Saluopa Waterfall

Saluopa Waterfall

   Saluopa waterfall is located in the Village Saluopa Tonusu, North Pamona Subdistrict, Poso, Central Sulawesi Province. Saluopa waterfall or often also called Air Launch Saluopa is one of the interesting sights in the province of Central Sulawesi. The waterfall is composed of 12 levels. From one level to the next level there is a staircase of stone, making it easier for visitors to get to the bottom of the waterfall at atas. There are several pools with water so clear. Around the falls there is also a tropical forest with a diverse fauna that live in it. While passing through this tropical forest, visitors will hear the sounds of animals and birds with a melodious singing. In addition to tropical forest, around the site there is also a small bridge that must be passed as to the location of the waterfall.

   The water that came from the mountain is very clear, so that the rocks in the water can be seen clearly. Interestingly, the mossy rocks and not slippery, so that visitors can easily rise to the top level through the stones. In addition, visitors can also play around the water on the stones on it while take pictures with the waterfall background. Among the splashing waterfall rainbow colors sometimes appear very beautiful and fascinating. Although in the vicinity of the waterfall is not available accommodation facilities, but visitors can stay at several hotels in the city of Tentena.

   Tentena town, capital of North Pamona, located about 54 km from the town of Poso, or about 258 km in the city of Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi Province. From the Palu to the Tentena City can be reached by using a four-wheeled vehicles and two-wheeler in about 7 hours.While Saluopa Waterfall is located about 12 miles west of the City of Tentena. From City Tentena to the location of the waterfall can be reached by four wheel drive vehicles or motorcycles. Then proceed on foot as far as 500 m to the location of the waterfall.

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Bada Valley

Bada Valley 

 Central Sulawesi is the island that keeps every beautiful thing in case of natural sightseeing and the ancient heritages. One of the ancient heritages that we can see in the megalithic stones that settled in Bada Valley. Bada Valley or Napu Valley, located in the Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, contains hundreds of megaliths going back to the 14th century and there are numbers of ancient stones that standing along the paddy field and green prairie.

   Those megalithic rocks have beautiful shapes that unfold throughout the valley areas. The shaped is carving humans, animals, Kalamba and much more. According to existing sources, the numbers of megalithic stones have 1,451 pieces. These rocks are relic of pre-history that was allegedly older than Borobudur temple, but no one has to know the purpose and usefulness of these rocks at that time. The area of Lore Lindu National Park is dominated by mountainous granite rocks. When we see from above, we can see pretty rock that forms large carving. These megalithic rocks have large size, even the biggest reach diameter of 4 meters. The most famous Megalithic rock in Bada Valley is Watu Palindo at tilt position. The name of Watu Pelindo is Palindoarca, which means entertainer. This is true, because this stone seems having happy and cheerful face and friendly. The Palindo stone is indicating the impression of friendliness, a typical of children character. The stone reaches 4 meters high, and it has carved oval-shaped body, round eyes and a big nose that extends downward.

   In addition to Watu Palindo, there is other famous rock in figure of woman named Langka Bulawa. Langka Bulawa means the Queen with gold anklet. This rock has similar carving to Watu Palindo but have impressions of leader expression from Poso People. Both of the statues is located approximately 5 kilometers away. However, the source of the artist that made these stones is still unknown. To reach Lore Lindu National Park we can use private car. If you start the trip from Palu we can seek direction to Tentena City that can be taken during 7-9 hour drive. From Tentena to the Bada Valley is can be reached during 3 hours trip. It is advisable to use private car with good condition because the access road when it raining will be muddy.

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Togean Island

Togean Island

   Togean Island is an archipelago in the Gulf of Tomini, Central Sulawesi province. Islands togean actually is a national park with the site the 292 thousand hectares the sea and 70 thousand hectares of land. These islands covering 6 large islands and 60 island smaller are scattered throughout the distance 90 kilometers. A panorama of natural Togean islands indeed exotic.

   Togean islands is the only place in indonesia with three environment coral different the coral atoll, coral barier and corals beach it was all of habitats from flora and fauna the sea. Then, the Togean Islands in Sulawesi offer divers and snorkelers the unique experience to explore the beautiful coral reefs of Indonesia with its unique and diverse marine life. The islands in the centre of Tomini bay, which is known to be the calmest bay on earth, offer an undiscovered tropical paradise, boasting hundreds of islands with beautiful white sandy beaches as yet untouched by mass tourism. The Togean islands are amongst the best spots for diving Indonesia.

   Togean island has a many resorts, that is Lia Beach Bamboo Resort, Walea, Kadidiri Paradise Resort & Dive Centre, Fadhila Cottages Togean Dive Resort, Sanctum Una Una Dive Resort, etc. Then, to go Togean islands, should reach city ampana (the capital city of kabupaten tojo una-una) first, which is about 8-10 hours journey from the capital central sulawesi, a hammer. After that, trip continues on motor boat for 4-5 hours leading to the port wakai, that was the capital of the largest island in there, the Batudaka Island.

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Lake Poso

Lake Poso

           

    Lake Poso is located in the city of Tentena, Poso, Central Sulawesi Province or about 283 km south of Palu or 56 km from the city of Poso. From Palu to the location, can be reached about 8 hours using motorcycle or four wheel drive vehicels. Lake Poso is the lake deepest third in Indonesia, which has a long 32 km and wide 16 km. 
   
   Lake Poso is a mainstay attractions Central Sulawesi. This lake has a very beautiful natural scenery and stunning, cool weather, a stretch of sparkling white sand beaches, and mountain slopes and in the surrounding virgin forest, then interestingly, the outskirts of Lake Poso is Green and has a similiar waves in the sea water. The air in the Lake Poso very cool, beacuse this place is located in the height of 657 mdpl.  The strategic location, which is located in the trans-trip path between the Tana Toraja Sulawesi, Poso, Gorontalo, and Manado, making the lake is always visited by dosmetic and foreign tourist. Around Lake Poso available assortment of amenities, such as hotels, inns, homestay, and restaurants.

   In addition, every fourth week in August, visitors witness the Festival of Lake Poso. In the festival showed a wide range of competitions, such as dance performance and traditional clothing from various tribes in Central Sulawesi, a traditional game, race track area, ball games volley sand, etc. 

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Nature Reserve Morowali

Nature Reserve Morowali

   Morowali Nature Reserve is located in two districts, namely Poso and Morowali Districts, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Once set foot on the ground Morowali, your eyes will be refreshed by the majestic expanse of trees that stand proudly on the banks of major rivers. When you turn his vision in the other direction, beautiful stretch of pasture weeds, small lakes are flooded, and the cluster of mountains Tokala that stands imperious, guaranteed to make you wonder. Nature Reserve Morowali does offer a complete botanical ecosystem types. Forest types in it are quite diverse, from coastal forest, mangrove forest, lowland alluvial forest, moss forest, to the kind of mountain forests.

   In addition to a variety of fascinating flora-way, in Morowali you can also enjoy life fauna is no less complete. Of the mammals, Morowali be appropriate habitat for mammals typical of Sulawesi, anoa, babirusa, monkey, rat-pack of bears, boars, deer, gray fox, and some types of bats and bat families. Morowali Nature Reserve also has the most representative species of birds. Based on the habitat, the birds in Morowali divided into two groups, namely water birds / marine and terrestrial birds. Types of sea birds / water in them are part-white sea eagles, grouse, tree ducks, wild ducks, snakes pecuk, cangak red, and others. In addition to serving as a place of recreation wealth of flora and fauna, Morowali Nature Reserve also offers a number of other activities, among others; research, particularly in the fields of biology, ecology, geology, cultural and social life. Several studies have been conducted in Morowali include research on shifting cultivation systems and how to hunt conducted Wana, education, namely by performing the process of introduction of plants, fostering love of nature, conservation and education cadre, and Ascent, among others, in some mountain climbing activities contained in Morowali, such as Mount Tambusisi which has an altitude of about 2422 meters, Mount Morowali with 2280 meters high, twin peaked mountain that is Mount Tokala having a height of up to 2630 meters.

   Then, the area was abandoned with the intention to restore soil fertility. Wana residents who are not familiar with modern life is settled in some villages, especially those located around the Valley Merangka Sobuku and Wood, among others in the village of Posangke, Kayupoli Village, Village Uwewaju, Ratobae Village, Village Sangkoe, and Langada Village. The reserve is reachable from several directions, and the easiest ways is take 2-hour boat ride from Kolonodale to Tambayoli, which is a settlement at the western end of the park. It is possible to charter your own boat to access other parts of the park, but this is much more expensive. From Manado there are several flights per week to Luwuk, but travellers with more time can take the overland route to Gorontalo and then board a ferry to Pagimana. From Luwuk it is a 6-hour bus ride to Baturube from which it is possible either to take a boat to Kolonodale or enter the eastern end of the park near the Tokala Mountains. The best time to visit is in the dry season (September to November). During the rainy season (May to June) the Tambayoli valley is sometimes prone to flooding, and the rivers are more difficult to cross.

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