With the rise of political and economic instability in Indonesia in the late 1990s—including religious conflicts elsewhere on Sulawesi—tourism in Tana Toraja has declined dramatically.
Timbulnya ketidakstabilan politik dan ekonomi Indonesia pada akhir 1990-an (termasuk berbagai konflik agama di Sulawesi) telah menyebabkan pariwisata Toraja menurun secara drastis.