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If you are on a trip to South Sulawesi, try visiting the Balleangin Tourism Village, one of the tourist villages listed in the top 50 Indonesian Tourism Village Awards (ADWI) 2024. Indonesian Tourism Village Awards is an award-giving event for tourist villages based on assessment criteria from the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. Balleangin Tourism Village is often dubbed a hidden gem that offers a unique and enchanting tourist experience in South Sulawesi. One of its unique features is that it has the second-largest karst cluster landscape, after South China.

Balleangin Tourist Village is located in Balocci District of Pangkajene and Islands Regency. From the town center of Pangkajene, it can be reached in about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Balleangin Tourist Village is located in a karst cluster, so it has many tourist attractions such as Taman Batu, or "Park of Rock" which is 5 to 15 million years old. Around the area, you can go trekking and take selfies with the unique karst rock landscape. It is also the oldest ancient painting in the world, estimated to be 45,500 years old, and is a witness to ancient human civilization. The painting provides a deep understanding of the life and art of prehistoric humans.

Balleangin also has many waterfalls. You can visit the waterfalls to enjoy the fresh water and its cool natural weather. You can also go along the Batange River with river tubing activity. The expanse of rice fields and flowing rivers are one of the main attractions to enjoy and feel the village life. You can enjoy the beautiful village scenery by exploring it using an ATV. To spend the night there, don't worry, there is Zulu Park or Qafwan Resort. If you spend the night there, you will experience quality accommodation with a comfortable touch of nature.