Year: 2021

Historic Indonesian Temples

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Sam Poo Kong Temple, SemarangThe Sam Poo Kong temple means “The Magic Cave”. This temple is located on Jl. Simongan Number 129, Semarang. This temple is a legacy of an admiral from China, Cheng Ho or Zheng He, who had lived in Semarang area. This temple is the pride of the people of Semarang City. This temple is a destination for tourists because of its distinctive Chinese architecture. When visiting this Klenteng (temple) Area, you will be presented with the history of Admiral Cheng Ho who sailed all the way…

Family Destinations In Bangka Belitung Island

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Find the History of Bangka at the Pangkal Pinang Tin MuseumThe Tin Museum was officially opened on August 2, 1997. This museum displays the history of tin mining on Bangka Island which contains historical objects and tin mining dioramas. In addition, visitors can also watch the making of crafts from tin. The best part is that admission to the museum is free. In addition, if you want to find food around Bangka Belitung, there are many places to eat that you can choose from. The dining options available in Bangka-Belitung…

The Places in Bangka Belitung Island That Interesting to Visit

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Have you ever visited Bangka Island? Bangka Belitung or Bangka Island is a province of Indonesia, which is located on the island of Sumatra. Although not as popular as Bali or Lombok, it has beautiful beaches, white sand, amazing coral reefs, and giant granite rocks. Some of them are rarely visited at all. To experience the untouched splendor of “Island of the Gods” at its best, travel with an experienced local guide, or arrange your own transportation. Enjoy the white sands of Bembang Beach in West BangkaBecause Bangka-Belitung has many…

Chinese New Year Tourism in Indonesia

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The Chinese New Year is one of the most awaited to be celebrated complete with a series of exciting performances, festive ornaments, and delicious culinary delights. You don’t need to go far to China to feel the Chinese New Year, several places in Indonesia also offer exciting Chinese New Year celebrations. Are you curious about what Chinese New Year tourist attractions are worth visiting? Glodok, JakartaApproaching the Chinese New Year, residents in the Chinatown area in West Jakarta sell various equipment that will be needed or displayed during Chinese New…

Bali Maritime Tourism Hub Becomes the Largest Cruise Ship Dock in Indonesia

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Bali soon has a large port as a place for cruise ships to dock. Bali Maritime Tourism Hub or BMTH is a facility that will accommodate the needs of sea transportation as well as tourism in the Benoa area, Bali. Benoa Harbor is the gateway for maritime tourism and the hub for the largest cruise terminal or cruise ship in Indonesia. For this reason, the development of the Bali Maritime Tourism Hub (BMTH) will separate goods service activities and tourism services. At the Bali Maritime Tourism Hub, there are also…

Goras Village In Fakfak, West Papua Known As Seafood Village

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Lobster is now a hot topic in Indonesia. Lobster has high value, both in juvenile and adult. For the people of Goras Village, Mbahamdandara District, Fakfak Regency, West Papua, eating lobster is a common thing. Not special. Papua Archeology Center researcher said it was easy to find lobsters in the waters around Goras Village. If you want to buy lobster from the locals, it’s quite affordable. For residents of Goras village, the extraordinary food is free-range chicken. This community, who is predominantly Muslim, only eats free-range chicken in a celebration…

Promote Indonesia through the Feria Internacional de las Culturas Amigas (FICA) Cultural Festival

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, various cultural festivals that are regularly held must change to a virtual format. This also happened to the Feria Internacional de las Culturas Amigas (FICA) which was followed by the Indonesian Embassy in Mexico City. This festival always involves more than 50 countries as participants. Indonesia displays several videos of tourist destinations, such as the Central Java video, in collaboration with the Central Java Provincial Government. In addition, several Indonesian products such as batik, Indonesian recipes, Indonesian food products and handicrafts are also…

Traditional Dance as a Tool for Promoting Indonesia Tourism

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As everyone knows, Indonesia is a country rich in culture and ethnicity. Almost every region in Indonesia has its own culture, both dances, special food, and traditional clothes. Dance is one of the most developed arts in Indonesia. The number of traditional dances from Indonesia is in the hundreds. However, which dances are the most popular? Betawi Mask DanceThis dance comes from DKI Jakarta. In the dance, there are some unique moves: rapat nindak, selancar, kewer, cindol, selancar blang tur, and gibang. To play it, Betawi Mask dancers are usually…

Indonesia Destinations For the Sport Tourism Program

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To realize the sport tourism program, Indonesia needs to choose the most potential tourist destinations, from thousands of other tours. Indonesia itself has many tourist destinations that have the potential to become a place for sport tourism. Here are some of them. Toba LakeLake Toba seems to never run out to amaze tourists through its various tourist destinations. First, you can enjoy the beauty of Lake Toba on Holbung Hill. Holbung Hill itself is in Tele Village, Samosir. This place offers another side of the beauty of Lake Toba. It…

Potential of Sport Tourism to Awaken the Tourism Sector

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The combination of tourism and sports or better known as sport tourism has been growing in recent years. In the future, sport tourism is also expected to be one of the driving forces for the tourism sector in Indonesia. This is because Indonesia is considered to be one of the icons of world sport tourism with its natural and cultural wealth. If you look back, a number of successful sport tourism events were held in the country. This event was also an effective promotion event for Indonesia tourism to foreign…