Makassar: History, Markets and Faith
Makassar · Indonesia
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Walk through Makassar’s layered past, from the walls of Fort Rotterdam to the city’s museums, markets and monuments. Along the way, encounter places of worship that reflect the city’s religious diversity, then continue toward Pantai Losari and its two mosques. The changing streetscapes make this a rewarding way to connect civic history, everyday commerce and contemporary waterfront life. Follow the stops in order for a varied introduction to Makassar.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 10. The rest are in the app.
Fort Rotterdam
A Dutch turtle-shaped fort built over Gowa’s Ujung Pandang, and later Diponegoro’s prison.
Kampung Baru Market
Pasar Kampung Baru Makassar is a tourism attraction in Makassar, Indonesia.
Makassar City Museum
Museum Kota Makassar is a history museum in Makassar, Indonesia.
Xian Ma Temple
A historic Chinese temple where Makassar’s Confucian and Buddhist communities still worship.
Al-Markaz Al-Islami Mosque
Masjid Al-Markaz Al Islami, a Muslim mosque in Makassar
Pasar Terong
Pasar Terong is a marketplace in Makassar, Indonesia.
Stop 7
Stop 8
Stop 9
- 4 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Makassar
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How a walk works
4 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 10 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
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A guide who talks
Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.