• Beautiful Lake Maninjau : West Sumatra Destination

    Lake Maninjau is a volcanic lake that is located at 461,50 meter above the sea level. Its width is 99, 5 km2 with 4, 95 meter of the maximum depth. The existence of Lake Maninjau has created a folktale called "Single Sembilan" (The nine Bachelors). People living around the lake believe that those nine Bachelors are real...

  • Bantimurung Waterfall the Best Destination in South Sulawesi

    Bantimurung waterfall (15 meters in height and 20 meters wide) is a very famous natural tourism destination in South Sulawesi. Pure water falls down from the crag every year. Beneath the waterfall, there is a bathing place made of limestone covered by mineral vein which is caused by the stream flow for hundred years....

  • Nimanga River, Best Rafting in North Sulawesi

    Nimanga River is one of the most favorite tourism destinations in the North Sulawesi. It has been popular as it is used for any kind of extreme sports and other activities. It will be great experience for having an extreme sport such as rafting along the river...

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Camplong Forest Area

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Camplong Forest Area is a forest conservation that is inhabited by various floras and faunas. The area is situated on the slope of Mount Fatuleu in East Nusa Tenggara Province. In the location, you will find a pond and a natural water spring enhancing the fresh atmosphere around this site. Multifarious...

Sunday, July 2, 2006

The Awesome of Losari Beach in Makassar

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Losari Beach Losari beach is a  limelight of Makassar city. In the past, As  there were many food tent  and stalls  standing in a row (1 km in length), the beach had ever been called as a beach  with the longest table in the world. Nowadays, those food tents and stalls...

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Kota Kapur Inscription Site in Kota Kapur Village, West Mendo Sub-district, Bangka District

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The existence of Kota Kapur Inscription Site has close relations with the strait of Bangka, which was often crossed by a number of ships in the past. In the 1700s, Bangka Strait was a place where a number of sea-rovers coming from Kota Kapur Village robbed every ship crossing the strait. They plundered...

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Bone – Bone Village

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Bone-bone is a cloistered village that is situated at an altitude of 2.500 meters, on the slope of Mount Latimonjong. 540 inhabitants, or 80 families, inhabit the village and occupy stage houses. Since 2001, the village‘s inhabitants have not smoked cigarettes anymore. It started when a Muslim...

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Mabissu Dance

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The word “mabissu” is derived from “bissu” with a prefix addition of “ma“ that means “to perform bissu dance.” “Bissu” in “Bissu Dance” can be meant as clean and pure from menstruation, and invulnerable to any dagger. Likewise, amongst the Bugis people, “bissu” is the name of people performing Mabissu...

Monday, January 9, 2006

Parangtritis Beach

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Speaking of beach tourism in Yogyakarta, Parangtritis Beach will be the first to pop in our mind. The beach in the southern coastal area of Java Island is indeed popular. Most tourists spend their time at Parangtritis during their visit in Yogyakarta. No wonder that this beach becomes the tourism...

Friday, December 23, 2005

Penyengat Island

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During the golden era of Riau-Lingga Sultanate, Penyengat Island held significant roles in governmental and educational sectors. The island was likewise the heart of Islamic teaching and Malay cultural civilization in the past. For that reason, the provincial government of Riau Islands fixed the...