…talo to get to the lake. From the airport, bentor rates ranging up to IDR 25.000 to 30.000 (US $ 2.5-3.00). If from Gorontalo, the charge ranges from IDR 10.000 to 15.000. During the trip with bentor, passengers can enjoy the music presentation which audio device installed behind the front seat facing backwards. Bentor can also be useful if you want to get new friends, because, although there is already a passengers, the driver will still be look…

Talempong is Minangkabau traditional music instrument made of brass and some are of wood and stone. The talempong produce a static texture consisting of interlocking rhythms. Talempong was brought into Negri Sembilan, Malay Peninsular by people of West Sumatra in 14th century. Here, talempong is also known as caklempong. Talempong music tends to be transformed by the people themselves and sometimes also influenced by the government, even thr…

Toraja traditional house is called Tongkonan, derived from the word ‘tongkon’ which means ‘to sit together’. Tongkonan always built facing north, which is considered as the source of life. Based on archaeological research, the Toraja came from Yunan, Tongkin Bay, China. These immigrants from China then acculturated with the indigenous population of South Sulawesi. Tongkonan is a wooden house on stilts, where the pool…

…lture changes on Kampung Naga. There is a wide parking area near Kampung Naga. It’s free of charge to go inside Kampung Naga. Visitors only need to pay for the parking. A monument with the shape of kujang -a traditional weapon- marks the location of Kampung Naga. The monument stands on a black marble base as high as 7 meters. The cleaver height reaches 5 feet. Uniquely, the cleaver is made from the fusion 900 traditional weapon…