Torajan Rice Silo

Tana Toraja, in the center of Sulawesi island, has one of the most distinctive cultures you'll run across in all of Southeast Asia. The Torajans are fiercely proud of their heritage and continue most of the traditions they bought with them thousands of years ago.

Off the Beaten Track Destinations in Southeast Asia

While pundits continue to argue about what the extended travel bans mean in the long term for tourism, I believe it's safe to say that most destinations that were popular before the pandemic will, eventually, be popular again. That may leave some of you in a bit of a quandry: Do you really want to go where there are a lot of people, and therefore a higher risk?

Tana Toraja Travel Guide

A typical Torajan house compound in the rice fields. Tana Toraja, high in the mountains near the center of Sulawesi, is one of the few places in Indonesia where you can still see a unique culture that keeps its traditions alive, and not just for the benefit of the tourists.