Mount Leuser National Park

Mount Leuser National Park is most distinguished as the home of the Orang-utan, a highly endangered and extremely intelligent primate. The park has two distinct Orang-utan reserves within its boundaries, Bohorok and Ketambe, both of which serve to rehabilitate animals back into the wild after they have lived in captivity.Orang-utans are not the only interesting mammals to grace Mount Leuser National Park. Its whopping 10,000 square kilometers also...

What to See in Seminyak Beach

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Indonesia Travel Tips

Travel Tips for Indonesia - For a pleasurable and convenient trip to Indonesia follow these useful travel tips:Health: Immunization against hepatitis A is recommended for all travelers. Depending on length of stay and itinerary, vaccination for Japanese encephalitis, rabies, typhoid and hepatitis B may be needed. Malaria and dengue fever exist in many parts of the country. Therefore take adequate protection mosquito bites and keep anti-malarial medicine...

Padang - Padang Beach - Bali

Padang-Padang Beach is located at Jalan Labuhan Sait, Pecatu Village, Subdistrict of South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali Province, Bali Island, Indonesia.From the highway, the entrance to the beach is rather unique. To go to the beach location, visitors must pass through a narrow niche in the coral, as if such entry into the small cave, inside there are a few dozen steps descending down toward the beach....

Komodo National Park - Indonesia Tourism

Komodo National Park is located in the Province of East Nusa Tenggara, Nusa Tenggara Archipelago, Indonesia.Komodo National Park consists of three major islands, namely Komodo Island, Rinca Island and Padar Island, as well as several large islands and small islands, some mountains and hills. In this national park, Mount Satalibo is the highest mountain peak (± 735 meters above sea level).Komodo National...

Bunaken Marine Park Tourism

Bunaken Marine Park is located in North Sulawesi, the distance of approximately 8 km from the Menado. Menado city is the capital of North Sulawesi, Sulawesi Island.Bunaken Marine Park is a very interesting place for the purpose of recreation for tourists domestic and foreign tourists. It’s a strategic location, can be easily visited by tourists. To visit the marine park, visitors can leave from...

Danau Toba (Toba Lake) Tourism

Toba Lake is one of the largest lake in the world and the largest lake in Indonesia with the area about 100 km x 30 km.Toba Lake is located in North Sumatra Province, Sumatra Island. Medan is the capital of North Sumatra Province, take about 4 hours from the City of Medan to Toba Lake by using the two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.Toba Lake, such as a sea, which is incredible in the middle of Toba...

Dreamland Beach - Bali Tourism

Dreamland Beach is a beach that is located on the Island of Bali, exactly in the Village of Pecatu, Subdistrict of South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali Province, Bali Island, Indonesia.Previously, Pecatu Village is a poor village, the residents work as farmers. Their agricultural land is located in the barren hills. Then, the economy became better after Pecatu Region made a world-class tourist area.At...

Danau Kelimutu (Kelimutu Lake) - NTT Tourism

Kalimutu LakeKelimutu Lake is located in the summit of Mount Kelimutu, Ende Regency, Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia.Kelimutu Lake is comprise of three backwaters. This backwater has formed of craters on the summit of Mount Kelimutu, height ± 1640 meters above sea level.In Regency of Ende, this three backwaters is called Tiwu Ata Mbupu (Parent Lake), Tiwu Nua Muri Ko'o Fai (Lake...

Salira Indah Beach Tourism

Salira Indah BeachAbout 15 km from the Merak bus station is Salira Indah beach resort, located at scanning Tanjung Pujut. This resort on Java's west coast can easily be reached within a few hours from Jakarta either by bus or c...

Dua Island - Banten

Dua Island (Pulau Dua) is the name of a small nature preservation inhabited by some 50 kinds of fish-eating birds. It is located in the Banten bay and is accessible by boat from Tanjung Priok sea harbor or from Marina, Ancol.This pristine island is also one of Indonesia's major bird sanctuaries, where more than 50,000 birds stop over during...

Shadow Puppets Museum

This artistic building stay at Pintu Besar Utara Street 27, West Jakarta, was built in 1912, previously as land of a church, which was built in 1640 under the name of De Oude Hollandsche Kerk (The Old Dutch Church). In 1732 it was renovated and its name was changed into De Nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk (The New Dutch Church). The church building was once totally destroyed...

Pawon Temple - Tourism

Pawon Temple is not a grave but as a place to keep King Indra's weapon namely Vajranala. Tiny temple 2 km east of Borobudur, contains a Buddha statue. The temple's style and the relief carved on the wall resemble most Javanese Hindu Temple. Pawon Temple is one and half kilometers westward from Mendut Temple and eastward from...

NGOBARAN BEACH - YOGYAKARTA TOURISM

Ngobaran Beach is located at Gunung Kidul region, 50km from Yogyakarta. This is a pure beach with a number of marine attractions to explore. When the tide is low around 3 in the morning, the visitors can join the local fishermen to collect seaweeds or go fishing for stranded fish between the reefs at the beach. The overall panorama creates some unexplainable yet peaceful feelings....

Kalasan Temple - Jogjakarta Tourism

Kalasan Temple is built in Kalasan village about 2 km west of Prambanan, 15 km from Yogyakarta. _It is dedicated to a Buddhist Goddess, TARA. It is 6 meters tall and has 52 stupas. This unique Buddhist temple is located east of Yogyakarta, on the south side of the main road between Yogyakarta and Solo. It was built in honor...

PARANGTRITIS BEACH

One of the attractive beaches near Yogyakarta is Parangtritis. It is located about 27 km. from Yogyakarta, Parangtritis may be reached in two ways, through Kretek Village or the longer one but more well - established road through Imogiri and Siluk Village. Parangtritis Beach is a lovely beach with many impressing phenomena,...

Jakarta Accomodation

The capital city has a wide choice of fine hotels which are managed by well known international chains. These include the Jakarta Hilton, The Mandarin Oriental, Sahid Jaya Hotel, Hotel Borobudur , Aryaduta Hyatt, Hotel Sari Pan Pacific, Hotel Indonesia, President Hotel and independent hotels like Hotel Horison, Jayakarta Tower and Hotel Kartika Chandra.The first five are rated five-star and the remainder four-star. All three and two-star hotels,...

Jakarta Indonesia

Jakarta is the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia, a country composed of more than 13,000 islands with a population of over 180 million. Comprising more than 300 ethnic groups speaking 200 different languages, the Indonesia population exhibits marked diversity in its linguistic, culture, and religious traditions. As the Capital City, Jakarta is a melting pot...

Batu-Tulis Ciaruteun (Stone Inscription)

One of the oldest kingdoms of Indonesia, the Hinduism Tarumanagara from the 5th century, was probably located near Bogor. In the area a number of inscriptions has been found, under them a remarkable one, which still can be seen in Ciampea, 15 km west of the city, approximately two kilometers Southwest of the botanical gardens It's a big stone in a riverbank, which contains...

BRI Museum

BRI Museum (Bank Rakyat Indonesia Museum) was established on December 16, 1895 by Patih Aria Wirjaatmadja. Five years later, exactly on the 19th December 1990, inaugurated bt the managing director of Bank Rakyat Indonesia at the time. The Museum has a collection of various types of currencies, from the era of Majapahit Kingdom, VOC, Japan Colonial, The Netherlands East Indies, until the modern currency....

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Cultural Park)

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Cultural Park) ia as art center for artists and intellectuals of Yogyakarta. The park frequently display an Art Exhibition featuring the art of music, theater, kethoprak, and so forth. Located at the center of Yogyakarta is very strategic place and easy to access.   This place have a vision to becoming the leading cultural centers in both national and...

Vredeburg Fortress of Peace

Vredeburg or means Fortress of Peace was built by Dutch in 1760 and perfected by the permission of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I in 1788. This fortress built by the Dutch over his concern to see how the rapid development of Yogyakarta Palace government led by the Sultan at the time. Expected by the Dutch fort then was able to control or interfere in Government affairs Yogyakarta.At this time Vredeburg...

Great House Building ( Gedung Agung Yogya)

Great House palace (Gedung Agung Yogyakarta) is one of six country palace in Indonesia. Located in the city of Yogyakarta, the palace of the Great House was the residence of President Soekarno in 1946 as the Presidential Palace. This lasts until 1948, when President Soekarno moved to Jakarta. Important events that ever took place at the venue, among others in leading the inauguration of the Commander...

Beringharjo Market

Beringharjo market is one of the oldest traditional market in indonesia. Founded in 1758, this market is the economic center of Yogyakarta today. From snacks, souvenir items, batik, and others. This market is famous for its completeness wares. Although Beringharjo market not as comfortable as hypermarket or supermarkets, but Beringharjo market remains become a place that has its own charm because...

National Museum Sono Budoyo

The national Museum Sono Budoyo is a museum with common Javanese culture with many diverse collections. Started from a foundation, Sono Budoyo begin its move from 1919 to collect data and item collections related to Javanese culture. Until now, Sono Budoyo item collections owned more than 40 thousand pieces.For those of you who love cultural tourism, then this is a great place to go. Many number of...

Museum Kereta Kencana Kraton

Indonesia does not lose with european countries which has collection of horse-drawn carriage for the nobles in the past. Yogyakarta Palace also has a collection of trains (horse-drawn carriage) that not less magnificent compared with europe.  At least there are 22 horse trains in this museum. Each train has a unique history and interesting to observe. Here is the list of most favorite horse train:...

Kaibon Palace in Banten

Kaibon Palace Refer to its name Kaibon, derived from word 'Ibu' (mother). This palace ruled by a queen for temporary. The palace name was coined from the fact that Sultan Muhammad Raffiudin (the last Banten sultan) built it as a gift to his mother, Queen Asyiah. Since the king who supposed to be in throne was not adult yet....

Surosowan Palace - Fortress

Surosowan Palace was built during the reign of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1525-1552). Most of buildings were totally damaged during an attack lead by the Dutch Governor General Daendels in 1808. To the south of the square lay the impressive Surosowan Palace, designed by a Dutchman and later razed by his countrymen. The Surosuwan Palace was pulled down by blasted attack of...

MERAUKE INDONESIA

MERAUKE Merauke is called Deer Town, lies in the east part of Indonesia, bordered on Papua New Guinea. This regency is well known with its Asmat woodcarvings and Wasur National Park. The population in Merauke Regency nearly 276,122 people, spread in the 18 districts. A large number of the people are living in...

North Square

Alun – alun lor or north square is one of two square that found near Yogyakarta Palace. Together with alun – alun kidul ( south square ) the square has become an interesting public place to visit. According to the history, north square is a sacred place and not for public use. The uses include as a soldier endurance test, as a place of ceremony, as a place to sunbath when people want to complain to...

South Square

Located in the south of Yogyakarta Palace, south square has a more quietly environment than the north square. This place formerly used as a resort and relax for the folks. One characteristic of this square is the presence of Ringin Kurung, (two banyan trees) which is located  in the middle of the square and surrounding by fence. Believe it or not, the rumor say if someone with closed eyes can...

Malioboro Street

Malioboro road is one icons of the Yogyakarta city, lies following the imaginary axis between the Sultan’s Palace, Monument, and Mount Merapi. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I make this road as a center of trading, until now this place still has the same function. Malioboro is a paradise for those who are a souvenir hunter,  because the local folk handicraft traders hold wares here. From shops to...

Monument Yogyakarta

At the beginning of the founding of the city of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I, build a monument as a symbol of togetherness between the Sultan and the people of Mataram Yogyakarta to get land from Dutch intervention (known as Tugu Yogya ) . At the moment the form of this monument is golong gilig or cylinder shaped round, because the pillar is a cylinder and the edges are...

Indonesia - archipelago state

Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. It consists of five major islands and about 30 smaller groups. The archipelago is on a crossroad between two oceans, the Pacific and the Indian, and bridges two continents, Asia and Australia. This strategic position has always influenced the cultural, social, political, and economic life of the country which has achieved independence from the Netherlands...