10 FAVORITE PLACES TOURIST IN INDONESIA

Indonesia is a country rich in natural tourist.

10 favorite natural attractions in Indonesia which is always on the visit world travelers are :


1. BALI


Bali is one of the most popular destinations in the world and one of the Islands that consistently win awards trip. The varied landscape, rocky coastline, tropical beaches, lush rice terraces and volcanic hillsides all provide a beautiful backdrop to the colorful Hindu culture, spiritual and very unique. The combination of a friendly people, magnificent visual culture infused with spirituality and a spectacular beach with great surfing and diving has made Bali a number one tourist attraction that is unparalleled in Indonesia.

Pulau Dewata (Island of the gods)  is the nickname of the tourists to the island of  Bali. As the most famous sights in Indonesia, and has a resort that combined with the beauty of the breathtaking beaches, and sparkling nightlife, making the island of Bali as the world's best tourist spots (World's Best Island) Travel magazine version in 2009. And in 2010 was also awarded with the number two Best ofTravel 2010 Leasure magazine version. The nickname of Bali itself there arevarious  of sorts, who know Bali as the island of the gods, the island paradise and others describe him as an island of a thousand temples. The charm of the most extraordinary natural like a verdant rice field and provide a sense of peaceand tranquility, towering volcanoes and looking closer and bigger, as well as the beauty of the beaches and an amazing stretch of sand make a distinctiveyearning toward the left. Beside Bali, also know by his art. A great many works of art produced hands of locals which is certainly very interesting and unique. Usually works of arts that will be exhibited in an art gallery that is found in the region  the tourist area of Bali the island of gods. In addition to the works of artof Bali also save kekayakan dance and dramatic, as well as rituals are very diverse. The culinary world is very diverse.

So if you are visiting the island on this one, then you will find a wide variety of dishes typical dishes of Bali, Indonesian archipelago even foreign countries all in Bali. Most of the people of Bali Islandembraced the belief or religion of Hinduism, and it could be said the Balinesesanggat devout in religion. most of them are mendidikasikan his life in thetraditional ceremony, which aims to maintain world peaceNo wonder if the island keeps its uniqueness which makes a surprise to those of us who haven'tcome to know Bali.


2. KOMODO NATIONAL PARK
  


Komodo National Park is the site of the original animal habibat Indonesia namely the komodo dragon, Komodo National Park is located on the island of Komodo. in the park there are more than 2000 living komodo dragons in the wild. You can see directly the Komodo dragon is being targeted mangasanya. In 1986, UNESCO establishes Komodo island and other islands in the Komodo National Park area as a world heritage site because of the presence of the komodo dragon that can only be found in this area. The Habitat of theendangered animal it is outdoors with meadows, white sandy beaches andtropical rain forest. The award-winning Komodo island as the New Seven Wonders of Nature whichis a tribute to the seven natural attractions in the world. Determination of the winner of the voting and results obtained from research experts, Komodo Islandwon the highest vote along with six other sights i.e the Iguazu Waterfalls,Amazon rainforest, Puerto Princesa underground river, Jeju Island, Halong Bayand Table Mountain.

Komodo island does not only contain the animals of komodo dragons, in addition, there are many other animals that inhabit the island, such as horses, deerbirds, snakesmonitor lizards and many more. One way to enjoy the islandis to do trekking. You can view the animals while trekking on the island of Komodo. While trekking, you will be invited to climb Mount Ara which has an altitude of538 metres above sea level. You will also pass through the Water Hole is a placeto drink and rest of komodo. You can see the komodo dragon komodo-bothwere drinking or sheltering under trees in the vicinity.

Komodo Island not only offers the natural beauty of the mainland only.Underwater nature on the island is also not less beautiful. There are approximately 386 type of reef, 70 types of sponges, seaweeds as home to thousands of species of fish, green turtles, whales, sharksdolphins and more. Underwater Komodo island and the Komodo National Park is referred to as one of the best diving locations in the world. While diving or snorkeling in here, you can see the beauty of marine life that is rich and diverse. Of the many divingpoints are there, here are the three best diving point in Komodo islandaccording to many divers.


3. GILI ISLAND




The Gili Islands is a major tourist spot on the island of Lombok, IndonesiaOverview of the Gili Islands thanks to the beauty of a cluster of islands in the seaare so beautiful makes his charm could be said to be twins or exactly the samewith the Metro which has been lauded by world travelersGili Islands consists of 3 Gili Gili Trawangan including who has the most distantand the layout and size of the great between 2 other Gili, Gili Meno is the second strategic and white sandy beaches and a third nearby Gili Air is closest to the island of Lombok.

On the island we will not find noise or congestion due to heavy traffic. Due to the nature and the environment is still awake preserved, mind and mood will befresh and adem. You can rent Motorcycles or cars a day to just be able tosurround the coast of Lombok. In addition to the beaches, you can also see andclimb to the slopes of Mount Rinjani, which has now become one of the icons of the Geopark of Lombok's tourism. Not only that, you can also explore housing-housing and traditional indigenous villages who embraced a culture thatthickens in the everyday life of the people. For those of you who like to snorkel, surely there is no more reason not to try to enjoy the beauty of underwater Gili Trawangan Lombok.


4. TANA TORAJA 


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Tana Toraja culture is the heritage of the worl thousands of years ago, which still exists and in maintained up to now. The uniqueness of Tana Toaja culture became one of the tourist places even become tourist attraction of the world. Tana Toraja was inhabited by the Torajan whi inhabit the mountainous area adn a distinctive lifestyle and still show the original Austronesian lifestyle and culture similar to Nias. This area is one of the tourist attractions in South Sulawesi.


5. LAKE TOBA

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Lake Tobo which is located in North Sumatre is one of the mosti beautiful vocanis Lake owned by Indonesia. With an area that reached 1145 square kilometers, Lake Toba look like an ocean which is at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. In addition refferd ti as Southeast Asia's largest lake, the Lake has a dept of 450 metres is also the deepest lake in the wolrd. In the middle of Lake Toba, there is an island named Samosir Islan. Samosir island has two small lakes namely Lake Sidihoni and Lake Aek Natonang. Samosir island which has an area of almost the same area of the country is notan empty island of Singapore, the island has become a dwelling place of Batak Samosir. Batak tribe who lived in Samosir island still holds firms belief of thei ancestors. They alsu run various rituals common ancestors.

On Samosir Island there are twi villages than many traveller is Tomok adn Tuktuk. Tomok village has many interesting attractions such as the tomb of Batak Kings Sidabutar, museums anda dance rictals Batak Sigale-Gale. In contrast to Tomok that has many historical sight. Tuktuku is a village where there are manylodgings for tourist. Not only Samosir island which became the fascination of these sight, Lake Toba alsi surrounded by pine forest adn several waterfallls and also warm bath in the woods. The scenery around the lake is very beautiful with a relatively cool air so you"ll be happy to linger here. For the people of Batak who was in the vicinity of the location of the Lake, is Lake Toba, not just natural attraction whisc have the wonderful beauty. They believe that Lake Toba become the place of seven Batak goodess or commonly called by Namborru. Wheneve will do activites aroun the Lake, the community will pray and ask for permissin in advance so that the show got a blessin and can run smoothly.


6. Mount Bromo Tours

Sunset at Mount Bromo


Mount Bromo tours is a widely known tourist destination, both from domestic and trave lovers from abroad. Mount Bromo has charming natural character, an exetensive stretch has sand sea, fresh air, and sensual. This is what make mount Bromo tour preffered traveller. At the peak of Bromo, you can get a view of the sunset, one of the most alluring in Indonesia. Mount Bromos is one of the parts that form te Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, has an altitude of 2392 metres above sea level. This mountain is an avtivevolcano, left a sea of sand covering an area of 10 km square. Administratively, the Bromo volcano located in East Java Provinces and entered into the territory offour local authorities, namely the Regency Pasuruan Regencu Probolinggo, Lumajang and Malang.

One thing that is known is the air temperatue at the top of Mount Bromo can range between 2 degress to 20 degrees Celcius. This condition is a unique peacethat is one of the most intereseting place in East Java the best time to take atrip to munt Bromo is at June - October. This month is the period of the dry seaseon in the area of Mount Bromo.


7. BOROBUDUR TEMPLE


The Borobudur Temple, Indonesia’s spectacular site, allows you to travel back in time to enjoy an unrivaled combination of history, culture, spiritually and natural beauty. Visitors will enjoy the astonishing experience afforded by the world’s biggest Buddhist monument which survived 1,200 years of natural and man-made disasters. Set in an unspoil green valley surrounded by majestic mountains, a visit to Borobudur is an unforgettable experience. But visitors who base themselves in one of the great selection of hotels in Jogjakarta, Solo or Magelang can easily also enjoy the delights of these historical cities, including Sultan’s palaces, handicraft industries and the other great temples.

Floating above the landscape of Central Java like a series of concentric circles that forms a giant mandala, there is Borobudur Temple, the largest Buddhist monument in the world. Even though there is no written record of who built the temple first, it is believed that Borobudur Temple was built between AD 780 and 840 when the Sailendra dynasty ruled the region. The building was abandoned for centuries and buried beneath layers of volcanic ash from Mount Merapi with only local people knew of its existence. In 1814, the British ruler of Java, Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, appointed a team led by Cornelius to investigate a hill, which, according to many local inhabitants, was the site of an ancient monument. The discovery got the Borobudur Temple worldwide attention, but it was not until 1835 that the entire area of the temple has been cleared. Unfortunately, the Dutch colonial government gave away eight containers full of Borobudur statues as presents for the King Chulalongkorn of Siam during his visit to Indonesia in 1896. The relics are still on display in the National Museum of Bangkok. (Borobudurpark.com)


8. BUNAKEN MARINE PARK

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The Bunakeun marine park in this understanding concists of the islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua Island. Siladen island and in the region of the Manado city, have the potential of specific i.e biological of land, mangroved seagrass meadow habitat, habitat of sand beaches, coral reefs and deep sea habitats. Bunaken Marine Park is global, meaning that is veru famous in the world due to its natural weralth and beauty of life under the sea with typical flora and fauna and varied  much liked by the foreign tourist as well as the Maya Archipelagi who came to do dives or just enjoy them through the suface of the water with boating catamaran. The coral reefs of Bunaken under water nature is an important part of the power tour Bunaken. This was the palce coral reefs alive 2,000 kinds of fish and various sea life. Common fisf species is wraes, dansel, trigger, seetlip, unicorns, and so on. Bunaken Marine Park's unique character is its depths that reach up to 1,000 metres. On the inside of the sea, ypu can see different kinds of big fish, there are tuna, marlin, sharks, rays, head screen, skipjack tuna, Barracuda, dolphins, and whales. If you are lucky, you can even see the fish species that belongs to the rare and almost ectinct, like the dugong, turtles, and fish the Sea King (coelacanth).

Characteristics of underwater nature in Bunaken Underwater is the existence of Great Walls, or also called the hanging walls, which means the walls of a giantcoral vertical stand and curved upwards as high as 25-50 m. Wall reefs is a food source for fish in the area of the Bay of Manado.


9. RAJA AMPAT

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Raja Ampat archipelago is one of the heartland of Indonesia located in the eastern part of Indonesia in the areas of West Papua. Raja Ampat is very famous for the beauty of its bottom. Almost half the world's fish species exist in the sea of Raja Ampat. There are also many Inns that offer comfort and beauty of the natural scenery of Raja AmpatTour the Raja Ampat are attractions in Papua which has worldwide. Raja Ampatfame as one of the most exciting travel destinations have been documented in the documentary film "Edis Paradise 3″ with its first screening in Switzerland. A documentary film made by Avant Premiere this elevates natural beauty under the Sea King Ampat in Papua which is referred to as the Amazon Ocean world.This nickname was carried because of the position of the Raja Ampat is locatedin the Centre of the world's coral triangle. The Raja Ampat of West Papuaterritory included in this is the cluster of Islands with scattered islands 610, butonly 35 of the island occupied by residents.

Raja Ampat in Papua tour offers a number of attractions that are in great demand by foreign tourists in particular, namely diving. The activities of diving (dives under the sea) and snorkeling in Raja Ampat will show the natural beauty of the underwater Raja Ampat in Papua which is so fascinating, with many types of species of fish and coral-the coral reefs alive. Diving in Raja Ampat will show you a wide variety of fish species that even you have never know before.Remember, 75% of the world's fish species are in Raja Ampat. Have you seen amanta rays? This stingray body width even reach 2 mDiving and snorkeling tour is one of the most famous Raja Ampat. However, youshould know that the sights of Papua also has lush forests, limestone clustersare colorful, various species of rare plants, as well as turtle nests on the beach.


Most tourists going to surf in Raja Ampat because these sights have waves of the sea that is quite challenging. Some of the Islands in the Raja Ampat is themost visited Island, Pulau Wayag Waiwo, coral island, the islands of the Gam,and the island of Arborek. If you want to see the bird that became typicalwildlife of Papua, you can visit the islands of Gam. There are 4 types of bird that lived on the islands of the Gam, that big red bird-of-paradise, small bird, bird of paradise, and rattan sideIf you are challenged to climb rocks, go to coral island. On this island You'll ascend to the level of the slope of the reef reaches 90 degrees. If it made it to the above, you will be dazzled by the beauty of the panoramic view of the sea of Raja Ampat. At the top of the reef, you can see the children's island green that left the blue of sea water.


10. WAKATOBI

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Wakatobi became one of the national parks that have natural beauty under the sea that are not less great than Raja Ampat and Bunaken. For those of youwhose hobby diving, you should obligatory visit Wakatobi. Waktobi is located in the province of South East SulawesiThe beauty and natural wealth of Wakatobi's already world famous after theexpedition of the Wallacea from United Kingdom in 1995. In addition toenjoying the underwater you can also enjoy the beautiful beaches.

Wakatobi resort has the sights around beautiful beaches and charming, the island of Oncmobaa-Tomia, Wakatobi Archipelago. Here you can feel how the dive with the world class that is supported by the house reef. Diving activitiesyou'll be protected very wellof course while enjoying views of the stunning underwaterYou can also visit the Wakatobi Archipelago National Marine Park, where at the venue has about 25 clusters of corals. And this area is also very suitable for yourhobby, divingk snorkel, swim or even fishing. You don't worry when wanted todive, because the local Government has prepared the best guide that will help you to find the best dive sites in the Wakatobi.

Because of attractions in Wakatobi is identical to the sea tour, then certainly you can also find many sea animals is maintained very well. As is the case on the island of Runduma, Anano where this place is the spawning green turtles. If you come in the right time, then you can see how older turtles released into the sea.

After you enjoy the beaches and underwater scenery, doesn't hurt also if youvisit attractions in the Wakatobi has a historical value is quite high, i.e. FortressPalace Liya Togo. The location of the castle itself is located in the village of LiyaKingdom, scented fragrance-South.

Attractions in Wakatobi is indeed very interesting and do not let you all missed it, for that you have to come at the right time. Where is the best time to travel toWakatobi is between the months of October to early December and from April to June. Because at that time, the sea water in the Wakatobi has a fairly smallwaves, making it very comfortable for swimming and diving.