Derawan Island Resort

Derawan Island Resort has twenty traditional Kalimantan-style beachfront cottages with private bathrooms, terraces and air-conditioning or ceiling fans. The cottages accommodate up to forty divers or marine enthusiasts


The island is ringed by a white sand beach where thirty to seventy sea turtles nest nightly. Cottages sit back from the beach a bit to allow turtles personal space. Turtles lay eggs on the island, and you may witness hatchlings making it to the sea.Derawan Island Resort 1



Derawan Island is a divers` haven and offers many types of diving; walls, fringing reefs, caverns, and even a wonderful muck dive. You are likely to see big sea turtles, schooling barracudas, whitetip and leopard sharks, napoleon wrasses, cuttlefish, jacks and many many other creatures. There is a wonderful variety of hard coral around the island. Macro diving off the pier is world class, and you can find sea horses, scorpionfish, and other bizarre small marine animals.

Sangalaki

Sangalaki is truly a conservation island and as such all of the buildings at Sangalaki Dive Lodge are in keeping with this philosophy; simple and unobtrusive. 24 hour power is available on demand, but we prefer not to over-pollute the atmosphere with our generators unless specifically requested. Fresh water on the island is in limited supply. We will therefore ask for your understanding and consideration for water conservation. Less than 3% of Sangalaki Island has been built on, leaving the tropical rainforest to its’ natural inhabitants and visiting guests.

The dining hall houses the eating and relaxing areas, bar, sun terrace, dive boutique and TV/reading room. Our Chef is Angora, an Indonesian National who has extensive experience of working throughout Europe. His dishes can therefore be tailor-made to your personal taste buds! However, the meals are adequate and simple, so please don’t expect 5-star cuisine.

Scattered along the beach are 10 attractive individual sea view beach chalets. They are spacious and separated from each other by a comfortable distance for privacy. Each attractively decorated chalet is built on stilts about 3 ft. (1M) above the sand to allow passage for the turtles that nest on the beach every night. There are 4 ‘Euro’ chalets with air-conditioning and 6 ‘Borneo’ chalets with fan only, each with their own verandas, twin/double beds, and a private bathroom with hot water showers.

The island of Sangalaki and its’ surrounding reefs are protected as an Indonesian Marine Park. Without the destructive effects of explosives and cyanide fishing, Sangalaki has remained a pristine example of an untouched tropical marine ecosystem. In a world where every resort claims to be situated in a "diver’s paradise", Sangalaki truly deserves the honor.
Sangalaki is the prime nesting site for green sea turtles in South East Asia and home to exotic marine life that you've probably only seen in National Geographic. You'll see cuttlefish, blue ribbon eels, frogfish, turtles, manta rays, sharks, dozens of species of nudibranchs, hundreds of species of hard and soft corals, schools of brightly colored fusaliers and zillions of colorful reef fishes.

At the dive center there are rinse tanks for gear, one exclusively for Camera/Video equipment and an outside drying area.

Forest Pakis

In Singkawang, first of all I was treated to a local specialty that the Forest Pakis Cah. Forest ferns are very good, crisp like watercress stems, but not tough at all. Although only with herbs such as watercress cah usual, I could not resist the temptation to return to the buffet table and poured it into the vegetable back my plate. That said, Forest Ferns is taken directly from the woods and not cultivated. Anyone ever tried to grow but to no avail.
On the way Singkawang to Pontianak, my team invited to stop by to taste the foods of the area called Pengkang. Resemble lemper, but the triangular shape, is clamped by the bamboo and cooked by fire. Unlike the lemper, pengkang not have chicken in it but there are some ebi (small shrimp) are attached in the ketannya. It was real casual, I think even better lemper my brother made in Bandung:) But when you eat there, we offered to cocolannya sambal mussels.

Sentarum Lake National Park

This area is set for the first time as a Nature Reserve based on the Decree Appointment of the Director General of Forestry No. 2240/DJ/I/1981 date June 15, 1981 with an area of 80,000 ha, while according to the Minister of Agriculture Decree No. 757/Kpts-II/Um/10/1982 (Tata Guna Hutan Plan) dated October 12, 1982 with an area of 75,000 hectares, then the The same year (1982) complex is proposed to be Setarum Lakes Wildlife Reserve by the Sub-Balai KSDA West Kalimantan with 80,000 ha area.

In a further development based on the decision of the Minister of Forestry and Plantations No.. 34/Kpts-II/1999 dated 4 February 1999, the status of this area turned into a National Park with an area of Lake Sentarum approximately 132,000 ha.
• Location of the Regions
For Wildlife, is geographically located between 00 ° 45 '- 01 ° 02' N and 111 ° 57 '- 112 ° 20' E and the administration in the region Dati II Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu and included in the 5 (five) districts, the District Trunk LUPAR, Badau, SELIMBAU, SEMITAU and EMPANANG. The area is a collection of lakes and freshwater inundated forest is unique in its location in tersediri and inland up the river which is about 700 km from the mouth of the Kapuas River in Pontianak.

• Fisio-Ecological Conditions
According to Schmidt & Ferguson entered in the classification of climate types A and the value of Q = 9.75% and rainfall from 4000 to 4727 mm / year. The amount of rainfall is affecting the situation of the lake ecosystem, where field conditions are lowlands with hollows will be under water when the rainy season arrived with into between 6 - 14 m and a dry field when the season arrives.
Approximately nine months of the year, the lakes in this region almost always stagnant water and in July-August, a puddle of water on these lakes began to decline and then become dry land with only a small river that flows around the lake . This condition is normal cycles each year and greatly affect the lake ecosystem as a whole.
Lake Sentarum environmental conditions are extremely complex, with tidal fluctuations in the system which is very prominent, but affecting the entire ecosystem of the lake, also plays an important role as a buffer zone for the waters of the Kapuas River system, such as preventing the occurrence of floods and as a place to store water reserves so that when the dry season water level conditions in the Kapuas River stay awake.
Peat swamp forest area located in the vicinity of streams and lakes here are loaded with pickle and tannins with water hardness levels ranging from pH 4 to 5.5. Water conditions tend to be dark (blackish red brown), also causes the penetration of sunlight into the water is very low, so that the fertility rate or the nutrient content of these waters is very low.

Trench Mountain National Park

Trench Mountain National Park is one of nature conservation area which has a biodiversity of high-value, and various types of ecosystems including mangrove forests, swamp forests, peat swamp, freshwater swamp forests, tropical pamah forest, and jungle-covered mountains that always fog . Appointed Minister of Forestry, Decree No. 448/Kpts-II/1990 by 90,000 hectares area.
This national park is the only tropical forest area Dipterocarpus the best and largest in Borneo. Approximately 65 percent of the region, is still primary forest is not disturbed by human activities and have many plant communities and wildlife.
Like other areas of West Kalimantan, this area is generally covered by jelutung (Dyera costulata), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), damar (Agathis borneensis), Pulai (Alstonia scholaris), Rengas (Gluta renghas), ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri), Bruguiera sp ., Lumnitzera sp., Rhizophora sp., Sonneratia sp., the strangler fig, and medicinal plants.
Unique plants belonging to this national park is the black orchid (Coelogyne pandurata), which is easily seen in the River Matan especially in February-April. The appeal of black orchid flowers appear on the form marked with green color combination with black spots on the center of the flower, and bloom time between 5-6 days.
There are 190 recorded bird species and 35 species of mammals that acts as pemencar plant seeds in the forest. All families of birds and probably of all bird species in Borneo, there are in the forest parks.
Animals often seen in Trench Mountain National Park of proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), orangutan (Pongo satyrus), four-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus hosei), barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak pleiharicus), bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus), monkey (Macaca nemestrina nemestrina), klampiau (Hylobates muelleri), slow loris (Nyticebus coucang borneanus), rhinoceros hornbill (rhinoceros Buceros borneoensis), deer (Tragulus Napu borneanus), forest chicken (Gallus gallus), hornbills ivory (Rhinoplax vigil), Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis ), ivory turtle (Orlitia borneensis), and turtle urn (Caretta caretta). No less interesting presence of squirrels walnuts (Rheithrosciurus macrotis) are very rare, and difficult to see.

Tanjung Dato

is a cape with the longest beach in West Kalimantan, located in the Village Tamajo Kec. Paloh approximately 85 km away from the capital Kab. Sambas can be reached by motorcycle.

Monument Tours Pontianak

PONTIANAK - Supadio Airport Conditions considered less support efforts to develop the tourism sector in West Kalimantan. Because the existing facilities at the airport is very limited. According to DPD Chief Asita Kalbar Hefni when dialogue with Commission X group, yesterday. "The waiting room small plane and no longer suitable to the number of aircraft that come or go," he said.

If several aircraft leaving or arriving at the same time, the airport waiting room felt very cramped Supadio or solid. In addition, baggage service was also considered to be accelerated so that visitors do not have to wait long. Things like this thought quite influential in terms of service for tourists. Hefni hope airport conditions can be addressed. For that, the central government should intervene.

In addition to the airport conditions, problems Equator monument the iconic city of Pontianak was complain. According Hefni, Asita also often reaped criticism from various circles of Tugu Khatulistiwa.Tugu related conditions is necessary to set up and improved to better and more attractive to tourists. The problem, in addition to funding problems, efforts are also constrained the development of asset ownership. "It is our constraints in selling travel. Not to mention the problem of road infrastructure to tourist objects that have not been adequate," he said.

Chairman DPD PHRI Kalbar Edy Rashid also expressed similar things. According to Edy, soon to be held celebrations culmination point of the Sun at the Equator monument on March 23, 2009. This event assessed potential to attract tourists. Unfortunately, the condition of the monument is still alarming. "Part of land in that location is an asset that is where the Army's ammunition warehouse. Although warehousing activities are relatively inactive, but to liberate its land is still difficult," he said.

These problems have long experienced by the West Kalimantan. Governor of West Kalimantan has repeatedly changed. Pontianak Mayor also has several times changed but the issue remains unresolved. He hoped the Commission X can help fight the transfer of assets owned by the TNI to reform can be done maksimal.Ketua Commission X Irwan Prayitno said he would bring the aspirations that have been submitted to the central level. Aspiration is thought shows that there needs to be coordination across sectors and across departments in developing tourism, for example in airport improvements and the transfer of assets Equator monument. Related sectors are expected to be synergistic. (RNL)

PANCUR AJI "SANGGAU"

Aji Pancur tourist attraction is the tourist attraction to promote integrated natural beauty of tropical forests. Located very close to the city center Sanggau which is about 3 km from the city center. Only takes 10 minutes to come to these tourist attractions by car or water vehicles. There are many interesting tourist attractions such as water tejun, tengkawang garden plants, various animals, the beauty of tropical forests and many other interesting tourist facilities. The rushing river with many waterfalls is very interesting to visit as a tourist destination.
There are many small hills or "munguk" which beautify this area. We can see the city Sanggau dair hill. Aji shower is a natural museum and a place suitable for scientific research as well.

Surya Keraton State

Along with the development of human civilization, Sanggau cultural heritage also has the golden age of antiquity Sanggau community. This is indicated by the presence of Suryanegara Palace located in the town of Sanggau. Sanggau kingdom ruled in the 18th century with the title of king "Panembahan".
Historical records mention that the Government of the Kingdom of Sanggau first established by Daranante. He is not a native of Sanggau, but from Ketapang. Babai Daranante marry Cinga, ethnic Dayak from Sanggau. At first Sanggau Daranante palace built in the village rang, the Sekayam River upstream. But history does not mention what year the foundation. Then in 1826 the Sultan of Job as Panembahan Sanggau Kingdom at that time Sanggau Kingdom Center moved into the village and founded Sleep Jami '(located in downtown Sanggau now).

Ketapang

In recent years the attention of the district and city governments in West Kalimantan started to focus on the potential of tourism. Though already proclaimed long ago, but the new government's steps sounded serious repercussions.

One district that is intended to develop tourism Ketapang. Ketapang pontensi tourism has a prominent and diverse. One of them, nature tourism.

Superior natural tourism area Ketapang including mustard Beach Island. For those who wanted to be closer to nature, this place is perfect. Here, visitors can swim, boat, drink young coconut water, to fish with nets. If lazy to find yourself, there are fishermen who provide fish to be burned. Tourists can enjoy the fresh set of newly caught fish. They were treated to dinner with a natural landscape magnificent. Stretches of white sand, the water sparkling blue sea and coconut trees lined up in rows. Very natural that this island later known as Angel Island.

Another option for tourists lovers challenge. The destination location should Palong Mountain National Park. National Park is the extent of 90 thousand hectares. Position extending from Sub Sukadana and Simpang Hilir in North Kayong, and the District of North Lower Matan, Nanga TAYAP, and SANDAI in Ketapang. There are two uniqueness of Palong Mountain National Park.

First, in terms of fauna. In Palong Mountain National Park, until 2007, 2500 quiet tail of Utan, Proboscis Monkey, Honey Bear, and several types of snakes. Plus a variety of flora consists of tropical rain forests lowland forest, alluvial soil, peat swamp forests, swamp forests, mangrove forests, and vegetation rheofite.

Second, a challenging journey. To 'meet' with the fauna, rare fauna, tourists have to climb. The route is the village closest Segua with the distance of about 2 hours. Travelers will be taken to a camp called Lubuk Baji. Varied climbing terrain, sloping and steep. Because it requires a tourist guide. Guide that would help the tourists climbing the rope in steep areas.

Palong Mountain National Park has been proven to attract many foreign tourists. In addition, many studies are also held here.

Estuary Floating Market Traditional Market

Estuary Floating Market Traditional Market and Health is located on the Barito River at the mouth of the river and Health, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The merchants and buyers use djoekoengs, as the boat in Banjar. This market began after the dawn prayer until after 07:00 o'clock in the morning. Sunrise reflective of the transaction and vegetables from the garden of the villages along the Barito river and its tributaries.
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Floating Market painting by a painter

By witnessing a view, as if the tourists were sightseeing. Canoes laden with merchandise vegetables, fruits, all kinds of fish and other household needs is available in the market afloat. As the sun began to emerge the market gradually began to retreat, the merchants began to leave the floating market with the results obtained with satisfaction.

Floating market atmosphere that is unique and special are jostling between large and small boats to find each other buyers and sellers who are always milling around and always shaky play Barito river waves. Floating market does not have an organization like the market on the mainland, so not recorded how many traders and visitors, or distribution of merchandise bersarkan merchants.

Women traders who sell their products boating alone or neighbors called the hamlet, while the second hand from the hamlet of buying for resale panyambangan called. Keistemewaan market is still common barter transactions between the traders and boating, which in the language called Banjar bapanduk, something unique and rare.
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Sightseeing is often regarded as a fantastic attraction, Banjarmasin like Venice in the Eastern world, because they have the potential of river tourism. However different the two cities and natural cultural background. In Banjarmasin still mostly found along the river floating houses called lanting house, which is always shaky play wave.

Regional and Health is a type of settlement is along the river (waterfront village) which has several tourist attractions, either in the form of nature tourism, cultural tourism and cultural tourism. Lives of people living close to rivers such as the floating market, the riverside village with its traditional architecture. Lower mudiknya various traditional boats with various loads is an interesting attraction for tourists, even expected to be developed as tourist villages that could be forming the image in the promotion of tourism in South Kalimantan. Still in the same region tourists can also visit Tuan Guru Mosque and Masjid Tuan Guru, Kembang island, islands and island Bakut Surprise. In the craft and Health have also carved to ornament the house of Banjar.

Hapu Batu Caves

Hapu Batu Caves is a tourist attraction located near the market in the village of precisely Binuang Batu Hapu, sub Hatungun, which can be taken Tapin 43 Km from Kota Rantau and 154 km from Banjarmasin. Batu Cave Binuang Hapu of market entry as far as 16 km with a road that is good enough, followed by a leisurely stroll while enjoying the sights of rural life and the natural feel of the mountains for 30 minutes, this cave is situated so that the mountains had a hobby of rock climbing challenges here that nerve tested, but bear their own risk as they are not insured, the communities around the cave ready to partner with tourists who wish to spend the night while enjoying food and life of rural communities.

Batu Cave is a cave that Hapu has incredible panoramic view that has adorned the stalagnit and stalagmites in the caves that can inspire greatness of Almighty God in His creation as subjects of natural knowledge, this cave has a touch of repair and arrangement, local governments regarding damage caused by human elements of greed that only a moment of economic profit without the other grateful provided by nature.

According to legend who is now a local myth about the origin of the stone cave Raden Hapu Penganten is cursed by his mother, late Ingsun into stone and fragments of the ship into the mountains and caves that exist today.

Su'ada Mosque or Masjid Al ba'angkat

Su'ada Mosque or Masjid Al ba'angkat founded by Allama Sheikh H. Abbas and Sheikh Al Allama H.M. Said bin Al-Allamah Sheikh H. Sa'dudin on 28 Zulhijjah 1328 Hijri year 1908 along with AD is located in the village of Lower Wasah, Simpur, Upper South River a distance of ± 7 km from the city Kandangan. The mosque is built on the land owned by charitable Mirun Udin and Asmail bin Abdullah bin 1047.25 m² area.
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Form the main building of the mosque su'ada square, three-story, has a goal to close the attic / puncah and petala / magnificent catastrophe. All that has particular significance as follows:

* The first level contains the meaning of Shari'a
* The second tier contains the meaning Tariqat
* The third level contains the meaning of Itself
* Attic meaning Ma'rifat
* Petala / magnificent catastrophe adorned with glittering branches of flowering and fruiting sdang symbolizes perfection Ma'rifat.

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Many events that happen as if a strange, irrational but real when will and mosques are under construction, such as a hurricane was blowing hard and exceptional rush that caused a huge tamarind tree was leaning at all would happen to the house [[| Sheikh HM Said | Al Allamah Shaykh H. M. Said]] (founder of the mosque Su'ada). Seen this scene, Al Allama was near the tree and pushed with the opposite direction, then with the help of Allah SWT powerful hurricane that turned the direction of the tamarind tree was uprooted and the selamatlah scholars.

Another incident which is one of the main pillars mosque about ± 10 cm long, so difficult for new building mosques. With the permission of Allah, the pole the next day becomes longer as needed. Other events, namely the middle way between Kalumpang and State, the group Al Allamah Shaykh H. M. Said running out of fish to eat, suddenly a big fish jumping into their boat and eventually they have fish to eat together. Another incident of the group at night in the boat could not sleep because kenyamukan, suddenly with the help of Allah SWT, the mosquitoes were gone, so the entourage of Sheikh Al Allama H. M. Said can sleep.

Now, Ba'angkat Mosque became one of cultural conservation and spiritual tourist attraction for local tourists.

Balangdaras Waterfall

Balangdaras waterfall is a waterfall located 25 km from City Pelaihari, Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan, precisely in the village of Tanjung, Pelaihari, Tanah Laut.

Balangdaras waterfall has a beautiful panorama of mountains and exotic. At an altitude mountains with altitude ± 45 feet. Balangdaras Waterfall located in the Meratus Mountains.

Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park is a tourist park in Jimbaran Bali with Unggasan tourist GWK Statue (Garuda Wisnu Kencana). GWK statue is a replica statue of the god Vishnu riding Garuda vehicle named 12 m tall, the work of renowned sculptor Bali, I Nyoman Nuarta. Area Cultural Park Garuda Wisnu Kencana in the height of 146 meters above ground level or 263 feet above sea level.

This statue is projected to bind to the spatial distance of up to 20 km that can be seen from Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua to Tanah Lot. Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue is a symbol of environmental rescue mission and the world. This statue is made from a mixture of copper and steel, weighing 4000 tons, with a height of 75 meters and 60 meters wide. When construction is finished, this sculpture will be the largest statue in the world and beat the Statue of Liberty.

Kalangayar

In the mountains around Kintamani, there is Mount Batur with a deep crater lake and the natural hot springs in Toyabungkah. The cool mountain air with views in all directions, as beautiful with the existence of several important temples, which have made Kintamani become one of the places that do not forgotten the Bali tourist agenda.

Mount Batur is one of a small volcano, but its location was in the midst of a large crater diameter of 14 Km. In addition, Mount Batur Lake Batur adjacent to the crescent-shaped high wall surrounded the outskirts of the crater. The size of the crater steepness will make you imagine the massive eruption of Mount Batur which happened ten thousand years ago.

Mount Batur Kintamani BaliGunung is still active today as Balinese people who still remember the explosion that occurred in the 1917 eruption which has taken thousands of lives and destroyed hundreds of houses Old Batur village at the bottom of Batur caldera. Selajutnya society still alive finally fled to the village of Batur is now (Kalangayar, which means a new place.) Pura Batur Ulundanu previously also at the bottom of the caldera in the south part of Mount Batur which was moved into place now.

Enchantment here offered more to the tourism landscape. Landscapes are a combination view of Lake Batur and Mount Batur which stands in the middle of the caldera make this area one of the most favorite tourist destination in Bali

If you have more time and like adventure or photography, it helps you stay in the area around Mount Batur to make the climb and then the next day or the caldera of Mount Batur Batur to the east of Mount Batur while enjoying the beautiful sunrise coming out from behind Mount Rinjani in Lombok.

Kintamani tourism object can be achieved approximately 2 hours drive from Denpasar or Kuta. You can also pass when you inging trip to Lovina.

Kuta Beach

Kuta beach is a beach that must be visited if you go to Bali. Kuta is a central tourist Bali. In addition to a quiet beach with white sand, in Kuta also the entertainment center in Bali. In addition to the entertainment center, Kuta beach is also a surfers paradise beach. With challenging waves for surfers guts either beginners or surfers who are pro.

The famous Kuta beach is sunset. Because it is located to coincide with sunset.

Anything you can enjoy around the Kuta beach?

1. Sunbathing. For those of you who hooked sunbathing on the beach, Kuta is the most convenient place for it. Though visitors crowded enough, but the wind brehembus directly from the Pacific Ocean combined with the warm sun through the sound of the waves, giving a tropical feel of the atmosphere very enjoyable. You can also sunbathe while a massage by the massage therapist who offers many services there.
2. Temporary Tattoo. Like to decorate your body? Here the center temporary tattoos. Various options can be painted motif on your body. Guaranteed safe from AIDS and could bertaham few weeks.
3. Surfing. Love a challenge and likes wet with sea water? You try to surf. If you are not yet proficient surf, surfer, surfers lot to offer short courses for beginner surfers.
4. Swim at the beach. Fairly large waves. Watch for signs of where you can not swim. Although there Balawista officer, you should still consider the warnings and signs posted where you can swim and is prohibited.
5. Clubbing and nightlife options. If you like night clubs, in Bali Kuta is the center. You can try a few places that have been known as Double Six, Kamasutra, Coup, Living Room, Hard Rock and dozens of other places.
6. Water sports such as parasailing and paragliding.
7. Shopping, Kuta is the center Artshop. Along the road you will find various art shop that offers a variety of souvenirs, clothing and other goods.
8. Enjoying the Sunset.
9. Culinary Tours, a variety of restaurants with affordable prices to a five-star prices can be found here
10. And many more.

Joking with the Apes at the Monkey Forest Ubud

Located between the village of Padang Tegal and Nyuh Kuning, Ubud, Gianyar, exactly 26 km from Denpasar City, there is a small forest inhabited by hundreds of Balinese monkey and tame enough to play - play while the tourists holidaying in the area of tourism Ubud, Gianyar Bali.
Besides the Balinese monkey habitat, the forest is also a village cemetery, and there is also a temple in it. So it is complete when the tourists come here, that in addition to playing with the monkeys, tourists can also see the tombs and temples in Bali Balinya architecture. And when the right time can be seen occasionally complete with a ceremony at the temple (temple ceremony) as well as cremation ceremony (Ngaben).

One important thing is not to disturb the habitat monkeys and we must realize As with guest there. And must continue to walk in a safe way .. monkey monkey will be very aggressive when we enter and disturb their territory. Do not even once ever bother monkey monkey there for whatever reason. If you want to do with food and careful not to pull it all once again. We must continue to preserve the nature and animals there.

This area is a sacred area and there are ancient relics in it. Try to meikmati beauty and magic of this place and at the same time we also continued to maintain and respect the life in it.
This region is the main road leading towards the town of Ubud in south foot of a hill, inhabited by some monkeys who are always waiting for food to be given visitors, these monkeys sometimes angry if visitors did not give anything to them. 8 hectares of forest area is one monkey breeding center in Bali. The path between the trees and the sounds of nature accompanying trip around this small jungle for 30 minutes. In addition to a bunch of monkeys who walk funny, hanging and playing along the path, you can also visit the Pura Dalem Agung and baptism of the Holy Temple with the concept of the temple 3. The first is the Main Mandala, which is where the baptism of the gods. The second temple was Madia Mandala, where there is a sacred pool.
And the third is contemptible Mandala as public bathing places. Just to remind, the monkeys here are only friendly if not disturbed. Be cautious when giving food and do not wear accessories. This place is easily reached by road along the Monkey Forest in Ubud, or simply by walking just about 15 minutes from Jalan Raya Ubud,

Tariff came into this sanctuary is Rp. 10,000, for adults and Rp. 5000; for the children.

Bali Foods

Bali offers visitors limitless culinary options, from budget local dishes at the traditional Warungs to award-winning restaurants which by themselves make the trip to Bali more than worth it.

Traditional Food:

There are numerous options when it comes to traditional food, from the super-cheap Warungs to the more pricey restaurants. A typical Balinese delicacy found at most restaurants serving local dishes is nasi goreng (fried rice) typically spiced with tamarind and chilli and including other ingredients, particularly chicken or prawn. Another popular choice is Be Sampi Mebase Bali (Braised Beef in Coconut Milk).

Balinese desserts include Wajik (Rice Flour Cake with Palm Sugar) and Bubuh Injin (Black Rice Pudding).

International Dishes:


Bali has numerous restaurants serving relatively expensive Mediterranean, Italian, Indian and other international foods.

One of the most renowned is Ku De Ta, situated in Seminyak, and serving dishes such as seafood risotto, kingklip, various roasts and many other dishes.

The restaurant has a fantastic view over the Indian Ocean, and many patrons simply come to Ku De Ta to lounge on the deck-chairs and sip on a cocktail.

A Glimpse on Traditional Balinese Cuisine

The traditional Balinese cuisine is a rare art that cannot be learn perfectly at cooking course, it has to be learn in the preparation of a ceremony since the traditional Balinese cuisine is dedicated mainly for the ceremonial purpose and the authenticity of the flavor cannot be achieved in the cooking course.

The basic obstacle in learning traditional Balinese cuisine is the spices. There are many kind of spices used in the traditional Balinese cuisine and there is no exact measurement on the quantity of spices used in a cooking process, all depends on the chef preference. Moreover, there is no standard for the traditional Balinese cuisine every village has its own way of cooking and the use of spices.


Despite all these obstacle there is a basic philosophy that is shared by all the traditional Balinese cuisine’s chef all over Bali.
All the traditional Balinese cuisine has to embody Sad Rasa (Six Basic Flavors) and the unity of these six flavors, through the combination of spices called Basa.
The six flavors are pakeh or salty, lalah or pungent (hot), masem (sour), manis (sweet), pahit (bitter) and sapek, considered an overall flavor felt through the other senses like smell, vision, touch and hearing. The sad rasa (six flavors) have different names in different regions in Bali.

In Gianyar it is kotu for pungent, amla for sour, madhura for sweet, lawana for salty, tikhta for bitter and kasaya for insipid or bland.
During the teeth filing ceremony, you must consume the six flavors, which are in the penambal or filling in order to accustomed the teeth and the tongue with the Sad Rasa (Six Basic Flavors).

In Balinese traditional cuisine, the combination of spices that embody these six flavors (Sad Rasa) is prepared and cooked before the actual cooking is begun. For example basa uyah lengis is a simple combination of salt and vegetable oil, and its dominant flavor is salty. Basa embe, which combines three flavors: salty from salt, pungent from shallots and garlic, and sour from lime. Basa lalah manis is an expanded mix of basa embe wherein brown sugar (gula jawa or gula bali) is added and the vegetable oil is replaced with fresh coconut.

This combination consists of four flavors: salty from salt, pungent from red chilies and shallots, sour from limes, and sweet from brown sugar. Basa genep is a combination of six flavors. This combination of spices usually consists of salt, vegetable oil, shallots, garlic, chilies, kaempheria galangal, brown sugar, ginger, greater galangal, turmeric, candlenuts, lemongrass, salam leaves, trassi and lime, as well as black pepper, white pepper, coriander, cumin, cumin leaves, cloves, nutmegs and sesame seeds, and a root called lempuyang, purut lime leaves, cinnamon and a certain type of incense called menyan.

The actual Balinese traditional cooking method is mainly to mix the prepared combination of spices (basa) with other ingredients and cook the mixture if necessary.

Bedugul In Bali

Located in the Tabanan Regency about 50 km north of Denpasar on a main route from South Bali to North Bali, Bedugul is one of Bali’s favorite spot for spending weekend for local and foreigners alike. In tourist dictionary the word “Bedugul” covers a large area of the central highlands of Bali around the villages of Candikuning, Pancasari, Pacung and Wanagiri. Bedugul has scenic panorama as well as beautiful temple.

The focal point of Bedugul’s beauty is three crater lakes of Bratan (Beratan), Buyan and Tamblingan and the nearby botanical gardens. The whole area is at an altitude of 700 metres or more with the tallest mountain peaks above 2,000 metres and it can be distinctly cold here.

Bedugul has good range of tourist accommodations and various nature related activities to do, range from water sports to trekking deep into the forest around the lakes, from fun outbound activities to playing golf in a course that is considered one of the very best in Asia.

Puri Taman Sari Bali

Puri Taman Sari offers you an unforgettable wonderful experience of living inside a traditional royal Balinese house compound with authentic Balinese architecture and nuance. Puri Taman Sari is designed and built based on Balinese ancient architectural law which is known as Asta Kosala Kosali, to ensure the harmony between the occupant, the building and environment. Located in rustic Balinese traditional village, Puri Taman Sari overlooked stunningly beautiful rice terraces and idyllic river provides a picturesque panorama to behold.


Puri Taman Sari’s compound consists of various kinds of Balinese traditional pavilions, family temple, traditional kitchen and guest pavilions. The guest pavilions have deluxe room standard complete with private porch overlooking rice terraces and river. Puri Taman Sari offers a truly Balinese ambience combine with utmost privacy and comfort.
Puri Taman Sari’s highly trained Balinese staffs are recruited from local inhabitants with genuine Balinese hospitality, friendly yet discreet, helpful yet unobtrusive. You can experience the calm pace of Balinese life and submerged into the daily life of Balinese traditional village.

Sekaten In Jogja

To enliven this year's celebration Sekaten, Sultanate Palace Ngayogyakarta historical object exhibitions held since the time of Sultan Hamengkubuwono Hamengkubuwono I to X in Pageleran Palace on 16 until next February 26, 2010.

In this exhibition, as many as five trains heritage palaces, the two presidential official car, a kris, various kerajian tardisional, shadow puppets, family tree, the cricket match tools and others exposed to the public. Only by paying the entrance fee of Rp 3 thousand, historical objects Yogyakarta Kingdom is starting at 17:00 until 22:00 pm.

Abdi Dalem Main Staff Ngayogyakarta Palace Hadingrat soldiering, Riyo Yoso Kanowo states, this exhibition is held regularly since then and is part of a series of celebrations Sekaten, as well as enliven the event until the closing ceremony later Sekaten with leather puppet Cultural night at the Palace.

"This exhibition displays the five railway heritage of the Kingdom of Kyai Garudayaksa or golden carriage, Kyai Winomoputro, Kyai Mondo Juwolo, Kyai Kyai Manikretno and Jatayu, it was an interesting addition to the official car adak Sultan HB IX, while serving as Vice President of Cadilac in 1964 and when Coordinating Minister for Economy to Ford in 1964, "he said at the Cultural Palace of Yogyakarta, Wednesday (24 / 2).

Riyo asserted, train or train Kyai golden Garudayaksa drawn by eight horses. This train is made Hermans & co in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1867-1869 and are used for the coronation of HB VIII, IX HB, and HB X. Kyai Winomoputro drawn by 6 horses used for service vehicles artificial crown prince Hermans & Co in 1950-1960 and used since the HB VI.

While Kyai Mondro Juwolo is shaped trains 'Kupe' the bonds which means the rim is made of brilliant light that was used 1810-1830 as the official vehicle of Prince Diponegoro as a trustee on HB administration V.

Whereas Kyai Jatayu made in Yogyakarta in 1925-1933 are designed by HB VIII and pulled by four horses without a driver for clean galdi soldiers and watched horse race in the race. Whereas Kyai Manikretno which means sweet artificial gems Hermans & co Hague in 1815 who pulled two horses, used during the reign of HB VI and V to cruise around the fort and palace. "Each train has its own history," he added.

Riyo added, in addition to the wealth of the vehicle carriage court, also on display used cars Sultan HB IX as a vice president. Visitors are also treated to the palace treasures exhibition in the Dutch colonial period, such as a rifle, various kris, and the sword.
"Visitors are not afraid or worried if you need any information about the exhibits that have been assigned Puraraksa KHP courtiers of 11 people to assist and supervise" he said.

Food stalls Nostalgia

Restaurant concept for the moneyed identical to the modern atmosphere. But such conventions do not apply to some diner 'class vendors' in Yogyakarta. Although the concept of their trade is very traditional, yet they are also deep pockets willing to stay in line to get lamauntuk ordered a plate of food.

Simple shop with a place and pernagkat simple, but the flavor will not be easily forgotten. Some of the usual simple shop made a 'recreational' bourgeois include:

- Soto Eldest Tugu station shop located in the south parking Tugu Station
- Soto Cak Noer is located in Jalan Cebongan
- Es Teller is located in the north Kridosono Sport Hall Kridosono

Although modernization has explored almost all joints of life, but these stalls fans never abandoned. Marketing concepts they rely solely on 'mouth' customers who had experienced food delicacy ever to enjoy their cooking.

Fanaticism was keenly felt by Maryono, owner of monument Eldest Soto. "Amazing", he said, there are customers that since the student to a high state officials still likes 'hanging out' in his stall that can be said has not changed since the first.

"When the month of June-July, during school holidays, a former student who used to hang out here are still often reminisce. Most often yes sir Mahfud MD (former Minister of Defense), and Mr. Hasbalah (former Men HAM) ", the story Maryono.

The same also spoken Cak Noer, owner of Soto Cak Noer. Most customers were in school a long time since high school and college days when he was starting a business by encouraging local soup gerobag Poncowinatan 1982'an year. "Until now, though the shop has moved several times, I'm still looking for customers and the customers to stay here", explained Cak Noer.

Es Teller Kridosono while so attached to the graduates of GMU students and SMA Negeri 3 Yogyakarta. "When they vacation to Yogyakarta, they must have made a stop, even though it was a public officer. Even they sometimes bring their entire family. Here they were told when they spent time in college or school in Yogyakarta ", explained Adi Winuranto Es Teller Kridosono owners.

Nostalgia Store, could be an appropriate title. Although there is little innovation, it was clearly done as a pleasure enhancer. However, traditional cuisine and atmosphere can not be engineered. If you come to Yogyakarta sempatkanlah stop at places to eat this, who knows could be your Nostalgia Store, too. (Jo)

Some other traditional eating places recommended:

- Cow Soto Pak Soleh, located on Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto
- Gudeg Permata, located on the west theater Permata
- Bami Bu Ning, located at the bridge west of Taman Sari
- Bami Kadin, located in the western Church Bintaran

Kasongan

Located in the Village Bangunjiwo, Poor District, located about 6 km from the city of Yogyakarta, Hamlet Kasongan been famous since long.

There are a lot of export quality products are available: household appliances such as plates, bowls and jars. Visitors can not only shop but also to enjoy the process of making ceramics and asked answered by craftsmen.

Kiskendo Cave

Is a natural cave in the mountains Menoreh located 1,200 m above sea level which berhawa cool, from the shape and the situation is very similar to what is implied in the legend Kiskendo Goa Palace (which is a fragment of the story of Ramayana), where giant-headed buffalo Mahesasura and lembusura headed cow. In wayang story, in this place a battle between Vali - Sugriwa with the king and the grand vizier Mahesasura inhabiting Lembusura this cave.

In addition, state - a state geologist of caves - caves in the rocky limestone (lime - stone), in the cave Kiskendo have many stalactites and stalagmites, strange and beautiful shapes. Inside this cave is a river flowing under the ground that the puppet story, and in the battle between Vali - Sugriva and Mahesasura - Lembusura, the water red and white.

Baron Beach

Baron beach is located in Gunung Kidul regency, to achieve our first Wonosari city (capital of Gunung Kidul District) is located approximately 40 kilometers from the city of Yogyakarta.

Infrastructure of the road leading into town is quite good Wonosari, with winding roads through - winding up and down, following the beautiful scenery. Yogyakarta public transport - bus and Wonosari of micro - the bus is available in sufficient quantities.


The distance between the beach Baron Wonosari approximately 20 kilometers, with the condition of the paved road, across the hills of the famous limestone hill with the mountains as a thousand. Baron beach is the bay flanked by green hills that wall, filled with palm trees. Bay is also the estuary of the river under a rock, the water is clear enough.


Baron surf a bit large, but the visitors were still able to swim at these beaches until the limits of his diperkenan, which is marked with a range of wire that are spread over the bay. Baron is also the base of the fishermen, some of them have to equip the boat - the boat with the engine, so it can reach a wider sea.

Among teenagers and often scout camping activities in this place, besides conducting cross-country to the hills - hills that surround the bay beach ..

Image: www.pesonagunungkidul.com

Samas Beach

Samas beach is known to have large waves and there are river deltas and freshwater lakes which form the lake. Lake-lake is used for the development of fisheries, sea turtles, and prawns and various fishing locations.

Adjacent to the West Coast Patehan there with a beautiful panoramic Location: Srigading Village, Kec. Sanden approximately 24 km from Yogyakarta to the south. Attraction / Event Tourism: Tumuruning Maheso Ceremony Parade of Suro, Labuhan Alms Sea, Pentas Seni Budaya (holidays and Lebaran).

Terminal facilities. Parking, MCK, Lodging, Restaurant, SAR, Electricity Networks, Mushola and Transportation Facilities. with Entrance: Rp. 1100, - / visitor (including insurance Rp. 100, - Public transport: Bus line routes;: Yogyakarta (Umbulharjo Bus Terminal) - Beach Samas Rp. 2000.0 / person.

Wijilan, Central Of Gudeg Jogja

Calling gudeg Jogja, our memory will be automatically settled on a village that lies east of the North Square of Sultan Yogyakarta. From this village, cuisine-based 'category' has become popular until around the world. No wonder tourists visiting Yogyakarta feels incomplete if it did not eat gudeg in this place.

Gudeg stalls that lined the south Plengkung Tarunasura (Plengkung Wijilan) has a long history. Slamet's mother was the first to pioneer the business gudeg shop in 1942. A few years later gudeg shop in the area increased two, namely Public gudeg Sari and Public Mix Mother Gudeg Djuwariah which became known as Yu Gudeg Djum so well known until now.

All three shops are able to survive gudeg up to 40 years. Unfortunately, in Sari Mix Public 1980'an closed. Only 13 years later came another shop with a label Gudeg gudeg Mother Lies. And until now, gudeg stalls lining the streets of this Wijilan no less than ten pieces.

Gudeg Wijilan flavor is distinctive, different from the gudeg in general. Gudegnya dry with a sweet taste. How to cook it any differently, young jackfruit fruit (category) boiled over wait for about 100 degrees Celsius for 24 hours to evaporate the liquid.

As a complementary side dishes, chicken meat and duck eggs are then boiled dipindang. While taste is a blend of spicy vegetables and sambal tempe krecek.

This Wijilan gudeg resilience is suitable as a gift, because it is a dry gudeg, it is not perishable and can last up to 3 days. No wonder the gudeg of this Wijilan already "flying" to berpabagi corners of the country, even the world.

The price is also varied, ranging from Rp 20,000, - to Rp 100,000, -, depending on the selected side and type of packaging. Some even offer economical package USD 5000, with side dishes of tofu, tempeh, and eggs.

As packaging gudeg-gudeg elsewhere, by-the typical Jogja can be packaged interesting using 'besek' (place of woven bamboo) or use 'kendil' (urn of baked clay). Even more unique, some of this Wijilan gudeg seller will be happy to show the process of making gudegnya if visitors want.

In fact, on stall Gudeg Yu Djum offers tour packages for cooked dried gudeg who want to cook your own. You will receive direct referrals from Djum Yu. All day you will learn to make gudeg, from start chopping 'category', seasoning mix, making eggs Pindang, until the gravy dries gudeg on the fire.

Completing gudeg rice dish will be more appropriate Wijilan drink the pot with a sugar cube. Guaranteed you'll be hooked.

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.

History

It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its construction, the temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918. The main building was completed in around 1953. Much of the original stonework has been stolen and reused at remote construction sites. A temple will only be rebuilt if at least 75% of the original stones are available, and therefore only the foundation walls of most of the smaller shrines are now visible and with no plans for their reconstruction.

The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Early photos suggest that although the complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant. Large pieces of debris, including carvings, were scattered over the ground. The temple has been closed to the public until damage can be fully assessed. The head of Yogyakarta Archaeological Conservation Agency stated that: "it will take months to identify the precise damage". However, some weeks later in 2006 the site re-opened for visitors. The immediate surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.


The legend

The popular legend of Lara Jonggrang is what connects the site of the Ratu Boko Palace, the origin of the Durga statue in northern cell/chamber of the main shrine, and the origin of the Sewu temple complex nearby. The legend tells of the story about Prince Bandung Bondowoso who fell in love with Princess Lara Jonggrang, the daughter of King Boko. But the princess rejected his proposal of marriage because Bandung Bondowoso had killed King Boko and ruled her kingdom. Bandung Bondowoso insisted on the union, and finally Lara Jonggrang was forced to agree for a union in marriage, but she posed one impossible condition: Bandung must build her a thousand temples in only one night.

The Prince entered into meditation and conjured up a multitude of spirits (demons) from the earth. Helped by supernatural beings, he succeeded in building 999 temples. When the prince was about to complete the condition, the princess woke her palace maids and ordered the women of the village to begin pounding rice and set a fire in the east of the temple, attempting to make the prince and the spirits believe that the sun was about to rise. As the cocks began to crow, fooled by the light and the sounds of morning time, the supernatural helpers fled back into the ground. The prince was furious about the trick and in revenge he cursed Lara Jonggrang to stone. She became the last and the most beautiful of the thousand statues. According to the traditions, the unfinished thousandth temple created by the demons become the Sewu temple compounds nearby (Sewu means "thousands" in Javanese), and the Princess is the image of Durga in the north cell of the Shiva temple at Prambanan, which is still known as Lara Jonggrang or Slender Virgin.

Mendut Temple

Mendut is a ninth century Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village, Mungkid sub-district, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The temple located about three kilometres east from Borobudur. Mendut, Borobudur and Pawon, all of which are Buddhist temples, are located in one straight line. There is a mutual religious relationship between the three temples, although the exact ritual process is unknown.

History
Built around early ninth century AD, Mendut is the oldest among the three temple together with Pawon and Borobudur. According to Karang Tengah inscription, the temple was built and finished during the reign of King Indra of Sailendra dynasty. The inscription dated 824 AD mentioned that King Indra of Sailendra has built a sacred building named Venuvana which means "bamboo forest". A Dutch archaeologist JG de Casparis has connected the temple mentioned in Karang Tengah inscription with Mendut temple. In 1836 it was discovered as a ruins covered with bushes. The restoration of this temple was started at 1897 and it was finished at 1925. Until now the top of the roof part is still unfinished yet, because some of its original stones are lost. Some archaeologist who had conducted research on this temple such as JG de Casparis, Theodoor van Erp, and Arisatya Yogaswara.

Architecture

The 26.4 metres tall temple is facing west. The stairs projecting from the west side square elevated base is adorned with Makara statue on each sides, the side of the stairwall carved with bas-relief of fable narrating the animal story of buddhist teaching. The square terrace surrounding the body of the temple was meant for pradakshi na or circumambulating ritual, walking clockwise around the temple. The outer walls is adorned with bas-reliefs of Boddhisattvas (buddhist divinities), such as Avalokitesvara, Maitreya, Cunda, Ksitigarbha, Samantabhadra, Mahakarunika Avalokitesvara, Vajrapani, Manjusri, Akasagarbha, and Boddhisattvadevi Prajnaparamita among other buddhist figures. Originally the temple had two chamber, a small chamber in the front, and the large main chamber in the center. The roof and some parts of the front chamber walls are missing. The inner wall of front chamber is adorned with bas-relief of Hariti surrounds by children, Atavaka on the other side, Kalpataru, also groups of devatas divinities flying in heaven.
he main room housed three beautifully carved large stone statues. The three statues are the Buddhist main divinities revered in Mendut temple which can explain the spiritual purpose of the establishment of this temple. The 3 metres tall statue of Dhyani Buddha Vairocana was meant to liberate the devotees from the bodily karma, at the left is statue of Boddhisatva Avalokitesvara to liberate from the karma of speech, at the right is Boddhisatva Vajrapani to liberate from karma of tought. Today, during the full moon in May or June, Buddhists in Indonesia observe Vesak annual ritual by walking from Mendut passing through Pawon and ends at Borobudur.