tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89828276672390991412024-03-05T07:44:57.824-08:00Indonesian Paradiseall about tourism in indonesiawww.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-852448681590100602010-06-10T22:28:00.000-07:002013-08-30T01:35:08.601-07:00Sejarah Pariaman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pariaman di zaman lampau merupakan daerah yang cukup dikenal oleh pedagang bangsa asing semenjak tahun 1500an. Catatan tertua tentang Pariaman ditemukan oleh Tomec Pires (1446-1524), seorang pelaut Portugis yang bekerja untuk kerajaan Portugis di Asia. Ia mencatat telah ada lalu lintas perdagangan antara India dengan Pariaman, Tiku dan Barus. </div>
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Dua tiga kapal Gujarat mengunjungi Pariaman setiap tahunnya membawa kain untuk penduduk asli dibarter dengan emas, gaharu, kapur barus, lilin dan madu. Pires juga menyebutkan bahwa Pariaman telah mengadakan perdagangan kuda yang dibawa dari Batak ke Tanah Sunda.</div>
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Kemudian, datang bangsa Perancis sekitar tahun 1527 dibawah komando seorang politikus dan pengusaha yakni Jean Ango. Ia mengirim 2 kapal dagang yang dipimpin oleh dua bersaudara yakni Jean dan Raoul Parmentier. Kedua kapal ini sempat memasuki lepas pantai Pariaman dan singgah di Tiku dan Indrapura. Tapi anak buahnya merana terserang penyakit, sehingga catatan dua bersaudara ini tidak banyak ditemukan.</div>
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Tanggal 21 November 1600 untuk pertama kali bangsa Belanda singgah di Tiku dan Pariaman, yaitu 2 kapal di bawah pimpinan Paulus van Cardeen yang berlayar dari utara (Aceh dan Pasaman) dan kemudian disusul oleh kapal Belanda lainnya. Cornelis de Houtman yang sampai di Sunda Kelapa tahun 1596 juga melewati perairan Pariaman.</div>
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Tahun 1686, orang Pariaman (Pryaman seperti yang tertulis dalam catatan W. Marsden) mulai berhubungan dengan Inggris.</div>
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Sebagai daerah yang terletak di pinggir pantai, Pariaman sudah menjadi tujuan perdagangan dan rebutan bangsa asing yang melakukan pelayaran kapal laut beberapa abad silam. Pelabuhan entreport Pariaman saat itu sangat maju. Namun seiring dengan perjalanan masa pelabuhan ini semakin sepi karena salah satu penyebabnya adalah dimulainya pembangunan jalan kereta api dari Padang ke Pariaman pada tahun 1908.</div>
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source : http://www.kotapariaman.go.id/profil.php?tid=2 </div>
www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-10957827908533154562009-06-02T08:24:00.000-07:002009-06-02T08:34:06.537-07:00Sibolangit Nature Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJJunolrGGgxJ_g7BP4a39rXLI2C1eO-RWiMdsKdJmrm1xFZR9iQ77OEqaHWATxXyE9_QBHYA2pJ9K0wbcWV__QLZfVm8Fvr73bMdO8HeFmIFrKHAJ1bAjZX67GvE1H8286rC14-Alxo/s1600-h/sembahe1du7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJJunolrGGgxJ_g7BP4a39rXLI2C1eO-RWiMdsKdJmrm1xFZR9iQ77OEqaHWATxXyE9_QBHYA2pJ9K0wbcWV__QLZfVm8Fvr73bMdO8HeFmIFrKHAJ1bAjZX67GvE1H8286rC14-Alxo/s200/sembahe1du7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342753834466052818" border="0" /></a><br />Groups Sibolangit Forest is located between Berastagi Medan road, about 40 km from the city of Medan with the time of the approximately 1 hour. As the tour route, road condition is very good so it can be passed by the various types of vehicles two and four wheels.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Apart from private vehicles, forest Sibolangit this can also be applied through public transportation, either way (route) Medan - Berastagi and Medan - Sidikalang.<br /><br />Before entering Sibolangit, you must first go through the tour The Sembahe. this location the river flowing water that flows clear and cool. On holidays to visit this place is crowded, especially by local tourists to a bath-tub and relax<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDES3lESnsxZKazWiEMaaLOgG9HiHfTHWSrluoefTg3AXqMtTJM6dDqzerKAJQl_RC5JBiCkIpWKNKHArnq8wOipDvlq5biY93Wjzq8FSere5ifp7-d2ObrW2CnzA2VLN8A3hecDcLgJw/s1600-h/Sembahe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDES3lESnsxZKazWiEMaaLOgG9HiHfTHWSrluoefTg3AXqMtTJM6dDqzerKAJQl_RC5JBiCkIpWKNKHArnq8wOipDvlq5biY93Wjzq8FSere5ifp7-d2ObrW2CnzA2VLN8A3hecDcLgJw/s200/Sembahe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342753657315541314" border="0" /></a><br />Continuing the journey, on a steep climb, on the right road akan found the source of water that has been grown since 1959 and is now managed by the Regional Water Company (PDAM) Tirtanadi. Water source is also as suppliers of water for the needs of the city and around Medan. This shows that forest management Sibolangit akan good enough to give a big benefit, especially in the case of the water system.<br /><br />Not far from the location of taps Tirtanadi definition, the left road information board will be found that provide instructions that we have entered the gate area Sibolangit Forest.<br /><br />HISTORY<br /><br />Starting in the year 1914 on the initiative DR. JC Koningsberger Director Bogor Raya Garden when it was established Raya Garden (Botanical Garden) Sibolangit by Mr JA Lorzing as a branch of the Bogor City. Then on 10 March 1938 with a decree ZB No.37/PK, City changed its status into Nature Reserves.<br /><br />Given the Nature Reserve is rich in various types of vegetation (flora) that are not just for the collection, but also provide also provide a very important contribution for the purposes of science and education (as a natural laboratory) and the development of tourism (recreation), then the 1980 based on a decree from the Ministry of Agriculture No. 636/Kpts/Um/9/1980 as Sibolangit Nature Reserve (area of 24.85 ha ±) dialih Enable a region Sibolangit Nature Park.<br /><br />The administrative governance, the area Sibolangit Park is located in the Village Sibolangit District Sibolangit Deli Serdang Regency North Sumatra Province.<br /></div>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-79034880669769852742009-05-22T09:33:00.000-07:002009-05-22T09:42:32.287-07:00PANTAI AIR MANIS DAN LEGENDA MALIN KUNDANG DI KOTA PADANG<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSSvZ-MZ___tApVShyphenhyphenpso8sXpyeiAPV8C4nE-RQyZZ8wCTghIxUHjt9NAs9IiIp2xcPsd4ZMxV_Tf3Bnr67A7qJxKCVXaZxmOmIA_Mi35wzFA4YWxqzS4E-PXYAWdsKfhOlZrDHxQGe4/s1600-h/Pantai+Air+Manis+ok.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSSvZ-MZ___tApVShyphenhyphenpso8sXpyeiAPV8C4nE-RQyZZ8wCTghIxUHjt9NAs9IiIp2xcPsd4ZMxV_Tf3Bnr67A7qJxKCVXaZxmOmIA_Mi35wzFA4YWxqzS4E-PXYAWdsKfhOlZrDHxQGe4/s200/Pantai+Air+Manis+ok.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338688673784012482" border="0" /></a>Pantai Air Manis become major tourist spots in Kota Padang. Access to the area of Air Manis Beach tour with a mountain pass, pas there we want to be spelled out the climb quite high and steep, then the left side we can see the city and the factory Semen Padang , with a rather sharp bend and on the left side right still growth weed, so that the driver was quite distressing, and also the size of the narrow path to load for a car only. Beach, located in the Southern District of Padang, the trip can be with the land about 30 minutes from the city center.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />malin kundang legend will greet holiday time entering foot on the sand brown whiteness. stone reliefs decorate the story of master Kundang beach tourism area plateau in the leisure visitor. Perhaps it is reported, is a large stone vessel, and large master Jasad Kundang the stranded. According to the legend of the people, and the ship master Kundang be condemned because kedurhakaannya stone on the parents.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l5zvCVLkymuV4I8gjYK8ug759WT4LQLzCUh9lvUUyuwS3_3nxAuVcspttSHz_bjb_6-wjxVM2HmDf1XiMAMLXnxMfXFePYn1ikzf-FrinwzUrzTvwB9f1PIZ0isjKCcKmoOBBOwVF3Q/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l5zvCVLkymuV4I8gjYK8ug759WT4LQLzCUh9lvUUyuwS3_3nxAuVcspttSHz_bjb_6-wjxVM2HmDf1XiMAMLXnxMfXFePYn1ikzf-FrinwzUrzTvwB9f1PIZ0isjKCcKmoOBBOwVF3Q/s200/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338688946968479474" border="0" /></a><br />Nan broad sloping beach at Pantai Air Manis provide a location for visitors to play. Even at the ebb and flow, pegunjung biota can see the sea swell to the surface. With walking, you can also go to Banana Small island which is located not far from the edge Beach Air Manis. Islands that are not so knowledgeable, and can be used as health while enjoying the moment a stock of food was originally prepared.<br /><br />Pulau Pisang Small tree decorated with Cashew Kaliang that the visitor can enjoy for free. But remember, do not be too long to enjoy the atmosphere on the island. Because, one to several hours, water will be gradually increased so that normal access to the Small Island Bananas can not go on foot.<br /><br />Not infrequently, the young in the city of Padang also utilize Air Manis Beach as a place to camp. Pounding waves roll in the area also used for surfing the surfer.<br /><br />====================================================================<br />PANTAI AIR MANIS DAN LEGENDA MALIN KUNDANG DI KOTA PADANG<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlPQpgagww5OsaGpoRHWM2YVLddP-seur3wfgfcwEQYJ5-DoPGnjePSNdP8nsniC4itc_I7t2rusSvVc0wmii8HSY30Dw90b3XwfsORHP6fNjiGpn879hvXcI0L-a59jJ5Pfj40k8_JM/s1600-h/20080629_034850_malin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlPQpgagww5OsaGpoRHWM2YVLddP-seur3wfgfcwEQYJ5-DoPGnjePSNdP8nsniC4itc_I7t2rusSvVc0wmii8HSY30Dw90b3XwfsORHP6fNjiGpn879hvXcI0L-a59jJ5Pfj40k8_JM/s200/20080629_034850_malin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338688861755573026" border="0" /></a><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNews">Pantai Air Manis</span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNews"> menjadi lokasi wisata favorit yang ada di Kota Padang. Akses menuju kawasan wisata Pantai Ai</span><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNews">r Manis dengan melewati sebuah bukit, <em>pas</em> mau ke sana kita dihadapkan dengan tanjakan yang dibilang agak tinggi dan curam, kemudian sebelah kiri kita bisa melihat pemandangan Kota Padang dan pabrik Semen Padang, dengan tikungan yang agak tajam dan di samping kiri kanan masih ditumbuhi rumput liar, sehingga agak menyusahkan para sopir, dan juga ukuran jalannya yang sempit hingga muat untuk satu mobil saja. Pantai yang terletak di Kecamatan Padang Selatan tersebut, bisa ditempuh dengan perjalanan darat sekitar 30 menit dari pusat kota.</span><br /><br /><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNews">Legenda Malin Kundang akan menyapa pelancong saat menginjaki kaki di pasir berwarna coklat keputihan. Seonggok batu dan relief cerita Malin Kundang menghiasi kawasan wisata pantai yang dipadati pengunjung di waktu liburan. Konon kabarnya, batu besar tersebut merupakan kapal besar dan jasad Malin Kundang yang terdampar. Menurut legenda rakyat, Malin Kundang dan kapalnya dikutuk menjadi batu karena kedurhakaannya pada orang tua.</span><br /><br /><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNews">Pantai landai nan luas di Pantai Air Manis memberikan lokasi bermain bagi para pengunjung. Bahkan di saat pasang surut, pegunjung bisa melihat biota laut yang menyembul ke permukaan. Dengan berjalan kaki, Anda pun bisa menuju pulau Pisang Kecil yang berada tak jauh dari tepian Pantai Air Manis. Pulau yang tak begitu luas tersebut, bisa dijadikan tempat peristirahatan sejenak sambil menikmati bekal makanan yang telah dipersiapkan semula.</span><br /><br /><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNews">Pulau Pisang Kecil dihiasi dengan pohon Jambu Kaliang yang bisa dinikmati para pengunjung dengan gratis. Tapi ingat, jangan terlalu lama menikmati suasana di pulau tersebut. Karena, berselang beberapa jam, air pasang akan berangsur-angsur naik seperti sediakala sehingga akses menuju Pulau Pisang Kecil tidak dapat ditempuh dengan berjalan kaki.</span><br /><br /><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNews">Tak jarang, kalangan muda di Kota Padang juga memanfaatkan Pantai Air Manis sebagai tempat perkemahan. Debur ombak bergulung di daerah tersebut juga dimanfaatkan para peselancar untuk berselancar.</span><br /></div>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-31576001333173938172009-05-08T06:04:00.000-07:002009-05-08T06:24:29.724-07:00Natuna Island Accommodation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuBcPHcmLlnnWfJQF-4b3yG1ZChqr8RizxeckN4gIKYogMowOdQ93NpPsqjzFTyxqXt23LqiR7TiDRhdzMOggU9uddauUNFWF-pqHJKnpHjINnJTKYUD7YlSC-8JD5KXTMaSNdFR3esI/s1600-h/ihotel_facade.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuBcPHcmLlnnWfJQF-4b3yG1ZChqr8RizxeckN4gIKYogMowOdQ93NpPsqjzFTyxqXt23LqiR7TiDRhdzMOggU9uddauUNFWF-pqHJKnpHjINnJTKYUD7YlSC-8JD5KXTMaSNdFR3esI/s200/ihotel_facade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333442052311947026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99eSrv3dY1Ux4ymWxoOWrbIOQTy_meuCl2abxK5kYmaXKwJuopDZ3OHrmqikONBDzOsl1VZYR0RHgZ0LO4NCKu9cXcQ7fZR7E-ylTCCW6gIAuKBzA9MrXt-mlFsyKQhzoC6vtLrV2Rpw/s1600-h/591_Natuna.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99eSrv3dY1Ux4ymWxoOWrbIOQTy_meuCl2abxK5kYmaXKwJuopDZ3OHrmqikONBDzOsl1VZYR0RHgZ0LO4NCKu9cXcQ7fZR7E-ylTCCW6gIAuKBzA9MrXt-mlFsyKQhzoC6vtLrV2Rpw/s200/591_Natuna.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333441208881605522" border="0" /></a><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5LoJFSNeMW3ajzw0hJjjAnyK72Lu09pErsXFaPhTvbo7ijeX3dGh51R5JdQy5iwI7VW2QMw-c0xiknL3ULdZl9uNWtoyXV4mBNsecFNz5RVhXWk7OQo750umf1OH1hdn68e92vVPm1c/s1600-h/ranai_natuna.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5LoJFSNeMW3ajzw0hJjjAnyK72Lu09pErsXFaPhTvbo7ijeX3dGh51R5JdQy5iwI7VW2QMw-c0xiknL3ULdZl9uNWtoyXV4mBNsecFNz5RVhXWk7OQo750umf1OH1hdn68e92vVPm1c/s200/ranai_natuna.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333441266434529842" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99eSrv3dY1Ux4ymWxoOWrbIOQTy_meuCl2abxK5kYmaXKwJuopDZ3OHrmqikONBDzOsl1VZYR0RHgZ0LO4NCKu9cXcQ7fZR7E-ylTCCW6gIAuKBzA9MrXt-mlFsyKQhzoC6vtLrV2Rpw/s1600-h/591_Natuna.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></a></p><p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99eSrv3dY1Ux4ymWxoOWrbIOQTy_meuCl2abxK5kYmaXKwJuopDZ3OHrmqikONBDzOsl1VZYR0RHgZ0LO4NCKu9cXcQ7fZR7E-ylTCCW6gIAuKBzA9MrXt-mlFsyKQhzoC6vtLrV2Rpw/s1600-h/591_Natuna.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></p><p><u><strong><br /></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Informasi Hotel & Penginapan<br /></strong></u></p><p><strong>Hotel : Caesar</strong></p><p>Alamat : Jl. Pramuka No. 3 - Ranai</p><p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31421</p><p><strong>Hotel : Natuna</strong></p><p>Alamat : Jl. Subrantas - Ranai</p><p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31501 </p><p><strong>Penginapan : Sis</strong><strong>i Basisir</strong></p><p>Alamat : Jl. DKWM Benteng No. 132 - Ranai</p><p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31212, 31203 </p><p><strong>Penginapan : Ajo Basamo<br /></strong></p><p>Address : Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 29 - Ranai</p><p>Phone/Fax : 0773 - 31414</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Putr</strong><strong>i Indah<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 31 - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31114</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Putri Bungsu<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 19 - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Peni<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Soekarno Hatta - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31480</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Central<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Soekarno Hatta N0. 109 - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31248</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Mira<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Soekarno Hatta - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Batu Hitam<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Soekarno Hatta - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p><p><strong>Wisma : Natuna Island<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Hasanuddin - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Mariana<br /></strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. DKWM Benteng - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p> <p><strong>Penginapan : NFR</strong></p><p>Alamat : Jl. Pasar Pelimpak - Serasan</p><p>Telp/Fax : -</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Hosan</strong></p><p>Alamat : Jl. Pasar Pelimpak - Serasan<br /></p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p><p><strong>Penginapan : Orient </strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Pelantar Mustamin - Sedanau</p><p>Telp/Fax : -</p> <p><strong>Penginapan : Gembira</strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Pelantar Nato - Sedanau </p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p> <p><strong>Hotel : Pelangi Natuna</strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Yos Sudarso - Sedanau</p><p>Telp/Fax : -</p><p><br /><u><strong>Informasi Rumah Sakit & Puskesmas</strong></u></p><p><strong>Rumah Sakit : Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Natuna (RSUD Natuna)</strong> </p><p>Alamat : Jl. Ali Murtopo - Ranai </p><p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31531 </p><p><strong>Puskesmas : Puskesmas Ranai</strong> </p><p>Alamat : Jl. Sudirman - Ranai </p><p>Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31018 , 31118</p><br /><p><u><strong>Informasi Bank<br /></strong></u></p> <p><strong>Bank : Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)</strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. Sudirman No. 55 - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax : -</p> <p><strong>Bank : Bank Riau </strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. DKWM Benteng No. 56 - Ranai</p> <p>Telp/Fax :0773 - 31532, 31007 / 0773 - 31533</p> <p><strong>Bank : Bank Mandiri</strong></p> <p>Alamat : Jl. DKWM Benteng No. 96-98 - Ranai</p><p>Telp/Fax :0773 - 31497, 31498, 31499 / 0773 -31623</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Telepon Penting<br /><br /></span><p><u><strong>Polres Natuna<br /></strong></u></p><p>Telp / Fax : 0773 - 31117 / 112</p><p><u><strong>PLN </strong></u></p><p>Telp / Fax : 0773 - 31007 / 31628</p><p><u><strong>Telkom</strong></u></p><p>Telp/ Fax : 0773 - 31321 / 31345</p><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Agen Perjalanan<br /><br /></span><p><strong>- Metra Sarana Tour & Travel</strong></p><p> Alamat : Jl. Sukarno-Hatta, Batu Hitam - Ranai</p><p> Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31081</p><p><strong>- Ranai Alam Lestari</strong></p><p> Alamat : Jl. H.R. Subrantas - Ranai</p><p> Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31051</p><p><strong>- Samudra Mas Tour & Travel</strong></p><p> Alamat : Jl. DKWM Benteng - Ranai</p><p> Telp/Fax : 0773 - 31600 </p>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-55207912384580663742009-05-08T05:38:00.000-07:002009-05-08T05:49:31.344-07:00NATUNA ISLAND<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0jQcHQnPOZakZv-jR-9Et1XrkYNJkIPX7bgb8yVeaAG9SM7xofycELJOVzl_vazpHG419P3R5qLAzfjzTM6rwWnZW4s3L85ceFNVt9133T7nKC8sMlvrkSJmEGV3OUeRAxzDbAJYDn8/s1600-h/591_Natuna.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0jQcHQnPOZakZv-jR-9Et1XrkYNJkIPX7bgb8yVeaAG9SM7xofycELJOVzl_vazpHG419P3R5qLAzfjzTM6rwWnZW4s3L85ceFNVt9133T7nKC8sMlvrkSJmEGV3OUeRAxzDbAJYDn8/s200/591_Natuna.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333434217240518210" border="0" /></a>Natuna Regency, is one of the districts in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. Natuna is located north of Indonesia. In the north, lies adjacent to the Vietnam and Cambodia, the southern borders of Jambi and South Sumatra, in the western part of Singapore, Malaysia, Riau, and in the eastern part of East Malaysia and West Kalimantan. Natuna is located in the international shipping line Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. This famous district with the Oil and Gas. Natuna oil reserves estimated at 14,386,470 barrels, while natural gas 112,356,680 barrels.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />History<br /><br />Natuna Regency history can not be separated from the Riau Islands regency historical, because before self as autonomous regions, Natuna Regency area and is the Natuna Islands Riau.Natuna Regency was based on Law No. 53 of 1999 which was passed on 12 October 1999, with the inauguration Natuna Regent Drs. H. Andi Rivai Siregar by Minister of Home Affairs ad intrem TNI General Faisal Tanjung in Jakarta.<br /><br />Based on a decree from the Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia, Central Sumatra Province on 18 May 1956 to merge themselves in the Region of the Republic of Indonesia, Riau Islands and given the status of Regional Autonomy Level II as head of the Regent are areas supervise 4 kewedanaan as follows:<br /><br />* Kewedanaan Tanjungpinang, including Kec. South Bintan (including East Bintan, Galang, Tanjungpinang Tanjungpinang East and West).<br />* Kewedanaan Karimun, including the District of Karimun, Kundur and Moro.<br />* Kewedanaan Lingga, including the District of Lingga, Singkep and Senayang.<br />* Seven Kewedanaan Island, including the District Jemaja, Siantan, Midai, Serasan, Tembelan, Bunguran West and East Bunguran.<br /><br />Seven Island Kewedanaan supervise the District Jemaja, Siantan, Midai, Serasan, Tambelan, Bunguran West and East Bunguran with kewedanaan laiannya removed based on a decree from the Governor of the Head of Regional Level I Riau on 9 August 1964 No. UP/247/5/1965. Based on these provisions, as of 1 January 1966 all local administrative kewedanaan in the Riau Islands regency deleted.<br /><br />Natuna Regency was formed based on Law No. 53 of 1999 results of the District of Riau Islands, which consists of the District 6 District Bunguran East, West Bunguran, Jemaja, Siantan, Midai, and Serasan and one Assistant District Tebang Ladan.<br /><br />Along with the authority of regional autonomy, Kabupaten Natuna area and conduct of the district, which until 2004 to 10 districts with the addition, District Pal Matak, Subi, Bunguran North, and Sea Island to the number of villages / village of 53.<br /><br />Until the year 2007 has Natuna District 16 District. District 6 of the new District is among the three islands, Bunguran Northeast, Central Bunguran, Siantan South, East and Siantan East Jemaja the total number of villages / village as much as 75.<br /><br />Topography<br /><br />Based on the physical condition, Natuna Regency land is hilly and montane rock. Low and found a lot of land along the coast. Altitude region between districts enough variety, that is in the range of 3 up to 959 meters above sea level with a slope of between 2 to 5 meters. In general, the structure of the land consists of land podsolic red from yellow, rocky soil that essentially have the granite, and alluvial and gley soil and humus Organosol.<br /><br />Climate and Weather<br /><br />District lies in the climate is strongly influenced by changes in wind direction. Dry season usually occurs in the Month of March to the Moon in July. Rainfall average of 137.6 millimeter range with the average air humidity of 83.17 percent and 27.10 centigrade temperature range.<br /><br />Population<br /><br />Natuna Regency population in 2005 amounted to 93,644 people, with the rate of growth per year, 4.29 percent. Then the number of households at the end of 2005 amounted to 23,785 with a population of 93,644 inhabitants and consists of 47,945 inhabitants in men and 45,699 women of soul. Population density per km according to the district showed that the District ranks highest Serasan is 124.10 people per km2, followed by the District Midai 123.97 people per km2.<br /><br />Potential<br /><br />Besides the strategic location of the area and surrounding areas, lies in the fact was a series of potential natural resources that have not been adequately managed or that have not been there at all, which include: marine fishery resources of more than 1 million tons per year with a total utilization of only 36 %, which is only about 4.3% by the Natuna Regency. Agriculture & estates, such as bulb, coconut, rubber, oil palm & clove Object travel: maritime (coastal, island dive), mountains, waterfalls, caves, and cultural fields D-Alpha gas that is located 225 km north of Natuna Island ( in ZEEI) with a total reserve 222 trillion cubic feet (TCT) and gas hydrocarbons that can be obtained at 46 is one of the TCT source in Asia.<br /><br /><br /></div>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-27651453482290094632009-04-28T10:19:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:25:55.941-07:00Bukit Lawang (Hill Gate)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Bukit L</b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL24txPGMQBDQiBUl_oaefD2sKwX8yTXMr8SEpT-gDcJooro-ipWSYBwgkee8jrRPbgd5tmEBvrIrCKaAmz2uHSncFt83c3x-Zqxzfil1TGO_BwyHp_4XVh-wsbvZDTTugjtkUOVbGgTQ/s1600-h/before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL24txPGMQBDQiBUl_oaefD2sKwX8yTXMr8SEpT-gDcJooro-ipWSYBwgkee8jrRPbgd5tmEBvrIrCKaAmz2uHSncFt83c3x-Zqxzfil1TGO_BwyHp_4XVh-wsbvZDTTugjtkUOVbGgTQ/s200/before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329794308954202962" border="0" /></a><b>awang</b> is a small tourist village at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_bank" title="River bank" class="mw-redirect">bank</a> of Bahorok River in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sumatra" title="North Sumatra">North Sumatra</a> province of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>. Situated approximately 86 km north-west of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medan" title="Medan">Medan</a>, Bukit Lawang is known for the largest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sanctuary" title="Animal sanctuary">animal sanctuary</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_orangutan" title="Sumatran orangutan" class="mw-redirect">Sumatran orangutan</a> (around 5,000 orangutans occupy the area), and also the main access point to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunung_Leuser_National_Park" title="Gunung Leuser National Park">Gunung Leuser National Park</a> from the east side.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Bukit Lawang rehabilitation center for orangutans was founded in 1973. The main purpose is to preserve the decreasing number of orangutan population due to hunting, trading and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation" title="Deforestation">deforestation</a>.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> A flash flood hit Bukit Lawang on 2 November 2003. The disaster, which was the result of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_logging" title="Illegal logging">illegal logging</a>, destroyed the local tourist resorts and had a devastating impact to the local tourism industry in the area. Around 400 houses, 3 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosques</a>, 8 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">bridges</a>, 280 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiosk" title="Kiosk">kiosks</a> and food stalls, 35 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inn" title="Inn">inns</a> and guest houses were destroyed by the flood, including 239 people (5 of them were tourists) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL0Xp8A_MaNesrSP7zImdeCukH_cH9jM2zE5aFKjeJAKZKIp-Wpt59mr342GapcWE_SNSx3JRwKQguaigNHqHKAWW0dE_C5kR7gC0jqsI678X0bhP-CtYC91m8-NTCAqvhfCvyNof1hk/s1600-h/sumatra_Bukit_Lawang.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL0Xp8A_MaNesrSP7zImdeCukH_cH9jM2zE5aFKjeJAKZKIp-Wpt59mr342GapcWE_SNSx3JRwKQguaigNHqHKAWW0dE_C5kR7gC0jqsI678X0bhP-CtYC91m8-NTCAqvhfCvyNof1hk/s200/sumatra_Bukit_Lawang.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329794495419404226" border="0" /></a>were killed and around 1,400 locals lost their homes.After eight months of rebuilt, Bukit Lawang was re-opened again in July 2004.<br /><br /> </div>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-56750217106190674782009-04-28T09:51:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:11:45.176-07:00Pariaman Tourism<div style="text-align: justify;">Pariaman city has long beaches approximately 12.7 kilometers. Enchantment with the beautiful beach, has a chance to develop. Resort tour is starting to prepare be addressed with the Tourism Development Master Plan.<br />Natural tourism object with typical beach each lot visited every other day between the beach Gandoriah located in front of the train station in the City of Pariaman. Here, every holiday entertainment available with the nuances Pariaman art show nagari children and youth creativity. Bath Beach is approximately 1 km to the south coast Gandoriah also has a distinctive uniqueness. Here there are a variety of restaurants with typical cuisine Pariaman. The beach with shady pine trees create a beautiful feel of the sea. Kata Beach is now also have the facilities and began to be addressed prasarananya. Similarly Sunur Beach, with the typical beauty and blowing sea breeze while enjoying the rice sek (relaxed, comfortable, satisfied) with the specific lauak Sala's various types of fish, shrimp and curry fish head is fresh.<br />Besides touring the beaches, there Tabuik the annual cultural festival, held every 1 to 10 Muharram. During the making of a procession held tabuik various arts festivals such as child nagari Pencak Silat, race gandang tasa, traditional kite, Islamic music, indang, selection and Uniang Cik ajo City Pariaman, dabuih and others. Culture Tabuik party is well and this is the core event is a bustling tourist visit<br />Duo Angso island which is located 2 miles offshore in the resort is a religious-historical tourism that will be developed. In this island there is a grave long (approximately 4.5 meters) and several other graves. Island Angso tourism object also can be used as tourism object trekking.<br />Tourism object is a large jar is located in the Mesjid Raya Rotan Badano River Pariaman South District. Jar according to this history was already hundreds of years and treated by both the community and has a distinctive charm.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ga</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUfpmegm_UYBbJiI75sgrl_4JHfDYtRPi02SO3-C2l3Lid_QQyJbQWZ76NqqI6b45gXvQeaZuhyl41sxztdzVkHiaYn0YlGfKqVFDVxobaMxDds0V4YzWHK18-M8DzDJbz-PB8yxkXBs/s1600-h/1198923.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUfpmegm_UYBbJiI75sgrl_4JHfDYtRPi02SO3-C2l3Lid_QQyJbQWZ76NqqI6b45gXvQeaZuhyl41sxztdzVkHiaYn0YlGfKqVFDVxobaMxDds0V4YzWHK18-M8DzDJbz-PB8yxkXBs/s200/1198923.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329789236326524530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">llery</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN2lAZE518OJk0OxJM5JPVf-YTqTl54-8O0J8GNmCEwAAw_4amZeNLhnLiD1NwJS3oyimwpiqc2XOpM-ANmctUm8z6MU8YGChqdDbF5lzh4HFpVWPCISKXj3AcaoLQrD0WC-eR_M6woM/s1600-h/gondoriah2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN2lAZE518OJk0OxJM5JPVf-YTqTl54-8O0J8GNmCEwAAw_4amZeNLhnLiD1NwJS3oyimwpiqc2XOpM-ANmctUm8z6MU8YGChqdDbF5lzh4HFpVWPCISKXj3AcaoLQrD0WC-eR_M6woM/s200/gondoriah2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329789321225246626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl53C9eALPJJoRW_yS2p2Lv1yGOQUlW-EFWecltD8An41WMMcMSZ23GdQT-e-ODHzyji2W8VQl_Bzl55bxFoFpnDjJanqyElPYKeseItSGNgorJTOQiFs2eZ9hY9obV1vvKFh_3e9GII/s1600-h/pestatabuikdipariaman2pg5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl53C9eALPJJoRW_yS2p2Lv1yGOQUlW-EFWecltD8An41WMMcMSZ23GdQT-e-ODHzyji2W8VQl_Bzl55bxFoFpnDjJanqyElPYKeseItSGNgorJTOQiFs2eZ9hY9obV1vvKFh_3e9GII/s200/pestatabuikdipariaman2pg5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329789416083511762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Gandoriah Beach & Tabuik<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><br /></div>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-48421947261498985472009-04-19T07:52:00.000-07:002009-04-19T07:57:07.705-07:00Kuta<h1 style="text-align: justify;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Kuta</h1><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><h3 style="text-align: justify;" id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h3><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Kuta</b> is a town in southern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>. A former fishing village, it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist" title="Tourist" class="mw-redirect">tourist</a> development, and as a beach resort remains one of Indonesia's major tourist destinations. It is known internationally for its long sandy beach, varied accommodation, many </p><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycEAMDruSDZKHw_X7EFFiMqHcPO14ZblXM3J3zdlOj_v_2tey5VphEjA40Tvle2APp9EzihMZaDBmYILgJdwJqUjWyWtJlgUeiZLwqS2-T6wm0JZ4uGLyFZtWo7k5vjL5KYMO6eaptMk/s1600-h/120px-Sunset_in_Kuta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycEAMDruSDZKHw_X7EFFiMqHcPO14ZblXM3J3zdlOj_v_2tey5VphEjA40Tvle2APp9EzihMZaDBmYILgJdwJqUjWyWtJlgUeiZLwqS2-T6wm0JZ4uGLyFZtWo7k5vjL5KYMO6eaptMk/s200/120px-Sunset_in_Kuta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326416069851249442" border="0" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">restaurants and bars, and many renowned surfers who visit from Australia. It is located near Bali's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngurah_Rai_Airport" title="Ngurah Rai Airport" class="mw-redirect">Ngurah Rai Airport</a>.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kuta was the site of the <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2002-10-12"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="10-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_12" title="October 12">October 12</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002" title="2002">2002</a></span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombing" title="2002 Bali bombing" class="mw-redirect">1st Bali bombing</a> (202 killed) and the <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2005-10-01"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="10-01"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a></span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Bali_bombings" title="2005 Bali bombings">2nd Bali</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSGWjuzTvtU9hyTJKASFB4LWPacBmHRFkwnjYkccuu6OxIix7lkEenDlLwEtuDI0viMdNrUqN9daGf48HdOgIKxYsxBCY6X8UvVcLqz4l9Q-ZM9zC97R9DDgtV9SzgZek3F-Y4OVCphY/s1600-h/90px-Ready_to_surf_the_waves_of_Kuta,_Bali.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSGWjuzTvtU9hyTJKASFB4LWPacBmHRFkwnjYkccuu6OxIix7lkEenDlLwEtuDI0viMdNrUqN9daGf48HdOgIKxYsxBCY6X8UvVcLqz4l9Q-ZM9zC97R9DDgtV9SzgZek3F-Y4OVCphY/s200/90px-Ready_to_surf_the_waves_of_Kuta,_Bali.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326416289295663938" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Bali_bombings" title="2005 Bali bombings"> bombing</a> (26 killed).</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Kuta is now the center of an extensive tourist-oriented urban area that merges into the neighboring towns. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legian" title="Legian">Legian</a>, to the north, is the commercial hub of Kuta and the site of many restaurants and entertainment spots. Most of the area's big beachfront hotels are in the southern section of Tuban.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legian" title="Legian"><br /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legian" title="Legian">Legian</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminyak" title="Seminyak">Seminyak</a> are northern extensions of Kuta along Jl. Legian and Jl. Basangkasa. They are somewhat quieter suburbs with cottage-style accommodations, where many of the expat crowd live. Also to the north are Petitenget, Berawa, Canggu, and Seseh - new and quieter continuations of Kuta's beach. They are easy to reach through Abian Timbul or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpasar" title="Denpasar">Denpasar</a> and Kerobokan. Several large hotels are located in this area: the Oberoi Bali, Hard Rock Hotel Bali, the Intan Bali Village, the Legian in Petitenget, the Dewata Beach and the Bali Sani Suites in Berawa.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">To the south, Kuta Beach extends beyond the airport into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbaran" title="Jimbaran">Jimbaran</a>. Other nearby towns and villages include Seseh (6.4 nm), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpasar" title="Denpasar">Denpasar</a> (4.5 nm), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujung" title="Ujung">Ujung</a> (1.8 nm), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesanggaran" title="Pesanggaran">Pesanggaran</a> (2.0 nm), Kedunganan (2.9 nm) and Tuban (1.0 nm).</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> The Bali<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5kE5soRiHAP9BbuR6Gmf-xagCjbhF2YRfMwqFDrBtuC8AdtoQHhAQj3UkUjGf9jpzBI-nXZe7wJ-FmbQuAD6xX7ye2k5UlKkKSsT3gc8wSeht-D8Zoky9MIFU1HCR9KRSDfUhi0R88/s1600-h/120px-Kuta_beach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5kE5soRiHAP9BbuR6Gmf-xagCjbhF2YRfMwqFDrBtuC8AdtoQHhAQj3UkUjGf9jpzBI-nXZe7wJ-FmbQuAD6xX7ye2k5UlKkKSsT3gc8wSeht-D8Zoky9MIFU1HCR9KRSDfUhi0R88/s200/120px-Kuta_beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326416436930212530" border="0" /></a>nese Provincial Government have taken the view that the preservation of the Balinese culture, natural resources and wildlife are of primary importance in the development of the island. To this end they have limited tourist development to the peninsula on the extreme southern aspect of the island; Kuta beach is on the western side of this peninsula and Sanur is on the east. To the north of the peninsula no new tourist development is supposedly permitted.<br /><br /><h2><span class="mw-headline">Bali bombing memorial</span></h2> <p>1st Bali Bombing in 2002 at Kuta: A permanent memorial was built on the site of the destroyed Paddy's Pub on Legian Street. (A new bar, named "Paddy's: Reloaded", was reopened further along Legian Street). The memorial is made of intricately carved stone, set with a large marble plaque, which bears the names and nationalities of each of those killed. It is flanked by the national flags of the victims. The monument is well-maintained and illuminated at night.</p> <p>The memorial was dedicated on 12 October 2004, the second anniversary of the attack. The dedication included a Balinese Hindu ceremony and the opportunity for mourners to lay flowers and other offerings. The Australian ambassador and Indonesian officials attended the ceremony as most the victims were Australians.</p> <p>The Balinese mark their commitment in a nine-day long event. After major cleansing ceremonies, establishing a memorial for the lost lives, and paying respect to those who left loved ones behind, the people of Kuta look forward to restoring Bali’s image through an event named "Kuta Karnival - A Celebration of Life”. The community event consists of traditional art performances such as Balinese Sunset Dances, sports on the beach as well as in the water for young and old plus rows and rows of culinary displays along the one kilometre of sandy beach.</p> <p>In line with the return of tourism to Kuta, Kuta Karnival has grown into a tourism promotional event with major coverage from television and newspapers from across the globe. Companies, embassies, Non-Government Organizations, associations and even individuals come forth to get involved in the various events such as a Balinese dance competition presented by a surf-wear company, an environment exhibition presented by an embassy, a fun cycle presented by a group of individuals, a seminar presented by an association and a parade on the streets presented by an NGO. Tourists and locals alike, more than ninety thousand people participates in the numerous events, year after year.</p> <p>A repeated tragedy in Bali in 2005 did not reduce the Kuta community’s determination to carry out this annual event. Kuta Karnival is conducted to commemorate and give respect to the victims of human violence and show the world the true spirit of local community survival despite terrorism attacks.</p><br /></div>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-63232614200961154692009-04-19T07:44:00.000-07:002009-04-19T07:48:00.655-07:00Lake Toba<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuo0rUgGWHq3sKfa4UV64NEuBMSKaTNHL0QK_X15IINB__rdoWDsjjrevsa3zr40_K4rJfSv4FagDWoz8KuPvcLlqJHX0e9uCV6b1nHzE68h0dCLzccruwE3a8RNRj0X89OEZHzaUv3I/s1600-h/180px-Toba2510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuo0rUgGWHq3sKfa4UV64NEuBMSKaTNHL0QK_X15IINB__rdoWDsjjrevsa3zr40_K4rJfSv4FagDWoz8KuPvcLlqJHX0e9uCV6b1nHzE68h0dCLzccruwE3a8RNRj0X89OEZHzaUv3I/s200/180px-Toba2510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326414094884729058" border="0" /></a>Lake Toba is a lake with vulkanik length 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide, located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. In the middle of this lake there is an island called Vulcanic Samosir Island.<br /><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Lake Toba long since become a key tourist destination in North Sumatra, in addition to Bukit Lawang and Nias, attract domestic and foreign tourists.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br />History<br /><br />Estimated to Lake Toba explosion occurred at about 73000-75000 years ago and is bursting supervolcano (super volcano), which is new. Bill Rose and Craig Chesner from Michigan Technological University estimate that the material vulkanik a mountain dimuntahkan of 2800 km ³, with 800 km ³ ignimbrit rock and 2000 km ³ of ash vulkanik estimated involved wind to the west for 2 weeks. Vulkanik be blown dust that the wind has spread to half the earth, from China to South Africa. The eruption going for 1 week and throw the dust reached 10 km above sea level.<br /><br />This incident caused the death of the bulk and in some species also followed by extinction. According to some DNA evidence, this eruption also shrink until the number of people around 60% of the earth's human population at that time, namely around 60 million people. The explosion also caused a time of ice, although experts still <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZQbiNZG_ei_MsFzkS99LFIoGoqkmCPIL9vwovYuvu9uUoGtBCXhRFujWiTWuXQqS_MDJLSC1GzhRQP5tv3giaiJoNhlpzhhGs_8M8TKqM-p2duwl0BHaWl2cBHvQhQjfnwclLEwzNTM/s1600-h/180px-Danau_Toba.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZQbiNZG_ei_MsFzkS99LFIoGoqkmCPIL9vwovYuvu9uUoGtBCXhRFujWiTWuXQqS_MDJLSC1GzhRQP5tv3giaiJoNhlpzhhGs_8M8TKqM-p2duwl0BHaWl2cBHvQhQjfnwclLEwzNTM/s200/180px-Danau_Toba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326413760031642770" border="0" /></a>debated<br /><br />After the explosion, the kaldera form which is then filled by water and has become now known as Lake Toba. Pressure up by magma that has not come out cause the emergence of Samosir Island.</p>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-61669499649229020752009-04-19T07:22:00.000-07:002009-04-19T07:34:41.008-07:00Sianok canyon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WlvC4YKhPJlz_YfPPtAKA2mhoOqmReY8eQPrT454k89gmplpczOj-PA5jczWU_dsSnGfOiFMr7CpLvyl4zcAW3oXx3cVJ7gC2ochEX_ulGj_6t20zohnlYW1W2wbvqRrHX51LPvGov4/s1600-h/800px-Bukittinggi_Ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n_del_Sianok.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WlvC4YKhPJlz_YfPPtAKA2mhoOqmReY8eQPrT454k89gmplpczOj-PA5jczWU_dsSnGfOiFMr7CpLvyl4zcAW3oXx3cVJ7gC2ochEX_ulGj_6t20zohnlYW1W2wbvqRrHX51LPvGov4/s200/800px-Bukittinggi_Ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n_del_Sianok.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326409227233253490" border="0" /></a>Sianok canyon is a steep valley (canyon) which is located in the heart of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. This valley lengthwise and curvaceous canyon south of Koto Gadang in the canyon until Sianok Six tribe, and ended up Palupuh. Sianok canyon has beautiful scenery and objects into one of the main tourist provinces.<br /><br />In this canyon about 100 m away along the 15 km with about 200 m wide and is part of the fracture memsiahkan Sumatra island into two parts lengthwise (Semangko fracture). This fault forms a steep wall, and even upright and form a green valley - results from the movement of earth down the skin (sinklinal) - which dialiri River Sianok the water clear. In the Dutch colonial era, this canyon is also known as buffalo sanget, because the number of wild buffalo that live freely in the bottom of the canyon.<br /><br />River can be forded Sianok now using canoes and kayaks do disaranai by an organization of water sports "Qurays". Route that is adopted from the Village to Lambah Village Sitingkai Trunk Palupuh for about 3.5 hours. In tepiannya still found many rare plants and herbs such as rafflesia drugs. Fauna found long tails such as monkeys, gibbon, hoop, deer, wild pigs, spotted tiger and tapir.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvrx4iYbPhsF9ZY5f5Ef9AG2l7ubzlGFj6X7v8ymTsTKx86WVurYhV4aKcl4-PVtEx78-Q6BG_YBrkKN65iaEetElvBHByPr7XZQdxR52XGNcqtjlXyQNz8g7DrzzPv4kVWiAm0bSJKs/s1600-h/IMG_0123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvrx4iYbPhsF9ZY5f5Ef9AG2l7ubzlGFj6X7v8ymTsTKx86WVurYhV4aKcl4-PVtEx78-Q6BG_YBrkKN65iaEetElvBHByPr7XZQdxR52XGNcqtjlXyQNz8g7DrzzPv4kVWiAm0bSJKs/s200/IMG_0123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326410660812900770" border="0" /></a>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982827667239099141.post-85323461702356927352009-04-17T07:55:00.000-07:002009-04-17T08:58:52.359-07:00Tourism in Indonesia<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Tourism in Indonesia</h1> <h3 id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h3><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Tourism in Indonesia</b> is an important component of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a> economy as well as a significant source of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange" title="Foreign exchange">foreign exchange</a> revenues. With a vast <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelago</a> of more than 17,000 islands,<sup id="cite_ref-cia_ina_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-cia_ina-0" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup> the second longest shoreline in the world,<sup id="cite_ref-cia_shoreline_1-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-cia_shoreline-1" title=""><span></span></a></sup> 300 different ethnic groups and 250 distinct languages,<sup id="cite_ref-300_ethnic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-300_ethnic-2" title=""><span></span></a></sup> and tropical climate throughout the year, nature and culture are two major components of Indonesian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism" title="Tourism">tourism</a>.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Tourism in Indonesia is currently overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. International tourist campaigns have been focusing largely on tropical destination with white sand beaches and blue sky imagery. Beach resorts and hotels were developed in some Indonesia islands, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a> island as the primary destination. Cultural tourism is also an important part of Indonesia tourism industry. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toraja" title="Toraja">Toraja</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prambanan" title="Prambanan">Prambanan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur" title="Borobudur">Borobudur</a> temples, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta" title="Yogyakarta">Yogyakarta</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minangkabau" title="Minangkabau">Minangkabau</a> are popular destinations for cultural tourism, apart from many Hindu festivities in Bali. About 5 million foreign tourists have visited Indonesia annually since 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-stat_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-stat-3" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">However, tourism development had sometimes clashed with local people, that has created criticism over Indonesia's tourism industry. Most of the disputes were related over land possession, local traditions (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adat" title="Adat">adat</a>) and the impact of tourism development to the local people. In another area, tourism industry in Indonesia faces major threats. Since 2002, several warnings have been issued by some countries over terrorist threats and ethnic/religious conflicts in some areas, which significantly reduces the number of foreign visitors.</p><h2><span class="mw-headline">Statistics</span></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">As with most countries, domestic tourists are by far the largest market segment. The biggest movement of domestic tourists is during the annual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr" title="Eid ul-Fitr">Eid ul-Fitr</a>, locally known as "lebaran". During this period, which is a 2 week holiday after the month of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan" title="Ramadan">Ramadan</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting" title="Fasting">fasting</a>, many city-dwelling <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> Indonesians visit relatives in their home towns. Intercity traffic is at its peak and often an additional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surcharge" title="Surcharge">surcharge</a> is applied during this time.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Over the 5 years up to 2006, attention has been focused on generating more domestic tourism. Competition amongst <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_airlines" title="Budget airlines" class="mw-redirect">budget airlines</a> has increased the number of domestic air travellers throughout the country. Recently, the Ministry of Labour legislated to create long weekends by combining <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia" title="Public holidays in Indonesia">public holidays</a> that fall close to weekends, except in the case of important religious holidays. During these long weekends, most hotels in popular destinations are fully booked.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Since 2000, there have been, on average, 5 million foreign tourists each year, who spend an average of US$ 100 per day (see table). With an average visit duration of 9-12 days, Indonesia gains US$ 4.6 billion of foreign exchange income annually.<sup id="cite_ref-stat_3-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-stat-3" title=""><span></span></a></sup>This makes tourism Indonesia's third most important non-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil" title="Oil">oil</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas" title="Gas">gas</a> source of foreign revenue, after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber" title="Timber" class="mw-redirect">timber</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">textile</a> products.<sup id="cite_ref-cia_ina_0-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-cia_ina-0" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Three quarters of Indonesia's visitors come from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Pacific" title="Asia Pacific" class="mw-redirect">Asia Pacific</a> region, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> among the top five markets. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> are the largest sources of European visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-stat_nat_4-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-stat_nat-4" title=""><span></span></a></sup> Although Dutch visitors are at least in part keen to explore the historical relationships, many European visitors are seeking the tropical weather at the beaches in Bali.</p><table class="wikitable" align="right"><tbody><tr><th colspan="9">Indonesian Tourism Statistics<sup id="cite_ref-stat_3-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-stat-3" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></th> </tr> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>International visitors</th> <th>Average stay (days)</th> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2000</td> <td>5,064,217</td> <td>12.26</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2001</td> <td>5,153,620</td> <td>10.49</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2002</td> <td>5,033 400</td> <td>9.79</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2003</td> <td>4,467,021</td> <td>9.69</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2004</td> <td>5,321,165</td> <td>9.47</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2005</td> <td>5,002,101</td> <td>9.05</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2006</td> <td>4,871,351</td> <td>9.09</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="white"> <td>2007</td> <td>5,505,759</td> <td>9.02</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2><span class="mw-headline">Historical context</span></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">During the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism" title="Colonialism">colonial</a> era, tourism was regulated carefully by the government administration of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a>, with international tourists encouraged to travel in groups, and to visit the more significant 'landmark' destinations of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>. Much of the international tourism of the 1920s and 1930s was by international visitors on oceanic cruises. The 1930s did see a modest but significant influx of mainly European tourists and longer term stayers to Bali. Many came for the blossoming arts scene in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubud" title="Ubud">Ubud</a> area, which was as much a two-way exchange between the Balinese and outsiders as it was an internal phenomenon.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-5" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 142px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VisitIndonesia92_Bantimurung.jpg" class="image" title="The Rhino was the mascot of Visit Indonesia year, 1992"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/VisitIndonesia92_Bantimurung.jpg/140px-VisitIndonesia92_Bantimurung.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="222" width="140" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VisitIndonesia92_Bantimurung.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> The Rhino was the mascot of Visit Indonesia year, 1992</div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Tourism more or less disappeared during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and in the early years of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno" title="Sukarno">Sukarno</a> era. National pride and identity in the late 1950s and early 1960s was incorporated in the monumentalism of Sukarno in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a> - and this included the development of international standard hotels. The political and economic instability of the mid-1960s saw tourism decline radically again. Bali, and in particular the small village of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuta" title="Kuta">Kuta</a>, was however, in the 1960s, an important stop over on the overland hippy trail between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and Europe, and a "secret" untouched surf spot.<sup id="cite_ref-lonely_planet_6-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-lonely_planet-6" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup> In the early to mid 1970s high standard hotels and tourist facilities began to appear in Jakarta and Bali, and from this period to the end of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto" title="Suharto">Suharto</a> era, governmental manipulation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_industry" title="Tourism industry" class="mw-redirect">tourism industry</a> included an array of policies and developments to encourage increasing numbers of international tourists to both visit Indonesia and stay longer.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes tourism development clashed with local people, particularly in Bali. In 1994, an open demonstration against the new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanah_Lot" title="Tanah Lot">Tanah Lot</a> development project were held and simply halted by military intervention. In 1997, mounting anger of local people reached boiling point over a strip of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beach</a> in front of the Bali Beach Hotel.<sup id="cite_ref-insde54_7-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-insde54-7" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">There were a number of years that were declared 'Visit Indonesia Year' - with different themes. In a number of cases, where international events interfered, some years in the "Visit Indonesia" decade were considerable disasters. Considerable cynicism on the part of some poor local communities in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a> led to the appearance of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti" title="Graffiti">graffiti</a> on water tanks and abandoned buildings proclaiming "obyek wisata", in reference to local government authorities enthusiasm to attract interest to locations with very limited interest to international tourists who tended to tread the well-worn path between the larger, and in some cases, over-promoted "tourism objects" as they were called. With the advent of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">internet</a> and the enthusiasm for promotional websites, tourism in the twenty first century has seen the style of street vendors in busy tourist locations of the past extend to website creators - cluttered, chaotic and of varying quality. Somehow Visit Indonesia Year 2008 is planned, and on works.</p><h2><span class="mw-headline">Tourists attractions</span></h2><h3><span class="mw-headline">Nature tourism</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gili_Meno_West_Coast.jpg" class="image" title="The beach at Gili Meno with Lombok in the distant background"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gili_Meno_West_Coast.jpg/180px-Gili_Meno_West_Coast.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="108" width="180" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gili_Meno_West_Coast.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> The beach at Gili Meno with Lombok in the distant background</div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Indonesia has well-preserved natural ecosystem such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforests" title="Rainforests" class="mw-redirect">rainforests</a> that stretch over about 57% of Indonesia's land (225 million acres) and about 2% of them are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangrove</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WWF_9-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-WWF-9" title=""><span></span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-10" title=""><span></span></a></sup> One reason why the natural ecosystem in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> is still well-preserved is because only 6,000 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands" title="Islands" class="mw-redirect">islands</a> out of 17,000 are permanently inhabited. Forests on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a> are examples of popular tourists destinations. Moreover, Indonesia has one of longest coastlines in the world, measuring 54,716 km,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-12" title=""><span></span></a></sup> with a number of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beaches</a> and island resorts, such as those in southern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombok" title="Lombok">Lombok</a> , <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintan" title="Bintan" class="mw-redirect">Bintan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias_Island" title="Nias Island" class="mw-redirect">Nias Island</a>. However, most of the well-preserved beaches are those in more isolated and less developed areas such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karimunjawa" title="Karimunjawa" class="mw-redirect">Karimunjawa</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togian_Islands" title="Togian Islands">Togian Islands</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Islands" title="Banda Islands">Banda Islands</a>.</p><h4><span class="mw-headline">Dive sites</span></h4> <p style="text-align: justify;">With more than 17,000 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands" title="Islands" class="mw-redirect">islands</a>, Indonesia presents ample diving opportunities. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunaken" title="Bunaken">Bunaken</a> at the northern tip of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulawesi" title="Sulawesi">Sulawesi</a>, claims to have seven times more genera of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral" title="Coral">coral</a> than <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, and has more than 70% of all the known fish species of the Indo-Western <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific" title="Pacific" class="mw-redirect">Pacific</a>. Moreover, there are over 3,500 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> living in Indonesian waters, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark" title="Shark">sharks</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphins" title="Dolphins" class="mw-redirect">dolphins</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray" title="Manta ray">manta rays</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle" title="Turtle">turtles</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_eel" title="Moray eel">morays</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish" title="Cuttlefish">cuttlefish</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus" title="Octopus">octopus</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpionfish" title="Scorpionfish" class="mw-redirect">scorpionfish</a>, compared to 1,500 on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef" title="Great Barrier Reef">Great Barrier Reef</a> and 600 in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea" title="Red Sea">Red Sea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-15" title=""><span></span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulamben" title="Tulamben">Tulamben</a> Bay in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a> boasts the wreck of a 120 meter (400 ft) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Army" title="US Army" class="mw-redirect">US Army</a> commissioned transport vessel, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAT_Liberty_Glo" title="USAT Liberty Glo">USAT Liberty Glo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-16" title=""><span></span></a></sup>Beside Bunaken and Bali, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombok" title="Lombok">Lombok</a>, with three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gili_Islands" title="Gili Islands">Gilis</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gili_Air" title="Gili Air">Gili Air</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gili_Meno" title="Gili Meno">Gili Meno</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gili_Trawangan" title="Gili Trawangan">Gili Trawangan</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Islands_%28Indonesia%29" title="Thousand Islands (Indonesia)">Thousand Islands</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangka" title="Bangka">Bangka</a> are some of the most popular diving sites in Indonesia.</p><h4><span class="mw-headline">Surf breaks</span></h4> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing" title="Surfing">Surfing</a> is also a popular water activities in Indonesia and the sites are recognised as world class sites. The well-known spots are mostly located on the southern, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> side of Indonesia, for example, large oceanic surf breaks on southern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a>. However, the north coast does not receive the same surf from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Sea" title="Java Sea">Java Sea</a>. Surf breaks can be found all the way along <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>, down to Nusa Tenggara, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceh" title="Aceh">Aceh</a>, Bali, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banten" title="Banten">Banten</a>, Java, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombok" title="Lombok">Lombok</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentawai_Islands" title="Mentawai Islands">Mentawai Islands</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumbawa" title="Sumbawa">Sumbawa</a>. On Bali, there are about 33 surf spots, from West Bali to East Bali. Sumatra is the second island with the most number of surf spots, with 18 spots. The common time for surfing is around May to September with the trade winds blowing from east to south-east. From October to April, winds tend to come from the west to north-west, so east coast breaks get the offshore winds.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Two well-known surf breaks in Indonesia are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Land" title="G-Land">G-Land</a> in the Bay of Grajagan, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Java" title="East Java">East Java</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagundri_Bay" title="Lagundri Bay">Lagundri Bay</a> at the southern end of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nias" title="Nias">Nias</a> island. G-Land was first identified in 1972 when a surfer saw the break from the window of a plane. Since 6 to 8 foot (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_scale" title="Hawaiian scale">Hawaiian scale</a>) waves were discovered by surfers at Lagundri Bay in 1975 the island has become famous for surfing worldwide.</p><h4><span class="mw-headline">National parks</span></h4><div class="rellink noprint relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Indonesia" title="List of national parks of Indonesia">List of national parks of Indonesia</a></div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 142px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lesser_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg" class="image" title="Lesser bird of paradise"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lesser_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg/140px-Lesser_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="222" width="140" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lesser_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> Lesser bird of paradise</div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Varanus_komodoensis6.jpg" class="image" title="Komodo Dragon"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Varanus_komodoensis6.jpg/180px-Varanus_komodoensis6.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="135" width="180" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Varanus_komodoensis6.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> Komodo Dragon</div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">The biggest national park in Indonesia is the 9,500 square kilometre <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunung_Leuser_National_Park" title="Gunung Leuser National Park">Gunung Leuser National Park</a> in the north of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a> island.<sup id="cite_ref-unesco_sumatra_18-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-unesco_sumatra-18" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Together with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerinci_Seblat_National_Park" title="Kerinci Seblat National Park">Kerinci Seblat National Park</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Barisan_Selatan_National_Park" title="Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park">Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park</a>, the total 25,000 square kilometres of national parks in Sumatra, named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Rainforest_Heritage_of_Sumatra" title="Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra">Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra</a>, has been added to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage" title="UNESCO World Heritage" class="mw-redirect">UNESCO World Heritage</a> list. Other national parks on the list are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_National_Park" title="Lorentz National Park">Lorentz National Park</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_%28Indonesian_province%29" title="Papua (Indonesian province)">Papua</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_National_Park" title="Komodo National Park">Komodo National Park</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Sunda_Islands" title="Lesser Sunda Islands">Lesser Sunda Islands</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujung_Kulon_National_Park" title="Ujung Kulon National Park">Ujung Kulon National Park</a> in the west of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a>.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">To be noticed, different national parks offer different biodiversity, as natural habitat in Indonesia is divided into two areas by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_line" title="Wallace line" class="mw-redirect">Wallace line</a>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallacea" title="Wallacea">Wallacea</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogeographical" title="Biogeographical" class="mw-redirect">biogeographical</a> distinction means the western part of Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) have the same flora and fauna characteristics as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asian</a> continent, whilst the remaining eastern part of Indonesia has similarity with the Australian continent.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Many native species such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_elephant" title="Sumatran elephant" class="mw-redirect">Sumatran elephants</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_tiger" title="Sumatran tiger" class="mw-redirect">Sumatran tigers</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_rhinoceros" title="Sumatran rhinoceros" class="mw-redirect">Sumatran rhinoceros</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_rhinoceros" title="Javan rhinoceros" class="mw-redirect">Javan rhinoceros</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutans" title="Orangutans" class="mw-redirect">Orangutans</a> are listed as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critically_endangered" title="Critically endangered" class="mw-redirect">critically endangered</a>, and the remaining populations are found in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Indonesia" title="List of national parks of Indonesia">national parks</a> and other conservation areas. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutans" title="Orangutans" class="mw-redirect">Orangutans</a> can be visited in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Lawang" title="Bukit Lawang">Bukit Lawang</a> conservation area. The world’s largest flower, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafflesia_arnoldi" title="Rafflesia arnoldi" class="mw-redirect">rafflesia arnoldi</a>, and the tallest flower, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_arum" title="Titan arum">titan arum</a>, can be found in Sumatra.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> The east side of the Wallacea line offers the most remarkable, rarest, and exotic animals on earth.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-19" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Paradise" title="Birds of Paradise">Birds of Paradise</a>, locally known as <i>cenderawaish</i>, are plumed birds that can be found among other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_New_Guinea" title="Fauna of New Guinea">fauna in Papua New Guinea</a>. The largest bird in Papua is the flightless <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary" title="Cassowary">cassowary</a>. One species of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_Dragon" title="Komodo Dragon" class="mw-redirect">Komodo Dragon</a> can easily be found on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_%28island%29" title="Komodo (island)">Komodo</a>, located in the Nusa Tenggara lesser islands region. Besides Komodo island, this endangered species can also be found on the islands of Rintja, Padar and Flores.<br /><h4><span class="mw-headline">Volcanoes</span></h4> <div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mtbromo.jpg" class="image" title="Mount Bromo"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Mtbromo.jpg/180px-Mtbromo.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="95" width="180" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mtbromo.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> Mount Bromo</div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiking" title="Hiking">Hiking</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camping" title="Camping">camping</a> in the mountains are popular adventure activities. Some mountains contain ridge rivers, offering <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafting" title="Rafting">rafting</a> activity. Though <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic" title="Volcanic" class="mw-redirect">volcanic</a> mountains can be dangerous, they have become major tourist destinations. Popular active volcanoes are the 2,329 m high <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bromo" title="Mount Bromo">Mount Bromo</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Java" title="East Java">East Java</a> province with its little desert, the upturned boat shaped <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangkuban_Perahu" title="Tangkuban Perahu">Tangkuban Perahu</a> on the outskirts of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandung" title="Bandung">Bandung</a>, the most active volcano in Java, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Merapi" title="Mount Merapi">Mount Merapi</a> and the legendary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatau" title="Krakatau" class="mw-redirect">Krakatau</a> with its new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldera" title="Caldera">caldera</a> known as <i>anak krakatau</i> (the child of Krakatau). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puncak_Jaya" title="Puncak Jaya">Puncak Jaya</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_National_Park" title="Lorentz National Park">Lorentz National Park</a>, the highest mountain in Indonesia and the only mountain with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_caps" title="Ice caps" class="mw-redirect">ice caps</a>, offers the opportunity of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_climbing" title="Rock climbing">rock climbing</a>. In Sumatra, there are the remains of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervolcano" title="Supervolcano">supervolcano</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruption" title="Eruption" class="mw-redirect">eruption</a> that have created the landscape of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Toba" title="Lake Toba">Lake Toba</a> close to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medan" title="Medan">Medan</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sumatra" title="North Sumatra">North Sumatra</a>.</p><h3><span class="mw-headline">Cultural tourism</span></h3> <div class="rellink noprint relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Indonesia" title="Culture of Indonesia">Culture of Indonesia</a></div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Borobudur-complete.jpg" class="image" title="Borobudur temple in Central Java"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Borobudur-complete.jpg/180px-Borobudur-complete.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="77" width="180" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Borobudur-complete.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur" title="Borobudur">Borobudur</a> temple in Central Java</div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taman_Ayun.jpg" class="image" title="Taman Ayun temple, Bali"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Taman_Ayun.jpg/180px-Taman_Ayun.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="131" width="180" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taman_Ayun.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> Taman Ayun temple, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a></div> </div> </div> <p>Indonesia consists of at least 300 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic" title="Ethnic" class="mw-redirect">ethnic</a> groups, spread over a 1.8 million km² area of 6,000 inhabited islands.<sup id="cite_ref-cia_ina_0-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-cia_ina-0" title=""><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> This creates a cultural diversity, further compounded by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islamic</a> and European colonialist influences.</p> <p>From the 3rd century until the 13th century, Hinduism and Buddhism shaped the culture of Indonesia. The best-preserved Buddhist shrine, which was built during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailendra" title="Sailendra">Sailendra</a> dynasty in the 8th century, is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur" title="Borobudur">Borobudur</a> temple in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Java" title="Central Java">Central Java</a>. A few kilometers to the southeast is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prambanan" title="Prambanan">Prambanan</a> complex, a Hindu temple built during the second <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mataram" title="Mataram">Mataram</a> dynasty . Both the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur" title="Borobudur">Borobudur</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prambanan" title="Prambanan">Prambanan</a> temple compounds have been listed in the UNESCO <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage" title="World Heritage" class="mw-redirect">World Heritage</a> list since 1991. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>, where most Hindus live, cultural festivals are major attractions to foreign tourists.</p> <p>Islam has also contributed greatly to the cultural society in Indonesia. As of 2006, about 88% of Indonesians are Muslim.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-21" title=""><span></span></a></sup> Islamic culture is prominent in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>, and a few of the remaining <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate" title="Sultanate" class="mw-redirect">sultanate</a> palaces can be seen in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medan" title="Medan">Medan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekanbaru" title="Pekanbaru">Pekanbaru</a>.</p> <p>Despite foreign influences, a diverse array of indigenous traditional cultures is still evident in Indonesia. The indigenous ethnic group of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toraja" title="Toraja">Toraja</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi" title="South Sulawesi">South Sulawesi</a>, which still has strong <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism" title="Animism">animistic</a> beliefs, offers a unique cultural tradition, especially during funeral rituals. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minangkabau" title="Minangkabau">Minangkabau</a> ethic group retain a unique <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrilineal" title="Matrilineal" class="mw-redirect">matrilineal</a> culture, despite being devoted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim" title="Muslim">Muslims</a>. Other indigenous ethnic groups include the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmat_people" title="Asmat people">Asmat</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_people" title="Dani people">Dani</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_%28Indonesian_province%29" title="Papua (Indonesian province)">Papua</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayak_people" title="Dayak people">Dayak</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimantan" title="Kalimantan">Kalimantan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentawai_people" title="Mentawai people">Mentawai</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>, where traditional rituals are still observed.</p> <p>A discussion of cultural tourism is not complete without a mention of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta" title="Yogyakarta">Yogyakarta</a>, a special province in Indonesia known as centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-22" title=""><span></span></a></sup> The rise and fall of Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic kingdoms in Central Java has transformed Yogyakarta into a melting pot of Indonesian culture.</p> <p><a name="Metropolitan_tourism" id="Metropolitan_tourism"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline">Metropolitan tourism</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jakarta_Skyline_West.JPG" class="image" title="Jakarta in the morning"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/Jakarta_Skyline_West.JPG/180px-Jakarta_Skyline_West.JPG" class="thumbimage" border="0" height="120" width="180" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jakarta_Skyline_West.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" height="11" width="15" /></a></div> Jakarta in the morning</div> </div> </div> <p>Metropolitan tourism activities are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping" title="Shopping">shopping</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sightseeing" title="Sightseeing" class="mw-redirect">sightseeing</a> in big cities and enjoying modern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement_parks" title="Amusement parks" class="mw-redirect">amusement parks</a>. The nation's capital, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a>, offers many places for shopping. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Kelapa_Gading" title="Mal Kelapa Gading">Mal Kelapa Gading</a> (the biggest one with 130,000 m²), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Senayan" title="Plaza Senayan">Plaza Senayan</a>, Senayan City, Grand Indonesia, EX, and Plaza Indonesia are some of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall" title="Shopping mall">malls</a> in the city. Another popular tourist activity is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfing" title="Golfing" class="mw-redirect">golfing</a>, a favorite sport among the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_class" title="Upper class">upper classes</a> Indonesian and also foreigners. Some notable golf courses in Jakarta are Cengkareng Golf Club, located in the airport complex, and Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club. Bali has many shopping centers, for instance, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuta" title="Kuta">Kuta</a> shopping center and the Galeria <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusa_Dua" title="Nusa Dua">Nusa Dua</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightlife_%28activity%29" title="Nightlife (activity)" class="mw-redirect">Nightlife</a> of Indonesia is also popular among foreigners, especially in the big cities like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandung" title="Bandung">Bandung</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surabaya" title="Surabaya">Surabaya</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manado" title="Manado">Manado</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denpasar" title="Denpasar">Denpasar</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medan" title="Medan">Medan</a></p><h2><span class="mw-headline">Food in Indonesia</span></h2> <div class="rellink noprint relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Indonesia" title="Cuisine of Indonesia" class="mw-redirect">Cuisine of Indonesia</a></div> <p>The variety of cultures in Indonesia is reflected in the wide range of foods in the nation. Since the 15th century, many <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> traders have visited the archipelago to buy different kinds of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spices" title="Spices" class="mw-redirect">spices</a>, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper" title="Black pepper">pepper</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_%28spice%29" title="Mace (spice)" class="mw-redirect">mace</a>. In modern times, many cultures and countries have influenced the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Indonesia" title="Cuisine of Indonesia" class="mw-redirect">cuisine of Indonesia</a>, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_culture" title="Western culture">Western culture</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_culture" title="Asian culture">Asian culture</a>. Many claim that this diversity has resulted in one of the most distinctive cuisines in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-ethnocuisine_24-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-ethnocuisine-24" title=""><span></span></a></sup></p> <p>The main principle of almost all Indonesian food is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal" title="Halal">halal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-25" title=""><span></span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">Rice</a> is Indonesia's most important staple food. Most Indonesians eat rice twice a day, at lunch and dinner. The rice is usually served with a side dish, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken" title="Chicken">chicken</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat" title="Meat">meats</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetables" title="Vegetables" class="mw-redirect">vegetables</a>. Although the meals are generally simple, the plentiful use of various <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root" title="Root">roots</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spices" title="Spices" class="mw-redirect">spices</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasses" title="Grasses" class="mw-redirect">grasses</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaves" title="Leaves" class="mw-redirect">leaves</a> adds flavour to most dishes.An Indonesian meal will often be accompanied by various condiments at the table, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambal" title="Sambal">sambal</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecap" title="Kecap" class="mw-redirect">kecap</a>. Other main meals, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato" title="Potato">potato</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodles" title="Noodles" class="mw-redirect">noodles</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybeans" title="Soybeans" class="mw-redirect">soybeans</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a> are common. The most common method for preparing food is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frying" title="Frying">frying</a>, though <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grilling" title="Grilling">grilling</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmering" title="Simmering">simmering</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steaming" title="Steaming">steaming</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewing" title="Stewing" class="mw-redirect">stewing</a> are also used.</p> <p>Indonesian cuisine is also influenced by Western culture. The most obvious example is the presence of fast food companies in Indonesia, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFC" title="KFC">KFC</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Hut" title="Pizza Hut">Pizza Hut</a>.</p> <p>To popularise the food of Indonesia, food related events were created, such as a food festival called "Enak-Enak", runs from <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="08-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a></span> to <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2006-08-31"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="08-31"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">August 31</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a></span></p><h2><span class="mw-headline">International tourist arrivals</span></h2><h3><span class="mw-headline">International airports</span></h3> <div class="rellink noprint relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Indonesia" title="List of airports in Indonesia">List of airports in Indonesia</a></div> <p>Each of the larger Indonesian islands, have at least one <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_airport" title="International airport">international airport</a>. The biggest airport in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soekarno-Hatta_International_Airport" title="Soekarno-Hatta International Airport">Soekarno-Hatta International Airport</a>, is located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerang_Regency" title="Tangerang Regency">Tangerang Regency</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banten" title="Banten">Banten</a>. There are five more international airports on Java, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adisumarmo_International_Airport" title="Adisumarmo International Airport">Adisumarmo International Airport</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo,_Central_Java" title="Solo, Central Java" class="mw-redirect">Solo, Central Java</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanda_International_Airport" title="Juanda International Airport">Juanda International Airport</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surabaya" title="Surabaya">Surabaya</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Java" title="East Java">East Java</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achmad_Yani_Airport" title="Achmad Yani Airport" class="mw-redirect">Achmad Yani International Airport</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semarang" title="Semarang">Semarang</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Java" title="Central Java">Central Java</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husein_Sastranegara_International_Airport" title="Husein Sastranegara International Airport">Husein Sastranegara International Airport</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandung,_West_Java" title="Bandung, West Java" class="mw-redirect">Bandung, West Java</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adisucipto_International_Airport" title="Adisucipto International Airport">Adisucipto International Airport</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta_%28city%29" title="Yogyakarta (city)">Yogyakarta</a>. On Kalimantan there is one international airport and there are two on Sumatra. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>, which is part of the Nusa Tenggara Islands, has the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngurah_Rai_Airport" title="Ngurah Rai Airport" class="mw-redirect">Ngurah Rai International Airport</a>.</p><h3><span class="mw-headline">Visa regulations</span></h3> <p>Tourists from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> can enter Indonesia without a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_%28document%29" title="Visa (document)">visa</a>.Citizens of these countries will be issued on arrival a permit for a 30 day stay upon presentation of a valid passport with at least six months to run. This stay permit cannot be extended or converted to another type of visa.</p> <p>On <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2004-02-01"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="02-01"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_1" title="February 1">February 1</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004" title="2004">2004</a></span>, Indonesia introduced unpopular and tighter tourist visa regulations. Although tourist visas were formerly free and valid for 60 days, visitors from certain countries must now purchase one of two visas on arrival: a $15USD visa valid for 10 days or a $25USD visa valid for 30 days. This was heavily protested by the tourist industry who point out that this cost adds up for families and 30 days is a very limited time to travel in Indonesia with a number of remote and hard to reach locations.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources since February 2007" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</span></sup> The countries now subject to these tighter regulations include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_27-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-autogenerated1-27" title=""><span></span></a></sup> On <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="07-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a></span>, 2004, the Indonesian tourism ministry granted permission for more countries to be included on the VOA list, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>. The visa on arrival cannot be extended or converted into any other kind of visa. The visa holder also has to leave the country on the 30th day of the stay.</p><p> </p></div><h3><span class="mw-headline">Visit Indonesia Year 2008</span></h3> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism, declared 2008 as a Visit Indonesia Year<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-autogenerated2-8" title=""><span></span></a></sup>. Visit Indonesia Year 2008 has officially launched on 26 December 2007<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-29" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The figure of Visit Indonesia Year 2008 branding took the concept of Garuda Pancasila as the Indonesian way of life. The 5 components of pancasila were represented by 5 different colored lines and symbolized the Indonesian <i>Unity in Diversity</i>.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The targeted number was 7 million. Visit Indonesia Year 2008 was also commemorating 100 years of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budi_Utomo" title="Budi Utomo">Indonesia's national awakening</a> in 1908.</p><h2><span class="mw-headline">Threats to the tourism industry</span></h2><p style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombing" title="2002 Bali bombing" class="mw-redirect">2002 Bali bombing</a> was a major blow to the tourism industry in Indonesia. A series of travel warnings were issued by a number of countries. Subsequently, the rate of tourism in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a> decreased by 31%.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-32" title=""><span></span></a></sup> Subsequently, a bombing continued occurred each year—the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Marriott_Hotel_bombing" title="2003 Marriott Hotel bombing">2003 Marriott Hotel bombing</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Jakarta_embassy_bombing" title="2004 Jakarta embassy bombing" class="mw-redirect">2004 Australian Embassy bombing</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a>, and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Bali_bombing" title="2005 Bali bombing" class="mw-redirect">second bombing in Bali</a>—which worsened the situation for the tourism industry. As of May 2008, no major terrorist attack has occurred since 2005 and the United States Government lifted its warning against travel to Indonesia.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH_33-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-SMH-33" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup> In 2006, 227,000 Australians visited Indonesia and in 2007 this rose to 314,000.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH_33-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-SMH-33" title=""><span></span></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">An outbreak of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">bird flu</a> throughout the country has affected the numbers of foreign visitors. As of 2006, the outbreak had killed at least 46 people since 2005, making Indonesia the country with the highest death-toll from the recent epidemic.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-34" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup> However, since the disease has not yet been proven to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutate" title="Mutate" class="mw-redirect">mutate</a> into a form that can transfer from human to human, the U.S. embassy, for example, has not yet issued a travel warning regarding the outbreak.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-35" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Another major threat to the tourism industry are sectarian and separatist conflicts in Indonesia. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_%28Indonesian_province%29" title="Papua (Indonesian province)">Papua</a> is still affected by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisasi_Papua_Merdeka" title="Organisasi Papua Merdeka" class="mw-redirect">Papuan separatism</a>, while <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluku" title="Maluku" class="mw-redirect">Maluku</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Sulawesi" title="Central Sulawesi">Central Sulawesi</a> have suffered in recent years from serious sectarian conflicts. Conversely, decades of separatism-related violence in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceh" title="Aceh">Aceh</a> ended in 2005 with the signing of a peace agreement between the Indonesia Government and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Aceh_Movement" title="Free Aceh Movement">Free Aceh Movement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-36" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> Recently in 2008, US government had lifted their travel warning on Indonesia.</div><h2><span class="mw-headline">Guide books</span></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;">Guide books and travel accounts with details of the country and people have had a long history - some books from the 1800s and early 1900s being classics with description of places that were perceived as <i>things to see</i>. Both private authors and government publications (such as the 1920s <i>Come to Java</i> books produced in Batavia by the government tourist bureau of the time) have been made each decade through to present. There were restrictions to tourism in the second world war and the mid to late 1960s - other than those two periods - travel accounts and guide books have been produced regularly. James Rush's and Adrian Vickers' texts mentioned below are excellent introductions to the range of writing that has been created.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The most popular Guide book on Indonesia in English in the 1980s was Bill Dalton's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Handbook" title="Indonesia Handbook">Indonesia Handbook</a>, while from the 1990s and since <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonely_Planet" title="Lonely Planet">Lonely Planet</a>'s edition <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_%28Guidebook%29" title="Indonesia (Guidebook)" class="mw-redirect">Indonesia (Guidebook)</a></i> has gone to its eighth edition in 2007. Many other guide books have also been produced - in English and other languages.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Additionally, major international newspapers regularly have travel sections and stories about Indonesia <sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-38" title=""><span></span></a></sup></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia#cite_note-autogenerated2-8" title=""><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p>www.info-ind.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05104374250655655636noreply@blogger.com0