The people of South Sulawesi gain their livehoods from the land as well as the sea. Rice is plentiful in the well - paddies of the lowland areas, while rolling hills yield important crops, such as maize, cassava, pepper, cloves, nutmeg, coffee, coconuts and bananas. However, Sulawesi is probably best known for the small percentage of its population that continue to practice animist rituals. The best - known are the death rites of the Toraja people, which are undertaken to ensure the safe passage of the deceased into the next world. These are dramatic rituals when participants compete to bring the most splendid buffalo or to host the greatest number of guest.
Visitors are most welcome as 'guest' and are likely to be invited to share the feasts.
Another dramatic site in the region is the traditional Torajan houses, topped with saddleshaped roof and decorated with buffalo horns and ornate paintings. We hope that the landscape of Southern Sulawesi will awe you with its diversity and splendor, and that the people will impress you with their ability to move into the modern world, whilst maintaining rituals which have been undertaken for thousands of years. Sena Tours and Travel welcomes you to an island of discovery and wonder.