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 provide protected habitat for the Sumatran Rhino, along with elephant and tiger. Overall, one can see 320 species of bird, 176 kinds of mammals, 194 reptile species, and 52 species of amphibian. Plant life is even more diverse: over one half all plant species on Sumatra can be found in the forests of Mount Leuser.

What to See in Seminyak Beach

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 with yourself. Drink water only from sealed bottles, and avoid swimming in freshwater lakes or streams as disease-causing organisms such as schistosomiasis may be present. Take precautions against heat and humidity. Wear sunscreen and a hat and drink lots of water.

Dress Code: In business circles, wearing a suit is the norm for both men and women. For formal occasions, either a suit or a long-sleeved, good quality, batik shirt are recommended for men, whilst evening or cocktail dresses are suitable for women. As Indonesia is primarily a Muslim country, modesty in dress is advised; remember to cover up if you intend visiting a mosque.

Local Customs: Indonesia has a high Muslim populace and it is important to understand and respect the local beliefs. Scanty clothing is not advisable in public places in deference to local customs. Shorts are not allowed in mosques and women should have their arms and head covered.

Offices: Most government offices are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Commercial offices and businesses are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Saturdays. Hours for businesses and commercial offices are staggered.

Electricity: Cities run on 220 volts, 50 cycles AC system. Rural areas may only be able to provide 110 volts.

Important Dos and Don'ts

•     Calling people by crooking your finger is considered impolite.

•     Patting someone on the head is not done among adults and should even be avoided with children.

•     Climbing over monuments or places of worship is considered highly disrespectful. (In Bali, waist sashes should be worn when visiting temples.

•     Take off your shoes when entering a mosque or temple

•     Take off your sunglasses inside someone's house, unless you have an eye disease.

•     Use your right hand when receiving something from or giving something to someone. Talking with one's hands on one's hips is considered impolite.

•     Important Dos and Don'ts

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. After going through and out of the cave, then visitors can see a white sandy beach, clear blue water and flat, an extraordinary sight. Padang-Padang Beach also known as Suluban Beach.

Swimming, Snorkeling and Surfing
Padang-Padang Beach has calm waves, there are only a small wave ripples so suitable for swimming activities, snorkeling.
If you want to surf, visitors first had to swim towards the middle of the sea or can also hire a boat. Away from the beach the waves are big, making it suitable for surfing.
Other activities are sunbathing on the beach.

Attraction of Padang-Padang Beach
Padang-Padang Beach far from the atmosphere of noise, making it suitable for visitors who need a quiet atmosphere.
White-sand beaches, clear blue waters and clean. The beauty of coral caves.
The beach is shallow and has a calm waves, which become a pleasant place for swimming activities.
Away from the coast, high waves are very suitable for a surf.
In this beach, many international surfing event.
Sunset is one of the attractions of this beach.

Go to Padang-Padang Beach
From Ngurah Rai International Airport towards Uluwatu, take the right, following signs that read: Jalan Labuhan Sait, then continue until you find the bridge.

Facilities Available
Parking available, food stalls, clothing merchants.

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 Park, flanked by the Island of Sumbawa and Flores Island.
In 1980 the Komodo National Park was established, the aim is to protect the survival of some ancient animal, namely the Komodo (Varanus Komodoensis) and their habitats, including flora and fauna therein. In 1986, the Komodo National Park designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

On this island, tourists can see the Komodo. Komodo is the largest lizard species in the world, body length can reach 3 meters and weighing up to 165 kg. Tourists can witness the various activities of this rare animal, such as the Komodo marriages that occurred between May to August, Komodo eating deer, eating pigs, eating goats, see Komodo basking in the streets and in the branches of trees in the morning.
In addition to as the original habitat of the Komodo, Komodo National Park is also used as a place for the conservation of native animals from Indonesia. In the Komodo National Park there are also marine life, like hundreds of species of coral, thousands of species of fish, dozens of sponge. There are also wild animals such as horses, deer, wild buffalo, wild boar, ajag.
There are also papyrus trees, bamboo, rattan and mangroves.

Visitor activities in the Komodo National Park
Observed gestures of Komodo, see the fauna and flora, visit traditional villages, research.
Other activities: swimming, diving, snorkeling.

Visiting the Komodo National Park
Visitors can visit each year, namely on: March until June, the month of October until December.

Travel routes to the Komodo National Park
Route 1:
From Denpasar City (Bali Island) to Labuan Bajo City (Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara) by airplane, from the Labuan Bajo City to the national park using a ferry or speedboat.

Route 2:
From Denpasar City (Bali Island) to Mataram (Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara), next to the town of Bima (Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara), and the town of Sape (Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara), it takes ± 2 days' journey by land and sea. Sape to the location of the national park by using the ferry.

Facilities in the Komodo National Park
Available: inns, hotels, resorts, resthouse, researchers house, guest house, shelter, guard shack, the information center, restaurants, shops, souvenir shops, tour guide, public toilets, speedboat and etcetera.

Komodo National Park is often visited by foreign tourists, they call this a national park with Own World mention, because the Island of Komodo is unique. Komodo Island has a vast savanna, and impressed arid and barren, but busy with several voices of birds, wild horses and giant reptiles. The air temperature is hot and dry, the limited water resources, an open field that overgrown some papyrus trees, with mountain backdrop. All that is unique not found everywhere, and this is an Own World.

The situation in Komodo National Park
Air temperature: 17 ° - 43 ° C
Rainfall: 800 to 1000 mm / year
Elevation: 0 to 735 meters above sea level
Geographical location: 8°23' - 8°50' LS, 119°22' - 119°49' LE

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 the beach in the bay Manado. Visitors can use a motor boat rental to go to Bunaken Marine Park.
The best season to come to Bunaken Marine Park is in the month of May until August.

Many activities that can be done in the Bunaken Marine Park, such as snorkeling, diving, swimming, sunbathing on the beach, explore the forests around the coast.
Around Bunaken Marine Park is available homestay facilities, hotels, resorts, motor boat, the tower view, post guards, restaurant, post office, rent equipment for diving, diving instructors.

Bunaken Marine Park is the extent of 75,265 hectares and consists of five islands, namely:
Bunaken Island, Manado Tua island, Siladen Island, Mantehage Island, Naen Island. Although this marine park consists of five islands that close, only Bunaken Island is famous as the location of dives.
As the dive place, Bunaken Marine Park is one of the 10 most popular diving places in the world. Bunaken Marine Park has 20 point dive place, dive depth varies up to 1344 meters. Bunaken Island have 12 point dive place and often visited by tourists and divers.

Bunaken Marine Park is one of the beautiful marine park in the world, namely:
● has a formation of coral reefs are very beautiful and wide
● have more than 3000 species of fish that need to be protected from extinction, such as gusumi horse fish (hippocampus horse), goropa (ephinephelus spilotoceps), white oci (seriola rivoliana) and many other
● have a rare aquatic organisms such as dolphins, sea cow, dugong-dugong
● has a variety of ornamental fish is beautiful

Bunaken Marine Park have distinctive characteristics, namely:
● has a giant wall of rock that stands vertically and curve upwards
● coral walls are a source of food for the fish in the waters around Bunaken Island

To protect yourselves from the sea breeze, if a visit to the Bunaken Marine Park will need to bring warm clothing or a jacket, scarf, head cover.

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 Lake there is an island, its name is Samosir Island.

Visitors can enjoy the scenery of Toba Lake which is very beautiful, the fresh air and cool and comfortable atmosphere for relaxing.
Visitors can also perform other activities such as swimming in the lake, around the lake with the motor boat, see the sunset in the west.
Every year, held the party of The People of Toba Lake. Toba Lake People’s Party is part of tourist attraction.

Travelers can visit Samosir Island by ferry from the pier in the area Ajibata, Parapat. At the time on the Island of Samosir, visitors can visit the tomb of King Sidabutar, traditional home of The Batak Toba Samosir. Other activities, visitors can enjoy the rural atmosphere with the bicycle or motorcycle, which can be rent there.

In the vicinity of Toba Lake was available villas, hotels, lodging, restaurants, cafes, souvenir shops, food stalls.

The best time to visit Toba Lake in the months April until September.