--- title: Five Reasons to Visit Makassar description: In recent years, the Indonesian city of Makassar has built an impressive international airport and gleaming new malls, and the airline Garuda Indonesia has declared... canonical: https://time.com/archive/6938667/five-reasons-to-visit-makassar/ author: Steve Mollman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2011-08-11T04:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-22T07:28:09.713Z og:title: Five Reasons to Visit Makassar og:description: In recent years, the Indonesian city of Makassar has built an impressive international airport and gleaming new malls, and the airline Garuda Indonesia has declared... og:url: https://time.com/archive/6938667/five-reasons-to-visit-makassar/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86e06ce1c2ef99b4/698a4f7e09208fd3b041c6dc/360_tga_makassar_0822.jpg?branch=production&width=360&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 360 og:image:height: 203 og:image:alt: 360_tga_makassar_0822.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Five Reasons to Visit Makassar twitter:description: In recent years, the Indonesian city of Makassar has built an impressive international airport and gleaming new malls, and the airline Garuda Indonesia has declared... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86e06ce1c2ef99b4/698a4f7e09208fd3b041c6dc/360_tga_makassar_0822.jpg?branch=production&width=360&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Five Reasons to Visit Makassar > Sponsored content. 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But this burgeoning gateway to the eastern part of the sprawling archipelago also strikes a deep historical chord, with well-preserved colonial structures and all of Sulawesi island’s rich boatbuilding and sailing traditions to draw on. Here are five reasons to visit. **1 Lae Lae** As any local will tell you, Lae Lae, tel: (62-411) 334 326, serves the best grilled fish in Makassar. In a port city famed for seafood, that’s saying something. It says even more that this place is constantly thronged with happy eaters even though it lacks air-conditioning and proper crockery (food comes on plastic plates). Fresh fish wriggle on ice near the entrance — point out the one you want and watch as it’s cleaned, gutted, grilled and served with fiery sambal. [(Watch TIME’s video “Indonesia’s Green Gamble.”)](https://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1342091802%5F1721844,00.html) **2 Paotere Harbor** South Sulawesi has a proud boatbuilding heritage. You’ll find large-scale models of traditional _pinisi_ schooners at Makassar’s airport, but nothing beats seeing these colorful wooden boats in their natural setting, full of motley cargo and equally motley characters. Mind the holes in the wooden piers, and visit at sunrise to catch the boats — and their crews — at their most photogenic. **3 Trans Studio** Got kids? Say no more. Trans Studio, tel: (62-411) 811 7000, is one of Asia’s best and biggest indoor theme parks. Attached to a shiny mall and blessedly air-conditioned, it’s got dozens of rides, from bumper cars to water flumes, plus a ministudio that lets kids see themselves on TV. [(See the best new bar in Bali.)](https://www.time.com/time/travel/article/0,31542,2078019,00.html) **4 Pantai Losari** Take to this boardwalk to mingle with the locals, soak up the atmosphere and graze on snacks, from grilled young bananas to spiced cashews, at seafront kiosks. Foreigners often receive a lot of friendly attention, but escaping the jovial throng is as easy as slipping away to one of the nearby rooftop restaurants to catch the sea breeze. **5 Fort Rotterdam** Very little Dutch colonial architecture is well preserved in Indonesia, but this gem, in the heart of Makassar, is an exception. If you can ignore the radio towers looming in the background and conjure up images of muskets, guards and oppressed natives, you’ll find the past coming horrendously to life amid these arched entrances and pitched red roofs. [See “The Best of Asia 2010.”](https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1988463,00.html) [See 25 authentic Asian experiences.](https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1934455%5F1934447,00.html) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6938667/five-reasons-to-visit-makassar/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/6938667/five-reasons-to-visit-makassar/"},"headline":"Five Reasons to Visit Makassar","datePublished":"2011-08-11T04:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-22T07:28:09.713Z","description":"In recent years, the Indonesian city of Makassar has built an impressive international airport and gleaming new malls, and the airline Garuda Indonesia has declared...","url":"https://time.com/archive/6938667/five-reasons-to-visit-makassar/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86e06ce1c2ef99b4/698a4f7e09208fd3b041c6dc/360_tga_makassar_0822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Steve Mollman","url":"https://time.com/author/steve-mollman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86e06ce1c2ef99b4/698a4f7e09208fd3b041c6dc/360_tga_makassar_0822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"360_tga_makassar_0822.jpg","caption":"Anchored in history Makassar's Paotere Harbor is a center of Sulawesi's boatbuilding tradition, with distinctive pinisi schooners lining the docks","creditText":"John and Lisa Merrill / Danita Delimont / Newscom","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/6938667/five-reasons-to-visit-makassar/","name":"Five Reasons to Visit Makassar"}}]}] ```