Komodo Island Indonesia

Called the island of Komodo dragon does not mean that the island-like dragons, but the island there are many reptiles called dragons. Komodo Island is situated in the ranks of Flores island in eastern Indonesia.
According to the story, Komodo island tour begins with a story about a giant dragon. Many sailors are told that the dragon is more like a frightening monster. Large tail can knock down a buffalo with a single flick. His jaw large and strong, to be able to swallow a pig in one fell swoop. And always spitting fire from his mouth.
The story was widely circulated and could attract lots of attention, but at that time no one dared to approach the island because of stories circulating.
The sailors of the Dutch military gave a report that the creature dragons likely to be measuring up to seven meters in length, with a giant body and mouth are always spitting fire. Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek, an official of the Dutch Colonial Administration in the area of ​​Flores heard these reports and stories that surround the island of Komodo. He also planned a trip to Komodo Island.
After arming himself and took a team of trained soldiers, he landed on the island. After several days on the island, Hensbroek managed to kill a strange species.
She took him to headquarters and length measurements were taken that catch length of approximately 2.1 meters. The shape is very similar to lizards. Animals were then photographed (documented) by Peter A Ouwens, director of the Zoological Museum and Botanical Gardens Bogor, Java. This is the first documentation of the Komodo dragon.
Ouwens interested in finding these strange animals. He then recruited a cunning hunter to capture specimens for him. The hunters managed to kill two dragons tail measuring 3.1 meters and 3.35 meters, plus the capture of two pups, each measuring one meter below.
Based on the catch of the hunters, Ouwens do some research and concluded that the Komodo dragon is not a flamethrower, but including the type of monitor lizard (monitor lizard) in the class of reptiles.
Research results are then published in a newspaper published in 1912. In the news, Ouwens advise the name of the giant lizard Varanus komodoensis instead of the nickname Komodo Dragon (Komodo Dragon).
Realizing the significance of endangered species komodo, the Dutch government issued a regulation on the protection of Komodo and Komodo Island in 1915. Be region as the Komodo dragon conservation area.
Findings komodo dragon living legends, curious world. Several scientific expeditions from different countries take turns doing research on the island of Komodo.

omed-omedan Bali ( kiss festival bali )

The day after Nyepi day, a banjo in the village of Sesetan, Denpasar, Bali, always held a unique tradition that only one in Bali. Banjar Kaja, located in the southern city of Denpasar has a tradition or festival omed-omedan among youth  and women kiss a local train.
This year at least 50 young people who have an adult participating in the festival this heritage. The festival begins with a prayer together in the temple banjo and all participants must follow the procession is to be given the smoothness and safety during a kiss later. After the prayer the youth are divided into two groups. The first is a group of men and the other is a group of women.
The "elders" or the person in the village elder to "referee" festival this kiss. If the "elders" gestured start, the two groups confronted each other, it points to one of his deputies carried forward and collided kiss with representatives from other groups. Usually if it happens quarrels, men were more eager participant crushed lips "opposite" of his who seemed shy but willing.
To avoid getting hot kiss, the elders assisted the committee flush water to all participants omed-omedan. However, not only the participants, the spectators, photographers and cameramen who take pictures too close too must be willing washed down with a bucket of water.
Baku among youth  the wheel is done repeatedly until the "referee" to stop it. The festival is watched by thousands of tourists and residents is finally over after last about one hour. All participants returned to the temple banjo to water sprinkled tirta.

Lake Tolire Ternate

Been to Ternate, North Maluku, is not complete if you did not take to the attraction of Lake Tolire. The lake is located about 10 miles from the center of the city of Ternate, in addition to the unique shape also has an interesting legend. The lake is under the foot of Mount Gamalama, the highest volcano in North Maluku. The lake itself there are two. Local people call it the Great Lakes and Lake Tolire Tolire Small. The distance between them is only about 200 meters.
The lake is unique is Tolire Great Lakes. This lake resembles a giant pan. From the edge of the lake water to the surface, it about 50 meters, breadth of about five acres. While to date no one has measured the depth of this lake, but according to origin stories kilograms meters depth and relate directly to the sea.
Great Lakes Tolire this sweet-water and there are plenty of fish, but the local community no one dares to catch fish or bathe in the lake, because they believed that the lake water is yellowish brown, the crocodile inhabited by many demons. Stealth crocodiles are often seen swimming in the middle of the lake. It is white and about 10 meters in length.
Not everyone could see the crocodile stealth, only those lucky ones who can. According to the local community, if you take a new clean stealth chance to see crocodiles in the lake. There are stories, too, there used to be a foreign tourist who does not believe that there are alligators in the lake was invisible. Travelers that fell into the lake and bathe after swimming a few minutes, he disappeared. Allegedly tourist was devoured by crocodiles stealth.
Another uniqueness of this lake is that throwing something into the lake. However the strong throw stones or other objects to use, will never touch the lake water. Yet when thrown from the upper edge of the lake, the lake was seen at the foot of the pitcher.
Those who first visited the lake, would not believe. They then tried to throw after buying the stones are sold on the lake at Rp 1,000, - to five seeds of stone. But no one who could throw touch the surface of the lake water. According to the story of an ancestor, a stone thrown into the lake would never touch the surface of the lake water, because it was blocked by the mystical power of the lake bottom. believed supernatural powers that come from the existing stealth crocodiles in the lake.
At the base of the Great Lakes Tolire believed the local community there are many treasures. This treasure belongs to the people when the Portuguese colonized the Sultanate of Ternate Ternate in the 15th century. Community Ternate was wasting lots of valuable property into the lake, so as not deprived the Portuguese.
So far there has been no agency or certain parties who conduct investigations specifically for the accuracy of the recognition that society, but some time ago there was a member of the Mobile Brigade uses sonar to detect objects that exist at the bottom of the lake. Of the sonar was caught presence of metallic objects on the bottom of the lake. If linked, metal objects that might treasure the first Ternate, which discharged into the lake when the Portuguese colonized Ternate.Great Lakes and Lake Tolire Tolire Small is, according to a story the local community, was once a prosperous village where people live. The village was later condemned to the lake by the ruler of the universe, because one of his father in the village that impregnates his own daughter.
When father and daughter who for pregnant it will escape to the outside of the village, suddenly the ground fell where they stood and turned into a lake. Great Lakes Tolire believed to be the place of the father, while Little Lake Tolire believed to be the place of the girl. Although the story is often considered only as a legend of a hard sell in today's modern era, but for the citizens of Ternate, especially parents, so trust it. This story will continue to be sustainable in the hearts of the people of Ternate until the end of time.
To visit the Great Lakes and Lake Tolire Tolire Small, it is not difficult. It only takes about ten minutes from the central city of Ternate, using chartered cars Rp250 thousand per day, or hire a motorcycle taxi fare motorcycle with Rp 10,000, -/jam.
When visiting the Great Lakes Tolire, many other tourist attractions that can come to enjoy. Beautiful panorama of the summit of Mount Gamalama, a number of Portuguese forts and tombs Babullah Sultan, the sultan of Ternate's most famous, there are on the road to the lake.
In addition, visitors can also enjoy the beautiful white sand beach Sulamadaha, which is located only about three kilometers from the Great Lakes Tolire. From this Sulamadaha Beach visitors can also hire a boat for fishing or go diving panaroma see the beauty beneath the sea around the beach. Very interesting is not it?
 


Sources: www.kapanlagi.com

girl natural sauna bath in the mountain Kamojang

BANDUNG - Bathing beauty home sauna or five-star hotels are common. In addition, only those who had been thick berkocek can enjoy the beauty home sauna facilities as well as hotels. Understandably, the cost for a sauna bath in places where it is not cheap.
So if you want to enjoy a natural sauna bath and cheap, just come to the region Kamojang. There, visitors can bathe in a natural sauna in Crater Rain. Warm steam peeking out from behind the rocks and the rush of water should be enjoyed.
Kamojang area located at the foot of Mount Guntur. Administratively, the area is in the region Kamojang Bandung regency. To reach this area can be reached via Majalaya, Bandung regency, and Garut city.
Closest mileage is through Majalaya, only about 14 km. Meanwhile, if the mileage is 26 km Garut. But the distance of Bandung to Garut, about 60 km. Thus the distance to the Kamojang via Garut farther than when passing Majalaya. It's just sails through it in terms of terrain, to
Garut Kamojang through relatively easy. The road is already paved and winding.
However, all the way through Garut Kamojang if not too steep. Unlike the case if the Majalaya. "I passed Majalaya Kapok. The road rises and precipitous drop, "said the visitor Kamojang named Hilman Hidayat. Majalaya-Kamojang steep path can only be conquered by car type 4 × 4. It also must be supported by the ability of the driver who was familiar terrain.
Regions Kamojang itself is said to have legend. According to the handler's guardian in the Rain Crater, Koko, Kamojang ancestors originated from the word beautiful. The story, in this region have lived a woman whose beauty was so famous in Tatar Sunda.
This legend then continues to grow. Until then the region named as Kamojang. Fathers beautiful, often mentioned Koko still manifest themselves in the region.
In the region there are dozens Kamojang crater. Among Crater rain, Railways Crater, Crater Nirvana, Manuk Crater, Crater Cibuliran, and Crater Kamojang. The crater is the most visited Crater and Crater Rain Train.
Crater Railway interesting to visit because of the sound of crater-like sound locomotive train. In addition, the steam that sticks out from the surface soil has a tremendous pressures that can catapult certain objects such as glasses of mineral water.

Crater Rain
While at Crater Rain, visitors can take a bath sauna full. The temperature of the flowing water in the crater reached 115 degrees Celsius. Very hot to generate steam. Water is then sprayed into the air around.
That is why the crater is named after the crater Rain. Interestingly, when sprayed into the air like a drizzling rain, the water was not hot. Water splash into the air still feels cold like water Like mountains.
Compared to a sauna bath in hotels, obviously the facilities at Crater far less rain. Sauna bath in the crater Rain performed in the open and while standing on rocks. There is no partition. The facilities there are still sober. "Back then no one even get into the crater of rain because conditions like mud," said Dale.
Just a few years the rains improved conditions Crater. Although still impressed potluck, after all improvements made to give easy for anyone to enter the crater Rain.
Steam coming out of boiling water flowing around the crater, refresh the body. That said, the steam is not only good for refreshing the body, but also effective to treat certain diseases. Dale said some visitors who suffer a stroke, heart disease, influenza and skin diseases, bathe in the Crater Rain. After coming over six times, their pain complaints decreased. There's even a full recovery.
For visitors who come for the purpose of treatment, suggesting that Koko sauna bath for at least 15 minutes. If visitors want to keep the water vapor hits the whole body, then Koko may direct steam.
Yeah, right. In front of SH, 61-year-old man was demonstrating its ability to direct the water vapor.
This money is gathered and then headed towards the visitor's body appointed by Koko. For this ability Dale said he did not charge. According to Dale, Crater rains have not visited much by tourists. "The rain came to the crater on average in order to seek treatment," said Dale. The geographic location has become one of the causes have not natural Kamojang by the frenetic tourism.
Geothermal steam from coming out of Kamojang was used as a geothermal power plant which is managed by Indonesia Power. Location of the plant itself is adjacent to craters on Kamojang region.
Sauna bath in the crater Rain Kamojang is cheap. Simply by paying USD 2 /person, visitors can take a bath sauna full. Panorama of natural beauty and coolness would make visitors feel at home there for long.
For those of you who are bored at home sauna bathing beauty or five-star hotel, it seems necessary to try a new atmosphere in a natural sauna. Just come to Kamojang. Guaranteed you will not need to spend in deeply to nourish the body from fatigue. (*)

Unique Beach in West Java and Sundaness girl

BEACH Karang Bolong - West Java BANTEN
Bolong beach coral beach recreation area where there is a large rock in the middle hole with a naturally formed arch. One end of the reefs are on the beach while others overlook the sea. Karang Bolong Most likely this is because due to the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. At the peak there were cupola review and this forest as a place to relax while enjoying views of open sea.Situated Karang Bolong beach is 50 km from Serang town or 140 km from the city of Jakarta, about 11 km towards the south of Anyer, or about 30 km north of Labuan. On this beach there is a huge rock that stands to form the arch. One end of the reefs are on the beach while others stick to the sea.

Name Green Canyon West Java popularized by a Frenchman on year 1993. His real name Cukang Taneuh. Green Canyon has its own uniqueness. From his own way with motorized from the dock for 30 minutes we will be happy to pass the river with green water tosca (if you do not feel the rain). On the way we look at life on the riverbanks. Occasionally seen lizards, snakes (do not worry just snake sacking) and residents who were fishing or doing all the fish.
Approaching Cukang Taneuh, we were treated to views of the river with few rapids with a narrow groove in which the boat could not go on cadiknya that because wide. Parking capacity is also limited. So we waited inside of which was not too long, or the boat out and back inside of which we specify.
Here the water is very clear Bluish-tint. To view the actual distinctness, we are advised to continue upwards with a swim (there are available Rental tires) or crawling on the edge of the stone. The trip is completely safe. Children 6 yrs and older; interchangeable join tires and guide - life guard boat owners that we lease. Along the way, we will continue to be in the basin with steep walls on either side; partly wall which resembles a cave with collapsed roof .
In certain parts remaining stalaktit2 where ground water drips. After a few hundred meters swim, we'll see some Falls water frame on the right who are very charming. If you continue to wonder with the end of the road, you will arrive at a place with a cave inhabited by bat. Along these lines, your heart's content collapsible swimming. Yes, swim with the fish in clear water and cold.
Foto2 below is part of a distinguished Taneuh Cukang reach of the camera with taking a position on the stone in front of the entrance . To reach the upstream side, the camera needs to be taken with a swim. Yet this is the most beautiful, but unfortunately the camera is not waterproof.
Anak2 so love this journey. Make this the first time they Adventurer in water. At other times, maybe we'll bring them to continue to the end cukang taneuh enter the cave. That would need a better preparation.
Another boat with the same direction


Location Batu Hiu Beach coast not far from the coast of Pangandaran, maybe about 30 minutes. Natural beauty presented did not lose to Pangandaran beach that was already famous. We stopped by there when in transit from the coast towards the Green Canyon Pangandaran. Decision to be grateful and will never regret.

This one coastal shark called the Stone because there are rocks that resembles a fish shark. But that was before, before the Stones hit by the Tsunami a few years ago. Currently the only remaining rock debris that looked not far from the beach. There is no shadow if the rock is similar to a fish shark.

Raja ampat Maluku beach and girl egg inventor

The origin of the name of Raja Ampat by local myth comes from a woman who found seven eggs. Four grains of which hatch into four princes who separated and each became a powerful king in Waigeo, Salawati, Misool Misool East and West. Meanwhile, three other eggs became a ghost, a woman, and a stone.
In the course of history, the Raja Ampat Islands have long been inhabited by fishing communities and apply the customary system of Maluku. In this system, the community is a member of a village community. Each village is headed by a king. Since the founding of two Muslim sultanate in the Moluccas, Raja Ampat to be part of the Sultanate Tidore claims. After the defeat of the Dutch Empire Tidore, Raja Ampat Islands became part of the Dutch East Indies claim.
Raja Ampat Islands society generally traditional fishermen who resided in small villages are located far apart and different islands. They are a friendly community receive visitors from outside, especially if we bring a souvenir for them in the form of nut or candy.
This item is a kind of 'peace pipe indian' in Raja Ampat. Events chatting with eating nut, also called "The-the Pinang" often take turns throwing each other mob, the local term for funny stories. They are followers of Islam and Christianity, and often within a family or clan members who have embraced one of the two religions. It makes the people of Raja Ampat remain in harmony despite different beliefs.
Kabupaten Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua's remote location. This area stores a million beauty beneath the sea. Raja Ampat Marine tourism is recognized as one of the 10 best dive sights in the world. Enchantment under the sea and natural wealth, the mainstay of the Raja Ampat Islands through competitive world of tourism in Indonesia and the world through diving tours that can be done in this eastern Indonesia.
The islands are a result of expansion of the district of Sorong regency since 2003 covering 12 districts and 88 villages. District has a population of 31,000 souls has 610 islands with four of them major islands, namely Pulau Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo. Of the 610 islands, only 35 islands are uninhabited. With a total area of ​​about 46,000 km2, only 6,000 km2 of land, while 40,000 km2, the rest is ocean. The islands are unspoiled and the sea is still beautiful to make direct tourists hooked.
The archipelago is located in the heart of the world's coral triangle (Coral Triangle) and is the center of the richest tropical marine biodiversity in the world today.
The islands are located in the westernmost part of the main island of Papua, Indonesia, stretches over an area of ​​approximately 4.6 million hectares. Raja Ampat has the richness and uniqueness of species are high with the discovery of 1104 species of fish, 699 species of molluscs (soft animals) and 537 species of coral animals. Not only the types of fish, Raja Ampat is also rich in diversity of coral reefs, seagrass bed, mangrove forests, rocky cliffs and beautiful beaches. Another interesting potential is the development of ecotourism and the region has also been proposed as a World Heritage Site (World Herritage Site) by the Government of Indonesia.
Looking at his position in the triangle area of ​​coral reef, right in the center of the world's most diverse coral reefs, the sea at the Raja Ampat Islands region is indicated as the richest biodiversity in the world. Collection of extensive coral reefs and rich coral reefs in prove that these islands are able to survive against threats like coral bleaching and disease, two types of threats that are extremely harmful to the survival of coral reefs around the world. Strong ocean currents in Raja Ampat plays an important role in spreading the coral and fish larvae across the Indian and Pacific oceans to the other reef ecosystems. These capabilities are supported by the diversity and resilience make this area a top priority for protection. The archipelago is part of the area known as the Bird's Head seascape area, which contains Cendrawasih Bay, the largest National Marine Park in Indonesia.
The archipelago is a place that has the potential to serve as a tourist attraction, especially diving tourism. Raja Ampat Islands waters according to various sources, is one of the 10 best waters for diving sites around the world. In fact, it may also be recognized as number one for the completeness of underwater flora and fauna at this time.
Dr. John Veron, coral experienced experts from Australia, for example, in a site it is revealed, the Raja Ampat Islands located in the westernmost tip of New Guinea, about 50 miles northwest of Sorong, has the best reef areas in Indonesia. Approximately 450 species of coral had been identified during the two weeks of research in the area.
A team of experts from Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and National Oceanographic Institutions (Lon) Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) have done a quick assessment in 2001 and 2002. As a result, they noted in these waters there are more than 540 species of hard corals (75% of the total species in the world), more than 1,000 species of reef fish, 700 types of mollusks, and the highest record for gonodactyloid stomatopod crustaceans. This makes 75% of the world's coral species in Raja Ampat. None of the places with the same area has a number of coral species as much as this.
There are several areas of coral reefs that are still very good condition with the percentage of live coral cover to 90%, namely in the Dampier Strait (the strait between P. Waigeo and P. Batanta), Kofiau Islands, Islands and South East Misool Wayag Islands. Types of coral reefs in Raja Ampat is generally fringing reef with gentle slope to steep contour. But it was also found atoll type and type of burns or taka. In some places like the village Saondarek, when the lowest tides, coral reefs can be seen without a dive and with his own adaptation, the corals can still be alive despite being in the open air and direct sunlight.
Unique species that can occur during diving is some kind of pigmy seahorse or sea horse mini, wobbegong and manta ray. There are also endemic fish Raja Ampat, namely Eviota king, which is a kind of fish gobbie. At Manta Point which is located in Dampier strait Arborek, you can dive in the company of some tail Manta Ray is benign like when you dive in Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan. If you dive at Cape Kri or Chicken Reef, you can be surrounded by thousands of fish. Sometimes a collection of tuna, giant trevallies and snappers. But those tense when we are surrounded by a collection of barracuda fish, although in fact it's relatively harmless (which is dangerous if we see barracuda solitary or alone). Reef sharks are also frequently seen, and if lucky you can see the turtle is still eating sponge or swim around you. In some places like in Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo also seen dugong or sea cow.
Because the area of ​​many islands and narrow straits, so most of the dive at a certain time has kencang.Hal currents is also possible to do drift dive, dive, following a strong flow of water is very clear as he broke through a collection of fish. There is also a sunken airplane World War II relic that can be found in several places to make diving a great place to dive as in P. Wreck Wai. And many more reef sites that actually have never been touched. This makes diving in Raja Ampat was more challenging.

lampung girl and the beauty of the beach

Lampung girl wearing Siger.Siger itself is a form that symbolizes the crown of greatness indigenous culture and livelihood of honor. Usually, Siger was always used by the bride's Lampung. That is, a symbol of Lampung is a symbol of feminine nature. In general, the symbol of the area around the archipelago are masculine. As in West Java, the symbol that was used is Kujang, which is the traditional weapon of Sundanese people. Or in Borneo, Saber is a symbol that is not different from West Java, which symbolize the patriotic qualities of resilience and defensive territory.

Encouraged a sense of to curious, I continue to seek information about this Siger. A folk story I got from an Internet site, which tells of a magic Siger. In Marga Sekampung, East Lampung there is a story passed down through generations which is still in the trust as a Living Legend.
Once upon a time when residents will be holding events such as weddings or indigenous Lampung Cakak Pepadun (a ceremony Lampung). Community borrow or use Gold Siger of faerie through a place in one community garden. Gardens residents whose presence was supernatural, a slum community of Lampung at the time is earlier than that time. But in fact in this slum dwellers lost their village. But people can still relate to the lost village residents by borrowing Siger who used to be used in these traditional activities. But because greed residents who have to cheat after using Siger was not in the back again to the magical village again, so that the existence of supernatural Siger was lost some where. But in the magical village community was still often heard the voices of the inhabitants of the faerie. Like the typical sound of music kolintang Lampung on certain days.

Lampung Marina Beach has beautiful scenery with rocks that form varies. According to folklore, there is a rock called Stone Center of the Earth is where Prince Cindar receive visitors.

Tanjung Setia which is 60 km from Liwa, the capital of West Lampung, with high waves to shore.
for surfers (surfing) all over the universe, Tanjung Setia crowned the third best beach waves surfing dunia.Bagi, Tanjung Setia is a hidden paradise (the secret paradise).
This area is famous for its waves and the height of one of the world's top beach waves surfing so the target countries. Coastal wave heights facing the Indian Ocean, could reach seven feet tall with a wavelength of 200 meters south of the season (May-October).

Way Hawang Beach is a beach that has white sand and a bay so the water was calm and coastal tourism net Object Way is located in the district Hawang kaur.antara Bintuhan with Merpas.
Besides the beautiful beaches here are stone objects jung is a rock shaped like a ship / boat Beach district hawang way maje Kaur district.
According to the myth of this stone came from a ship, this happens because of the curse of the bitter tongue. At that time there is a ship that was looking for fish, but there is a father (the bitter tongue) that are running around the beach.
He asked the fire on the ship owner that he called-Mangil but such is not ignored, not necessarily because the ship ignored but the distance was far enough from shore so as not to be heard by the owner of the vessel. Sipahit tongue cursing at her wrath and the ship was turned to stone, then the ship was changed into stone. when viewed form the rock very similar to a ship / boat.very fit for a vacation with family at the weekend

 

Source: www.pariwisatabengkulu.com

Lampung Kiluan Gulf Coast is located at 103 040 'E to 105 050' E and 03 045 '06 045 LS to "LS with a long coastline of ± 1105 km (including some islands) is divided into 4 territorial waters, including waters of the West Coast (± 210 km), Gulf Semaka (± 200 km), Lampung Bay and the Strait of Sunda (± 160 km), and East Coast (± 270 km).
Kiluan Bay in the Gulf region and is largely Semaka Tanggamus District area, has a coastal area up to the hills. For certain circles, this bay has been known for a long time because in this region can be found distribution of dolphins in large numbers and is a very potential fishing area (Fishing Week I 2006 and II 2007) to be developed into tourist fishing. Also, in this area can be found breeding Hawksbill (DKP Program Lampung in 2007) because in this region is a place of spawning (Spawning ground) various species of sea turtles, such as the hawksbill.
In addition to the diversity of natural beauty, Kiluan Bay has a diversity of people from several tribes, such as the Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese, Bugis to Lampung, so it is not surprising if people have customs, religions, and different languages​​. All the general population is immigrants, although there is a small part of the original inhabitants who in this population from birth to adulthood in the vicinity of the Gulf region Kiluan. However, all can live and coexist in harmony.