Tuesday 16 April 2013
Friday 5 April 2013
0 10 highest Waterfall of Indonesia
Sigura Gura |
1. Sigura Gura Waterfall (250 meters)
Located about 250 km from Medan. Waterfalls shavings produced by the rivers originating from Lake Toba has a height of 250 meters.
2. Madakaripura Waterfall (200 meters)
Madakaripura |
Madakaripura Waterfall located in District Lumbang, Probolinggo is one of the waterfalls in the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. This waterfall is known as a place of hermitage General Gajah Mada before serving in the kingdom of Majapahit. Madakaripura waterfall surrounded shaped recesses of the hills that dripping water on the entire field of the cliff like the rain, three of them are even forming a waterfall pouring down again.
3. Payakumbuh Harau Waterfalls (150 meters)
Payakumbuh |
Payakumbuh Harau Waterfalls located in Ngarai Harau, 35 km from Bukittinggi. In between the hills and valleys Harau there is a deep ravines and a very beautiful waterfall, and sometimes filled by a collection of butterflies fluttering, so that makes this waterfall is a natural combination with beautiful views.
4. Sipiso Piso Waterfall (120 meters)
Sipiso piso |
Sipisopiso waterfall is located in the highlands of North Sumatra. With a height of 120 meters, about 25 km from the town of Kabanja
5. Jarakan Waterfall (115 meters)
6. Sedudo Waterfall (105 meters)
8. Moramo Waterfall (100 meters)
Moramo |
Located 65 km east of Kendari, Moramo Waterfall is easily accessible by car or by boat. The uniqueness of this waterfall which has as many levels as high as 127 degrees 100 feet along the 2 km highland Southeast Sulawesi. And surrounded by natural forest as the place to the original habitat of Southeast Sulawesi.
10. Cipendok Curug Waterfall (92 meters)
Cipendok |
Located in the village of Karang Tengah, Cilingok district, about 25 km from Purwokerto. With a height of 92 meters and is surrounded by beautiful natural forest.
Thursday 4 April 2013
0 The Most Beautiful Lake In Indonesia
Lake Toba, Sumatera |
Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, is the world's largest volcanic lake, and also one of the best places in Asia to chill out for a few days or longer. There may not be an abundance of things to do at Lake Toba, but the atmosphere is so pleasant that you probably won't even notice! Motorbike or private car is the best way to visit several small sites in one day.
Toba is a place to come and sit back, relax and absorb some beautiful pristine scenery. As you sit and take in the view of the picturesque mountains set against the cool clear lake, you will feel the worries of the world melt away. As the lake sits 900 meters above sea level there is a cooler climate here making a refreshing break from the heat, humidity and pollution of the city.
It’s hard to imagine a more scenic place to come and enjoy hiking, swimming and sailing although once you arrive it might be difficult to resist the anesthetizing effects of the lake. The cool clear water coupled with the relaxed atmosphere and friendly people is what draws visitors from all over the world to Toba.
Lake Toba is one of the awesome natural wonders of the world. This is a crater lake so enormous it has an island almost the size of Singapore in its centre. At over 1,145 square kilometers, and a depth of 450 meters, Lake Toba is actually more like an ocean. This is the largest lake in Southeast Asia and the deepest lake in the world.
Venture onto the island of Samosir in the middle of the lake and you will discover mountains steeped in cool mist, clear waterfalls to swim under and locals taking their water buffalo out in the fields. This is a place to come and enjoy the legendary Batak hospitality. Say cheers and enjoy some traditional palm wine with the locals. Sit and have coffee and chat with islanders keen to practice their English. Where-ever you go, it won’t take long to make a new friend.
On the main land, there is accommodation available in the town of Parapat.Parapat occupies a small, rocky peninsula jutting out into the lake. On the way down to Parapat from the hill town of Berastagi you will get some spectacular views as the lake first comes into sight and the road winds its way down the mountain closer to the shoreline. In Parapat live the Batak Toba and Batak Simalungun people who are known as a happy and easygoing people, famous for their lively and sentimental songs. Although the majority have embraced Christianity, ancient beliefs and traditions still persist.
Many visitors prefer to take the more scenic option and stay on the massive island of Samosir in the middle of the lake. The original home of the Batak Toba people, the island has many traces of ancient days including stone tombs and traditional villages, such as at Ambarita which has a courtyard with stone furniture where in the old days convicts were tried and beheaded. Or visit Simanindo where traditional Batak ritual dances and music are performed. Here is where you’ll be able to discover unique and ancient Toba culture. At Tomok you can find mementos and Batak handicrafts. Buy the distinctive red and black hand-woven shawls called ulos- that are still used today at important life-cycle occasions-, a Batak calendar on rattan, woodcarvings and more. Samosir is accessible by regular ferries from Parapat. Boats also ply around the island regularly.
And if you wish to better understand Batak culture, visit the Batak Museum atBalige, further south on the mainland shore side. There are many hotels and smaller accommodations around the lake, especially at Parapat, and at Tuktuk on the island of Samosir.
Despite being a tourist spot for many years, Lake Toba still remains a natural and undisturbed natural beauty. Venture away from the small villages and you will find yourself in the country surrounded by farmland, churches and strange tombs peppering the landscape.
Wednesday 3 April 2013
0 Fantastic Volcanoes of Indonesia
While Indonesia’s
volcanoes are often noted for the beauty of their spectacular peaks,
steaming craters and view of the earth’s bubbling core, Mount Merapi,
the country’s most active, took centre stage in October this year as a
clear reminder of their deadly activity. Many of Indonesia’s volcanoes
do erupt, sometimes with shocking consequences.
Due to Indonesia’s placement on a significant segment of the Pacific
‘Ring of Fire’, two large crustal plates (the Indian Ocean and western
Pacific) are forced under the massive Eurasian plate, where they melt at
approximately 100km beneath the surface. Some of the magma rises and
erupts to form the string of volcanic islands across Indonesia.
But with tectonic activity comes devastating earthquakes and tsunamis, such as those of Boxing Day 2004, off Java in July 2006 and Sumatra in 2009, and just recently around the surfer’s paradise of the Mentawai Islands. Here is the lowdown on Indonesia’s most beautiful, and its most volatile, volcanic monsters.
Bromo Mountain, Java
Bromo Mountain, Java
A lunaresque landscape of epic proportions and surreal beauty, Gunung Bromo is one of Indonesia’s most breathtaking sights. Surrounded by the desolate Sea of Sands, its peak is sacred and eerie. It may not be Java’s tallest volcano, but it’s easily its most magnificent. From the summit you can see two other volcanoes (one in various stages of activity), all set in the vast caldera of yet another volcano.
Compared with Java’s other major peaks, Gunung Bromo is a midget, but
this volcano’s beauty is in its setting, not its size. Rising from the
guts of the ancient Tengger caldera, Bromo is one of three volcanoes to
have emerged from a vast crater, stretching 10km across. Flanked by the
peaks of Kursi and Batok, the steaming cone of Bromo stands in a sea of
ashen, volcanic sand, surrounded by the towering cliffs of the crater’s
edge. Nearby, Gunung Semeru, Java’s highest peak and one of its most
active volcanoes, throws its shadow – and occasionally its ash – over
the whole scene.
Krakatau Mountain, Java
Krakatau Mountain, Java |
Take a boat trip to see the remnants, and the new beginnings, of one
of the world’s A-list volcanoes. Few volcanoes have as explosive a place
in history as Krakatau, the island that blew itself apart in 1883.
Turning day into night and hurling devastating tsunamis against the
shores of Java and Sumatra, Krakatau quickly became vulcanology’s A-list
celebrity. Few would have guessed that Krakatau would have snuffed
itself out with such a devastating swan song. Krakatau may have blown
itself to smithereens, but it is currently being replaced by Anak
Krakatau, which has been on the ascendant ever since its first
appearance nearly 80 years ago. It has a restless and uncertain
temperament, sending out showers of glowing rocks and belching smoke and
ashes.
Ijen Crater, Java
Tourist in Ijen Crater |
Spend the night at a peaceful coffee plantation before climbing this
volcano to view its remarkable turquoise sulphur lake. The fabled Ijen
Plateau is a vast volcanic region dominated by the three cones of Ijen,
Merapi and Raung. A beautiful and thickly forested alpine area, these
thinly populated highlands harbour coffee plantations and a few isolated
settlements – Gunung Ijen is Javanese for ‘Lonely Mountain’. Access
roads to the plateau are poor, and perhaps because of this visitor
numbers are low. Virtually everyone that does come is here for the hike
up to the spectacular crater lake of Kawah Ijen. But with sweeping
vistas and a temperate climate, the plateau could make a great base for a
few days up in the clouds away from the crowds.
Agung Mountain, Java
Agung Mountain, Java |
Take one of the numerous routes up and down Bali’s tallest and most
sacred mountain; Gunung Agung is an imposing peak seen from most of
South and East Bali, although it’s often obscured by cloud and mist.
Many references give its height as 3142m, but some say it lost its top
in the 1963 eruption and opinion varies as to the real height. The
summit is an oval crater, about 700m across, with its highest point on
the western edge above Besakih.
Kerinci Mountain, Sumatra
Kerinci mountain, Sumatera |
Brave this challenging ascent up into the heavens on Sumatra’s
highest peak. Dominating the northern end of the park is the 3805m
Gunung Kerinci, one of Sumatra’s most active volcanoes (it last erupted
in 2009) and Indonesia’s highest non-Papuan peak. On clear days the
summit offers fantastic views of Danau Gunung Tujuh and the surrounding
valleys and mountains.
Kelimutu, Nusa Tenggara
Kelimutu, Nusa Tenggara |
Wonder at the ethereal scenery atop this volcano, with its three
differently coloured crater lakes and lunar landscape. There aren’t many
better ways to wake up than to sip ginger coffee as the sun crests
Kelimutu’s western rim, filtering mist into the sky and revealing three
deep, volcanic lakes – each one a different striking shade. That’s why
the tri-coloured lakes of Kelimutu National Park have
long been considered a Nusa Tenggara must. During our research one was
turquoise, the other dark brown with flecks of rust, and the third was
black glass. Colours are so dense that the lakes seem the thickness of
paint.
Rinjani Mountain, Lombok
Rinjani Mountain, Lombok |
Join pilgrims at the summit of this sacred peak, which has a huge
crater lake overlooked by the active cone of Gunung Baru. To the
Balinese, who come once a year, Rinjani is one of three sacred
mountains, along with Bali’s Agung and Java’s Bromo. Inside the immense
caldera, 600m below the rim, is a stunning, 6km-wide cobalt-blue lake,
Danau Segara Anak (Child of the Sea). The Balinese toss their jewellery
into the lake in a ceremony called pekelan, before they continue toward the sacred summit.
Api Mountain, Maluku
Api Mountain, Maluku |
Scramble up this volcano in the Banda Islands to experience the
awesome sunrise views. This devilish little 666m volcano has always been
a threat to Bandaneira, Lonthoir and anyone attempting to farm its
fertile slopes. It’s most recent eruption in 1988 killed three people,
destroyed over 300 houses and filled the sky with ash for days.
Historically, Gunung Api’s eruptions have often proved to be spookily
accurate omens of approaching intruders.
Semeru Mountain, Java
Part of the huge Tengger Massif, the classic cone of Gunung Semeru is
the highest peak in Java, at 3676m. Also known as Mahameru (Great
Mountain), it is looked on by Hindus as the most sacred mountain of all
and the father of Gunung Agung on Bali. Semeru is one of Java’s most
active peaks and has been in a near-constant state of eruption since
1818. In 1981, 250 people were killed during one of its worst eruptions,
and it exploded as recently as March 2009.
Tuesday 2 April 2013
0 8 Best (Untouchable) Beach Of Indonesia
Beside famous beaches in Bali, there are still so many (Untouchable) beach in Indonesia, here they are :
Raja Ampat Islands
Sea in Raja Ampat Island |
Raja Ampat Islands will make anyone fascinated, never mind you, even the Indonesia native were amazed to see the beauty of Raja Ampat Island. Its natural beauty, especially beauty sea that making Raja Ampat Islands as a paradise for tourists.
Sea in Derawan Island |
Derawan Island
It is located in archipelago of derawan, district of derawan, regency of berau, east borneo. there is a sea park around the coast and it is well known as a place for diving, with its depth around five meters. we can find multifarious kind of sea biota here, cuttlefish, lobster, ghostpipe fish, bluering octopus, nudibranchs, seahorses, ribbon eels and scorpionfishes, you also can see turtle directly.
It is located in archipelago of derawan, district of derawan, regency of berau, east borneo. there is a sea park around the coast and it is well known as a place for diving, with its depth around five meters. we can find multifarious kind of sea biota here, cuttlefish, lobster, ghostpipe fish, bluering octopus, nudibranchs, seahorses, ribbon eels and scorpionfishes, you also can see turtle directly.
Waterfall of moramo
This waterfall is located in forest of tanjung peropa,it is 38.937 ha of natural forest. Precisely, located in regency of east konawe or around 60 km from city of kendari, the capital of south east of Sulawesi. Peaceful atmosphere plus best wind here can attract all of visitors because it makes them as in heaven. We can also find potential nature stone of marble at this waterfall, it is estimated that it contains 860 billion meter cubic of marbles. Marble at this area is one of the biggest marble source in the world.
This waterfall is located in forest of tanjung peropa,it is 38.937 ha of natural forest. Precisely, located in regency of east konawe or around 60 km from city of kendari, the capital of south east of Sulawesi. Peaceful atmosphere plus best wind here can attract all of visitors because it makes them as in heaven. We can also find potential nature stone of marble at this waterfall, it is estimated that it contains 860 billion meter cubic of marbles. Marble at this area is one of the biggest marble source in the world.
Waterfall of moramo |
We can find this at the movie of "laskar pelangi". there are artistic granite, clear sea water, and white sandy. Of course, this is not found in other places.
Beach of Belitung |
Beautifull white sand, it is located in Nusa Tenggara Timur. Its scenery under the sea is very beautiful, and tourist can do snorkling satisfy because the wave is not too big. its nature causes the wave is broken at the middle.
Sunset at senggigi |
Located in regency of bulukumba,south Sulawesi. Tanjung bira is well known because of its white beautifull sands and clear water, it is good place for swimming and seeing the sunrise or sunset.
Tanjung Bira Beach |
Located int ciamis, west java. This exotic place will give you the best experience that is unforgettable.
Green Canyon |
Mentawai island
an island in west sumatra. Its culture and nature stills original. The tall wave can be used for surfing.
Mentawai island |
0 Unique Facts about Indonesia
Being Indonesian, let me introduce you to 12 Unique Facts About Indonesia
- With over 17,000 islands – approximately 6000 of them still inhabited, Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world.
- Over 580 languages and dialects, Bahasa Indonesia is the formal language (I only knows several traditional languages and dialects)
- Rice is the main food staple in Indonesia. That’s why most Indonesians will say they haven’t had their meal before they had rice even after they had eaten pizza or hamburger!
- Indonesia is home to one of the previous 7 Wonders of the world – The Borobudur Temple. It’s the biggest Buddhist temple in the world built in 9th century. Still one of the huge tourism spot in Indonesia. Sadly, on the new 7 Wonders of The World, Indonesia fell off the list.
- The only dragon in the world can be found in Indonesia at the Komodo Island where the Komodo dragon resides.
- One of the largest Muslim population in the world but Indonesia IS NOT a Muslim country. The government only recognized 6 religions here: Islam, Protestant, Catholic, Buddhist, Hindu and Konghucu.
- One of the world’s unique funeral procession takes place in a Toraja, a small town in Sulawesi island. Funeral procession will took around 7 days and cost a fortune. That’s why families usually save up their money for years before they can buried their loved ones. Where do they keep the body? In their house! Traditional embalming involved.
- Bali has been famous for years but Lombok is the most happening place among others beautiful places in Indonesia. Remember, being a country with so many islands there are plenty of beautiful beaches scattered all over Indonesia.
- The Dutch (or was known back then as the Dutch East Indies) colonized Indonesia for 350 years. That’s why many older Indonesians speak fluent Dutch and plenty of Indonesian word derived from their language.
- Java island where Jakarta is situated is as big as New York State
- Indonesia is home to the largest flower in the world called The Rafflesia aka The Corps flower. Reaching 5ft high and 4ft wide, it only blooms for 3 days and for 8 hours of these 3 days, the flower gives out the rotting flesh smell.
- Indonesian loves spicy foods! Order a pizza or hamburger here, you will get some chili packages!
Monday 1 April 2013
0 Traditional performing arts
Music
Indonesia is home to various styles of music, with those from the islands of Java, Sumatera and Bali being frequently recorded. The traditional music of central and East Java and Bali is the gamelan.
Angklung |
Kroncong is a musical genre that uses guitars and ukulele as the main musical instruments. This genre had its roots in Portugal and was introduced by Portuguese traders in the 15th century. There is a traditional Keroncong Tugu music group in North Jakarta and other traditional Keroncong music groups in Maluku, with strong Portuguese influences. This music genre was popular in the first half of the 20th century; a contemporary form of Kroncong is called Pop Kroncong.
Angklung musical orchestra, native of West Java, received international recognition as UNESCO has listed the traditional West Java musical instrument made from bamboo in the list of intangible cultural heritage.
The soft Sasando music from the province of East Nusa Tenggara in West Timor is completely different. Sasando uses an instrument made from a split leaf of the Lontar palm (Borassus flabellifer), which bears some resemblance to a harp.
Dance
Indonesian dance reflects the diversity of culture from ethnic groups that composed the nation of Indonesia. Austronesian roots and Melanesian tribal dance forms are visible, and influences ranging from neighboring Asian countries; such as India, China, and Middle East to European western styles through colonization. Each ethnic group has their own distinct dances; makes total dances in Indonesia are more than 3000 Indonesian original dances. However, the dances of Indonesia can be divided into three eras; the Prehistoric Era, the Hindu/Buddhist Era and the Era of Islam, and into two genres; court dance and folk dance.
There is a continuum in the traditional dances depicting episodes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata from India, ranging through Thailand, all the way to Bali. There is a marked difference, though, between the highly stylized dances of the courts of Yogyakarta and Surakarta and their popular variations. While the court dances are promoted and even performed internationally, the popular forms of dance art and drama must largely be discovered locally.
During the last few years, Saman from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam has become rather popular and is often portrayed on TV. Reog Ponorogo is also a dance that originated from the district Ponorogo, East Java, which is a visualization of the legendary story Wengker kingdom and the kingdom of Kediri.
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