An impressive 25m-long tongkonan building known locally as a Banua Layuk (high house) is a historic chief’s place with colourful motifs. This is one of the oldest and best preserved in the valley, built about 300 years ago for the chief of Rambusaratu, one of five local leaders. To visit, a donation of 10,000Rp to 15,000Rp is expected.
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