Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Makassar (Indonesia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Trans Studio Makassar, Fort Rotterdam, and Grand Mosque of Makassar. Also, be sure to include Sacred Heart Cathedral in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Makassar (South Sulawesi).
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Trans Studio Makassar
Also known as: Trans Studio Resort Makassar
Theme park in Makassar, Indonesia. Trans Studio is the world's third-largest indoor theme park, located in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The 20,000-square-metre, 20-metre high building houses the indoor theme park. Trans Studio is built on 12.7 ha with investment up to IDR 1 trillion. The indoor theme park was inaugurated by the Vice President of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla, exactly on September 9, 2009. Trans Studio itself is a part of The Trans Studio World project, which will include Trans Walk and Rodeo Drive, Trans Studio, Trans hotels, and offices of Mega Bank. Under the management of PT. Trans Kalla, the Mega Development Project will provide an integrated development, comprising not only an indoor theme park, but also shopping mall, supermarket, hotel, office area, recreational beach area, and residential area. The whole project was scheduled to be completed sometime in 2010.[1]
Address: Jl. HM. Dg. Patompo - Metro Tanjung Bunga, Maccini Sombala, 90224 Kota Makassar
Fort Rotterdam
Iconic building housing history exhibits. Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a Dutch fort built on top of an existing fort of the Gowa Kingdom. The first fort on the site was constructed by the a local sultan in around 1634, to counter Dutch encroachments. The site was ceded to the Dutch under the Treaty of Bongaya, and they completely rebuilt it between 1673 and 1679. It had six bastions and was surrounded by a seven meter high rampart and a two meter deep moat.
The fort was the Dutch regional military and governmental headquarters until the 1930s. It was extensively restored in the 1970s and is now a cultural and educational centre, a venue for music and dance events, and a tourist destination.[2]
Address: Jl. Ujung Pandang, 90171 Kota Makassar
Grand Mosque of Makassar
Also known as: Masjid Raya Makassar
Mosque. Grand Mosque of Makassar is a mosque located in Makassar, Indonesia, and the main mosque of South Sulawesi Province. The construction begun in 1948 and completed in 1949. Since then the mosque underwent a renovation from 1999 to 2005. The mosque can accommodate up to 10,000 worshipers, making it one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia.
This two-storey mosque in Bulusaraung street uses about 80 percent of building materials from local raw materials, and has two minarets as high as 66.66 meters, and other adjacent facilities such as library and the office of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) South Sulawesi chapter.[3]
Address: Jl. Masjid Raya, 90156 Kota Makassar
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Also known as: Gereja Katedral Makassar
Cathedral in Makassar, Indonesia. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral is the cathedral belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Makassar in the city of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
In 1525 the city of Makassar was visited by three Portuguese missionary priests, Antonio dos Reis, Cosmas de Annunciacio and Bernardino de Marvao, accompanied by a friar. The first priest to be assigned to Makassar was the father Vicente Viegas who came from Malacca. After this implementation, several kings and nobles of Sulawesi were baptized in the Catholic Church.
The King of Gowa, Sultan Alauddin (1591–1638) granted freedom of worship to Catholics in 1633. This decision was confirmed by his successors.
The church was built in 1898 and finished in 1900. It was then renovated and expanded in 1939, reached its present form in 1941.
Two suicide bombers attacked the cathedral on 28 March 2021. Twenty people were injured in the attack, and both of the bombers were killed.[4]
Fort Somba Opu
Also known as: Benteng Somba Opu
Fortress in Indonesia. Fort Somba Opu was a fortified commercial center of the Gowa Sultanate. Its ruins are located in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The fort was the center of the Gowa Sultanate in the 16th-century until its destruction by the Dutch East India Company in 1669. The conquest of Somba Opu citadel was one of the most difficult campaigns the Company had ever undertaken in the East.[5]
Mall Karebosi Link
Basketball court, Relax in park, Park
Address: Jl. Kajaolalido No.14, 90174 Kota Makassar
ISTANA TAMALATE+ MUSEUM BALLA LOMPOA
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum, Art gallery
Address: Jl. K. H. Wahid Hasyim No.39, 92111 Kabupaten Gowa
Somba Opu
Somba Opu is a district located in the Gowa Regency. South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is part of the greater Makassar area. Somba Opu is one of 18 districts in Gowa Regency. The capital of Gowa, "Sungguminasa" is located in this district and this is the largest regency capital or 2nd largest city in South Sulawesi. A suburb to Makassar, the subdistrict is a relatively urbanized area, and can also be called as the city's bedroom community.
Although Somba Opu isn't considered as an official town or city, it has a high population density of 6,021 people per km, and a population of 169,118, all packed into an area of about 28.09 square kilometres.[6]
Port of Makassar
Harbor in Makassar, Indonesia. Port of Makassar, also known as Port of Soekarno-Hatta, is a seaport in Makassar, Indonesia. It has the highest passenger traffic among Indonesian ports and the largest cargo traffic in Sulawesi. It is considered a primary port by the Indonesian Government, along with the Port of Tanjung Priok, Port of Tanjung Perak, and Port of Belawan.
An expansion to the port, dubbed New Port Makassar, is under construction with an expected additional capacity of 1.5 million TEUs in its first phase. The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation has expressed a desire to designate the port as hub for the rest of Eastern Indonesia, in accordance to the Joko Widodo government's maritime axis program.[7]
Taman Maccini Sombala
Relax in park, Park
Address: Jalan Maccini Sombala, Makassar
Jalan Aroepala
Bridge
Address: Jl. Aroeppala no. 99, Makassar