Unlikely known by most people visiting Makassar; the surrounding hinterland and coastal areas are inhabited by community villages rich of both agriculture and fishery culture.

Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park
Home of various unique flora (Agathis, Ebony, Rattan, forest orchids) and endemic fauna of Sulawesi, such as Maleo bird (Macrocephalon maleo), Tarsius (Tarsius sp.), Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), and Babi rusa (Babyrousa babyrussa). It has stunning karsts outcrops of about 400 sq.km, which is proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site..