Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The sun sank in Tomea


Matahari merah bulat menggantung di perairan Waha. Kapal-kapal kayu yang masih berlayar pun mulai tampak seperti bayang-bayang hitam. Sebentuk wajah Pulau Tomea di saat senja mengantarkan malam.
Oleh Budi Suwarna

Round red sun hung in the waters of Waha. Wooden ships still sail began to look like a black shadow. A face Tomea Island at dusk deliver tonight.
By Budi Suwarna

Such beautiful scenery that makes dozens of people who were still in the dock. Port of Waha-most travelers from Jakarta to lazy to leave home. They want to watch the seconds way back towards the horizon the sun.

It was a perfect evening. The sun appeared naked without the blades of a cover lay.When the sun completely disappeared, people enjoy the traces of a red tinge in the sky blackened.

Romantic atmosphere that lasted about 30 minutes. After that, switch during the night.And, like the sun, the moon at night was perfect: round and red. That night was the night the 15 th in the dating system by month. The period when the full moon falls and distribute light.

In almost every night Tomea darkness because electricity is often dead, the moon is a light entertainment. At least, people do not need to use a torch when it passes through the dark streets.

That piece of the atmosphere in Tomea, a small group of islands that make up the Wakatobi, Kaledupa, Tomea, and Binongko who entered the region of Southeast Sulawesi province.

Districts designated as a national park was famous as a paradise dive sites dive sites in addition to paradise next to Bunaken, North Sulawesi, and Raja Ampat, Papua. National park's waters, according to dephut.go.id site, there are 25 clusters of coral reefs, 112 coral species from 13 families and 93 species of fish.

But the beauty of Wakatobi not only exist in the water, but also on the mainland. One of them is in the village of Bukit Tomea Kahyanga, Tomea island, the hilltop is a vast green savanna. "In the dry season, savanna is reddish brown," said Saharuddin, Tomea population.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Festivals everywhere


Visited Jakarta
in June and July will be filled with lively atmosphere. This year, a total ofseven cultural and culinary festival will be held simultaneously in six areas of Jakarta.Some of them are the Festival of New Markets in Central Jakarta, Cross DoorsFestival in South Jakarta, and the Maritime Festival in the Thousand Islands.

Fireworks for 30 minutes at the monument on Wednesday night (22 / 6) also enliventhe festivities. A similar fireworks held at the Taman Impian Jaya Ancol. At night,residents are also exempt from entry fees to tourist sites. There is still a month-longcelebration. Among other things, Pekan Raya Jakarta (PRJ), which was held June 9 to July 10 2011 and the Jakarta Great Sale on 17 June to 17 July 2011.

Although many of the festival, Mr. Governor Fauzi Bowo said that the celebration remains centered on the festival. "Right on 22 June, all districts and villages in Jakarta will host the entertainment community," he said

Monday, June 20, 2011

Yogyakarta tourism


YOGYAKARTA (often also called Jogja, Yogya, or Yogya) is located in the middle of Java Island - Indonesia, where everything was cheap. Enough with the 200rb a day, you can stay, eat traditional cuisine of the famous, and hire a bike to explore the beaches are pristine and ancient temples of thousands of years old.

Yogyakarta today is a place of tradition and modern dynamics go hand in hand. In Yogyakarta there are courts with hundreds of courtiers who faithfully execute the tradition, but there are also Gadjah Mada University, which is one of the leading universities in Southeast Asia. In Yogyakarta, some people live in an agrarian culture is thick, but there is also the student with life-style pop. In Yogyakarta there are traditional markets and crafts while beside him stood a mall no less hectic.


Parangtritis
At the north end of Yogyakarta, you will see Mount Merapi stands proudly as high as 9738 feet. This mountain is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Traces the fierce eruption of Mount Merapi in 2006 can be witnessed in the village of Kaliadem, 30 km from Yogyakarta. Mooi Indie style scenery of green paddy field nan and Mount Merapi in the background can still be seen on the outskirts of Yogyakarta (see Nature).

In the southern part of Yogyakarta, you will find many beaches. The most famous beach is Parangtritis with legend Nyi Roro Kidul, Yogyakarta but also has natural beaches in Gunung Kidul beautiful. You can see Sadeng Beach which is a primordial Solo River estuary before the powerful tectonic forces lifted the surface of the southern island of Java so that the flow of the river turns north as it is today. You can also visit Siung which has 250 channels of rock climbing, Sundak Beach, and others (see Beaches).

Malaysia has the world's tallest twin towers, Prambanan Temple Yogyakarta has a towering 47 meters and is made by hand 1100 years earlier. Singapore has a modern life, London has a traditional agrarian society. Thailand and Bali has beautiful beaches, Yogyakarta has a natural beaches and Mount Merapi is a story about how powerful the forces of nature.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Maluku


Foreign Tourists Praise the beauty of Maluku

AMBON
, KOMPAS.com - PR Navy Hospital Ship United States (U.S.), USNS MercyT-AH 19, Bernardi praised the beauty and tourism appeal of Maluku province is verystrong so it is worth visiting. "This area is very beautiful, natural, culinary society alsoinvites visitors to come here," said Bernardi in charge of Pacific Partnership, told reporters at Swiss Bel Hotel, Ambon, on Tuesday (07/13/2010).


This area is very beautiful, natural, culinary society also invites visitors to come here.
- Bernardi

Bernardi said he will bring his family to visit the Thousand Islands District this.

According to him, the natural green of the Moluccas and the charm of beautiful beaches and hospitality of its people supported making visitors are very interested. "Ialways morning walk and met many. When I asked them to answer with a veryfriendly," said Bernardi.

He also praised the food in this area and claimed to love with the cuisine of Indonesia.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

BUNAKEN NATIONAL PARK


Bunaken National Park is very representative of Indonesian tropical waterecosystems consisting of mangrove ecosystems, seagrass beds, coral reefs, andland / coastal ecosystems.

In the northern part consists of the island of Bunaken, Manado Tua island, the islandMontehage, Siladen island, the island Nain, Nain Small island, and some coastal areas of Cape Pisok. While in the Southern Cape coast includes some of Palm.

Potential land islands national park is rich in species of palm, sago, woka, silar andcoconut. Types of animals living in terrestrial and coastal including Sulawesi blackmacaques (Macaca nigra nigra), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), and possum(Ailurops ursinus ursinus).

Plant species in the mangroves of Bunaken National Park namely Rhizophora sp.,Sonneratia sp., Lumnitzera sp., and Bruguiera sp. This forest is rich with variouskinds of crab, shrimp, mollusks and various types of sea birds such as seagulls,herons, sea virgin, and cangak sea.

This type of algae found in this national park include the type of Caulerpa sp.,Halimeda sp., and Padina sp. Seagrass beds are dominated mainly on the islandMontehage, and Nain island of Thalassia hemprichii, Enhallus acoroides, andThalassodendron ciliatum.

Recorded 13 genera of corals living in waters of Bunaken National Park, dominated by fringing reefs and coral reef barrier. The most interesting is the vertical cliffs as far as 25-50 meters.

There are about 91 species of fish in the waters of Bunaken National Park, includingfish gusumi horse (Hippocampus horse), white oci (Seriola rivoliana), yellow tail lolosi(Lutjanus kasmira), goropa (Ephinephelus spilotoceps and Pseudanthiashypselosoma), ila trunk (Scolopsis bilineatus) , and others.

Types of mollusks like giant clams (Tridacna gigas), head of the goat (Cassis cornuta),hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius), and tunikates / ascidians.

The best visiting season: May to August each year.

How to reach the location: Bunaken National Park can be reached via the port ofManado, Marina Nusantara Diving Centre (NDC) in the District of Molas and MarinaBlue Banter. From Manado harbor by boat to the island Siladen motor can be reached+ 20 minutes + 30 minutes of Bunaken Island, the island Montehage + 50 minutes and+60 minutes Nain island. From Blue Banter Marina with a yacht that is available to thetourist area on the island of Bunaken are within 10-15 minutes, while from the port ofNDC to the dive sites at Bunaken island by speed boat to within + 20 minutes.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Kota Tua Jakarta


Kota Tua Jakarta dengan aset budaya yang unik, panorama yang elok, dan segudang hiburan yang informatif merupakan tempat wisata dan liburan yang seru! Berdasarkan pemetaan kawasan tersebut, buku ini mengajak kita memasuki sensasi petualangan kota yang mengesankan. Menyapa gedung bersejarah, menyusuri museum, mencicipi berbagai rupa jajanan, keluar masuk gang sempit, dan berbaur dalam perkampungan padat adalah beberapa aktivitas yang bisa kita nikmati dalam wisata Kota Tua Jakarta. Dalam petualangan itu pula kita akan menemukan kepingan sejarah bangsa dan metamorfosis perjalanan kota Jakarta bersama segenap kisahnya. Penjelajahan Kota Tua Jakarta dijamin menjadi acara jalan-jalan yang memperkaya pengalaman indrawi dan memperluas cakrawala pengetahuan kita.

The old city with a unique cultural asset, a lovely panorama, and a myriad ofentertainment that is informative tourist attractions and holiday fun! Based on themapping of the area, this book invites us into the adventure of a memorablesensation. Greet the historic building, down the museum, taste the various way street,and out of the narrow alley, and mingled in the crowded slum are some activities thatwe can enjoy the tour of the old city. In the same adventure we will find a piece of travel history and metamorphosis of the city with all her story. Exploring the old city is guaranteed to be outings sensory experiences that enrich and broaden the horizon of our knowledge.

Aceh


Aceh memiliki berbagai potensi pariwisata yang menarik serta didukung oleh beragam kekayaan sumber daya alam dan seni budaya daerah. Letak yang strategis dan berada pada kawasan Selat Malaka yang merupakan salah satu jalur pelayaran internasional sudah seharusnya menjadi peluang pengembangan wisata unggulan internasional di kawasan paling barat Indonesia. Aceh memiliki sekitar 756 buah objek wisata yang terdiri dari 396 objek wisata alam, 255 objek wisata budaya dan 105 objek wisata minat khusus. Semua objek wisata tersebut memiliki nilai jual dan keunikan tersendiri bagi wisatawan.

Aceh has a variety of attractive tourism potential and supported by diverse natural resources and cultural arts district. The location is strategically located in the area of ​​the Malacca Strait which is one of the international shipping lanes are supposed to be the leading international tourism development opportunities in Indonesia's westernmost region. Aceh has about 756 pieces a tourist attraction consisting of 396natural tourist attraction, 255 cultural and 105 tourist attractions of special interest. Allthese attractions have unique selling points and for tourists.