About Explore Local

Explore Local creates culinary and market tours in Makassar that focus on everyday food culture, local stories, and a clear, well-organized guest experience.

Food tours shaped by local life

Our tours are built for food curious travelers, couples, small friend groups, and repeat visitors who want to experience the city through markets, neighborhood eats, and guided tastings.

Each route is planned around the day, the group, and the details shared in advance, so the experience feels practical, personal, and easy to follow from the first meeting point onward.

2023Founded

Small-group tastingsTour format

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Our story

How our tours began

Explore Local began with a simple idea: help visitors connect with Makassar through the places, flavors, and routines that locals actually know.

Since 2023, the focus has stayed on reservation-based tasting departures with clear timing, practical booking steps, and routes that make sense for the people joining them.

We work with market walks, neighborhood food tours, private culinary routes, and local specialties tasting walks, always keeping the format small and interactive.

Our approach leaves room for conversation, vendor stories, and post-tour recommendations, while still keeping the experience organized and easy to join.

Makassar, IndonesiaOrigin

Dewi SantosoFounder

What we value

Why guests choose us

Every tour is designed to feel grounded, easy to understand, and genuinely connected to Makassar's food culture.

Local context

We keep the experience close to local markets and food districts, where everyday ingredients, vendors, and tasting stops tell a fuller story of the city.

Small groups

Small-group tours make it easier to talk, taste, and adjust the pace when a place becomes especially interesting during the walk.

Flexible routes

Private culinary routes can reflect the interests discussed before the tour, with space to focus more on the foods and neighborhoods that matter most to your group.

Clear planning

We share booking details, meeting instructions, and dietary information requirements clearly in advance so the experience starts with confidence and no confusion.