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La Petite Kepa, The Getaway
[6 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 8 views]

La Petite Kepa or ‘small Kepa’ could have two meanings. First, Kepa island is indeed a small and tiny island. Minimal population, very quiet, and filled with goats here and there. Second, La Petite Kepa is the name of a homestay with a thatched house style owned by a French …

Mountain Leuser, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
[19 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | 38 views]

Mountain Leuser National Park is located at Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatera, Indonesia. It’s perfect example of coastal forest ecosystems, and tropical lowland and mountain rain forest.

The rock types consist of volcanic rocks, limestone, sedimentary rocks, plutons, and alluvium, the terrain is dominated by a complex of brown podzolic, …

Palung Mountain National Park
[18 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | 10 views]

Palung Mountain National Park is one of nature conservation area which has high biodiversity value, and various types of ecosystems including mangrove forests, swamp forests, peat swamp, freshwater swamp forests, tropical pamah forest, and montane forests that are always covered with fog .
This national park is the only tropical forest …

Siberut Islands, The Asian Galapagos
[17 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | 16 views]

Siberut Island is one of the Mentawai islands in West Sumatra that have high value of ecosystem. The island is located about 100-155 km from the western city of Padang, separated by the Mentawai Strait, 60% of the area is covered by primary dipterocarp forest, mixed primary forest, swamps, coastal …

Lorentz National Park, Papua
[16 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | 29 views]

Lorentz National Park is a complete example and representative of ecosystem and biodiversity in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. This area is also one of the three regions in the world that have glaciers in the tropics.

Stretching from the snow-covered mountain peak (5030 meters above sea level), out …

Simple Travel Tips in Indonesia
[3 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | 11 views]

And in any other places in the world.
Travelling around beautiful places in every part of Indonesia is a pleasant thing especially if you are accompanied by family, close friends or partners. Tips for those who want to travel or is travelling in Indonesia:

Consult with your family / friends about your …

Bidadari Island, The Heavenly Nymph
[1 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | 56 views]

Bidadari(Heavenly Nypmph) Island is one of the resorts in the Seribu(A Thousand) Islands District, Jakarta. The island was previously knwon as Sakit(Sick) Island and Purmerend Island.

Transportation
It does not require a long time to travel to this island since it’s still adjacent to the Jakarta mainland. From the dock marina Taman …

Karapan Sapi, Madurese Bull Racing
[27 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | 39 views]

Karapan Sapi is a prestigious event for Madurese people, a very popular sport and spectacle, in Madura, Indonesia. The event was firstt popularized by Prince Katandur from Sapudi Island in 13th century as an expression of joy for the abundant harvest. Today, Karapan Sapi is regularly held at least twice …

Lore Lindu National Park
[15 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 36 views]

Lore Lindu National Park is an Indonesia national park located in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lore Lindu National Park is located about 60 kilometers south of Palu . This national park was officially included 217.991.18 acres area (approximately 1.2% of Sulawesi region which covers about 189,000 km² or 2.4% of the …

Muara Angke, Really in Jakarta?
[15 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 46 views]

Muara Angke Wildlife Reservation is a conservation area in the mangrove forest on the north coast of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The reservation was originally established by Dutch colonial on June 17, 1939, with initial area of 15.04 acres. The are was later expanded and in 1960′s has about …

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