CULTURE TOUR : SINJAI-BULUKUMBA

OBSERVATION CULTURE 

(BULUKUMBA-SINJAI)

MAKASSAR TOURISM POLYTECHNIC
  19-21 FEBRUARY 2020

Advisor :

Muh. Rusdi S.Sos.,M.Hum

Elza Nova Rizaly, SST.Par,MM.Par

Sri Mariati A.,A,Md.Par

Tour leader :

Robiatul Adawiyah

Vendor :

Geda Nusa Tour and Travel

Driver :

Mr. Tetti

Participant :

Students Tour&Travel Business Program, Class 2A.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Hai guys! Welcome to my blog and enjoy my trip story :)))

We gather in front of the GO at 07:00 am and after that we do the roll call, after the roll call is complete we put our baggage in the bus trunk. After that we were led by a tour leader to pray and after that we got on the bus and left right at 08.00 am.

Our first destination is to go to Agri restaurant for lunch, we arrive at Agri restaurant at 01.00 pm. There we are served Indonesian food such as sweet and sour fish and sauce soup. The food in this restaurant is quite good and the place is clean and the decoration is also interesting with a Japanese theme. in addition to being a restaurant four is also used as a salon because this place is also available for customers.

After finishing lunch and praying, we continued the journey back to go to a Karampuang Traditional House located in Tompobulu Village, Bulupoddo District, Sinjai Regency. Karampuang traditional house consists of two units of traditional houses, each of which is occupied by customary holders with different functions. One as a residence of the king (Arung or To Matoa) which is also a place to store royal objects (arajang). While one other unit as a residence of the prime minister (Gella). Karampuang traditional house has existed since long time ago, this traditional house is made of bitti wood, in the house there are 4 rooms that are said to be ancient times when the room was occupied by a shaman (sanro) and the son of the king (ana karaeng) . at the time before we entered the area there is something unique that we take a small stone and wrapped in fresh leaves and then placed on a large stone, it is said he said it was done for offerings.

then after observing the Karampuang Traditional House and getting information about the area of ​​a traditional house in karampuang, we continued our journey to Grand Rofina Hotel Hall in Sinjai District an overnight stay.

we went to the room that was determined by the tour leader, and were given an hour to get ready for dinner after that presentation and evaluate about the cultural attraction we visited earlier, the Karampuang Traditional House.

The next day, at 4.30 we wake up to dawn prayers and get ready for morning exercises. after morning exercises, return to the room to get ready for breakfast and put the items in the trunk, then head for the next tourist attraction, Batu Pake Gojeng in North Sinjai.

Before we left for Batupake Gojeng, we didn't forget to have breakfast and put in our kebagasi items and take pictures. At 9.10 we arrived at Batupake Gojeng and resumed observation, based on information informed by the local Tour Guide there, namely Akbar that Batupake means Batu Pahat while Gojeng means the place of discovery. Batupake Gojeng has existed since 1000 BC, Batupake Gojeng is located in North Sinjai which is used as a nature and cultural tourism park in which there is a stone tomb.

And inside there are rocks with holes as for their function is to collect water and that's where they gather their food on mortar stone, while the flat stone they use as a resting place. Then the well water that was there they believed it as medicine. The first king in the kingdom at Batupake Gojeng was "Tenri Lallong Manurungi Riwowolonrong" and his wife's name was "Datue Rilino" and the kingdom had inaugurated the Kingdom of Bulo-bulo.

After a few minutes we observed, then we continued on to the next tourist attraction, namely Balangnipa Fortress, based on information from a local tour guide namely Kak Wiwit Benteng. This fort has existed since 1557 and was founded by 3 kingdoms namely the Kingdom of Bulo-bulo, Lamatti, Tondong.

The fort that stands firmly with a number of European-style buildings has a number of buildings that were once the administrative center for the Dutch colonial government. This fort has undergone renovation or has been renovated 5 times.

we continued our journey to the Kajang tribe. We arrived at the Kajang tribal area at 01.00 pm. Arriving there we have lunch first and then enter the kajang area in order to continue our observation, to go to the Ammatoa house which is a customary holder in the kajang we must pass through the rocks without wearing footwear and wearing black clothes to follow the rules who was there. This Kajang is a tribe that has existed for a long time in South Sulawesi, especially in Sinjai District, where the Kajang community is very high in their customs, when we talk with Ammatoa, Ammatoa says that the values we hold most in Kajang are honest, and when people are dishonest and do things that violate customary rules, they will be given punishment according to existing regulations.

After we go from Kajang, we head to the same resort to rest. We arrived at the same resort at 05.10 pm. When we got there we made preparations for the next activity, which was an evaluation of the results of observations at the Kajang and after that continued with entertaiment from each group presentation.

The third day, At 04:30 did not forget the morning call woke us up, for morning exercise and breakfast and amazing views in the morning at Bira Beach very soothing Wonderful Indonesia guys. After breakfast we were given time to swim and take pictures and relax a little, then we got ready for observation of the hotel that we lived in only a few minutes later we left again for a phinisi shipbuilding in Tanah beru.

During the 27 minutes to the phinisi shipbuilding, we observed again and boarded the phinisi ship. This phinisi shipbuilding site was established around the 80s and the second generation developed this business. The wood used in the manufacture of phinisi ships is iron wood from Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. And the weight is not just any measure but measured by a measuring expert, the price of the phinisi ship itself ranges from 10 billion and above. And as for the ritual before and after shipbuilding, namely by cutting the keel that is cut by the customary holders by arching the wood.

After going from Tanah Beru, we then went to Balla Lompoa, which was in Bantaeng for about an hour or so. Balla Lompoa itself in Makassar language, means a large house or a large house, which functions as a private residence or a house of the king's office in his day and government administration. But over time, Balla Lompoa ri Lantebung has been aged. And since 2005, reconstruction has been carried out by a number of children of Karaeng Pawiloi descent. Butta Toa is 765 years old and has been established for a long time. Now the traditional house has been renovated and repaired again so that it will be maintained and preserved.

After we from balla lompoa bantaeng we stop at Kampoeng Toa restaurant in Bantaeng, this restaurant is a restaurant that has a beautiful view because it is on the edge of rice fields and in the distance we can see the high mountains. There the atmosphere was also very beautiful plus we were entertained by a few parrots that were there.

After we come from the Kampoeng Toa restaurant, we go straight to the salt-making area in Jeneponto, there we can see how the salt-making process is. But because at that time it was the rainy season so the salt-making process could not be carried out because of the large amount of water that inundated the salt-making area and could make salt production fail. But there we can find a lot of salt sellers on the roadside and we can ask questions and observe them.

After we are from the salt-making area, we go straight to our final destination, which is to return to Makassar Poltekpar. We arrived at Makassar Poltekpar at 05.40 pm.

this is my story of my tour. thank you for reading my experience.. and see you on the next trip.. Arigatou gozaimasu minasang !!!!