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October, 2009
Tengger area is a cluster of towering mountain areas between 1700-2000 m above sea level. These areas are the villages in the hills surrounding the valley of Mount Bromo as its center. In the Tengger indigenous communities is an important part of life. Adat is well maintained because it serves as a regulator of social life and beliefs. Many among the tales they tell the story about the origins of ceremonies and mountains scattered around ...
Komodo National Park lies in the Wallacea Region of Indonesia, identified by WWF and Conservation International as a global conservation priority area. The Park is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores at the border of the Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) and Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) provinces. It includes three major islands, Komodo, Rinca and Padar, and numerous smaller islands together totaling 603 km2 of land. The total size of Komodo National Park is presently 1,817 ...
Considering the much improved business and economic relations between Indonesia and the Netherlands which brings about a rise in tourist flow into Indonesia from Europe, effective from 1 June 2010, Garuda Indonesia will re-open its Jakarta-Amsterdam service.
Garuda Indonesia will fly from Jakarta (CGK) at 21.00 WIB (GA88) and arrive in Dubai (DXB) at 02.09 LT, departing again at 03.15 LT and arriving in Amsterdam (SPL) at 08.00 LT.
From Amsterdam (SPL), GA 89 departs at 10.00 ...
Planning to do some big adventure this holiday..? Trying to plan everything but still not sure what’s involved…?. Maybe I can share some of tips to help you handle things before and on vacation. Follow this guide and you will experience an unforgettable adventure.
Prepare your documents
Check your passport! This is important. You don’t want to have business with airport officer because your passport is expired. That’ll be a nightmare. So prepare your passport a month ...
Puppet, is a unique performance. We are confronted with art in the shadows. Wayang means shadow self. Puppets, in the Javanese language is the abbreviation of Wewayangan, which could mean a shadow or hope, delusion, but it also could mean vision. Puppets, in a symbolic meaning shadow of life. The stories in bringing the stories of exemplary lives that are not only explicit but more to the implicit.
There are many types of puppets are known ...
Ludruk is the traditional art of drama in East Java. Ludruk is a traditional drama performed by an arts group in gelarkan disebuah stage by taking the story of the lives of everyday people, stories of struggle and so are interspersed with jokes and accompanied by gamelan as a musical.
Dialogue / monologue in ludruk are entertaining and make the audience laugh, using language typical of Surabaya, although sometimes there are guest stars from other regions ...
The East Javanese cuisine is largely influenced by Madurese cuisine – Madura being a major producer of salt, hence the omission of sugar in many dishes. Many of the East Javanese dishes are also typically Madurese, such as Soto Madura and Sate Madura, usually sold by Madurese settlers.
Although there are many dishes with town names attached to them, these dishes are commonly available in every town and there is usually a local version of the ...
Perhaps the cheapest, tastiest and healthiest option, though, is to buy some fresh fruit, which is available throughout the year, although individual fruits do have seasons. Popular options include mango (mangga), papaya (papaya), banana (pisang), starfruit (belimbing) and guava (jambu), but more exotic options you’re unlikely to see outside Indonesia include the scaly-skinned crisp snakefruit (salak) and the alien-looking local passionfruit (markisa). Probably the most infamous Indonesian fruit, though, is the durian. Named after ...
Reog is one of the cultural arts from East Java and northwest of the town of Ponorogo regarded as the true origin Reog. Ponorogo city gate was decorated by warok and gemblak figure, two figures who had appeared at the time reog displayed. Reog is one of the regional culture in Indonesia is still very strong with things mystical and powerful mystic.
Performance Art Reog
Modern Reog usually performed in several events such as weddings, circumcision and ...
Panataran temple is located in the southwestern slopes of Mount Kelud, about 12 km to the north of Blitar, precisely in the Village Panataran, Ngleggok District, Municipality of Blitar. This temple is a collection of ancient buildings lining from the northwest to the east and then continued to the southeast, occupying 12,946 m2. Panataran temple clusters rediscovered in 1815 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), Lieutenant Governor-General of the British colonial government in power in ...
Some electronic books in the Indonesian tourist guide you can
Located on the north coast of Java Coast, specifically in sub Paciran, Lamongan - East Java, Marine Tourism Lamongan (WBL) offers an oasis for tourists. Established since 2004 as a ...
The name of Cape Coast in West Lampung Faithful, has been entrenched for tourists. Besides a view naturally, also waves challenging. Do not be surprised if in the month ...
This time were going to do Travel Adventure by enjoying one of many best places for diving dan surfing in Indonesia. Mentawai Island Located in the middle of the Indian ...
If you're an excursion to Prambanan temple, it would not hurt you stopped by Boko temple. Boko temple in the region of cultural tourism, which ...