Rusa Island Rusa Island is located on the west coast of Aceh Besar district. The condition is only a coral island with palm trees vegetation and shrubs. The tsunami that hit Aceh in 2004 ago is still visible with the erosion of reefs in some parts.
Pulau Raya This island was once a stronghold area during the Dutch colonial period and is now becomes one of tourist attractions in Indonesia. This is because there are lot of relics of the historical graves of soldiers that was killed here. In addition, Raya Island is also a fishing attraction and there are numbers of coral reef for those who enjoy snorkeling and diving. Raya Island is an outer islands of Indonesia that located in Indian Ocean and is bordered by India state. Raya Island is part of the…
Pulau Nasi Pulau Nasi or Nasi Island is an island in just north of Aceh, 15km away from Banda Aceh. Nasi in Indonesian means rice. If you are visiting Pulau Weh you will only be able to charter a boat directly to Pulau Nasi. It will be cheaper to catch the ferry back to Banda Aceh and get one of the public ferries to Pulau Nasi. Administratively, this island is part of Aceh Island subdistrict, Aceh Besar regency. Nasi Island is divided into 5 villages that all of them are…
Bangkaru Island Bangkaru island is part of Banyak archipelago that located in Hindia Ocean, at west side of Sumatra Island. Administratively, this island in belongs to Banyak island sud district, Aceh Singkil regency, Nanggro Aceh Darussalam. To reach this island can be ride motor boat for 5 hours drive from Singkil, or it takes only less than an hour from Banyak Island. The beaches at this island are Amandangan and Pelanggaran beach, which is the place of green turtle lay egg, leatherback and hawksbill. The tourists that come along to…
Tor Tor Dance Tor-Tor dance is a traditional dance from Batak tribe in North Sumatra. At ancient times, the art of dancing in Batak land was a main media during the rite, and it still had mystical things. Moreover, the dance was also performed in happy times like harvesting and wedding ceremony. according to history, tor tor dance is used in rituals associated with spirits. The spirit is invoked and “walked” into the stone statues, which was the symbol of the ancestors. Those statues were then moved like dancing, but…
Saman Dance and Ratéb Meuseukat Most people recognize Saman dance. Saman dance is one of traditional dances from Aceh province. Unfortunately, public are sometime get mistaken that Saman dance is actually Ratéb Meuseukat dance. Those two dances are basically coming from the same province of Aceh, but they are belong to different tribe. Ratéb Meuseukat is belongs to Aceh tribe, while, Saman dance is belongs to Gayo tribe in Central Aceh. There are 3 different things that differentiate these dances: Saman dance using Gayo language, and Ratéb Meuseukat using Aceh…
Seudati Dance Seudati dance is one of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam or NAD dances, that was become the tribal war dance in the era of Dutch Colonization, and it was forbidden to be performed because it contains particular rhyme to fire up the spirit of war against the colonizer. The word Seudati comes from the Arabic syahadati or syahadatain, which means testimony or confessions. In addition, some are saying that the word comes from the word seurasi, which means harmony or compact. Seudati dance has been developed since the Islamic religion…
Banda Aceh Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city in the province of Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, the island of Sumatra, with the elevation of 21 meters. The city was originally named Kutaraja, and determined as the provincial capital in 1956. Kuta Raja means “City of the King”, in reference to the founding of the Aceh Sultanate from Champa origins. Later its name was changed to Bandar Aceh Darussalam or popularly known as Banda Aceh, with the first part of the name coming from the Persian bandar meaning “port”…
Sabang Sabang is a town in an island in north of Banda Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra. The island itself is Weh Island (Pulau Weh) and Sabang is the main town on the north coast, but the names are often used differently. Amongst locals, the place are well-known as “Sabang” but amongst the tourist is known as “Pulau Weh”. Sabang is Indonesia free economic zone, it is often referred to the northernmost point of Indonesia, precisely in Pulau Rondo. In terms of geographical of Indonesia, Sabang is located…
Belitung Island Belitung, or Belitong, the local language, taken from a species of sea slug, formerly known as Billiton is an island off the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, flanked by the Gaspar Strait and Karimata Strait. This island is famous for its white pepper (Piper sp.) Which in local language called sahang, and mineral-C type minerals such as tin (Stannuum), quartz sand, white clay (kaolin), and granite. Well lately become an alternative tourism destination. Other natural resources that more important to the lives of tBelitung people is tin. Tin…