Discover Lemo, Londa and Kete Kesu in Tana Toraja

Explore the fascinating remote villages of Lemo and Londa, where you’ll find a number of traditional ancestral hanging graves and effigies, and cave tombs.

High-class Toraja are entombed in cave graves or hanging graves in the steep cliffs around these sites, which are guarded over by tau tau (life-sized wooden effigies) carved in their image.

These sites can be eerie yet beautiful and impressive at the same time. Throughout the day, your guide will explain the intricate Christian and ‘animalism’ hybrid religion that has developed uniquely in this region of Sulawesi.

You will also visit Kete Kesu, a wonderful Torajan village. Here, you will see the incredibly unique Tongkonan houses and rice barns, which are designed to look like the boats that brought the local tribes up the rivers into this part of the island. This particular village is also famous for its wood carvings.

What you’ll do

• Visit the villages of Lemo and Londa, where ancestral hanging graves, cave tombs, and wooden tau tau effigies watch over the cliffs
• Learn from your guide about the region’s unique blend of Christianity and animist traditions that shape Torajan life
• Explore Kete Kesu, a traditional village known for its boat-shaped Tongkonan houses, rice barns, and intricate wood carvings