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Credits below identify the photographs used in this guide, their recorded sources and, for destination images, the stated licences and edits. A credit is not a grant of permission to reuse a photograph.

Destination images

Water-filled rice terraces following the slopes of Batutumonga · Photo: Romain Pontida · Image source · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Green rice fields and tongkonan houses below wooded Toraja hills · Photo: RianHS · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Shops and parked motorcycles outside Kete Kesu · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Makale town beneath the wooded mountain slopes of Tana Toraja · Photo: Tyvi92 · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A street in Rantepao lit by shops after dark · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Tongkonan roofs along the village lane at Pallawa · Photo: Rezki sugiharto nurdin · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Traditional carved houses shaded by trees at Kete Kesu · Photo: Kondephy · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Stone entrance gateway marked Londa beneath a Toraja-style roof · Photo: Fathul Khair Tabri · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A traditional tongkonan house in a leafy village near Rantepao · Photo: Benoît Vicart · Image source · CC0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Baskets of chillies, tomatoes and shallots at Bolu Market in Rantepao · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A carved tongkonan house at Kete Kesu with a steep sweeping roof · Photo: Arian Zwegers · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Carved tau-tau figures standing in a rock gallery at Lemo · Photo: Arian Zwegers · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Nasi goreng topped with an egg and served with crackers in Batutumonga · Photo: Midori · Image source · CC BY 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Lemo burial cliff with tau-tau galleries and small carved structures below · Photo: Arian Zwegers · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
The rock burial galleries of Lemo above a grassy courtyard · Photo: Kondephy · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Carved tongkonan houses lining a quiet lane in Pallawa · Photo: Kondephy · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Rice terraces edged by forest on the slopes of Tana Toraja · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Sweeping tongkonan roofs facing one another at Kete Kesu · Photo: Ansensius · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 2000 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Toraja Airport terminal with curved roofs and TORAJA lettering beside the parking area · Photo: RianHS · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A curving road and civic buildings beneath the cliff at the entrance to Makale · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Green Nona Mountain ridge beside the Enrekang–Toraja road · Photo: Cahyo Ramadhani · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A white church with a steep roof beside the lawn in central Rantepao · Photo: Kondephy · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A red-and-white building with sharply sloping rooflines along a street in Rantepao · Photo: Samiun Achmad · Image source · CC BY 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A row of carved tongkonan houses and rice barns beside green planting · Photo: Duduhsadarachmat · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Tongkonan and rice barns facing across a compound in Baruppu · Photo: RaiyaniM · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
An empty tongkonan family compound in Toraja · Photo: Idris prasetiawan · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Tongkonan houses and rice barns facing the open compound at Kete Kesu · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Fish sellers behind a fresh-fish stall at Pasar Bolu in Rantepao · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Closed woven covers on old tree-grave recesses at Kambira · Photo: Cahyo Ramadhani · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Tau-tau balconies and tomb chambers in the Lemo cliff · Photo: Cahyo Ramadhani · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Rice terraces, scattered houses and wooded slopes in Tana Toraja · Photo: Ekaawidiantz · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Rock-cut tombs and a sign identifying the Bori Kalimbuang megalithic complex · Photo: JelajahSuwanto · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A living mottled water buffalo standing on paving in Toraja · Photo: RianHS · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to at most1400px long edge; JPEG quality72; no crop or overlays
A green shared vehicle and motorbikes on a village road in Tana Toraja · Photo: Steijlen, Fridus. · Image source · CC BY 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Tongkonan and rice barns facing across a stone-paved compound in Toraja · Photo: RianHS · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Raised timber buildings and sweeping rooflines in a Toraja village · Photo: RianHS · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Carved red and black timber panels on a tongkonan at Palawa · Photo: Arian Zwegers · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Stacked buffalo horns and carved panels on a tongkonan at Kete Kesu · Photo: Arian Zwegers · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Raised timber rice barns beneath curved roofs at Buntu Pune · Photo: Cahyo Ramadhani · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Visitors walking between tongkonan and rice barns at Kete Kesu · Photo: Cahyo Ramadhani · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Rows of tongkonan and rice barns facing across Kete Kesu’s village compound · Photo: Michael Gunther · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A traditional tongkonan with stacked buffalo horns at Kete Kesu · Photo: Michael Gunther · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Painted roosters and geometric carving beneath a tongkonan roof at Kete Kesu · Photo: Michael Gunther · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
The carved facade and sweeping roof of a tongkonan at Palawa · Photo: Michael Gunther · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Orange and black geometric carving on a tongkonan at Palawa · Photo: Michael Gunther · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Carved tomb doors and wooden tau-tau on the great burial boulder at Lo’ko Mata · Photo: Rhani Lilianti Kata · Image source · CC0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Closed wooden coverings on the old infant tree graves at Kambira · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Wooden coffins beneath the burial cliff at Kete Kesu · Photo: Michael Gunther · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Carved burial doors in the large rock at Lo’ko Mata · Photo: Rhani Lilianti Kata · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A lantern lighting coffins inside Londa burial cave · Photo: 22Kartika · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Burial coffins and tau-tau beneath Londa’s broad limestone cliff · Photo: Fathul Khair Tabri · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Toraja-style roofs and mountain scenery at To’ Tombi in Lolai · Photo: Totombilolai · Image source · CC0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Whole fish in dark pamarrasan sauce with chopped vegetables on a plate · Photo: Nathan Veritas · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A container of cloudy ballo palm wine being served with a blue scoop · Photo: Midori · Image source · CC BY 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A cup of coffee with a white pot on a table in Rantepao · Photo: Midori · Image source · CC BY 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Chicken pa’piong being served from a split bamboo tube onto a plate · Photo: Lord Mountbatten · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A visitor on Mount Sesean looking over a cloud-filled valley · Photo: muhammad ilham · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Rantepao town spread across a green highland valley · Photo: Schwarzenfelder · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
The road through Batutumonga with forest and large boulders beside it · Photo: Kondephy · Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
A row of Toraja houses above a green rice field at Kete Kesu · Photo: Jorge Franganillo · Image source · CC BY 2.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.
Green rice fields and mountain ridges around Rantepao · Photo: Ullasa Kodandaramaiah · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proportionally resized to maximum 1400 pixels on the long edge; JPEG quality 72; no crop, recoloring or overlays.

Hotel photos (Agoda)

Bait Lino · Wooden accommodation buildings and garden plants lit at night at Bait Lino · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Toraja Banua Hotel · Entrance courtyard with a tall Toraja-style gable at Toraja Banua Hotel · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Toraja Heritage Hotel · Outdoor pool surrounded by palms and tongkonan-style buildings at Toraja Heritage Hotel · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Hotel Indra Toraja · Hotel Indra Toraja entrance with a sign above the doorway · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Toraja Misiliana Hotel · Landscaped garden path between tongkonan-style buildings at Toraja Misiliana · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
PIAS POPPIES HOTEL · Covered dining area with wooden tables at Pias Poppies Hotel · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Hotel Pison · Hotel Pison guestroom balconies behind palms and garden plants · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Riana's Homestay · Bedroom at Riana’s Homestay opening towards a planted courtyard · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Rosalina Homestay · Rosalina Homestay beside a green rice field with hills behind · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Santai Toraja · Santai Toraja buildings among rice fields below a green hill · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Toraja Lodge Guest House · White guest-house balconies behind a garden tree at Toraja Lodge · Photo: Agoda · Provider partner-programme use · Image source

Tour photos (GetYourGuide)

Tana Toraja: Exploring the Enchanting Heritage of Toraja · Carved tongkonan houses beneath palm trees · Photo: GetYourGuide · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
Tana Toraja: Explore Traditional Village and Natural Beauty · Green rice terraces between forested hillsides · Photo: GetYourGuide · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
All-Inclusive 3-Day Toraja Highland Tour from Makassar · Weathered tongkonan roofs with plants growing over them · Photo: GetYourGuide · Provider partner-programme use · Image source
From Makassar: 4-Day Toraja Enchanting Culture & Landscape · A visitor photographs rows of tongkonan buildings beneath blue sky · Photo: GetYourGuide · Provider partner-programme use · Image source