15th OCTOBER 2017 ~ The last stop at Bantimurung National Park was at the Butterfly Park, which was located like 500 metres outside the entrance. Again, visitors had to pay a small fee to get into this place, and would have to pay extra to walk on the suspension bridge.
I was excited to see the live butterflies there but unfortunately, there was none could be found. According to my guide, it could be because of the dry season and the heat. One interesting thing to note is even though there were trees and streams in Bantimurung National Park, but it was scorching hot. I wonder if it was because of the limestone hills that surrounded the area.
I had to settle for the suspension bridge, as well as other people who were there on that day. I was not particularly keen to try this but since I had paid for it, I would just do it. Furthermore, there were no butterflies around, remember?
There were many people at that spot so we had to take turns. First the staff strapped people with the safety harness and then only we started climbing up the tower. After that, the other staff would attach one end of the cord to the huge rope of the suspension bridge. You could see the net underneath the bridge but I think that was not a safety net. That was the net that prevented the butterflies from escaping from the park (even though there were no butterflies on that day).
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| looking down from the tower |
Then you were ready to walk to one end, and walk back to the same point. Luckily, people were no shaking, swaying of rocking the bridge while I was walking on it so everything was alright. The people in my group, like everybody else were more busy posing and taking photographs.
If you think you could stand the heat or the sun ray, you could even use the yellow umbrellas provided. That would make you look more like a circus performer walking on a tightrope from afar.
That should be the last activity in Bantimurung before making my way back to the city. This should be a place you might consider visiting in Makassar especially if you are a nature lover.
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