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| Sun 4 |
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Group assembles in Makassar. Accommodation in international standard hotel by seaside and near traditional shops. Swimming and yoga. |
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| Mon 5 |
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Sight see Makassar. Cultural orientation for trip. Accommodation in international standard hotel by seaside and near traditional shops. Swimming and yoga. |
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| Tues 6 |
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Cycle Makassar - 35k - Takalar (light day). Flat terrain. Ricefields, fishponds, through coastal villages. Accommodation in commercial travelers’ wisma. Yoga. Coast is 10k away for swimming. |
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| Wed 7 |
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Cycle Takalar - 53k - Jeneponto (medium). Hilly terrain through dry sugar palm ‘horse and corn’ countryside of Jeneponto regency. Accommodation in newly built modern hotel 100 metres from beach. Swimming and yoga. |
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| Thur 8 |
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Cycle Jeneponto - 62k - Bulukumba (medium). Along coast and across rice fields, past local salt making industry, to the centre of South Sulawesi’s traditional wooden sailing ship building industry. Family style guesthouse. Yoga. |
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| Fri 9 |
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Cycle Bulukumba - 40k - Bira (light). Opportunities to see local sailing boat building industry. Accommodation in traditional cliffside cottages overlooking white sand beach. Swimming and yoga. |
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| Sat 10 |
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Rest and recreation at Bira Beach. Accommodation in traditional cliffside cottages overlooking white sand beach. Swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving. Yoga.
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| Sun 11 |
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Cycle Bira - 91k - Sinjai (heavy). A challenging start up a huge ascent followed by flat terrain along coast and rice fields then road winds and ascends through pretty villages and ascends into terraced valley terrain crossing many bridges. Accommodation in comfortable commercial travelers’ hotel. Yoga. |
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| Mon 12 |
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Cycle Sinjai - 93k - Palette (medium). Road is mostly across coastal rice growing plains. Palette, on the coast, is 13k from the large town of Watampone. Accommodation is in modern bungalows overlooking coastal cliffs. Yoga on jetty and ocean swimming. |
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| Tues 13 |
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Cycle Palette - 83k - Sengkang (medium). A mostly flat route finishing in the cool, hilly and scenic silk weaving town of Sengkang. |
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| Wed 14 |
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Rest and recreation. Sengkang is located on the shores of Lake Tempe where one can take a boat to see the floating villages. It is also a centre of traditional Buginese dance and music, silk worm culture and silk weaving. |
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| Thur 15 |
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Cycle Sengkang - 100k - Buntu Matabing (heavy). An early morning start. Mostly flat terrain through small rice growing villages. Accommodation in traditional cottages overlooking the beach. Ocean swimming and yoga. |
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| Fri 16 |
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Cycle Buntu Matabing - 82k - Palopo (medium). Initially undulating with high mountains as scenic backdrop, road affords good views of coastal plain. Palopo is a lively Indonesian cosmopolitan town. Accommodation will be in the centre of the town. |
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| Sat 17 |
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Cycle Palopo - 32k - Puncak (heavy). The road winds itself dramatically into forested mountain valleys that will provide sufficient challenge for most cyclists. The simple fairly isolated accommodation overlooks huge mountain valleys. Yoga. |
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| Sun 18 |
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Cycle Puncak - 52k - Batutumongga (heavy). The route initially ascends and then descends into the valley of Rantepao then ascends again steeply through traditional Toraja villages affording fabulous views of the terraced valley sides. Accommodation in traditional Toraja houses in a coolish climate. Yoga. |
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| Mon 19 |
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Cycle Batutumongga - 24k - Rantepao - (light). Route descends from the mountain village of Batutumonga to the town of Rantepao. Accommodation will be in a modern Torajan style hotel. Yoga and swimming. |
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| Tues 20 |
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Rest and recreation. Time to explore the animistic Torajan culture (with its colourfull rituals), enjoy white water rafting, trekking, mountain biking or just resting in the cool upland climate. |
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| Wed 21 |
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Rest and recreation. Time to explore the animistic Torajan culture (with its colorful rituals), enjoy white water rafting, trekking, mountain biking or just resting in the cool upland climate. |
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| Thurs 22 |
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Rest and recreation. Time to explore the animistic Torajan culture (with its colourfull rituals), enjoy white water rafting, trekking, mountain biking or just resting in the cool upland climate. |
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| Fri 23 |
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Rest and recreation. Time to explore the animistic Torajan culture (with its colorful rituals), enjoy white water rafting, trekking, mountain biking or just resting in the cool upland climate.
The 20 Day tour (option 1) finishes on this day.
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