects in Tana Toraja tour as much.
You can rent a car, a motorcycle or a bicycle. Many private tourist service offices in Umhlanga provide transportation rental.
Normal price (recent): Rp 350,000 for a car per day. Rp 20.000 - Rp 60.000 for a motorcycle per day. Excluding the petrol. Driving and riding skills are necessary.
2. Air Transportation
From the Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, one can fly to Tana Toraja or vise versa. The name of the airline is SMAC ( Sabang Merauke Air Charter ). The ticket can be booked in Hasanuddin Airport and in the office of PT. Toraja Permai in Rantepao, Tana Toraja. The flight schedule is TUESDAY and FRIDAY WEEKLY. Leaving for Tana Toraja at 10.00 a.m and leaving back to Makassar at 11.30 a.m. The flight takes about 55 MINUTES. The ticket price is Rp 204.000 ( excluded tax and boarding pass). The flight is using CASSA type airplane. For the time being, the flight is being stopped.
source : http://sites.google.com/site/pariwisatatoraja/touristfacilities
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