Tempe Lake

For Indonesian, what' s appear in your mind when hear “tempe”? Yes, tempe is one of Indonesia traditional food. Tempe was made from soybean which fermented with yeast. But, this is not about that food. This is story about a lake in South Sulawesi province. Located in western of Wajo District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.About 7 kilometers from Sengkang city.

The extent of the lake is 13.000 hectare. At Tempe Lake, there are many freshwater species that rarely seen in another place. Maybe that is caused by location of Tempe Lake above the continental shelf of Australia an Asia. But, unfortunately, some of the species begin extinct.

In Tempe Lake we also can find an annual festival called “Maccera Tappareng”. This is a traditional ceremony to purify the lake. This ceremony began with cutting the cow, followed by the traditional attractions. All of ceremony partisipant wear “baju bodo”, a traditional clothes of Bugis Tribe.

Floating House at Tempe Lake

On the center of the lake, there are hundreds floating house owned by a local fisherman. Tourists can come stay at some floating house, together with the locals. Sunrise and sunset can be seen from this house. Also many kind of birds, flowers, and water grass that floating on the lake water. At night, we can see beautiful moon, while fishing.