Explore Indonesian Historical Tours in Surabaya

Indonesia is not only rich in cultural diversity. However, there are various historical stories from the city of Heroes, Surabaya. We can find stories about the history of this nation from movies, books, fairy tales, songs and even tourist spots. This of course makes Surabaya, a city with various stories. In addition to make visitors more familiar with the history of the Indonesian nation, Surabaya is a space for education and remember about what the beginning of the existence of Surabaya and all other unique buildings. Maybe from here, we…

Landmark Cities in Indonesia Frequently Visited by Local Tourists

Not only having beautiful natural tourist destinations, Indonesia also has tremendous potential in terms of culture, history and various other types of tourism that you can visit. Almost all cities in Indonesia have their respective landmarks, this is usually a characteristic of the city. Starting from old buildings to monuments that reminders of the services of predecessors who have died in a tragedy. Monas – This National Monument or commonly abbreviated as Monas, is one of the landmarks of the capital city of Jakarta. There, you can visit while studying…

The 5 Indonesian Tourist Spot is A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sangiran Primordia Man SiteThe Sangiran Primordial Man Site is a center for ancient human fossils that UNESCO designated as a World Heritage Site in 1996. This site holds a lot of fossils that have a profound impact on science. With an area of up to 56 square kilometers, the location of the Sangiran Site is in Sragen, Central Java. Lorentz National ParkLocated in Papua, the largest national park in Southeast Asia was designated a World Heritage Site in 1999. Covering an area of 2.4 million hectares, Lorentz National Park is…

This Indonesian Tourist Spot is A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Indonesian tourist attractions are already famous to foreign countries because of their extraordinary beauty. From nature to culture, Indonesia has its own charm that recognized by the world. So do not be surprised if a number of tourist attractions in Indonesia are recognized by UNESCO as world heritage sites. Reporting from UNESCO’s official website at whc.unesco.org, Indonesia has 5 cultural tours and 4 natural attractions that have been recognized by UNESCO. Five recognized cultural tours are Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, Sangiran Early Man Site, Bali Subak Cultural Landscape, and Ombilin…

Borobudur: The Biggest Buddhist Temple Visited by Millions of Tourists

Visiting millions of people every year, Borobudur Temple called UNESCO, is the grandest and largest monument and complex of stupa in the world. Based on the Karangtengah inscription, it is estimated that Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga of the Syailendra Temple and it was only completed by his daughter, Ratu Pramudawardhani, in the 9th century around 800 AD. Less known about anything else, including who is the architect of building, which is composed of 2 million blocks (55,000 m3) of andesite rock which are interlocking like a giant puzzle.…

Borobudur Temple, One of Indonesia’s Wonder Site, Magelang – Central Java

Borobudur Temple is one of World Seven Wonder that located in Magelang, Central Java. At early begin, this magnificent temple was built by using, more less, 55.000 m3 of stones. This temple is a 9th century temple and it is a Mahayana Buddhist Monument. The monument in the building is decorated with 2.672 relief panels and there are 504 Buddha Statues. At the main dome, wich located at the top of the platform, there are 72 Buddha statues surrounded and seated inside the perforated stupa. The entire series of reliefs…

Tau-Tau, The Figure Of The Death

Tau-Tau Tau tau are a type of effigy made of wood or bamboo. They are particular to the Toraja ethnic group in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The word “tau” is a Torajan word meaning “man”, and “tau tau” meaning “men” or “statue” The death of a royal aluk is the start of the creation of a statue or tau-tau (‘little human’ or ‘humanoid’). There are two kinds of such statues: tau-tau nangka, which made from the durable, gold-colored wood of the bread tree or jack fruit (nangka); and tau-tau lampa, made…

Enchanted Semarang

Semarang Semarang is a regency and the capital city of Central Java Province, while the capital of Semarang is located in Ungaran. This regency is bounded with Semarang city in north, Demak regency and Grobogan regency in east, Boyolali in east and south, and Magelang regency, Temanggung regency, Kendal regency in west. Semarang is a busy administrative and Trading city, most of the offices, business centers, industrial estates are concentrated in the low land, where as in the hilly side, there are many houses with the beautiful gardens with a…

Klaten Regency

Klaten Klaten, is other regency in Central Java province with the capital of the same city. It is bounded with Boyolali regency in north, Sukoharjo in east, and DIY Yogyakarta in south and west. In particular, the biggest Hindu temple, Prambanan temple, is located in this regency. The land in Klaten is mostly in the form of lowland and undulating. The northwestern part is in the form of mountain, which is part of Mount Merapi. The capital district is located on the main route Solo-Yogyakarta. Dated back to the early…

The Memorable Kerawang

Karawang Karawang is a regency in West Java province, with the capital is Karawang city. This regency have border with Bekasi regency and Bogor regency in the West, Java sea in North, Subang regency in East, Purwakarta regency in Southeast and Cianjur regency in South. The first word of Karawang was found in Bujangga Manik inscription, Karawang was coming from the Sundanese language, which means so much holes. It was estimated that in ancient time there was holes in Karawang land. Other said that Karawang derive from some words like…