Rantepao

By plane

• Pongtiku AirportSeveral local airlines serve a few weekly flights to and from Makassar. Be warned though that it is possible the flight could be cancelled last minute due to aircraft maintenance or insufficient passengers.

===By bus===
The bus terminal for local transportation is not in Rantepao itself, but in Bolu, 2km further North East. A bemo ride between central Rantepao to Bolu costs Rp 5,000 (as of 2016).

Bolu bus Terminal

Rantepao is small enough to be walkable. Otherwise, riding an ojek or becak or bemo is easy.
Scooters are easily arranged for in homestays. There are also several rental places but they will usually require the motorbike be returned by 17 PM if you rent per day. Price is around 100,000 per day. (as per Sep 2018).
Do not expect to relax in the middle of nature. Rantepao is a bustling small town. The main road (crossing the city from South to North) is packed with vehicles. Some locals wear masks or scarfs to protect from the dust and pollution.

Rantepao is not particularly pleasant in itself, but most touristic facilities (hotels, restaurants, transportation) are located there.

Use Rantepao as a base to visit the region of Tana Toraja.

The market in the center of Rantepao sells many clothes and some souvenirs.
There are plenty of ATMs in town.
Rantepao has many Indomaret and Alfamart shops, mainly located along the main road, and that act as mini supermarkets.
In addition, many street shops sell food and... gasoline virtually everywhere in (and outside) Rantepao.

• Rantepao central market

• Todi Shop

  phone: +62-423-25445
  address: Jln. Andi Mappanyukki No 25
  A big museum-cum-shop, with demonstration looms and fabrics on display from all over Sulawesi.

• Café Aras

  phone: +62 821-9036-2021
  A café serving local food in a nice atmosphere. Decent prices. However, as in many places, the owners will try to have you hiring a "guide" at a too expensive price.

• Celebes

  address: Palopo st. , Rantepao

• Christo

  address: Landorundun st. , Rantepao

• Mambo restaurant

  phone: +62 423 21134
  address: 34 Ratulangi St., Rantepao

• Pong Buri'

  address: Monginsidi st., Rantepao

• Warung GianOpened in early 2018, this place offers clean food, local dishes, and Wi-Fi.

• Poppies Toraja

  phone: +62423 - 21121, +6281342026768
  Located inside the hotel of the same name, this restaurant serves excellent local food, always cooked on demand. Hence every dish must be ordered in advance (at least 45mn, up to 2h for the most famous specialties).

• Queen Café & Resto

• Rahmat

  address: Ahmad yani st. , Rantepao

• Riman

  address: A.Mappanyukki st., Rantepao

• Rimiko

  address: A. Mappanyukki st., Rantepao

• Saruran

  address: Ahmad yani st., Rantepao

• Waroenk GentongA restaurant mixing the street food style restaurant and more elaborate hipsters-like restaurants (with wooden tables, and pictures of food and various music instruments on the wall).

• Café Kofe

• Jak Koffie

• Kaana Toraya Coffee

• Lemon 84 CoffeeNice café where the young inhabitants of Toraja come to have a drink. Electricity. Free Wi-Fi. Many mosquitos though.

• Hotel Indra Toraja

• Hotel Pison

• Hotel Victoria

• Luta Resort Toraja

• Panorama Homestay

• Pia Poppie's Hotel

  phone: +62423 - 21121, +6281342026768
  Nice place with a very beautiful environment in the nature (the hotel surroundings is full of flowers and beautiful plants). Staff is nice but of little help, and may put some pressure on you to hire their (overpriced) fake guides (as, unfortunately, in many other places in Rantepao).

• Tongkonan Layuk Lion

• Toraja Heritage Hotel

• Toraja Misiliana Hotel

• Toraja Prince Hotel

• Toraja Sahid Hotel

All the city is served by Edge network. Some parts of Rantepao also benefit from 3G or 3G+.

• Makassar
• Tentena (Ketty Bus and Batutumonga Bus are the main bus operator to Tentena / Palu. Avoid Rappan Marannu Bus).
• Palu (Litha & Co. Bus is one of the reputable operator)
• Palopo
• Wotu
• Poso
• Soroako