Enggano Island is the outermost island of Indonesia which is located in the Indian Ocean and is bordered by the Indian state. Enggano Island is part of the government area of North Bengkulu, Bengkulu Province, and represents one district. The island is located in the southwest of Bengkulu city with coordinates 5 ° 31 '13 "latitude, 102 ° 16' 0" East.
The first report on the island, according to records Cornelis de Houtman who visited the island is dated June 5, 1596. It is not known where de Houtman know the name of this island, which in Portuguese, engano, meaning "disappointed".
Indigenous peoples are Enggano Island, Enggano tribe, which is divided into five indigenous tribe (the locals call it interest). It's all speak the same ... [
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Written on 30 Sep 2010 | Posted in
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This time were going to do Travel Adventure by enjoying one of many best places for diving dan surfing in Indonesia. Mentawai Island Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean and takes 9 hours trip from Padang, West Sumatra. Mentawai glowing with all the nature spirits and make it a great place to escape from a hectic life. Mentawai is the natural habitat for 16 endemic species, and some of them such as endangered species e.g. monkey Simakobu.
simakobu monkey
The present life of Mentawai people categorized as heritage from the Neolithic period, and they have a strong spirit to believe in nature, their life strongly affected by nature. They believe that nature is at the center of life. All the attributes of real Mentawai a ... [
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Written on 29 Jul 2010 | Posted in
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If you had watched The Beach movie starring Leonardo Di Caprio, you will find the same impression when visiting Raja Ampat. The lost paradise deserved to be named for this place because in fact Indonesians personally often didnt know about this place. The beautiful coast, white sand and underwater scenery that were beautiful became the attraction of Raja Ampat.
The Raja Ampat, or “Four Kings,” archipelago encompasses more than 9.8 million acres of land and sea off the northwestern tip of Indonesia’s West Papua Province. Located in the Coral Triangle, the heart of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, the seas around Raja Ampat possibly hold the richest variety of species in the world.
The area’s massive coral colonies show that its reefs are resistant to threats like ... [
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Written on 27 Jul 2010 | Posted in
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Travel cave to cave Gong Pacitan, the most beautifull Cave in south east Asia.
This time were going to do Travel Adventure by enjoying most beautifull Cave in South east Asia. Goa Gong (Goa = cave, Indonesian Language) was in the lime hills that were located in the Bomo Village, District PUNUNG, around 30 Kilometer from Pacitan City. The road to Goa Goang Pacitan has been very good so as could reach by any vehicle.
Inside the cave, weve been offering cave by some amazing views. This is so beautifull, we can see stalactites and stalakmit lime stone naturally formed around the cave wall.
amazing cave views
You do need to worry, inside the cave was available the tracing route ... [
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Written on 25 Jul 2010 | Posted in
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Cikuray identical with a giant cone is one of the mountain located in the southern city of Garut in West Java. Mount is included in this group of young mountain categorized as non-active. Although the mountain is beautiful, but rarely touched, including climb and had to admit the popularity and other mountains like Mount Gede and Mount Pangrango Ciremay. To reach the location of climbing, climbers can start from CILAWU, in addition to Manggung Dayeuh plantation, before starting to climb this mountain. From the climbers can find a tower high enough (TVRI) which later can be a way (guidelines) on the way to the summit. to achieve high peak Reached 2.821 meters above sea level, ... [
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Written on 23 Jul 2010 | Posted in
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Some electronic books in the Indonesian tourist guide you can