5 reason why that you have to visit Toraja Country ?
1. Intact Culture,
i've been evrywhere in Indonesia, from east to the west from north to the south, the most impresive and stunning event where i've been is in toraja country, this culture which still preserved by the population of toraja' this is Funeral ceremony where torajanesse always practice it until now, there are of course evolution and something change, but not big different as before, i would say that this is absolutely intact culture.
the most impresive funeral ceremony where i have ever seen it was huge funeral ceremony belongs to the family of Amping situru, his mother in law has passed away and in 2006 her funeral ceremony held in makale, this family had sacrificed 300 buffalo, and some of the buffalo cost lots lots money, 1 spoted buffalo which cost 300.000.000 rupiah, with this money of course we can buy 1 4wheel drive :)
2. Beautiful panorama
rice field can be seen everywhere, but beautiful panorfamic of rice field teracce can be seen in the mountaine of batutumonga, this is very beautiful panoramic.
3.Nice people.
Torajanesse are very freindly like most of indonesian, but torajanesse is more friendly than other tribe in some part of indonesian island,
5 unique culture
i would say that intact and unique is different,2 word which has different meaning which might be closed. toraja has a unique culture. have you ever seen funeral where people slaugther lots of buffalo ?? no other place in the world practice this custom, yhe only place you can see is Toraja.
have you seen family who kept the dead body for mor than 10 years long ?? in toraja you can see it.
have you seen buffalo fighting in other part of indonnesia ??? may be yes, but not as real as in toraja
let's come and visit Toraja Country, you will love it :)