Lolai Village, Sulawesi, Indonesia

5BengJYT 5:00 PM Dec 29, 2017

"Village Above the Clouds"
For real this place deserves the name as the "Village Above the Clouds" ("Negeri di Atas Awan"). Up there we really see the clouds below our feeds. Sunrise is impressively Beautiful. But very crowded and parking is a very big problem. About 30min drive from Rantepao uphill on very narrow street. Be there as early as possible, should arrive before 4:30am. A must see place to believe the photos are real.

4Apuspita 5:00 PM Jun 3, 2017

A country above the cloud
The tagline does not lie. I came here on early April when it was still raining one or two. They said visiting Lolai is at best when you have big pouring rain the night before and you'll be welcomed with thick clouds on the dawn. When I visited Lolai, there was no rain the night before, so the cloud was thin, they said. But it was still amazing.... we were really like standing above the cloud and the view was breathtaking.When the sun rose and the cloud became thinner, the Tongkonan houses and greenery emerged beneath you and it was a really wow experience staring at them, you could stay long there even after the sun rises. You should bring your imagination with you. While the view won't fail you, the people and the infrastructure are. First, about the people: I came on a weekday, so it must be not as crowded as in the weekends, perhaps only 20-30 people around when I visited there. But, the atmosphere was really busy. Instead of watching the majestic sunrise in a calm and peaceful way, everyone was busy taking selfie and wefie. It ruined the moment. Second, they are still developing this place to be a tourist attraction. They haven't built any proper lookouts, it was really dangerous because the cliff was only fenced with ropes. I imagined if they managed to build more secure lookouts with fences, building those gazebo for sipping coffee (and have some treats) in the right position, creating tracks to more secluded lookouts, perhaps walking down through Lolai villages, that must be one hell of experience for all of the sunrise catchers.