Monday, November 5, 2012

Ijen Crater, Crater Which Can Dissolve Human Body


If you are in eastern Java, especially the lovers of adventure, the sights not to be missed one ini.Kawah ijen Bondowoso located on the border and has beautiful natural banyuwangi menakjubkan.Untuk towards the crater you have to walk about two hours through the streets berpasir.Namun trail after arriving at the crater ijen tiredness will disappear replaced with a sense of awe to see the beauty of the turquoise-colored crater combined with bright blue skies and green forests around kawah.One more interesting than ijen crater, the crater could dissolve the human body.

Geographically located in the crater ijen Park Reserve Travel Ijen located in the District of slippery, Banyuwangi and Sub Klobang, Bondowoso.Kawah district is located on a mountain top ijen which is a row of volcanoes such as Mount Bromo, East Java, Mount Merapi and Mount semeru. Or rather ijen mountain located east merapi.Gunung Mount Merapi volcano is not available in Central Java, East Java also exist in the mountain called Mount Merapi.

Crater with an altitude of 2368 meters above sea level is located in the center of the caldera is the island's widest jawa.Kaldera volcanic feature formed by the collapse of land following the eruption of the caldera itself vulkanik.Ukuran is 20 km while ijen crater measuring 960 meters x 600 meters with depth of 200 meter.Yang interesting is able to dissolve the crater is because the body manusia.Hal pH or acidity of the crater ijen very low, around nol.Dengan pH numbers are close to zero it can dissolve human body with the temperature of the crater quickly. Beside ijen also very high, at about 200 degrees centigrade.

 
Behind the numbers are daunting, craters ijen save natural charm to the amazing crater ijen. You need along the path down the cliff caldera for about two hours. But do not forget to bring a mask, because sometimes the wind blows the smoke of sulfur will disturb your trip . Having reached the crater ijen, then tiredness will pay off with a natural beauty that you will get. If you come in the morning it is green, bluish crater accompanied the setting sun on a golden yellow. Besides that cold temperatures around 10 degrees Celsius even up to 2 degrees Celsius in the thick fog that blanketed accompanied trees provide sensation.

To reach the crater can be reached from Surabaya ijen towards Bondowoso and banyuwangi. The distance from Surabaya to Banyuwangi Bondowoso and about 200 Km. If you are past the point of Banyuwangi, be prepared to pass the road condition is quite damage. It ussually that this path is the climber to to climb Mount Ijen. Rute can be reached by passing through Banyuwangi-smooth-pink-paltuding.Dari Paltuding this you have to walk away because there's only path to the crater ijen. But Bondowoso if you pass the line, road conditions are relatively good. This path can be reached by route-Wonosari Bondowoso-Sempol and last Paltuding

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Buya Sabe, Woven Fabric from Donggala



Donggala sheath is woven Donggala local specialty, called BuyaSabe. The sound of pounding balida who met with a traditional loompegs are distinctive voice sounds Limboro Village, Central District of Banawa, Donggala. Balida is a long ironwood or ebony is the ballast in the folds of fabric weaver while entering threads.

Buya
Sabe or Sarong Donggala, the raw material of silk thread Created by a middle aged women aged 50 – 60 years and 12 – 20 years old girl. Among other things, cloth palekat garusu, buya Bomba, buya Sabe, a combination of Bomba Bomba and sabe Corak Buya the most difficult, can take up to two months of work. Unlike the other patterns just weeks. Sabe Buya weaving can be found along Limboro, Salu Bomba, Tosale, Towale and Kolakola west Donggala City.

The village is famous for
its cloth  Towale tenunnya called Sabe or sarong weaving Buya Donggala. The fabric is woven using silk thread is naturally colored, mostly taking black, purple and yellow.

The
sale price was higher than Buya Sabe, could reach Rp.600,000 per fabric. The complexity of the manufacturing processand the quickness of a special expertise in the weave, it is natural that a new fabric so after take 1 – 2 weeks or even months.




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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tira Tangka Balang Festive


Murung Raya Society in the District have a special cultural festival called Tira Tangka Balang festival. Tira Tangka Balang Festival is a race event of art, culture, and traditional sport in Central Kalimantan. This festival always attracts the attention of local and foreign tourists because it displays the various cultures of Central Kalimantan, which can not be found elsewhere. Festival held each year has now become a cultural icon of pride of Murung Raya district.

Tira is actually the motto Tangka Balang Murung Raya District taken from the Borneo Dayak language. Tira Tangka advice Balang a sentence which means "If work must be thoroughly". The sentence that is the motto of the community spirit in Murung Raya district and later used also to name the festival Tira Tangka Balang.

Various arts and culture that are contested in the festival include Tira Tangka Balang karungut. This is berpantun Karungut art and storytelling from Central Kalimantan. There is also a competition to cook rice using bamboo called pakasak lemang. Dance and traditional music is also a mainstay in this festival.

Common types of dances that are contested are dances from the countryside and coast. In addition, the festival also attracted the attention of Tira Tangka Balang are sons and daughters of the election contest as a potential tourism ambassadors from Murung Raya Distric

The race is a favorite local society is a traditional sport competitions. Among the kinds of traditional sports that are contested in Central Kalimantan is balogo and besei Kambe. Balogo is a traditional game using coconut shell from Banjar tribe in Kalimantan.

While besei Kambe is a tug of war contest over the boat in a river. In addition there are also competitions manetek or cut wood, bagasing or playing kazoos, mangaruhi or catch fish in the swamp, soccer or football sawut fire, and boat races.

Tira Festival Tangka Balang always lively in every its implementation. The festival was originally a container preservation of traditional culture has now become potential Borneo tourism. Participants who participated in the festival Tira Tangka Balang come from ten districts in the Murung Raya regency.

You are interested to join in the festive festival Tangka Balang Tira? You can come directly to the District Murung Raya in Central Kalimantan. The festival is held each year in sub-districts in Murung Raya district.
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Enggano Island

Enggano Island is one of the outer islands in Indonesia, it is administratively located in North Bengkulu, Bengkulu Province. The island with an area of 40 square km zone is located in the Indian Ocean waters

In the island of white sand surrounded by this vast, there are two attractions that beautiful and well known, namely Nanu'ua Mountain Bird Park and Beach Humo. In the Garden Bird Mountain Nanu'ua, there are two endangered bird species protected by the government, namely the Bird and Bird's Eye Enggano Enggano plop.

 
In addition Nanu'ua Mountain Bird Park, a bird species-limited distribution can also occasionally be found on the farm, especially coconut plantations, and open lands around perkampungan.Selain have two beautiful tourist sites, the island also has a privilege Enggano others, namely the very dense mangrove forests that naturally serves as a barrier rate of coastal erosion.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Lesung Bay

Lesung Bay, it called as Lesung (means : mortar) because the location of land that juts into the sea like a tip of the mortar, which is one of the tools used traditional society archipelago to pound rice.
The beach is located on the west Pandeglang, Banten, and has an area of ​​about 150 hectares, was officially opened since mid-January 1998. Beautiful natural panorama, fine white sand, and wind that blows softly, making the area Cape Coast Dimples feel so special when visited with family or colleagues.
Gently sloping sand beaches with extensive reach 15 kilometers, giving enough space to tourists to do various activities, such as making sculptures from sand, sunbathing, sports (beach soccer and beach volleyball), and so forth.
Outstanding beaches are not facing directly into the ocean off the wind and making waves this area is not too large, so that tourists can do various activities, such as swimming, boating, playing jetski, and snorkeling. Fishing is an activity of interest, because this region is home to many fish.

For tourists who desire to enjoy the wealth of biological and underwater charm, can rent diving equipment. With diving, tourists will be amazed to see the coral reefs are lively, colorful jellyfish, small snails with a shell that is unique, and the fish that swim romp on the shoreline. As for tourists who want to learn how to transplant coral reef conservation can visit the location in the middle of the ocean.

Enchantment of the sun rising and setting of grounded calm sea and sunny sky background, as well as ditingkahi by sea birds flying overhead and the occasional fish grabbing along the coast, increasingly confirmed how special this region. Tourists can perceive these beautiful moments from shelter-shelter, tourist huts, or from a boat that runs slowly on the beach.

When you get bored at the beach, tourists can visit the tourist village predominantly worked as craftsmen sculpture one-horned rhinoceros (Bantam typical fauna) and drinks from betel leaf, or look at the lives of fishermen in Kampung Cipanon. As for tourists who want to enjoy the island keelokkan Liwungan, can rent a speed boat with about 35 minutes travel time from a fishing village Cipanon. On the island covering approximately 50 hectares and reputedly inhabited only by a husband and wife, tourists can enjoy the exoticism of the Sunda Strait, the charm of the Son of Mount Krakatoa, and chart fishermen flickering in the distance.
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Friday, November 18, 2011

Beautiful Beach on Uber Bay

Like the other beaches along the east coast of the island of Bangka, Gulf Coast Uber ang located approximately 17 km from the city and has an extensive Sungailiat 25 hectares, bounded by the bay-shaped cluster of rocks on the right and left. These rocks flanking approximately 300 m of the soft white sand with gentle waves ripple.


This beach is located at tambak srimenanti village, subdistrict sungailiat. It is ± 9 km from the city has an area of ​​25ha sungailiat with beautiful scenery and white sandy beaches there is also equipped with facilities hotel.Dan karokean this beachside, while enjoying the beautiful scenery stunning beaches plus with beautiful songs that go with it would be more sempurna. You can also participate with the peoples the tablets, while eliminating the strees. This beach also has rocks and trees were large, so that you can take shelter or relax there. If you are interested you can just remove tariffs @Rp2500. And Rp5000/motorcycle or info that I can convey to you all, if there are errors in the writing I say sorry for this. And if there were any questions please leave a comment.
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Lombang-lombang Beach

Lombang Lombang beach is located on the west coast sinyonyoi village, located approximately 30 Km City Mamuju, a very beautiful beach with fine black sand along the 5 km, the crashing waves and sea breeze and enjoy the early evening sun back keraduannya under foot the sky.

This area is equipped with a gazebo where rest and fresh grilled fish. swimming and diving, or beach sports (beach volleyball) and sit back while looking at the beauty of mangrove trees that complement the beauty of the beaches in the distance.

 
Long coastline of the tour was about five kilometers with a width of 50 meters. On this beach we can along the stretch of fine black sand along the + 5 kilometers with an average width of 50 meters.

With an area, visitors can freely perform various activities on the waterfront, such as sand play, play volleyball or football, or just sitting around relaxing. This location is also suitable for swimming and snorkeling.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Triton Bay


West Papua is one of porvinsi in Indonesia the which has a Tremendous wealth of the sea. One potential sea That can be used as Tourist Attractions found in Kaimana district. Behind the simplicity and hospitality of the people, in the which the district has an area of ​​18.500 km2, there is a tourist area of ​​sea known as the Bay of Triton.
 
Triton Bay is a new tourist potential in Kaimana. To develop it into an international tourist destination, local Governments (LGS) took the local Conservation International Indonesia (CII) to jointly develop the tourism potential That is owned by Triton Bay.
Like other territorial waters of Papua Islands, Bay of Triton offers the incredible beauty of the underwater. The bay is store of wealth in the form of fish and coral reefs are diverse. In this area, there are 937 species of fish, where 14-16 of Them, a new species.There are also 492 species of Corals That Six of Whom is also a new type.
Besides watching the marine wealth, visitors Will also be fascinated by the existence of Dolphins and whales, a crowded playing in the between the islands Scattered around Triton.
 
Amazed visitors Will not stop at the beauty of the waters of the Gulf of Triton alone. Because, in the Mai-Mai village, visitors can see a painting on Limestone Cliffs as high as TENS of meters. Red lines are etched on the wall They form a human motif, plants, Reptiles, fish, and Various forms is still a mystery. This painting, as if to tell you about the behavior of the ancient indigenous people and also illustrates the variety of animals at the time. Until now, no one knows for sure, Pls and WHO mengguratkan That murals stand upright on a small island, Triton Bay area. However, the Department of Tourism and Culture Kaimana Ensure That the painting is a Relic of mesolitikum.

 
Location
District Kaimana, West Papua Province, Indonesia.

Access
Towards Kaimana district can use the ferry from Jakarta with travel time During the five-day trip. Water access can be completed in about 8 hours to 10 hours. Arriving in the capital city Kaiman, visitors can continue the journey to the Gulf of Triton with Kaimana speedboat owned by local government, or owned by residents around the longboat. Long journey by ship, the fastest takes about 45 minutes, Depending on the weather.

Ticket prices
To enter this area, visitors are not charged admission. However, visitors must first Obtain permission from the Department of Education and Tourism or the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources. In Addition, visitors also must coordinate first with the CII to be introduced to traditional leaders or local community. Thus, at the site, visitors are not driven by Them.

Accommodation and Other Facilities
Triton in the Gulf region, there are three custom-based vacation home That is quite unique. Unique Because They are made with wood, not least the walls That take the main ingredient bark.Compiler framework and walls of the house does not use nails or other metal materials, but in Airways or Certain techniques based on local skills passed down by Their Ancestors
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Pura Lingsar, Balinesse Life in Lombok Island

In Lombok, there are also a number of temples. One of these temples are located in the village Lingsar Lingsar, Narmada district, West Lombok regency. Located about 9.5 km from the city of Mataram or approximately 7 km from Cakranegara. The biggest and oldest temple in Lombok was built in 1714 by King Anak Agung Ketut Karangasem. Lingsar name reputedly derived from Sanskrit, ling meaning "word" and sar means "lawful" "or" clear ".

Pura Lingsar there a strong link with the history of the arrival of the expedition Anglurah Ketut Karangasem in 1692 AD. When the anglurah meditated at Pura Stage, West Lombok, he received instructions to seek a magical spring that called ATIS Toya hengsar towards the north-east of the venue.

 
When resting near the target area, he was startled roar of Southern forests. Then he headed in that direction and get the springs. Eventually, he built a temple called Pura Lingsar later.

Its total area and the garden around the temple Lingsar 26.663 acres. 
Divided into sections namely complex "twin pools" (the very front), top of the courtyard garden, bencingah page (front bottom kemaliq), a group of temple building (Ulon and Gaduh) fenced wall, groups of buildings kemaliq (including pasiraman), lake ageng (large pool and a long, situated in the south), and Jewel nine (baths) and surrounding areas.

One characteristic of Pura Lingsar area is the presence of a very large springs and abundant. The spring in Balinese called Lake Ageng, while the language Sasaknya aik nausea. 
Aik means "water" and nausea significant "spill out". Pura is therefore often referred to by residents Lingsar Sasak tribe called Pura Aik Nausea.

What distinguishes this temple to other temples in Bali besides specificity and uniqueness in architecture, also because of the Pura Pura Gaduh Ulon and Hindus worship places and in it there is also a revered shrine kemaliq well and being respected by the Balinese Hindu Tribes and Tribal 
Sasak who embraced Islam.That said kemaliq also visited by many Chinese citizens, mostly Buddhist and Kong Fu Tse.

If you come late November or during December, held at the Village Lingsar Topat War held by the Hindus and Muslims as a sign of gratitude to Almighty God for the blessings that are given during the year. 
In this annual cultural event throwing the diamond one another starting at 16.30 pm when hibiscus flowers fall from the branches.

If there is a religious ceremony in this temple, people of different religions come down to help. With so Pura Lingsar not only a place of worship as well as a tourist attraction as well as tangible evidence of genuine interfaith tolerance over time in Lombok.
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Friday, October 28, 2011

Pasir Panjang Beach

The atmosphere became even more exclusive area moments before sunset behind the islands located in the vicinity of this beach area. Visitors can enjoy it from the beach or from tourist huts are numerous in the region.

When you get bored on the beach, visitors can look around the fishing village community life that is not too far from the beach, orrelax in the shelter located in the Peninsula of Love.

 
Location
Pasir Panjang beach is located in District Tujuh belas, Singkawang, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Accessibility
Singkawang is about 142 kilometers from the city of Pontianak,West Kalimantan provincial capital. From the Airport BusTerminal Supadio or Pontianak, visitors can take a taxi, travel, or bus until Singkawang. From the center Singkawang, Pasir Panjang Beach is about 17 miles to go. Visitors can access it by taxi, bus, or minibus.

Ticket prices
Visitors free of charge amounting to Rp 5,000, - per person.
Accommodation and Other Facilities
Pasir Panjang beach Singkawang In Pasir Panjang Beach areathere are tourist information centers, discotheques, rental speed boat, water bikes, darmoling, Go Karting, shelter, shelter, cottage, and gift shop. Visitors who are not accustomed to swimat the beach to swim in the pool of available, whereas that does not like swimming or sunbathing can surround the beach with banana boat rides. Visitors who bring their children can still have fun because in this region are children's playground.
Visitors are not going to look for food because of the difficulty inthis area there are restaurants, cafes, food stalls, and hawkers.Likewise, who wants to stay, do not have to bother with a tent or sleeping bag because in this region is available guesthousesand hotels with various types.
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