0 7 amazing beach of Bali Indonesia

The island of Bali is blessed with the line of beaches surrounding it. 1. Sanur Beach Sanur Beach On the southeastern side of Bali, Sanur beach is easily reachable from Denpasar, about a 5 to 10 minute drive. Sanur is an excellent site to watch the sun rises, as you jog along the white sandy beach. Being one of the first resort developed in Bali, Sanur maintains its traditions. Only a stone thrown away from the beach, ancient temples stand as solemn as they have been in centuries past. 2. Kuta and Legian Beach Kuta Beach Practically on the opposite side of Sanur, the beaches of Kuta and Legian stretch on the southwestern...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

0 The Culture of Indonesia

The culture of Indonesia has been shaped by long interaction between original indigenous customs and multiple foreign influences. Indonesia is centrally-located along ancient trading routes between the Far East and the Middle East, resulting in many cultural practices being strongly influenced by a multitude of religions,including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and Christianity, all strong in the major trading cities. The result is a complex cultural mixture very different from the original indigenous cultures. Examples of cultural...

0 People

Living on more than 17,000 islands, the Indonesian nation today counts some 200 million population comprising more than 200 ethnic groups. After Independence in 1945 inter-marriages among people of different ethnic groups have welded the population into a more cohesive Indonesian nation. The majority of the population embraces Islam, while in Bali the Hindu religion is predominant. Whereas in areas like the Minahasa in North Sulawesi, the Toraja highlands in South Sulawesi, in the East Nusatenggara islands and in large parts of Papua, in the Batak highlands as well as on Nias island in North Sumatra, the majority are either Catholics...

0 Climate of Indonesia

The climate of Indonesia is almost entirely tropical. The uniformly warm waters that make up 81% of Indonesia's area ensure that temperatures on land remain fairly constant, with the coastal plains averaging 28°C, the inland and mountain areas averaging 26 °C, and the higher mountain regions, 23 °C. Temperature varies little from season to season, and Indonesia experiences relatively little change in the length of daylight hours from one season to the next; the difference between the longest day and the shortest day of the year is only forty-eight minutes. This allows crops to be grown all year round. The main...

1 Flora & Fauna

Indonesia’s moderate climate throughout the year, its fertile soil brought about by lava, and its minerals found on land and in the sea caused by volcanic eruptions, have made this the ideal habitat for a large number of unique and endemic flora and fauna. Indonesia has among the most diverse variety of species of animal life on land and in the seas found anywhere in the world. Indonesia’s flora and fauna is divided by the “Wallace Line” that runs between Bali and Lombok, continuing north between Kalimantan and Sulawesi. West of the Line, vegetation and wildlife are Asian in nature, whereas east of the Line, these resemble those of Australia. Vegetation...