Here we can find lake Tempe, one of the tourist resorts. Sailing and boating can be enjoyed on this lake. Soppeng Centre of the silk industry, a spinning mill produces thread from silk worms. Weaving can be seen in many private homes along this route which is 240 kms to the northeast of Ujung Pandang. The finest silk is handloomed by village women who individually need a whole month to produce two metres of silk.
Visitors are welcome to stop and watch, or make a purchase if there is any readily available.
In a small Village, Batu-Batu Visitor will find a collection of royal regalia, consisting of many kind of kris keeping a Buginese traditional house called Sao Mario. The centre of tourism is Rantepao 328 kms from Ujung Pandang by road. There are several small bungalow hotels at Rantepao, and Makale, the district capital. The entry to Tana Toraja is marked by a gate built in traditional boat-shaped architecture. The road passes through the mountains of Kandora and Gandang on which, according to Toraja mythology, the first ancestors of celestial beings descended from heaven.