Malino Tourism Area

Have you ever visited Malino in Gowa, South Sulawesi? If not, I think you should
schedule a visit to this area if you happen to be visiting Makassar. Malino is one of Kelurahan
located in Kecamatan Tinggimoncong, Gowa regency, South Sulawesi.
The area located 90 km from the City of Makassar to the south is one of the natural
attractions that have tremendous appeal. Malino is also known as the City of Flowers

Malino Town Entrance - City of Flowers

As a tourist destination that is quite famous in South Sulawesi, in Malino there are forest
tours, a high pine tree lined the hills and valleys.
 Pine Forest in Malino

The uphill and winding roads through beautiful mountain ranges and valleys like natural
paintings will take you to the town of Malino. The area is famous as a recreation and tourist area
even since the Dutch colonial era first.

Welcome to Malino - Inscription Welcome to Malino at Home Hotel Celebes

Malino

Malino has very rich mountains with limestone and pine sights. Malino is also rich in a
variety of beautiful tropical plants, growing and growing in this cool and cool city.
 In addition, Malino also produces typical fruits and vegetables that grow on the slopes of
Mount Bawakaraeng, a mountain that by some people of South Sulawesi is still dikulturkan as a
sacred place and sacred.

Furthermore, some community groups even believe in the Kaaba in this mountain area
and they will visit it if they want to perform the pilgrimage (commonly known as Bawakaraeng
Hajj).

Strowberry Malino gardens

Tours to Malino
To travel to Malino, you have to travel overland from the city of Makassar which takes
about 2 hours. Currently the road conditions are very good so the trip will feel more comfortable
compared to a few years ago.
It's just that you still need to be careful because of the many inclines and bends along the
road, coupled with the increasing volume of vehicles to and from Malino every day, especially
on weekends.
Well, what can be visited in Malino as your tourist destination?
In Malino, you can see a thousand stairs waterfalls, Takapala waterfall, Blue Valley,
Japanese bunker hut and Mount Bawakaraeng that you can climb. The typical souvenirs of this
area are the fruits of Passion fruit, glutinous dodol, Tenteng Malino.
 Takapala Malino Waterfall

Tenteng Malino - By-by Typical Malino

Malino Highlands
There is one more tourist destination you should not miss, that is tea garden tour. In the
tea garden area currently run by the Malino Highlands corporation, you can drive down the road
that divides this 200-hectare tea garden while enjoying the cool air there.
 Malino Highlands - Tea Garden Tour in Malino

If you want to warm up, you can enjoy a dish of green Malino tea (Malino green tea) with
the best quality in a cafe located on the top of the plantation.

Malino Highlands Tea Garden's Tea Cafes

You can take pictures with the background of a vast expanse of tea gardens nan green
from the courtyard of this cafe.
 Overlays of Tea in Malino Highlands - Photos taken from the Malino Highlands Tea Garden
Cafes

Villa Rentals in Malino

Where will you stay during your tour in Malino? Take it easy. You will not be hard to
find villas or inns that are mushroomed along the road in this city. The rates are quite
competitive, except on weekends.
On weekends, Malino is becoming increasingly crowded as most of the people of
Makassar and its surrounding areas make it a tourist destination, unwind and enjoy their
weekends. This causes the villa occupancy rate to be very high and auto rental villas in Malino
will also be slightly up.
You can also search for hotels in Malino, but the numbers are still very limited. So, the
most convenient option is to rent a house that has been used as a villa or guest house.

Have a great day trip to Malino!