Banten is one of the newest provinces of Indonesia located near West Java.It is very close to the city of Jakarta so it can be reached easily, but it is completely different from it. Banten is a peaceful and beautiful place, a real refreshment after the bustle of the big city.The main arrival point is the Soekarno-Hatt international airport. The province can also be reached by car or by motorbike on the Jakarta-Serang road. Banten is mainly famous for its r... [ read more ]
Banten was once an important seaport center, its power was similar to the Mataram Empire of Central Java, but today is only a fishing village with a bright past. Serang is the capital of the Banten Province. Old Banten is one of the most famous historical sites and lies at only 10 kilometers from Serang.Many archaeological remains keep the memories of the Islamic Banten Kingdom of the 16th-18th century. We are going to present some famous historical and cultural tourist attractions in Ba... [ read more ]
The island of Java is part of the Malaysian archipelago and is the most populous of the approximately 13,000 islands of Indonesia. Over half of the local population (about 130 million people) lives on the volcanic island of Java.The island is occupied by mountains with heights up to 3700 m and the landscape is defined by extinct and active volcanoes. Along the southern coast lie plateaus and on the north coast we find fertile alluvial plains, with wonderful beaches.Java is also known... [ read more ]
What lies between Bandung and Bogor is a 125-hectares botanical garden. Not just it is high up on the slopes of Mount Gede, it also leads to Gede-Pangrango National Park. Mount Gede which literally means Big Mountain in the Sudananese language is a stratovolcano. In West Java, this part of Indonesia is best to go in April or May. Just a word of caution, there is a wet season which you might wish to avoid, even to note that the best time to go is after this wet season. A little background about t... [ read more ]
The province Central Java is famously known for its cultural aspects. The Javanese culture is what people are coming here for. You will notice polite and soft-spoken group of people as compared to the other parts of Indonesia. Here is also the home of Batik which is an exquisite textile made using a wax-resist dyeing technique. Places like Yogyakarta, Pekalongan and Surakarta are some examples of centres for Batik production.Karimun Jawa in Central JavaIn the Java Sea where the 27 islands ca... [ read more ]
Have you tried Glutinous Balls in Ginger Water? If you have not, then while you will be in Indonesia, you must give it a go. The Indonesia sources of ingredients and spices includes ginger, chili, tumeric, shallot and coconut. And after a meal with these natural spices, it makes it even more exotic to your taste buds with the traditional beverages of Indonesia. The Wedang Ronde is made mainly with glutinous rice flour. Coarsely grind roasted peanuts, tapioca starch, sugar, salt, food coloring an... [ read more ]
In Java, there is one world network of biosphere reserve and one World Heritage Site that is a national park. Gunung Gede Pangrango is the biosphere reserve and Ujung Kulon is the heritage site. Both are with great biodiversity. The other national parks in Java includes Baluran, Gunung Ciremai, Gunung Halimun, Gunung Merbabu, Kepulauan Seribu, Alas Purwo, bromo Tengger Semeru, Gunung Merapi, Karimunjawa and last but not least Meru Betiri. Karimunjawa National Park for example, is in the Kari... [ read more ]
With intentions to visit the Java Island, you might wan to consider checking out Carita Beach, Krakatau. Seeing the coastal town, cruising along the Sunda Strait by boat and then to the active volcano island. The Sunda Strait has its name coming from the Indonesia Pasundan which means 'West Java' in English. It is between the Islands of Sumatra and Java itself, connecting the Java Sea to Indian Ocean. If you wish to climb up the southern half of the deserted volcano, you can plan to do so, t... [ read more ]
To say you have seen Purwokerto is incomplete if you have not see its central public square. There are six banyan trees and many Purwokertonians like to spend their time in this square. They bring their children to place there, hence many toys vendors can be found there other than those local food vendors. Kabupaten and the old cemetery on the Ragasemangsang Road are some of the places of interest. Baturaden is rather a highland country. It is at the foot of Gunung Slamet volcano and locally... [ read more ]
With more than 1.8 million square kilometers of land area, Indonesia has the communications infrastructure such as radio broadcast stations, television broadcast stations, Internet hosts, telephone and internet users of 16 million. Their transportation includes railways, highways, waterways and airports. Of course, they have ports and harbors from Banjarmasin, Ciwandan, Belawan, Krueg Geukueh, Panjang, Palembang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Priok and Tanjung Perak.Experience Indonesian Culture... [ read more ]
