Posts Tagged Indonesia

Natives of Halmahera Island. Foto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halmahera

Maluku, or Mollucas, is a province in Indonesia consisting of thousand islands, near the Papua.  Maluku sited in the transition between Australian and Asiatic zone, so that it has a great variety of flora, such as meranti trees and orchids, and fauna, such as goats, bird of paradise, and cuscuses. The three big islands is Seram, Halmahera and Buru Island. The famous object is  Pintu Kota, a big coral located between seri and Airlaow Village which looks like a gate. The tourists can see the beautiful coral here. Others are Felawatu Beach, Santai Beach, and Batu Capeo. People can find the fresh air without no pollution such in a big city. |feedvillages.com|

Toba Lake. Foto http://media-2.web.britannica.com

North Sumatra, a province in Indonesia, is famous with the Toba Lake, the largest lake in South East Asia. It is surrounded by mountains with the Samosir island in the middle of the lake. The tourists can stay in a peninsula of Tuk Tuk on Samosir. The Samosir provides the traditional villages where most of the Batak ethnic live here. The panorama of Toba Lake is so beautiful that makes the visitors want to come here again. it has developed to be the highland resorts for the tourists while retaining the attraction of the unique of Toba Lake. The citizens believe that there is a legend behind the history of Toba Lake. |feedvillages.com|

Baliem. Foto http://www.peterloud.co.uk/photos/Indonesia/baliem2.jpg

Papua, the east place in Indonesia, has a nice virgin and natural area, such as forest, valley and mountain. The great valley, called Baliem Valley, offers great beautiful scenery. The tourist will get a complete quietness here with total isolation area. People who lived here is no more than a few families in each villages, consisting of so many traditional ethnic groups such as Dani, Yali, Kimial and Eipomek. The Dani people have unique tradition which they prefer to walk around naked save for koteka. Another beautiful area is Jayawijaya Peak, a high mountain covered with snow. Those place remind us to the prehistoric past.  |feedvillages.com|

Culture. Foto: indonesiaseoul.org

Sumbawa, one of the largest islands in West Nusa Tenggara, located to the east of Lombok. The effects of Buddhist and Hindu culture, still have a great role in the tradition. It has the well known great waves and white sand on the beach, good for swimming and bathing.

The famous horse is kuda Sumbawa, a livestock lived here and becoming the source of the capital investment for the citizen. The government gives a serious concern on the conservation of the natural resources, agrarian landscape and regional agriculture. There is also a gold and copper mining which has been developing recently. |feedvillages.com|

Kraton. Fotowikiwak.com

Yogyakarta is the second biggest tourist destination in Indonesia. It is the capital city of Yogyakarta Special region province which famous with the unique culture and heritage. There are many kinds of tourism objects offered here such as museums, villages, art centers, and so forth.

The main place is Kraton, a Sultan palace which execute the traditional life and spirit of their ancient. Yogyakarta has more than just culture. It is a most favorite place in Indonesia for shopping without spent much money, especially the popular dress called batik. Because of the tradition and culture, there are many places offer many tourism villages to know more about the tradition life of Yogyakarta.|feedvillages.com|

Pulau Reusam. Foto acehprov.go.ig

Indonesia is popular country with the beautiful landscape, unique culture and friendly people. Every province in Indonesia has its own culture and heritage. One of the provinces is Nangroe Aceh Darusallam which located a part of Sumatra island. This place is rich with the natural waves and sea garden, a good choice for swimming and diving. In the part of Aceh, it runs Bukit Barisan Mountains, Gayo Mountain, and Burni Telong.

Other beautiful site is Laut Tawar Lake which placed in a height more than 1200 meters above sea level. The tourism spots are very natural and unique with the intense of Melayu traditions.|feedvillages.com|