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Friday, May 6, 2011

Bone Tourism Travel Guide

Bone Tourism Travel Guide and Tourist Information.

Bone TourismBone is one of the strongest and largest kingdom that once existed in South Sulawesi, call it Bone Kingdom. The capital city is Watampone. The graveyard of the king of the 17 th century B.C., located on Jalan Bukaka, a road leading to Sengkang regency is considered quite important to be visited. The type of the grave are similar to those of the King Gowa.

Bone Regency located 174 km towards the eastern city of Makassar, it has a strategic position in the trade of goods and services at eastern Indonesia and the crossings to the South East Sulawesi and also know as the place of the biggest rice production in Sulawesi Island.
The boundaries area of Bone Regency is :
- Sengkang and Soppeng at Northern.
- Sinjai and Gowa at Southern.
- Pangkep, Barru and Maros at west.

Bone tourism travel guide and tourist information popular destination :

Bola Soba.
bone01_bola_sobaBola soba is the house of war commander called "Petta Punggawa" who lived a long time ago. The house is still preserved under serious care and control.
Surrounding the house, we are able to see some of the old traditions that are still strongly practiced, such as "Pencak Massampe, Ma'pere, Serewa Sirau Sulo" and other traditional dances.

Museum of Saoraja Lapawawoi.
bone02_museum-lapawawoi_boneIn this museum, a great amount of kingdom remnants are cerefully preserved, structured, and strongly controlled; including the war weapon that were used by Arung Palakka. Some activities are frequently held in this museum like "Mattompang Arajang" (the purify of the kingdom remnants ceremony), followed by the activity called "Mattoana Arajang" which is usually marked by Bissu Dance and such ritual in which the poeple "present dishes to the holy spirits".

Mampu Cave.
bone03_mampu_cave_boneThis is one of the large caves in South Sulawesi, about 700 m wide.Located about 34 km from Watampone. Mampu cave is an attractive cave with natural decorations of dangling stalagtites and stalagmites that resemble human figures. Tha caves is well ventilated and let in anough sunlight, that it is not so dark and humid.

Tanjung Palette (Cape Palette).
bone04_tanjung_paletteThe cape located at Palette Village, 15 km from Bone down town. This place idea for rest while also you can enjoy a Sunset. This area containing motel/small hotel, ride games for child, swimming pool, traditional ride games, tennis court, and many more. This place will be crowded when weekend couse local people will come to visit it and take their holidays.

Bone Traditional Ceremony.
bone_traditional_ceremony01Bone Regency is the one of South Sulawesi territory, located in the east of Makassar City, the majority of the population are Buginese and become famous because of their richness cultural
One of the famous ceremonial events in Bone is a traditional ceremony to purify/clean up objects royal heritage of Bone Kingdom called "Mappepaccing Arajang" or "Mattompang Arajang", Arajang could be means an object or a collection of sacred objects, has a magical and once used by king or the royal princes in a long ago. Read more Bone Traditional Ceremony >>


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