Kerinci Seblat National Park Kerinci Seblat National Park is one of the largest national parks in Indonesia. Kerinci Seblat protects almost 14,000 sq kilometres of tropical rain forests in central western Sumatra running down the Barisan mountain range and its foothills and covering parts of four provinces. The terrains varies from lowland forests up to the peak of mighty Mt Kerinci at 3,805 m. This national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra and one of the most important tiger reserves in the world.…
Year: 2016
Governor Suryo Monument, Surabaya – East Java
The Monument of Governor Suryo is the respect presentation to the first East Java Governor who had killed during PKI rebellion in Madiun 1948. This monument located in near to Apsari Park Complex in Gubernur Suryo Street in front of Grahadi State Building. Under that statue, there is Speech inscription at November 9th 1945 on 23.00 Pm in Nirom Broadcast, Embong Malang Street Surabaya (Nowadays is JW Marriott Hotel), it is written: “Repeatedly we have told that our position is better fallen to pieces than colonized again. Also now in…
Bohorok Rehabilitation Center, A Shelter for Orangutan
Bohorok Rehabilitation Center Bohorok Rehabilitation Center is a shelter for Orangutan in Sumatra that settled in Bukit Lawang. Bukit Lawang is one of the top destinations in Sumatra; Bukit Lawang is a small village on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra. Situated around 90 km north-west of Medan along the clear Bohorok River and on the outskirts of the tropical rainforest. As we know, The Gunung Leuser National Park is also one of the homes to Orangutan that spread in entire Sumatra Island. Thomas Leaf monkeys, Black Gibbons, White…
Meru Betiri National Park, Banyuwangi – East Java
Meru Betiri National Park Meru Betiri is a national park area that covers mangrove, swamp forest and lowland rain forest in Java, which is located in the administrative region of Jember and Banyuwangi. To access this national park can be achieved by 2 routes, from Banyuwangi in the east, or through Jember in the west. The routes are: Banyuwangi – Jajag – Pesanggaran – Lembu River – Sarongan – Kandangan – Rajegwesi Beach (the gate to national park) – Sumbersuko – Sukamade. Sukamade is a famous beach area as…
History Tengger Tribe of Mount Bromo
The most popular also well-known of East Java’s tourist attractions is undoubtedly Mount Bromo. The pre-dawn departure and trek across the mountain’s famous ‘sand sea’, to watch the sunrise at the crater rim, has become something of a ritual, enacted daily by people of every nationality. Bromo is actually just one crater in the vast, 800 km2 Tengger massif, which forms the largest of East Java’s five main volcanic ranges. Although by no means the highest mountain in the region (2,392m), it has gained its reputation partly because of…
Balanan Beach, Part of Baluran National Park
Baluran National Park in Situbondo had known as the beauty. There is a green forest and savanna landscape is referred to as Africa Van Java. Not only that, there is also a white sandy beach named Balanan and the water is clear. Here there is a vast field and mangroves are still very high density levels. Balanan Beach is one of the beaches located in Baluran National Park. Balanan too, is one of the resorts that are there and occupied by residents. In Balanan, there is no electricity and the…
Majapahit Temple and statue has been rediscovered in Nganjuk
At the end of January 2016 ago, building temples like and three ancient statues have been found at excavation site that belonged to Nurul Wakhid (50) in the village of Banjarsari, District Ngronggot, Nganjuk, East Java. Buildings with a length of 2.7 meters, 2.1 meters wide and 1.7 meters high, is made of red bricks. Looking at the shape that similar to temple, the building is allegedly made during the Majapahit Kingdom that was used as a place of worship at the time. The people discovering at the center…
Tanjung Uban, Bintan – Riau Island
Tanjung Uban Tanjung Uban is a town districts in Bintan, Riau Islands Province. The city is also included in Bintan Island which has a sea port for expedition ships and pioneer passenger ships belonging to PT. Pelni. Kota Tanjung Uban is also the access to Batam Island and Singapore. In Tanjung Uban lies an BIIE industrial area in Lobam and BRC tourist areas in Lagoi. Before 1963, the community of Tanjung Uban use Singapore dollars in transactions, as well as residents of other Riau Islands. Rupiah Riau Islands (KR) becomes…
Puger Beach, Jember – East Java
Puger is a tourist site which lies 36 km southwest of Jember. This beach is famous for auctioning and selling fish. Not only enjoy the beauty of the sea but the visitors can also see the traditional wooden ship ‘prau’. They also can buy the fresh fishes from the fishermen around the beach or try to fishing at the sea, using a canoe. It will be become an interesting activity. Every year, the people around the coastal area celebrate the traditional rite of “Larung Sesaji”. These activities are performed in…
Borneo Orangutan Tour In Tanjung Putting National Park, Pangkalan Bun
Orangutan Green Tours is one of Borneo tour agent who will help the visitors enjoy a trip to the forest and introduce the Borneo Orangutan to the visitors. OrangutanGreenTours (OGT), specially dedicated traveling to the Orangutan and Unique wildlife, indigenous people, Community and Nature conservation based tours, Eco-tourism destination around Borneo and Indonesian parks. OrangutanGreentours will lead you to Borneo homeland which known as The third largest island after Greenland and New Guinea. Borneo was cover 746,309 sq km bigger than Texas and Oklahoma combined five time the area of…