Lorentz National Park (Teour in Papua, Indonesia)

Lorentz National Park is one of the most complete national parks owned by Indonesia. One of his trademark is to have a layer of snow or ice gletzer in Puncak Jaya. Another peculiarity of the river that disappears a few feet into the ground in the Baliem valley. Biacara about biological diversity, should not be questioned again, Lorentz National Park has a very complete ecosystem.


There are only three areas in Southeast Asia and the Pacific who have gletzer in the tropics, and the Lorentz National Park is one of them. Lorentz National Park stretches 5,000 meters above sea level, has gletzer, mangroves and coastal waters. Have vegetation sub Alvin, Alvin, sub Montana, wetlands and forest land owned rendah.Tipe include: lichens, forest kerangas, flat land of rain forests / slopes, meadows, river forest, swamp forest, mountains, forests sago, rainforest on hills, coral sand beaches, forests and peat.

What are the animals that live there and in the Lorentz National Park? Than seventy percent of the bird in Papua, you can see in the Lorentz National Park. In total there are 630 species of birds. Pigeons, parrots, Bird Shrimp, Cassowary, megapodes, Paradise and Snow Quail are a few of them. While there are about 123 mammal species in the Lorentz National Park. Entry into the types of mammals such as pig snout length, Couscous, jungle cats and kangaroos.


Plant vegetation that you can find, among others, Mangrove, Nipah and Pandan. Sago, of course, typical crop and most of which can be found in Papua. Because of its biological diversity, then the Lorentz National Park designated as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO and Natural Heritage of ASEAN by the ASEAN countries.


In addition to the animals and plants, Lorentz National Park is also a place to live for some tribes in Papua, such as interest Sempan, Western Dani, Asmat, and spare Nduga Amungme. Some tribes in Papua has a variety of ancient cultures that supposedly older than 30,000 years ago. Some tribes even still maintain the habit of his life since then and has not been untouched by the progress of time until today.

Of the many tribes that lived in the Lorentz National Park, Asmat tribe is one of the famous tribe. They have a special kelabihan make statues of sculpture. They have been used to carve the wood from the forest into the sculptures are very beautiful. The beauty of the Asmat sculpture was made famous to the world. The Asmat have great respect for trees, and natural surroundings.


Although the Lorentz National Park was declared a National Park since 1997, but as yet the maximum of existing facilities, and not all places are easily accessible by visitors, so until now the status is still under development. Limited facilities and facilities for access of Lorentz National Park is made up to now his name not be so well known in Indonesian society itself.

If you are planning a visit to the Lorentz National Park, you should do in August to December or at the end of year holidays. You can reach it from the North Timika and went on to pioneer flight to the south, through the port of Sawa Erma.

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Prambanan Temple (tour in Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia)

Prambanan Temple is hindu cultural heritage as the largest in Indonesia, Prambanan Temple does have a charm of its own beauty. Because besides the shape of the building and its layout is amazing, Prambanan temple also stores historical stories and legends that really attract tourists. No wonder when the temple is located on the edge of the highway 17 km from Yogyakarta to Solo is a mainstay attractions of both cities.
Temple complex built in the 9th century AD It has three main buildings beautiful architecture as high as 47 meters. The third building symbolizes the Trimurti, the doctrine of the three main deities of the temple of Shiva (God of fuser) in the middle,Candi Brahma (God of Guardians) in the south, and Vishnu (God the Creator) in the north. Then in front of the main building there are three smaller temples as a symbol of vehicle (vehicle) of the Trimurti. The third temple is a temple Nandi (bull) which is the vehicle of Shiva, Brahma Temple Goose vehicle, and vehicle Garuda Vishnu Temple.
The tourists can also see and follow the story of the Ramayana story is carved reliefs on the walls in a clockwise direction the balustrade of the temple of Shiva and Brahma Temple continued. While on the balustrade of Vishnu carved reliefs Krisnayana story.
Entering the main temple (Shiva temple) from the north, tourists can also see a statue of a beautiful princess named Roro Jonggrang. According to legend, Roro Jonggrang is the daughter of King Boko who wish to marry by Bondowoso, a man mighty son of King Pengging. Roro Jonggrang who do not love London, trying to reject this proposal by stipulating that made a thousand temples in one night.
With supernatural powers, Bandung agreed terms and nearly managed to finish the job. Roro Jonggrang a panic, trying to thwart the success of this by mobilizing the village women to burn straw and pound rice so that the atmosphere changed as the morning.
Thought the deadline had expired, all the supernatural powers that help Bandung running. No doubt, the work is almost finished finally abandoned. This failure certainly makes Bandung wrath. And because they could not control his anger, Bandung cursed Roro Jonggrang into a statue.
The complete story of the legend of tourists can be seen in the museum building is located within the premises of Prambanan Temple. Because besides the Audio Visual room which has a movie playing for 15 minutes about the history of the discovery of the Prambanan Temple until the renovation is complete and full pugarnya, this museum is also exhibiting a collection of archaeological objects and jewelry Mataram kings of ancient relics found in Wonoboyo, Klaten.

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Borobudur temple (tour in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia)

Borobudur temple is the name of a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is about 100 km southwest of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. The temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around AD 800-AD in the reign of an dynasty Syilendra. In Chinese, this temple is also called 婆罗 浮屠 (Hanyu Pinyin: po luo fu tu)
Many theories attempt to explain the name of this temple. One of them states that the name is probably derived from the word Sambharabhudhara, which means "mountain" (bhudara) where the slopes are located terraces. In addition there are some other folk etymology. Suppose that the word comes from the word Borobudur "the Buddha" is due to shift the sound to Borobudur. Another explanation is that the name comes from two words "coal" and "beduhur". The word bara said to have originated from the word monastery, while there is also another explanation in which the coal comes from Sanskrit which means temple or monastery and beduhur meaning is "high", or remind the Balinese language means "above". So the point is a convent or dormitory that is located on high ground.
Historian J.G. de Casparis in his dissertation to earn his doctorate in 1950 argued that Borobudur is a place of worship. Based on the inscriptions and Kahulunan Karangtengah, founder of the Borobudur Casparis estimate is the king of Mataram dynasty dynasty named Samaratungga, who did the construction of around 824 AD The giant new building can be completed at the time of her daughter, Queen Pramudawardhani. Borobudur construction expected to take half a century. Karangtengah also mentioned in the inscription on the conferment of land sima (tax-free land) by Cri Kahulunan (Pramudawardhani) to maintain Kamulan called Bhūmisambhāra. The term itself comes from the word Kamulan first place the origin of meaning, a shrine to honor ancestors, probably the ancestor of the dynasty Sailendra. Casparis estimates that Bhumi Sambhāra Bhudhāra in Sanskrit which means "Mount of the set of ten levels boddhisattwa virtue", is the original name of Borobudur.


The structure of Borobudur
Borobudur punden shaped staircase, which consists of six levels of a square, three levels of a circular and a main stupa as the peak. Also scattered at all levels-levels several stupas.Borobudur which illustrates clearly the ten-story school of Mahayana philosophy. like a book, Borobudur describes ten levels of Bodhisattva who must pass to reach the perfection of the Buddha.

The foot of Borobudur represents Kamadhatu, the world is still dominated by kama or "low desire". This section is mostly covered by a pile of rocks that allegedly made to strengthen the construction of the temple. At the closed part of this additional structure there are 120 stories Kammawibhangga panel. Small portion was set aside additional structure so that people can still see the relief in this section.Four floors with walls berelief on it by the experts called Rupadhatu. The floor is rectangular. Rupadhatu is a world that has been able to break free from passion, but still bound by the appearance and shape. This level represents the nature of which, between nature and the natural bottom up. In part this Rupadhatu Buddha statues found in the recesses of the wall above the ballustrade or walkways.
Start the fifth to the seventh floor the walls are not berelief. This level is called Arupadhatu (which means no tangible form or not). Circular floor plan. This level represents the nature of, where people are free from all desires and bond forms and shapes, but have not reached nirvana. Buddha statues are placed inside the stupa is covered with holes like a cage. From outside the statues were still dim.
Highest levels form describing the absence of a stupa represented the largest and highest. Stupa depicted plain without holes. In the largest stupa is a statue of Buddha was found incomplete or unfinished also known as Buddha, a statue disalahsangkakan as Adibuddha, but through further research there is never a statue at the main stupa, statues are not finished it was a mistake pemahatnya in ancient times. according to the belief that one statue in the manufacturing process is not undermined. Archaeological excavations carried out in the courtyard of the temple was discovered many statues like this.
In the past, several statues of Buddha along with 30 stone in relief, two statues of lions, some of kala-shaped stone, stairs and gates are sent to the King of Thailand, Chulalongkorn, who visited the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1896 as a gift from the Dutch Government as it.
Borobudur has no cult spaces as other temples. That there are long passages which are narrow roads. The hallways surrounding the walled temple level by level. In the halls of the Buddhist is expected to perform ceremonial walk around the temple to the right. Form of the building without room and terraced structure is believed to be the development of form punden staircase, which is a form of architecture from prehistoric native Indonesia.Borobudur structure does not use cement at all, but the interlock system is like Lego blocks that can be attached without glue.
At every level carved reliefs on temple walls. These reliefs read off clockwise or mapradaksina called the Old Javanese language derived from Sanskrit meaning is daksina the east. These reliefs variety of story content, among other reliefs Jataka stories.
Reading of the stories are always the relief begins, and ends on the east side of the gate at every level, starting on the left and right ends of the gate. So obviously that the east is a staircase up the real (primary) and to the top of the temple, it means that the temple facing the east while the other sides of similar right.
In sequence, the story of the temple reliefs significant briefly as follows:
In accordance with the symbolic meaning of the foot of the temple, reliefs that decorate the walls of a hidden shelf illustrates the law of karma. Rows of relief is not a story of the series (serial), but in every picture illustrates a story that has a causal correlation. Relief is not just to give an overview of human misconduct penalties will be accompanied by acquired, but also a man of good works and merit. As a whole is a depiction of human life within the circle of birth - life - death (samsara) that never ends, and the Buddhist religion is exactly what will end the chain to get to perfection.
History is a depiction of the Buddha in a row of reliefs (but not a complete history) that starts from the Buddha's descent from heaven Tusita, and ending with the first sermon in the Deer Park near the city of Banaras. These reliefs lined the stairs on the south side, after a row exceeded the relief of 27 frames starting from the east side of the stairs. To-27 frames that describe the activity, both in heaven and in the world, as a preparation to welcome the presence of the Bodhisattvas as the last incarnation of the Buddha. The reliefs depict the birth of the Buddha in this arcapada as Prince Siddhartha, the son of King Suddhodana and Empress Maya of Kapilavastu Affairs. Relief amounted to 120 frames, which ended with the first sermon, which is symbolically expressed as the Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, the teachings of the Buddha is called dharma also means "law", while symbolized as a wheel of dharma.
Jataka is the story of the Buddha was born as Prince Siddharta before. Protrusion of contents is the subject of good works, which distinguishes the Bodhisattvas of any other creature. Indeed, the collection of service / good deeds is a preparatory stage in the effort to the level of Buddhahood.
While Awadana, basically almost the same as the Jataka but the culprit is not the Bodhisattvas, but other people and the stories collected in the book Diwyawadana meaning noble godlike, and the book Awadana Awadanasataka or a hundred stories. In the reliefs of Borobudur and awadana Jataka, treated equally, meaning that they occur in the same row without distinction. The set of the best known of the life of the Bodhisattvas is Jatakamala or strands of Jataka stories, the work of poets who Aryasura and live in the 4th century AD.
A row of reliefs adorn the walls of the hall-2, is the story of a wandering Sudhana tirelessly in his quest for knowledge about the Supreme Truth by Sudhana. Description of the frame 460 based on the Mahayana Buddhist scripture entitled Gandawyuha, and for the lid on the story of another Bhadracari.

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Scuba diving in Bunaken Marine Park (Tour in Bunaken, Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Bunaken Marine Park at Kelurahan Bunaken, Bunaken Subdistrict about 7 miles from the Port of Manado which can be taken for 35 minutes from downtown by boat motors. At first Bunaken is a coral island (atoll). It covers an area of about 887.5 hectares with a slightly wavy morphology conditions. Bunaken National Marine Park is one of the most beautiful in the world.
Most of the coastline consists of mangrove forests and white sand. There is a sea of hard and soft coral reefs, coral walls are steep, with various shapes and colors of marine life including fish are sharks, turtles, Mandarin Fish, sea horses, stingrays, and the famous King of the Sea is an ancient fish (Coleacant) and there are many more that make up the beautiful marine park. Beautiful sea garden can be seen in locations called Lekuan 1, 2, and 3, Fukui, Mandolin, Tanjung Paragi, Ron's Point, Sachiko Point, Pangalisang, Home Village, and East Bunaken.
Where tourism and marine tourism Sea tourism visits to the object, the sea and the beach. Tourism activities to do, a way to enjoy the marine park sigtseeing (round) glass boat (catamaran), snorkeling (swim wear a respirator), diving (diving), and underwater photography (underwater photographs); and sunbathing bodies and sightseeing beach. The facilities provided in the Bunaken marine park, which filled the boat, diving center, cottage (specialty) restaurant, pavilion, and souvenir stalls. Tourism Indonesia Heaven on Earth

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Kuta Beach (Tour in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia)

Kuta beach is a tourist place located south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali, Indonesia. Kuta is located in Badung regency. This area is a tourist destination abroad, and has become a mainstay tourist island of Bali since the early 70's. Kuta beach are often referred to as beach sunset (sunset beach) as opposed to Sanur beach. 

Kuta beach is wide, clean white sand is the main attraction for tourists, so there is a saying, Come to Bali Kuta incomplete without a visit. In the twilight when the Sun begins to set, Kuta overlooks a very beautiful and romantic. 

While enjoying a refreshing blast of cool air, Kuta is often used where an exciting afternoon exercise. In 1930, Kokes promote well Kuta Bali, as well as inspiring architecture Kotij Hotel building (cottage). 

Now been able to become the center of Kuta Bali tourism, because it has been able to provide tourist facilities as needed as many inns and hotels, shopping centers, recreational areas, so vibrant nightlife, facilities and sports facilities such as bungy jumping, water boom, etc. . Tourism Indonesia Heaven on Earth

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Tretes waterfall (Tour in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia)

Tretes Waterfall, is the highest waterfall in eastern Java and has two streams of a waterfall with a height of 158 m and is located at an altitude of 1250 m above sea level.
This waterfall is located in the area of ​​Forest Park in Mount Jurug Raden Soeryo Guah, Anjasmoro Mountain Complex and the protected forest is pristine and exotic. Waterfall located in the hamlet Tretes, Galengdowo village, district Wonosalam this geologically, is the result of a rock waterfall volcano old quarter.

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To go to the location of the waterfall is accessible via two channels, namely from Jombang district, which is a path with no directions, with a route length of 5 km from the car stops. The second route can be passed from the Kadiri, precisely in the district Kandangan. The condition of rocky road, but often impassable by motor vehicles. 1 Km distance from the car stops.

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