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If you visit South Sulawesi don't miss the opportunity to visit Malino. Located about 90 km from the city of Makassar, here you can see many interesting sights. From the highlands, waterfalls, valleys, museums to caves, you can find them in Malino. As a recommendation for you, here we will discuss about tourist attractions in Malino that you can visit, let's see!
Malino Pine Forest
One
of the famous tourist objects in Malino is the Pine Forest. Malino itself is
located in a highland region that is precisely located in Gowa Regency. To get
to the Malino Pine Forest, you only need to travel about 3 hours from the city
of Makassar. Here, you can see the lush beauty of pine forests in the valleys
and hills around Malino. If you are tired of walking around the pine forest on
foot, you can rent a horse. One round traveling around pine forest you only
need to pay around IDR 10,000 to IDR 20,000.
Malino Highlands
Before
it became a recreational place, Malino Highlands was a tea plantation with an
area of around 900 hectares. Its position at an altitude of 1,299 meters
above sea level makes the weather in Malino Highlands cool. Even during the
rainy season the temperature can reach 10 degrees Celsius. For the entrance
ticket, you will be charged a fee of IDR 50,000. Here you can see the beauty of
the green tea garden which is also equipped with waterfalls and mini zoos. In
addition, visitors who come can also relax by visiting Café Green Peko which is
located near the tea garden. Whereas, for those of you who like more
challenging activities can try some interesting activities such as bungee
jumping, trampoline, paragliding, cycling to cross country running.
Flanked
by mountains and pine forests, Lembah Biru presents interesting sights for
those of you who visit the South Sulawesi region. Entering Lembah Biru Malino,
you only need to spend IDR 20,000. From the city of Makassar alone you only
need to travel as far as 80 km. There are many interesting facilities offered
at Malino tourist attractions, ranging from swimming pools to various games
such as titanic, water tower, spider to helium stick. Around the valley,
visitors can also see directly the residents' fruit and vegetable plantations.
Tapakala Waterfall
Located
at an altitude of 900 - 1500 masl, you
can feel the cool weather in Tapakala Waterfall. Its location at the foot of
Mount Bawakaraeng also makes the route to here look interesting. The height of
Tapakala waterfall itself is around 100 meters with a fairly heavy water
discharge. so that fog is often created. Besides that, from below you can
sometimes see rainbows. The visitors are allowed to just swim or soak in the
pool. Uniquely, there is a cave located behind the waterfall. To enter into it,
you need to penetrate the waterfall curtain.
Malino Orchid Park
The
highlands are indeed a suitable place for the growth of various kinds of
flowers. This is why when visiting Malino you can see the beauty of Orchid
Flower Park. The construction of the place is indeed functioned to preserve
orchid plants and help orchid farmers around the Malino area. There are some
rare orchids that you can find in tourist attractions in Malino such as
Coelegyne Celebensis, Vanda Celebica and Grammatophyllum Stafefeliforum.
Cave of Japan
In
accordance with its name, the Japanese Cave is a relic of the Japanese colonial
period. From the outside of this cave it looks only like a hole shaped horizontally
and surrounded by soil. Compared to caves in general, Japanese caves have a
smaller size. Inside, you will see hardened limestone rocks and the number of
stalactites and stalagmites.
Balla Lompoa Museum
In
addition to natural attractions such as pine forests, waterfalls to
plantations, you can also visit the Balla Lompoa Museum. Tourist attractions in
Malino is a historical tourism destination which is a reconstruction of the
Royal Palace of Gowa. The Balla Lompoa Museum building itself is in the form of
a typical Bugis house, which is a stage house. Inside the museum, tourists can
find several rooms starting from the main room which consists of the king's
private rooms, royal booths, storage of historical objects and terrace space
which is a reception area.
That's
some information about tourist attractions in Malino that you can visit. If you
have visited Malino yourself?
