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Indonesia Travel guide on the archipelago with complete choice of itineraries, accommodations, and various information that are important for travelers to know before they visit the place. It is suggested to read some short articles to give glance ideas of the destination they will visit.
Indonesia Thousand Islands, it is a country consists of more then 13.000 islands, and 2 million wide of land and 5 million including sea is a real variety of culture and nature
Climate and Temperature of Indonesia Land Information on Season and temperature throughout Indonesian Island, two seasons are known on all the regions with small variation between region to region which is basically tropical.
Customs and Immigration, Short guide to the procedure and regulation, useful information for those applying visa to visit Indonesia or Bali.
Bahasa Indonesia the National Language of Indonesia, Simple and Short introduction on greeting and usefull pharase of Bahasa Indonesia for the important moment and places, easy to understand and to remember without grammatical base, words can be used in infinitve forms.
Bahasa Bali Balinese Mother Language, short guide to learn and know the basic rule of word formation and conjugation in Balinese language.

Tenganan Pegringsingan, an example of older people in Balinese village with old age tradition, yet success in maintaining the number of their member, kown by natural family planning, an example of open minded and generous peopple
Balinese Naming Tradition, the tradition of Balinese in giving their children names. An eassy way to remember and to know that one is a Balinese by birth or others.
Indonesian Alphabet, now inherited by Java and Bali Indonesia from the beginning of alphabet introduction experienced evolution of shage.
Indonesian Ethnic Cultures, among 250 local languages and dialect a clear description has been laid out for the lerning in school and introduction of Indonesian ethnography and varians of the Malay.
Wayang Puppet Show one of the most popular traditional drama in Indonesia especially in Java and Bali

INDONESIA HIGHLIGHTS

Lake Toba
On the shore of Lake Toba lies the town of Parapat as the main tourist resort. Lake Toba is approximate 50 miles long and 16 miles across with a depth of about 1.400 feet and is considered as the largest lake in Southeast Asia and once created by super volacno eruption less than 100.000 years ago located at an altitude of 906 meters above sea level, 4 hours by car from Medan or about 176 km from Medan city. Many recreational sports available in Parapat such as swimming, water skiing, motor boating, canoing, fishing. As the tourist resort some international hotels has been built in Parapat such as Patra Jasa Hotel Parapat, Nataour Hotel Parapat, Niagara Hotel Parapat and other small cottages or bungalows with affordable prices to suit visitors need during the trip to Parapat or Lake Toba. visit the site

Mount Bromo
145 km south of Surabaya one of the most exciting experience is watching the sunrise, which is 3 hours drive from Surabaya to Tosari where you can stay for overnight before continuing the trip to Mount Bromo next early morning. Mount Penanjakan is another peak for watching sunrise before continued the trip to Mount Bromo. Mount Bromo is around 2.400 m above sea level, can be reached by pony ride from Ngadisari village over a sea of sand to the foot of the volcano. Ascend 50 steps to reach the rim of Mount Bromo Volcanic sulphur fumes and smoke still emanates from its depth. Visist the site

Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is cultural center of Java located on the slope of active mount Merapi . In 16th to 17th century Yogyakarta was the seat of the mighty Islamic Mataram kingdom. Now it is one of densely populated area of Indonesia and often called as main gateway of Java. There is daily air line service from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and buses. As the heritage of Mataram kingdom, Yogyakarta have a lot of tourist site such as Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace, the palace court with its ground and elegant Javanese architecture, the Water Castle located in the older part of the city within walking distance from the bird market, Imogiri is the official cemetery of the Royal descendent from Yogyakarta and Surakarta and only 17km Southeast of Yogyakarta, Prambanan Temple locally known as the Loro Jongrang Temple or The Slender Virgin Temple is the biggest and most beautiful Hindu Temple in Java built by King Balitung Maha Sambu in the middle of 9th century when Yogyakarta and Java was still Hindu , Museum Sonobudoyo designed by Dutch architecture Kersten in traditional Javanese architecture. Visit Tour Program Yogyakarta

Bali Hotels at All Destinations
Batam Special Ditrict Hotels
Bandung Hotels West Java
Balikpapan Hotels Kalimantan
East Java Hotels Banyuwangi
Jakarta City Area Hotels
Lombok and Gili Hotels
Manado Hotels Sulawesi
Makassar Hotels Sulawesi
Medan & Padang Sumatra
Surabaya Hotels East Java
Solo Hotels Central Java
Borobudur Central Java Hotels
Orangutans Bohorok Sumatra
Orangutans Camp Leakey
Komodo Dragon Expedition
Flores Island of Hobbit 3-lakes
North Sumatra Island Tours
Java Island Tour Selection
Bali Island Rich Culture Tours
Lombok the Sister Island of Bali
Toraja Land South Sulawesi
West Papua Adventures

Bali offers various art and craft products, from highly ethnic up to the creative and foreign influenced art works can be found in Bali such as traditional Balinese carving with various shapes from human beings, gods, animals and even various plantations. Bamboo Baskets, Bamboo Bags, Bed Covers, and flying Kites. All Artists in Bali can reproduce any type of art of handicraft shape in wood and other type of materials. See Map of Bali

Mount Ijen East Java

Toraja Village

Waterfall in Sasak Lombok

Sasak House

Lake Kelimutu Flores

Flores Village of Kowanara
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Karangasem Hotels
- Kintamani Hotels - Lovina Bali Hotels - Lembongan Hotels - Nusa Dua Hotels - Sanur Bali Hotels
Seminyak Hotels
- Tuban Hotels - Ubud Bali Hotels - Bali Budget Hotels
Travel Resources - Short Articles - Handicrafts

VISIT INDONESIA YEAR 2008

A press release was issude by the government of Indonesia this month relating to the tourism in Indonesia. The article can be read at http://www.budpar.go.id. The Government of Indonesia, i.e Ministry of Tourism and Culture in co-operation with various departments have launched Visit Indonesia Year 2008 which was officially launched already this month. The government officially launched Visit Indonesia Year 2008 on Wednesday, with the main aim of luring up to 7 million foreign tourists and booking US$6.4 billion in foreign exchange income. To help reach the target, the government is setting aside $15 million for a domestic and international advertising blitz. "The budget will be used to finance the promotion campaign, especially abroad," Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik told a media conference before the grand launch of the program, which will be the second for the country. The government held its first Visit Indonesia program in 1991, which was not particularly successful, increasing the number of foreign tourists by merely 400,000 from the year earlier, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). BPS data show that in 1991, around 2.5 million foreign tourists visited the country, from 2.1 million in the previous year. This year, foreign tourist arrivals are expected to hit 5.5 million, well short of the 6 million targeted. Jero said the ministry had so far bought advertising time on several international television channels. However, the larger portion of the money will be used to finance international forums, where it can effectively introduce and promote the program. Thamrin B.Bachri, the ministry's director general, added that such forums would be held mainly in countries which traditionally provided the most tourists for Indonesia, such as Australia, Singapore, Malaysia Korea and China. "These international promotion programs will take the biggest portion of the budget allocation." Wednesday's grand launch was highlighted by performances from Indonesian singers such as Ruth Sahanaya, Rossa and pop band Ungu. Last week, the ministry had to revise its tourism slogan when it was pointed out it was grammatically incorrect. "Celebrating 100 years of nation's awakening" was changed to "100 years of national awakening". Garuda Indonesia was forced to repaint 10 planes servicing international routes that had already been daubed with the slogan. Next year the ministry is set to organize more than 100 international events and cultural festivals across the country. (ndr) DSource: The Jakarta Post