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Gili Trawangan

2010-06-24T14:41:00.005+07:00

Gili Trawangan is a small famous island for its beautiful sea tourism. The island is located in the northwest of Lombok with length 3 km and width of 2 km. The total population on this island approximately 800 peoples. Transportation from Lombok to Gili Trawangan to use boats to travel around 45 minutes long. To get around this island, a transportation unit that can be used is Cidomo, train horses that are often found on the island and bicycles which is rented by the community.

Gili Trawangan offers a variety of activities for tourists in addition to the beautiful atmosphere of course. It can be said of this island offers activities for tourists throughout the 24 hours. Activities that can be done on this island in the morning until afternoon is like scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, and surfing. For diving sport lovers, the island is very unfortunate to pass up because this island has beautiful and colorful coral and also thousands of tropical fish that spoiling your eyes. In addition to these activities, the tourists can also learn to ride around the island. While for the activities in the evenings, there is a party all night long in every night that is offered by some cafe or pub on the island.

For tourists who have the desire to stay a few days on this island do not need to worry, because on this island there are many options of accommodation. So what you are waiting for, chance your vacation destination now and visit this island quickly.

The Sacred Borobudur

2010-06-12T09:18:00.009+07:00

Borobudur is the largest temple in the world. This temple is one of the wonder of the world heritage. Meaning of the name Borobudur is "a monastery in the hills", which comes from the word "coal" in Sanskrit means "temple or monastery" and "beduhur" in Balinese language means "a hill or high place."

Borobudur was built around 800 BC in the golden era under the reign of Samaratungga and it aims to uphold and glorify the Mahayana Buddhism. This temple for centuries are no longer used. Then, due to volcanic eruptions, most of the buildings covered with volcanic soil. The building was also overgrown with trees and shrubs for centuries.

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

Cornelius assisted by around 200 people cut down trees and remove undergrowth that covers the building giant. Since this discovery, Raffles was awarded as the person who started the restoration of Borobudur and the world's attention. In 1835, the entire area of the temples have been discovered. This temple is stored on the restored Dutch colonial period.

Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, about 40 km from Yogyakarta. Borobudur Temple has 10 levels consisting of six square levels, three levels of circular ring and a main stupa as a peak. At every level there are several stupas. Overall there are 72 stupas in addition to the main stupa. In each of the stupa there is a statue of Buddha. This giant building in the form of giant stone blocks which have a total height of 42 meters. The base of Borobudur size of approximately 118 m on each side. Stones used as approximately 55.000 cubic meters. Borobudur temple has 2670 different relief.

Every each form of Borobudur Temple has a meaning,
1. The number of levels in the Borobudur temple depict 10 spiritual level
odhisattva or Dasabhumi. Dasabhumi the Mahayana doctrine.
2. Candi Borobudur like seven lotus symbolizes the purity and describe
the miracles of Sidhartha shortly after birth.
3. Relief of Borobudur temple, the book tells about the contents of the nine
Dharma in the Buddhist religion.

The White Crater

2010-06-04T13:52:00.008+07:00

Tourist called this place white crater in the Indonesian language means "kawah putih". The color of the crater is apple green because it contains sulfur. White crater is a description of a relatively stable volcanic system without any record of magmatic or phreatic activity since 1600 BC. White crater located in the mountainous region that is located 30 kilometers south of Bandung in Ciwidey. This crater is a very beautiful place which is surrounded by tea plantations and along the road to this lake, we can feel the cool mountain air. In this area, we can get strawberries easily.

To reach this area can use public transportation, but for the convenience in travel is advised to use private cars. If the transport used is the private car, the car can be parked near the crater. However, if we use bus transportation, it must be stopped in a parking lot near the main entrance and then we can use the mini bus to tha crater. From the parking lot toward the crater impassable by foot.

Apart from white crater, in this mountainous region there are also several other attractions that are not less interesting, among others, hot water baths, a tourist attraction for those who have a hobby sport climbing, jungle tours and water tours.