Baturaden Garden

Baturaden is one of 27 districts that made up Banyumas regency. Baturaden is also a magnet for the tourists who visit Banyumas regency. Located 14 km north of Purwokerto, on the foot of Mount Slamet, Baturaden offers fresh-cool air, nature wonders and adventures that can refresh your mind and spirit.

The Beautifull of White Crater (Kawah Putih)

Kawah putih or white crater is located in Ciwidey approximately between 1 ½ and 2 hour drive from Central Bandung if you're not getting stuck in the traffic. If you want to visit this unspoiled beauty try to leave as early as possible to avoid the busy traffic which can be feeling as eternity.

So wake up early please. When we’re planning to make a trip to this area of Bandung, we woke up very early also, about 3 o’clock in the morning. Our children (and the big ones too) have to woke up early too despite that they were complaining. But the little one were excited.

Sangeh Monkey Forest

Sangeh is a small fertile monkey forest dwelling by the group of monkeys. It is located in Sangeh countryside, Badung Regency, north part of Denpasar town. It is one of tourist destinations in Bali which is strategically located beside of the road. The good road has been provided to reach this place and many tourists has come to this place to see the cute of monkeys.

Sangeh is a small tropical rain forest surrounded by the rice field with high and shady tropical trees where this place as a habitat for group of monkeys. The atmosphere of beautiful forest is an ideal place for monkeys to take refuge and become one of attractions for tourist to visit this place. This are has bee opened as a tourist destination in Bali located in north of Denpasar City and about 30 minutes away from this capital city of Bali Province.

Kepulauan Seribu

Pulau Seribu means a "Thousand Island" consisting of almost 128 small islands located in the Bay of Jakarta in the Java Sea. Most of these are inhabited and can be reach in about 1 - 2 hours from Marina Ancol by ferry or by chartered board. The surrounding reefs are home to a wide variety of fishes, making Pulau Seribu an ideal spot for diving, Snorkeling and fishing. Some of the islands is this group developed for tourism are Pulau Bidadari, Pulau Ayer, Sepa, Coconut, Pelangi, Bira, Pantara, Kul-kul and Pulau Putri. There are also cabins for tourists, besides golden beaches fringed with coconut palms.

Santolo Beach

Santolo beach is one in all the famous beaches in Garut and documented enough in Bandung cities and constitutes the tourist destination. Located in the district. Cikelet, south of Garut city center, distance traveled within 3.5 hour drive or about 88 km.

Panati are well known in the city of Bandung and is a tourist destination. Santolo Coast region is a gathering of traditional fishermen who will be developed into a beautiful tourist destination. It is also an area for fishing activities as a dock (port) fishing vessel or boat that is in Pameungpeuk.

Prawirotaman, Batik Village

Prawirotaman is situated around 5 kilometers from the center of Yogyakarta City.

Prawirotaman is a village known since the 19th century when anoble of Kraton called Prawirotomo achieved a piece of land from the Kraton. from the beginning, the village played an important role for Yogyakarta. During the wartime, it was the concentration camp for the soldiers. After the wartime, it is renowned is the center of batik cap industry managed by Prawirotomo's offspring. In seventies during wich era the batik cap industry was declining, the Prawirotomo's offspring turned their business to the lodging services and since then on Prawirotaman has been well-known as the tourists' village. Although some has changed their manager, most are still managed by the Prawirotomo's offspring that consist of three big families, namely Werdoyoprawiro, Suroprawiro, and Mangunprawiro.

Baliem Valley Festival

At last, the long-awaited Baliem Valley Cultural Festival (“Festival Budaya Lembah Baliem” in Indonesian) was at hand. We had scheduled our visit to coincide with the expected festival dates, not knowing exactly what day it would take place. The tourist office in Jayapura, when we had called from Surabaya, told us that it would be “before August 17” (and, surprisingly, they were correct.) In typical Indonesian fashion, we only found out the real date a few days beforehand. On the road to the festival location we passed groups of men dressed in full ceremonial costume. At the site, tourists and Papuans massed around a thatched grandstand in front of a large field. After hours of waiting, lavishly costumed Papuans carried in tied-up pigs and dumped them on the ground. Minor officials gave long-winded speeches under the blazing sun.

Yadnya Kasada Festival

The festival is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and lasts about a month. On the fourteenth day, the Tenggerese make the journey to Mount Bromo to make offerings of rice, fruits, vegetables, flowers and livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the volcano's caldera. The origin of the festival lies in the 15th century when a princess named Roro Anteng started the principality of Tengger with her husband Joko Seger, and the childless couple asked the mountain gods for help in bearing children. The legend says the gods granted them 24 children but on the provision that the 25th must be tossed into the volcano in sacrifice. The 25th child, Kesuma, was finally sacrificed in this way after initial refusal, and the tradition of throwing sacrifices into the caldera to appease the mountain gods continues today.

Tana Toraja and Their Unique Culture

The road from Makassar to Toraja runs along the coast for about 130 km's and then hits the mountains. After the entrance to Tana Toraja at the market village of Mebali one enters a majestic landscape of giant, gray granites and stones and blue mountains afar that form a sharp contrast with the lively green of the fertile, rain-fed terraces and the rusty red of the tropical soil. This is Tana Toraja, one of the most splendid areas in Indonesia.

Here, the nobility of Toraja are believed to be descendents of heavenly beings who came down by a heavenly stairway to live here on earth in this beautiful landscape.

Bunaken Marine Parks

Bunaken is an 8.08 km² island in the Bay of Manado, situated in the north of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken forms part of the administrative city of Manado , capital of North Sulawesi. The marine Park around Bunaken is part of the  National Park that also includes the ocean around the island of  Manado Tua – or Old Manado, Siladen and Mantehage.  

Komodo Island

Komodo National Park is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands, at a distance of 200 nautical miles to the east of Bali. It has a total land area of 75,000 hectares and encompasses a number of islands, the largest of which are Komodo (34,000 hectares), Rinca (20,000 hectares), Padar, Nusa Kode, Motang,  numerous smaller islands, and the Wae Wuul sanctuary on Flores. A total of 112,500 hectares of the surrounding waters are also under the jurisdiction of the park rangers.

Raja Ampat, The Truly Beautifull Paradise

The Raja Ampat Islands are a truly beautiful paradise which is located off the northwest tip of of New Guinea, in Indonesia’s West Papua province. Raja Ampat which translates literally  as, ‘the Four Kings’, is an archipelago made up of over 1,500 small islands, surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. The Raja Ampat Islands encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia.

Kawah Ijen, The Most Amazing Indonesian Volcano

Kawah Ijen volcano is one of several volcanoes located in the 15km diameter Ijen Caldera in E Java, Indonesia. The caldera rim is still visible in places, but has been partially buried by Kawah Ijen, 2800m high Gunung Merapi (not to be confused with Merapi volcano near Yogyakarta), Gunung Rante and Gunung Pendil volcanoes. The caldera is today largely filled with coffee plantations. Kawah Ijen harbours a large warm acidic crater lake and an active sulphur mine. Due to its easy accessibility, turqoise lake and unique sulphur mining operation, the crater is regularly visited by tourists. The last recorded magmatic eruption of Kawah Ijen was in 1817. The eruption displaced the crater lake and resulted in inundation of several villages along the drainage route. Phreatic eruptions have been reported in 1796, 1917, 1936, 1950, 1952, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000 (also minor ash emission), 2001, 2002 (with minor ash emission), (?), 2011. The increasing frequency may reflect better reporting since the explosions are usually confined to the lake and cause little or no damage.

Narmada Park

Narmada Park is located in the Village Lembuah, District Narmada, West Lombok regency, about 10 kilometers east of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Park which covers about 2 hectares was built in 1727 by King Mataram Lombok, Anak Agung Ngurah Karang Asem, as a place of ceremony Pakelem held every full moon Caka fifth year (October-November). In addition to the ceremony site, Garden Narmada is also used as a resting place of the royal family during the dry season.

Tanjung Aan Beach

If you come to Lombok, make sure you pay a visit to Tanjung Aan. Unlike the Lombok Senggigi or Kuta beach that has been provided with adequate facilities, Tanjung Aan Beach is a quiet beach and do not have any facilities. But you do wrong. Tanjung Aan well-liked by all the tourists, especially Visitors outside the area who are looking for natural atmosphere and away from the crowds. That is so beautiful beach. In addition to views of the inviting, relaxed atmosphere that is so natural environment also become an attraction itself for tourists.

The Best Surfing Beach, Plengkung

Beach BANYUWANGI Plengkung G-Land, 'The Seven Giant Waves Wonder', the nickname was given by foreign surfers to the waves on the beach Plengkung located in Alas Purwo National Park, Banyuwangi, East Java. Plengkung is located on the south coast of Banyuwngi the eastest of Fast Java. This beach has three different connotations : Green, because of its location on the edge of the woods, Grajagan, the name of the nearest point before crossing the road in the woods or great because one of the best waves in the world. whatever means, that's the nickname for a local name Plengkung.

Gili Trawangan

Gili Trawangan, the most popular among the three Gili’s. Just kick back and enjoy the sun, nightly beach parties and sea. The main stripe is full of accommodations, restaurants, and dive shops. 

If you are seeking a quieter place to stay there are bungalows in the north. This Island is also known as "Party Island", where mostly young European find themselves "Lost In Paradise".

With spectacular sunrises over Lombok's Mount Rinjani volcano and breathtaking sunsets that illuminate Bali's towering Mount Agung volcano, together with warm hospitality of the Gili Trawangan residents, it's not surprising that most visitors end up staying longer than originally plan.

Traditional Hand Weaving from Sukarara Village

Sukarara is located in Lombok in the centre of Lombok which is the next island east of Bali and only two islands along from the main island of Java. Lombok has a developing tourism industry that is not yet even close to that of its neighbor of Bali but offers excellent facilities in some areas such as Senggigi but is still largely un-spoilt and traditional with the original beautiful landscapes that have remained unchanged for hundreds of years. Lombok is not similar to Bali in many ways, the climate is dryer, the culture is different and based around them Muslim religion and the landscape is dryer although equally and if not more beautiful hen the most beautiful spots in Bali. However for the most of Lombok there is very little the way of tourist facilities which is why most people base themselves in Senggigi which has some excellent accommodation including international resorts and incredible restaurants all offered at lower prices then in Bali. The area is incredibly beautiful and there is an amazing coast line running through the area with white sand beaches and gorgeous cliff tops.

Sindang Gile Waterfall, Lombok

This waterfall is located in the area of Mount Rinjani National Park is called Sendang Gila (read gile), because according to the story, local residents accidentally discovered this waterfall when the screwed crazy lion hunt in a village and then ran into the forest. Tourist sites more frequently visited by domestic tourists has a height of about 31 meters. This waterfall comes from the top of the cliff and fell into the river beneath. Basically relatively flat, so a lot of people who bathe under a waterfall. There is another waterfall locations in this location named Tiu valve. However, because the distance from Spring Gile long time (1 hour) and poor road conditions, travelers often prefer simply to visit this waterfall.

Moyo Island

Fifteen kilometres off the coast of Sumbawa, Moyo is at the western end of the Nusa Tenggara islands, a grouping that begins with Lombok and stretches some 1,300km east to Timor.

Eight degrees south of the equator, Moyo enjoys a warm, tropical climate year-round with the most agreeable months being May to October. Humidity is highest between November and March, during the rainy season. Even during the heaviest rains, however, the sun is rarely out of sight for long.

The monsoon months of February and March are particularly green and frequently free of rain. This is also the prime time for spotting whale sharks, giant manta rays and other migrating sea life.