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Senin, 22 November 2010

Kelimutu Mountain


Kelimutu mountain is a volcano located on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The location of this mountain village precisely in Pemo, District Flores, Ende. This mountain has three crater lakes on top. The lake is known as the Lake of Three Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. Even so, the colors are always changing from time to time.

Kelimutu is a combination of words " Keli " that means mountain and Word " quality " meant to boil. According to the local beliefs, the colors at the Kelimutu Lake makes sense and there are very powerful forces of nature.

Situated close to the town of Moni in central Flores Island of Indonesia, Kelimutu is a volcano that has three summit crater lakes of varying colors. Tiwu Ata Mbupu (Lake of Old People) is usually blue and is the westernmost of the three lakes. The other two lakes, Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched or Enchanted Lake) are separated by a shared crater wall and are typically green or red in color, respectively. The colors of the lakes vary on a periodic basis. According to the local officer at Kelimutu National Park, the colour changed by chemical reaction of any minerals contained in the lake in triggered by volcano gas activity.
Situated close to the town of Moni in central Flores Island of Indonesia, Kelimutu is a volcano that has three summit crater lakes of varying colors. Tiwu Ata Mbupu (Lake of Old People) is usually blue and is the westernmost of the three lakes. The other two lakes, Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched or Enchanted Lake) are separated by a shared crater wall and are typically green or red in color, respectively. The colors of the lakes vary on a periodic basis. According to the local officer at Kelimutu National Park, the colour changed by chemical reaction of any minerals contained in the lake in triggered by volcano gas activity.
Anyone who visited the Flores Lake will get its own sensation. Unfortunately, Lake Flores has not been promoted optimally. In fact, many people want to enjoy the natural charm Indonesia phenomenal.

Jumat, 12 November 2010

Lake Toba


Lake Toba is a volcanic lake with a size of 100km x 30km area in North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.

Historically, this lake was formed by the eruption Supervolcano about 75 thousand years ago. After the eruption occurred, formed a caldera that later filled with water and become lakes. Pressure upward by magma that has not come out cause the emergence of Samosir Island. Samosir Island to the island on the island. If travelers take a walk at noon around the shores of Lake Toba, as in Ambarita, Simanindo District, this area seems too well how explosive ex-thousand years ago.

This area has long attracted the attention of domestic and foreign tourists. Not only because of the condition of Lake Toba is gorgeous, but also the natural beauty of Samosir Island itself.

Barren hills on the outskirts of the lake, seemed full of stones. The crack of the hills with a lake that the population of agriculture and animal husbandry.

Minggu, 07 November 2010

Bunaken


Bunaken Marine National Park located in North Sulawesi and the distance ± 8 km from the mainland city of Manado. Its location is strategic enough to make it easy to park visited by tourists both from domestic and from abroad. Bunaken National Park is one of recreational destination for tourists interested in domestic and foreign tourists are sufficient.

Regions Park in 1991 as a national marine park that was inaugurated by the Minister of Marine and serves as an object of marine tourism and education and see the potential of the natural ecology and marine conservation area. In addition to tourism activities, marine parks are excellent for developing knowledge of adult education and children about the natural and marine resources.

Bunaken Marine National Park is one of the most beautiful marine parks in the world, famous for its coral formations are very beautiful and spacious. marine park is the habitat of more than 3000 species of fish that need to be protected from extinction. Visitors can dive and watch the tropical fish and stunning coral reefs and beautiful, so visitors are guaranteed to be amazed to see and can not forget it. For diving, Marine National Park is one dive 10 places in the world's most popular.

To visit this park, visitors can use a rented motor boats depart from the beach in the city of Manado bay to the marine park. The best season to visit the Marine National Park is in May through August.

Jumat, 29 Oktober 2010

Malino Mountain


mountain areas that are still green and lush is one of the goals for the people living in urban areas every day exposed to air pollution from exhaust fumes, factory smoke, and others. Regions Malino city located 90 km south of Makassar, precisely in Tinggimoncong, Gowa, is one of the natural tourism area that has tremendous appeal, such as the peak area of Bogor or Bandung. This area is famous as an area for recreation and tourism since the Dutch colonial era.

What makes it special in Malino not only have villas and inns in the hills, a place to enjoy the cold weather with great natural charm, but also places a height of 1500 meters above sea level has an interesting tourist attraction and potential of the diverse flora and fauna range. Starting from Takapala waterfalls located in the area Bulutana, Waterfall Lembanna about 8 km from the town of Malino, Forest Tourism Malino better known as the pine forest.

While in Malino, there are bathing Blue Valley. Tourist attraction that never deserted by visitors, especially on holidays. In nature tourism park Malino encountered various kinds of fauna such as parrots, black monkeys, monitor lizards, buffalo starlings, king prawns, and birds Wren. Flora owned ranging from pine trees, which is the dominating flora Nature Park Malino and a fairly old age. In addition, there are also other types such as acacia akasia jabon, banyan tree, eucalyptus, edelweiss, rattan, kenanga and some types of shrubs. Malino natural beauty, known since the time of Dutch colonial plants also store the Dutch heritage that until now could be found, but quite rare, ie including the edelweiss and the orange tree flowers turi. When the blooms, this flower looks beautiful, especially when viewed from the air or distance. Such views are rarely found elsewhere. Therefore, the Malino also dubbed as the city flower of Sulawesi.

It gives complete satisfaction Malino natural tourism area. Although not widely known outside the region of South Sulawesi, as the peak area of Bogor and Bandung, Malino is a highly potential tourism prospects. The beauty of stunning natural scenery, the potential flora and fauna, and its promised convenience, thereby potentially one of the famous tourist attraction in the archipelago.

Kamis, 21 Oktober 2010

Gili Terawangan Island


Gili tourist attraction or Terawangan Small Island in West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), the most visited by tourists reached 40 thousand people per year. Gili Trawangan with an area of approximately 338 hectares of newly developed into a tourist attraction in the era of the 1980s and relies on marine tourism with beaches and parks under the sea. Even in Gili there Terawangan blue coral, which is the only one in Indonesia, even in a world where there are two blue coral, namely in Caribbean and Gili Terawangan. In developing Gili Terawangan as a tourist destination, the Government of West Lombok district adopted a policy of community-based development.

The number of lodging rooms are available about 700 rooms with rates per night vary between 35 thousand to one million rupiah in a place where each cottage offers snorkeling diving equipment to see the sights of the park on the beach. Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) NTB plans to build a wharf for ships persiar recently visited the bustling tourist attraction.

Popular activities conducted in Trawangan tourists are scuba diving, snorkeling (northeast coast), and surfing. There are also several places where the tourists can learn to ride around the island. On Gili Trawangan, no motor vehicles. Public transportation is a bicycle (rented by local people for the tourists) and Cidomo, simple common carriage in Lombok.

Gili Trawangan is the largest of three islands, better known as "Party Island" a majority of tourists who came to young children. After diving you can have fun every night in one of the organizers of the party, or enjoy together with the other diver.

Selasa, 19 Oktober 2010

Waterfall Grojogan Sewu


Tourist attraction that offers a waterfall with a beautiful natural landscape lies at the foot of Mount Sewu, Karanganyar District. In addition, this object is also often referred to as Object Model Level of Central Java province because of its natural beauty. One of the popular tourist site is a combination of forest and waterfall tours. Complex object is a tourist area with 20 hectares of forest area.
If you want fresh and pleasant holiday atmosphere, this tourist attraction could be the answer. When I first went into the tourist sites Grojogan Sewu Waterfall, you will be surprised with the monkey off accidentally. However, you will want to keep the luggage from the disruption of the apes. To get to the bottom of the waterfall tourist sites, you first through the hundreds of stairs are neat. In some corner bends gazebo measures available that could be a place to rest when tired.
Arriving at the location of the waterfall, you can enjoy the natural beautiful or swim. It is recommended, you can not swim just below the waterfall because the water flow is very heavy. Despite of its waterfalls, there are also two swimming pools. Swimming pool for children and adults are separated. To get to the tourist sites that offer refreshing nature of this activity, you can use a private car or public transportation.

Senin, 11 Oktober 2010

Parangtritis



Parangtritis is one beach that must be visited, not only because the most popular beach in Yogyakarta, but also has close linkages with various other attractions, such as the Sultan's Palace and others. Parangtritis located 27 km from the city center. The naming of this beach has its own history, previously named Dipokusumo someone who is a fugitive from the Majapahit kingdom come to this area hundreds of years ago to do meditation. When he saw the trickle of water flowing from the crack rock, he named this area parangtritis, from the word parang (stone) and tumaritis (water drops).
Not only the beauty of what's there, Parangtritis is a beach full of myths such as the power of Queen of South, it is recommended you do not wear green clothes to respect local people who believe that green clothes will bring misfortune. Its beauty has attracted many visitors, both domestic and from abroad, if you stand on the beach, is a view of nature that appears wide open sea with strong waves and high cliffs on the east side. There we could be satisfied playing water and sand on the beach, there are also offers horseback riding to explore the beach. The cost, you can discuss with the tenant services. The souvenir vendors hawked their wares on the beach a lot. Parangtritis provide natural landscape full of beauty, when we can visit there ...