Tourist Attractions in Malino That Have Hidden Beauty

    NURWAHIDAH | Awardee Program Beasiswa Sarjana Muamalat Universitas Hasanuddin

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.

 Lembah Biru

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?