Destinations, Travel tips, Festivals and Public Holidays
Indonesia Holiday
Observe Traditional Architecture and Culture in Nias, Indonesia
Oct 17th
Nias is an island famous for its megalithic buildings and arts, great waves to surf, and breath-taking tradition of Stone Jumping. This island is located on the western coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia, an archipelago in Southeast Asia. The minor publication of this place makes it visited by only a number of foreign tourists while in fact, Nias offers winsome attractions any other places do not own. Nias provides a great vacation place for those wishing to feel different experience and adventure of traveling in a place where time is apparently not moving. More >
Karapan Sapi – Traditional Cow Racing Festival in Indonesia
Oct 8th
Indonesia, an archipelago in Southeast Asia, is a homeland for more than 100 ethnic groups. This large amount of ethnic groups brings Indonesia on having a very rich culture and tradition for one ethnic group has different custom and tradition than the others. One enticing tradition takes place in Madura, one region in the East Java during August until October every year. This tradition is called Karapan Sapi (the Indonesian words for Cow Racing Festival) which attracts visitors from the other regions of Indonesia to come and observe such a picturesque festival in Madura. More >
Affordable Zoos in Indonesia
Oct 8th
If you travel to Indonesia, don’t hesitate to come and see the zoos there. Indonesia has dozens of zoos spreading in almost all of its provinces. Visiting the zoos in Indonesia won’t be disappointing since most of the zoos have a large collections of animals, both the ones which are originally from Indonesia and the ones taken from the other countries or regions. The entrance fee to come to the zoos are very cheap compared to the entrance fee of the zoos in the other countries. Moreover, Indonesia has a zoo with the largest visitors per year in the world. Come and take a look at some affordable zoos in Indonesia. More >
Komodo National Park – The Habitation for the Largest Lizards in the World
Oct 7th
Komodo National Park as the original habitation of Komodo Dragon is located in the center southern of Indonesian archipelago. Consisting of three main islands – Komodo, Rinca, and Padar – Komodo National Park becomes more and more famous these days due to the nomination of this natural park as one of the new seven wonders of nature. Aside from Komodo, many other rare species like fowl, scarce rat, and deer also live in this wildlife nature. More >
Come To The Biggest Event in Indonesia – Jakarta Fair
Oct 6th
One great exhibition, business promotion, and shopping event is held in Indonesia in the middle of June until July each year. Jakarta Fair is the name of the event with more than 2,700 corporations and small businesses from 27 provinces take part in this event. The event itself is held to celebrate the anniversary of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, on the date of June 22. From time to time, the event gets much bigger, and it attracts 3.5 million visitors in 2010 with the transaction reached up to 3 trillion rupiahs. More >
Try Your Feet on Three Famous Water Parks in Indonesia
Oct 4th
Becoming a tropical country makes Indonesia wrapped by 24 until 35 degrees Celsius of temperature for the whole year. Some tourists may find it hot so that they have to rescue themselves in fresh places like beaches or water parks. The last one, water park, keeps appearing in many big cities of Indonesia such as Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, and Bali. Some water park has already reached the international standard with numerous sophisticated rides, kids playgrounds, and great deep pools. Three most famous water parks are presented below. More >
Lake Toba, The Largest Volcano Lake in the World
Oct 3rd
Lake Toba is the largest lake in Southeast Asia as well as the largest volcano lake in the world. This enormous lake was the result of the world’s most tremendous volcano eruption which was claimed as the cause of ice age period in 70 thousand years ago. Scientists believe that only thousands living creatures were able to remain living after such a world-shaking event. Some evidences even proved that the ashes erupted by the mountain reached up to some parts of Europe. The mountain itself – named Toba mountain – vanished due to the remarkably strong blast out of the mountain More >
Visit the Largest Buddhist Temple in the World – Borobudur
Oct 2nd
As one of original Seven Wonders of the World, Borobudur offers fantastic view of the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia. Researchers believe that Borobudur was built between 760 and 830 AD, the glorious period of Srivijaya Empire in Indonesia. Borobudur has a great mountain-shaped temple decorated with thousands reliefs and hundreds statues. Located in Central Java province, it takes about an hour by car to reach Borobudur from Semarang, the capital city of Central Java. More >
Feel the Fresh Air in Thousand Island, Indonesia
Sep 29th
Thousand Island is the name of Indonesia’s group of 128 small islands located in the north east of Jakarta. In order to get there, people have to book a ferry or boat from Marina Ancol and sail for about 1 or 2 hours depending on which island the visitors want to visit. While crossing the sea in the ferry, visitors can feel the freshness of sea breeze and view some fishes swimming near the surface of the water. Thousand Island is such an ideal place for swimming, diving, snorkeling, or fishing because it is quite isolated from the rush of a big city like Jakarta. More >
Get a Perfect Glimpse of Marine Life in Bunaken Marine Park
Sep 18th
Bunaken Marine Park is the place where visitors can see various kinds of peculiar sea creatures while diving. It is located in Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi province in Indonesia. Bunaken Marine Park offers the tropical air of tropical climate, fresh clear water of the sea, and pearly white sand of the beach. The clear water in Bunaken Marine Park enables the visitors to see the sea creatures underwater which makes Bunaken Marine Park an extremely ideal place for diving. More >
