Lake Toba

Nature Tourism Lake Toba

Lake Toba



Lake Toba is a volcanic lake, which is located in the town of Parapat, North Sumatra, Indonesia. In Geography, Lake Toba is classified as a volcanic lake has a length of 100 KM and 30 KM wide. The depth of Lake Toba is 150 KM. And the average temperature around lake toba estimated 20 degrees Celsius.



In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island. What's interesting about this small island is a perfect place to enjoy the beauty and the beautiful natural atmosphere. You can even stay in the cottage style and feel the life of Batak their proper Batak people. Traditional houses made of wood will certainly complement your vacation experience.

Lake Toba has long become an important tourist destination in North Sumatra in addition, Bukit Lawang and Nias, attract domestic and foreign tourists.

Way to Medan, you can use the aircraft, many airlines are offering purpose to the city of Medan. While from Medan to Lake Toba, you can do rental car or take a taxi or bus. Medan car rental prices also vary. So start planning your trip carefully.

Nusa dua beach

Nusa Dua Beach, Badung - Bali

Nusa Dua is known as an enclave of large international 5-star resorts in south-eastern Bali. It is located 40 kilometres from Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, and administered under Kuta South District. Nusa Dua means two islands.

Nusa Dua has beautiful scenery, until now still has not been disturbed, and even forms of Balinese architecture building is still preserved as a characteristic of the island of Bali.

As a tourist area away from the hustle of the city, its people live in peace alongside a white sandy beach with a glint of solar light reflected off the calm water lagoon. In this area has available a complex system of care for the community of modern tourists, such as clean water, electricity, telephone, drainage sanitation and other facilities. Everything was arranged carefully designed to avoid pollution, noise, views the stifling and others.

Pangandaran beach

Pangandaran Beach Tourism - West Java

Pangandaran is located on the southern coast of Java. Pangandaran is a small town and a subdistrict in southern Ciamis regency, West Java, Indonesia. Pangandaran is a popular tourist destination, having a beach which is considered to be one of the finest in Java and which offers excellent surfing.

Pangandaran is an old secondary forest aged between 50 - 60 years, dominated the area of natural tourist attractions Pangandaran. The rest is a primary forest remnants that are not widespread and scattered location, and a little coastal forest.

With a wide range of floranya, Pangandaran nature tourism park is a suitable habitat for the life of wild animals. Types of wildlife that can be found in this area include: Tando (long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), langur
(Presbytis cristata), bats (Pteropus campyrus), Banteng (Bos sondaicus), Deer (Cervus timorensis) (Tragulus javanica), and porcupine (Hystrix javanica).

In addition to attractions such as natural forests and plantations, another attraction is the white sand beaches, natural caves and historical relics as well as Stone Kalde.

Borobudur temple

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is approximately 100 km in the south-west of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta.

Borobudur was built around 800 BC or 9th century. Borobudur Temple was built by the Mahayana Buddhists during the reign Sailendra. This temple was built in the heyday of Sailendra dynasty. The founder of the Borobudur Temple King Samaratungga from Sailendra dynasty. The possibility of this temple was built around 824 AD and was completed around the year 900 AD in the reign of Queen Pramudawardhani who is the daughter of Samaratungga. While architects who contributed to build this temple according to the story of a hereditary named Gunadharma.

The meaning of the name Borobudur "abbey in the hills", which comes from the word "coal" (temple or monastery) and "beduhur" (hills or high places) in Sanskrit. Therefore, in accordance with the meaning of the name Borobudur, then this place since long ago used as a place of Buddhist worship.

This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies in the complex. Borobudur-shaped building with railroad punden consists of 10 levels. Height 42 meters before being renovated and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the lowest level was used as a drag. Six lowest level and square in the upper three floors and a circular highest level of Buddhist stupa facing to the west. Each level represents the stage of human life. In accordance with of Buddha Mahayana, anyone who wants to reach the level of Buddha must go through each of those life stages.



This temple for centuries no longer used. Then because of volcanic eruptions, most of the buildings covered Borobudur volcanic soil. In addition, the building is covered with trees and shrubs for centuries. Then the building of this temple began in the time-forgotten Islam arrived in Indonesia around the 15th century.

In the year 1814 when the British occupied Indonesia, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles heard of the discovery of huge archaeological objects in the village of Magelang district Bumisegoro. Because of the great interest of the history of Java, then immediately ordered Raffles HC Cornelius, a Dutch engineer, to investigate the discovery of the location was a hill covered with shrubs.



After Indonesian independence, in 1956, the Indonesian government requested the assistance of UNESCO to examine the damage to Borobudur. Then in 1963, out of the official Indonesian government's decision to conduct the restoration of Borobudur temple with the help of UNESCO. However, this restoration was only really started to be done on August 10, 1973. The process of restoration was completed in 1984. Since 1991, Borobudur Temple, designated as World Heritage or World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Kuta Beach

Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia

Kuta Beach



Kuta beach is a tourist place located south of Denpasar, capital city 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 is often referred to as sunset beach (sunset beach) as opposed to the Sanur beach.

Kuta is now a tourism icon Bali or better known as the International city because it is a meeting place of tourists from all over the world and also local tourists.

In terms of Kuta facility has complete facilities. Inns or hotels, restaurants, spas and other tourism supporting many can be here too.



Kuta beach is a tourist place that many choose to spend vacation in Kuta. White sand beach was chosen as a place to surf and sport is also very suitable for a place to relax while waiting for the beauty of Kuta beach sunset. Not one of thousands of tourists this beach is always crowded.

Kuta beach to be one choice for surfers, the reason the waves of Kuta Beach has a hard but good use for both surfing beginners and those already experienced in this surf.

Not only in Indonesia, but in many countries in the world, Kuta Beach in Bali is known. Watch the sunset, or just sunbathing, even surfing, It is a lot of invited local and foreign tourists visiting Kuta Beach, Bali.

Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat Islands - Papua

Raja Ampat Islands, is a series of four adjacent group of islands located in the western part of the Birdshead Peninsula. In Indonesia's West Papua province, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau.

According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.(wikipedia)

Bunaken Park

Bunaken Marine Park - Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Bunaken is an island located in the northern island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken has an area of 8.08 km ² in the Bay of Manado. From the port city of Manado, travel about 30 minutes to the island of Bunaken.

Around the island of Bunaken, there Bunaken marine park which is part of the Bunaken National Park. Overall, the Bunaken National Marine Park covers an area of 75,255 hectares and consists of five islands, the island of Manado Tua, Bunaken Island, Siladen Island, the island following Mantehage few kids his island, and Naen Island. All five islands has a population of more than 21,000 inhabitants.

Bunaken marine park has a 20 point dive (dive spot) with a depth varies up to 1344 meters. Of the 20 point dive, dive 12 points of which are located around Bunaken Island. Twelve dive spot is the most frequently visited by divers and lovers of the beauty of underwater scenery.



Most of the 12 point dive in Bunaken Island lined up from the southeast to the northwest of the island. In this region there are great underwater walls, also called hanging walls, or walls of the giant rock that stood vertically and curved upward. This rock wall is also a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.

In addition to the charm of fame in the sea, the islands in this national park to bring natural atmosphere. Visitors can mingle with family and loved ones in the afternoon on the beach, while enjoying your favorite dishes can be ordered at the restaurant.