The best-known burial area in Tana Toraja is Lemo, 10km south of Rantepao. The sheer rock face has a whole series of balconies for tau tau . The biggest balcony has a dozen figures with white eyes and black pupils, and outstretched arms like spectators at a sports event. It’s a good idea to go before 9am for the best photos. A Rantepao–Makale bemo drops you at the turn-off to the burial site, from where it’s 15-minutes' walk to the tau tau .
According to local legend, these graves are for descendants of a Toraja chief who built his house on top of the cliff into which the graves are now cut.
