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Makassar
Capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Makassar

Makassar, formerly Ujung Pandang (1971–1999), is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi.

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It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, and Bandung. The city is located on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.

Get in

Getting to Makassar

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    Airport

    The main port of Makassar is the Soekarno-Hatta Harbor.

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    Terminal Daya
  3. 03
    Terminal Bintang Prima
See

Worth seeing

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    Losari Beach

    The long stretch of waterfront in the middle of the city.

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    Fort Rotterdam

    Ujung Pandang, Kota Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan 90171, Indonesia.

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    Pulau Khayangan

    A small island about 20 minutes away by boat from central Makassar.

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    Pulau Samalona

    A beautiful white sandy island with good diving.

Do

Things to do

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    Trans Studio

    The largest indoor theme park in the world.

Eat

Where to eat

Pisang epe can be found at Losari Beach. It is a pressed grilled banana, served with melted brown sugar. Available with chocolate and/or cheese topping, and durian (seasonal) flavor. Buroncong, an early morning breakfast cake, can be found at Losari Beach. Baked on firewood. It's made of grated coconut, flour, etc. Sop Saudara, a traditional South Sulawesi soup, can be found almost anywhere.

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    Coto Gagak

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    Coto Nusantara

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    Coto Dewi

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    Coto Ranggong

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    Pangsit Mie Toraja

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How locals move

Getting around Makassar the local way

  • Get aroundPetepete is the equivalent to other cities' angkot (angkutan kota/city transportation).
  • Get aroundOn-demand (online) ojek services such as Go-Jek and Grab are ubiquitous can be booked through their respective smartphone apps, and offer generally cheaper fares which are stated in advance.
  • Get aroundThe other more expensive on-demand ojek service is Lady Jek with female drivers.
  • Get aroundUnlike conventional ojeks, which typically only operate dawn to dusk, they are available 24 hours and relatively safe for both passengers and drivers because they are monitored by GPS.

From Wikivoyage: Makassar, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Ali Froghi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.