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This time I want to share my experience about nature
field trips in toraja regency
On October 21-23 2019, all students of tour & travel business study program in semester 3 of Class B go to Toraja Regency. the theme this time is nature
field trip 3D2N.
Day I
On the first morning we gathered in front of the
Oranges (GO) building to make the absence and distribution of ID cards and
luggage tags by the tour leaders, namely Mr. yusuf and Ms. mifta. Before
leaving we had breakfast first and took photos for documentation. after that we
were given a little direction by the accompanying lecturers who were Sir
Matius, Sir Yahya, and Ma'am Mila. After that we also went to Toraja.
as usual to fill the time during the trip, each
participant who took turns alternately provided information about knowledge
about a tourist destination.
The trip to Toraja takes approximately 8-9 hours. so for
lunch we stopped at one of the Barru district restaurants called Kupa Beach
Restaurant & Cottages.
After that we continued the journey and stopped
again to rest at one of the favorite places in Enrekang Regency, the tourist
attraction of Buttu Kabobong, while relaxing drinking warm tea accompanied by
beautiful natural scenery. after that we returned to continue the journey to
the district of Toraja.
Arriving in the Toraja area we got off the bus to take
pictures and as proof of documentation.
then we continue the journey to the
hotel located in North Toraja called Indra Hotel. Arriving at the hotel we were
directed to the hotel lobby to be given a room key. well after that we were
directed to the room by a hotel clerk. We also immediately prepare for dinner
at the penyet ria chicken. after eating we were given a few more directions by Mr. yusuf and Ms. mifta as the tour leader and also directions from the
accompanying advisor. And after that we returned to the hotel to rest.
Day II
On October 22, before doing our activities, we had
breakfast at the hotel before leaving for destinations in North Toraja. after
breakfast we went to the first destination, timenbayo. On the way we saw a
variety of activities of Toraja people and before arriving at their destination
on the bus trip we ran into a local community car trapped in the mud. We also
took the initiative to help drive the stuck car vigorously, we pushed the car and
finally escaped the mud. After that we continued the journey and arrived at
Temenbayo.
We also started walking from timenbaro to mentirotiku restaurant. On
the way we saw a lot of traditional houses of Toraja people which have the
uniqueness of each other besides that, I got a turn to deliver the material
that I got, which is the toraja rice barn. I began to convey the information I
knew to my friends in the middle of the discussion of one of the accompanying
lecturers, who directed me to try to ride the reeds.
at first I was afraid
because to go up the alang had to use rudimentary stairs, this was my first
experience and I was very enthusiastic for thatoon the trip even our lecturer
named sir Matius kept giving us explanations about the provinces we visited and
through, he did not forget he also invited us to interact with the local
community, before we arrived at the restaurant we saw a tomb that had stones
that rose to the top, in addition we also saw some residents who were carving
stones for a funeral.
not only that, we also tried to take soft traking to get
to the restaurant faster, at first it looked very easy, but when it was passed,
it took extra energy to get to the top of the restaurant, in the middle of the
road I fell and got a little scratched, although it was scratched by everything
we went very exciting.
We also arrived at mentirotiku restaurant for lunch,
before eating one of our friends gave an explanation of the traditional food of
Toraja which is pa'piong and after that it was time for lunch. after lunch we
continue our journey to lempo and bori.
There
we saw a tongkonan house that had
just been built and saw one of the residents carving toraja carvings, we also
saw tedong bonga / buffalo, not only that we also passed through the forest with
quite challenging roads. after that we went to erong Lombok, there we saw very
many coffins, skulls and bones of people who were buried in the cave wall.
From erong Lombok, we headed todi separately to see the
weaving of toraja and to shop for souvenirs. After that, we returned to the
hotel to prepare dinner. After that we walked to the best restaurant in Toraja
namely Aras Café, after eating we were entertained by our friends who have a
melodious voice and afterwards we returned to the senses of the hotel for a
night's evaluation, after our evaluation we rested and slept.
Day III
On October 23, we prepared to check-out from the
hotel. before the check-out I was with my three friends invited to jog by sir
mat because that morning we were first in the hotel lobby so to fill in the
time before our breakfast he invited to jog, that morning we went to see the
oldest church in toraja which where is the place not far from the hotel while
jongging we were shown places of interest Toraja area before arriving at the
hotel we interacted with one of the Toraja community.
When we arrived at the
hotel we also had breakfast and after that we took a picture in front of the
hotel and prepare to return to Makassar, but before that we still stopped at
one of the typical Toraja coffee shops that were known there. We were given
knowledge about Toraja coffee while trying the Toraja coffee in question. after
that we visited the last destination in tana toraja namely lakipadada after
observation in lakipadada we also continued the journey back to Makassar.
Like the first day
when we went to Toraja we also stopped again at Mount Buttu Kabobong in
Enrekang while taking advantage of the time to buy souvenirs. After some time
there we continued our journey and stopped at one of the restaurants in the city
of Pare-Pare called Teras Empang restaurant to lunch and afterwards we continue the
journey and stop in one of the traditional houses of the type of Bugis which
complains owned by local residents precisely in Barru district. after
observation there we continue the journey. Do not stop there we also stopped at
one of the restaurants called Suka-suka restaurant located near the Grand Mall
Maros for dinner. and afterwards continue the journey back to Makassar. Very
much excitement that we get at when in toraja on the way home we use the time
separately to share stories about the experience gained, singing, and many
other excitement. And exactly 21:30 at night we arrived in Makassar precisely
on our beloved campus namely Makassar tourism polytechnic.
that's my experience during a natural trip in toraja. This tour was the most memorable tour because we were able to unite with nature which is still very natural and the culture in Toraja Regency.
thank you for reading and see you on the next blog.
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