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Pura Uluwatu Temple Bali

Pura Uluwatu Temple

Pura Uluwatu is one of Bali's most sacred temples in Bali, located at southern part of Bali and the most beautiful classical combination of Balinese and Javanese architecture connected in legend of two figures important in the history of Shiva and Buddha religion, it was built by holy priest from east of Java named Mpu Kuturan thought have been built around 11 century and in the next of 500 years later was reformed by Dang Hyang Nirartha the great Javanese Brahman priest who come to Bali from Blambangan in east Java, he made various modification to many great temples, annotated Balinese sacred literature and invented a few thousand rituals, led some succesfull crusades to Lombok island, He designated and maker the holy water, called Tirta. after retired from his long spiritual journey in this Island as masterpiece. some fisherman saw the light from that temple toward to the sky and the priest itself disappear to unite with the supreme of the God

Puri Saren Agung or Ubud Palace

Puri Saren Agung is located in the center of the ancient town Ubud. It was founded by Ida Tjokorda Putu Kandel in early nineteenth century. The majority of this really beautiful temple is built after a strong earthquake in the early twentieth century and the royal family still lives here. This te...

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Borobudur

Borobudur is a Buddhist monuments located in Central Java island. It dates back to the 9th century. Even though the existence of this temple proves the strength of India´s influence on the territory, there are many elements within this monument that belong to the indigenous people. The temple consists of six platforms in shape of a square and they are positioned one on top of each other so that the smaller is on top of the bigger. Borobudur is under UNESCO´s protection which helped its renovation in the 1970s. The steps of the pyramid represent the steps of enlightenment. On top of six square steps there are circular stupas while the sole top one can see a great stupa in the shape of a bell.

Yogyakarta Palace

Yogyakarta Palace, Built in 1755 after the Giyanti Agreement between local king's kin and VOC which deviding the ancient Kingdom of Mataram into two seperate kingdom of Surakarta and Yogyakarta

Until this recent days, this Palace still become the house of Sultan Hamengkubuwono and his...

Yogyakarta Palace, Built in 1755 after the Giyanti Agreement between local king's kin and VOC which deviding the ancient Kingdom of Mataram into two seperate kingdom of Surakarta and Yogyakarta

Until this recent days, this Palace still become the house of Sultan Hamengkubuwono and his familly, even tough open for visitor, only visitor can not enter the house of the Sultan. Visitor only able to see the collection of the royal familly like place of ancient art perfomance, museum of royal chart, ancient weapon which consider as magical, and many more which all placed inside the palace wall

Prambanan

Prambanan is a Hindu temple that dates back to the 9th century. It is also called Candi Rara Jonggrang. It is located in Central Java, in Indonesia, approximately 20 km from Yogyakarta. It is enlisted on a UNESCO World Heritage Site List. Of course, it is dedicated to Hindu gods, Brahma, Vishnu a...

Its magnificence and beauty attract numerous visitors each year. At its highest point the principal tower is 47 m high. Rather than a single temple, it is a complex of several temples. Each of it has its own beauty and attractiveness.

Rakai Pikatan built the temple and initially dedicated it to Shiva and called it the House of Shiva (Shiva-grha). The present name derives from the Parambanan village located nearby.

Soon after its construction, due to the eruption of the volcano Mount Merapi, the temple was abandoned. This caused the temple to deteriorate. Since the temple was so long abandoned, local residents imagined legends and stories about its origin.

Once again, the temple came to life, after its reconstruction begun in the first half of the 20th century. Colin Mackenzie was a surveyor who came to the area during the short rule of the Dutch and accidentally found the remains of the glorious temple.

Even though a lot of effort was invested into the reconstruction, there are still side, smaller temples which are only visible in its grounds. According to the researches, it is considered that there were about 240 temples on the site.

Unfortunately, an earthquake in the 2006 caused significant damage to the temple, but due to the development of tourism, investments in the reconstruction, temples are open to the public so the numerous visitors can admire this precious monument.

Torajaland

Torajaland is home to the Toraja ethnic group. They are located in highland in South Sulawesi, 300 km north of Makassar. They are most famous and attract numerous visitors because of their house architecture and interesting tradition. Their houses have the roof in shape of a ´boat´. These roofs were traditionally made of bamboo and other material, but today people mostly build iron roofs. These houses are called Tongkonan and are positioned on wooden piles. Its walls are painted in black, red, and yellow and have carvings. These houses have both traditional and religious value since, according to the legend, the first Torajan ancestor saw this way of building before he came from heaven to Earth. The carvings in houses are in the shape of plants and animals. These houses must face North while the South represents the heaven. The left and the right sides represent the left and right hands. Of course, people of different social position had more richly or poorly decorated houses. This way, Tongkonan layuk belonged to the most important authorities, tongkonan pekamberan belonged to the middle status or related to the high authorities while the tongkonan batu belonged to the ordinary people.

Market Tour

Market Tour is about visiting and seeing directly people activities in early morning. A. Cake Market, here you can see directly thousand cake from different form. B. Traditional Market, here you can see directly people activities in traditional market. C. Sunda Kelapa Harbor, you can see loading and unloading process by manual labors. D. Fist market, here you can see as well fisherman activities and thousand fist kind. E. Cafe Batavia, here you can enjoy and relax with coffee drinking, tea drinking even lunch as well available. F. Back to your hotel.

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Goa Lo - Bangi Caving

There are many ways to do fun activities outdoor and get the feeling of adrenaline rush. Most people getting best experience from surf the waves, or snorkeling on calm sea garden, or goes deep for underwater world scuba diving. However, some people might haven't experienced to enter caves and going deeper to underground. It has related on general issues that caves can be a dangerous places; or it's only a dark place for mining or urban exploration. Nowadays, caving comes to be known as an extreme sport as it uses many skills on squeezes, the negotiations on pitches, wall climbs, or diving. Become increasingly popular activities, this is the perfect time to explore the underground of exotic Indonesia! Squeezing on dark narrow gap with equipped headlight, capturing growing stalagmite and stalactite, crawl on pristine cave floor with shining wet stones,and spot water flows through caves. Set your helmet, wear your sturdy footwear, light on your headlight, and let's explore the beauty of Indonesia underworld. Take nothing but picture, Leave nothing but footprints, and Kill nothing but times.

On this cave area, first our expedition team welcomed with a vertical entrance for 5-6 metres. Then a journey along the cave started by crawling and even dipped our body on the underground stream. We were amazed with those stalagmyte and stalagtyte walls and even we noticed some crystal stones. All this magical place was created from the water stream and stone evolution. ALong 4-5 hours trek, we found a stop point and also the exit point for Goa Lo cave. There we enjoyed our time to relax and rest before we found another cave to explore. The second cave named Goa Bangi requires more skill experience on caving activities as the area are three times more dangerous. The entrance for Goa Bangi also a vertical entrance with water stream flows from the waterfall above. During our going in, all crew did pay attention on the water stream which poured over their body and not to slipped on their step. And on the underground, a few metres trail will cover all our body with water. And another crawling part to the exit where the exit holes also the exit way for river water. Since the second cave requires higher skill and caving experience, we suggest to all beginner cave explorer to try the first one. Or try to explore the second one with any experienced partner.

So, what to wait??

Time to explore the underground trail!

Sendang Biru Beach and Sempu Island

Coastlines along south part of Java island has been known with the high tide and rolling waves as it goes directly to Indian Ocean....

Coastlines along south part of Java island has been known with the high tide and rolling waves as it goes directly to Indian Ocean. That's the reason there's more unspoiled beauty lies within and most of them still off-the-beaten-track, including Sendang Biru beach and the Sempu island next to it. Sendang Biru beach which located about 4 hours from Malang; known as the entrance gate to explore the Sempu island, a conservation island. Being contrast with the locals life as fishermen. Sendang Biru yet still has few unspoiled spots with the perfect view of open Indian Ocean and it's a perfect bumper before some adrenalin trekking through the jungle to find the secret lagoon inside Sempu island. About two hours trekking through the dense rain forest, next you'll spot the view of crystal clear lagoon and the white deep sands will pay bak all the muddy and sweating trekking. You're free to transform as Robinson Crusoe, set your tent, dipping and climbing the rock cliff to see the school of jumping dolphins, or lay in the sands under starry night skies. It's all yours!

Derawan Islands The hidden paradise of Eastern Borneo

Kalimantan or widely known as Borneo has been popular in the world as one of greatest rain forest and have so many rare species on it but apparently there is some places which the world haven't know about it yet, range of island in the east side of Borneo turn out to be lost paradise of...

For every people who love to see how mother nature works, this Islands will amaze each one of you to the bone so hard untill you will never want to leave it behind

Derawan Islands is able to reach by two ways of travel,

Jakarta - Balikpapan - Tarakan ( by Plane ) then continue with speed boat to the islands ( 3-5 hours )

Jakarta - Balikpapan - Berau ( Plane ) then 2,5 hour to Tanjung Batu Bay then Speed Boat to the islands

Neither both of the way are nearly the same, only if we take the Berau's trek, it will only take 30 minutes to the island by speed boat.

But if you all ready reach for the Islands, every cost and expense to reach it are worth to the single sen and second. Beauty of nature, beach with a white sand surround the island, and the sea creature ?? get ready to hold your breathe ^_^

Usually when we still on the boat to reach the island, the most showoff creature in the sea, a group of Dolphins which are so many in this sea side, will accompany your journey until you reach Derawan Island, then after get some rest in a water hotel ( this building are cottage which place in the beach with form of traditional houses of Borneo ) we could see the sea turtle lays their egg surround the beach in the night, because this island are also become the well-preserved area for green sea turtle preservation.

The other charm from this island were the reefs, snorkeling and diving are the most pleasure thing to do. Fishes, colourfull coral reefs, and sea turtle which swimming around will be usual thing to see. No wonder, because this islands has been nominated as the second place of the most richer sea biota after Raja Ampat in west Papua with 460 kinds of coral reef and 870 kinds of fishes

Then after Derawan Islands, Sangalaki & Maratua Island will be the next destination. An island with gorgeous beach which fill with many size of Manta rays on it ^_^

Then there will Kakaban Island, an island with some ancient lake in the middle of the island. Apparently in the ancient age, this island was beneath the sea and when there changes in the contuor of the earth and it rise up to the surface, there's a lake which traps many of sea creature within and most of them are so many kinds of Jelly fish, including very rare of stingless species of golden jelly fish which swimming backward, and it's really safe to swimming in this lake, because each one of this jelly fish are all ready loosing their ability to sting ^_^

But even though so many words i could say, there will be nothing if compare to see it by your self ^_^ because there is only one word to describe this islands

UNBELIEVABLE ^_^

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$1 Per Day

BEDUGUL - JATILUWIH - TANAH LOT

The nature of the countryside awaits for you to explore to the whole width of Bali . Firstly we will visit the Royal Family Tample of the Mengwi Kingdom, build in 1634 .Than proceeding to Bedugul to visit Ulun Danu Tample on the bang of Beratan Lake . Before we get there we will explore the Bali coffee plantation , cacao and Bali spices as well as the process how to make Bali coffee , luwak coffee ,etc . we continue to visit the Fruit and Spice Market in Bedugul . And than we will drive 30 minuts to the west from Bedugul to get into Jatiluwih Village the Biggest rice terrace in Bali , we’ll be able to walk along the rice field . The tour will end with visiting Tanah Lot Tample , this tample is built on the top of the rock overlooking Indian Ocean accompanied by marvelous Sunset , There will be a show of a spectacular Kecak Dance and Dinner will be serve in the Restaurant around the clift with fresh seafood Dinner.

tour start at 08:00 , from 8 - 10 hours full day tour

Price IDR 500.000 / Car , petrol and parking fee included

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- Car capacity maxs 7 persons

- Double blower air conditioning

- Safety seat belt

- Cold box

- Licenced Car for tourist service

$500 Per Day

TORAJA - MAKASSAR CULTURE AND NATURE TOUR 4 Days 3 Nights

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TORAJA - MAKASSAR CULTURE AND NATURE TOUR
4 Days 3 Nights

Tour Code : 01

Day 01: ARRIVAL IN MAKASSAR AIR PORT – TRANSFER TO TORAJA (B.L.D )
up on arrival at Hasnuddin Air port Makassar, you will meet our tour Guide. Makassar ,capital of Sulawesi Island .this is noisy city, with around two millions of inhabitants in the trade center ,it’s the entrance door to all the island of east Indonesia . Then , we will go by car to the land of the Toraja .During this 7-8 hours journey through the trans Sulawesi road,we will visit the traditional villages of bugis ,who live in all the south of the Island.They known by their abilty to build Phinisi boat and by their houses set on stilt , Lunch will be will be served in Pare- pare at sea view Restaurant .in the last stretch,the gets in to mountain of Sulawesi to leads us to Toraja ,one of the most beautiful regions of the whole archipelago.stop will be made at puncak lawakan for having coffee break while enjoy the spectacular of erotic mountain ,late in the afternoon getting Rantepao ,capital of Toraja,we will go directly to our Hotel . ( (B.L.D )

Day 02 : FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR.
During these day s we will take you on a full day Toraja tour.Toraja region is not only privileged for is wonderful landscape ,but for active and strange local culture ,even though now days religion is mostly Christian , The animism is still alive.first we will visit LONDA where we can see the natural cave with hanging grave on the highly rock,sarcofago and bones.LEMO stone grave with Tau – Tau ( wodden statues) on the balcony of grave.KAMBIRA where will explore the extra ordinary baby grave in the living tree.Lunch will be served in the local restaurant , after lunch we will do a short walk through the villages ,passing the ricefield and country side .KE’TE KESU aunthentic village with traditional houses and rice store and handy craff.late in the afternoon back to the hotel for the next over night at hotel ……………………………….. (B.L.D)

Day 03 :FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR . (B.L.D )
After breakfast , we will take you on another full day toraja tour in north part of toraja and we will visit first TRADITIONAL MARKET,BORI where we can find ancient megalithic stones ,after that we will drive up to the mountain to reach TINIMBAYO hill for the nice view of rice terraced while enjoy local coffe from the farmer.than continue to BATUTUMONGA for the spectacular landscape and country side. Lunch will be served at the local Restaurant.after lunch we will do a short hiking .late in the afternoon back to the hotel for the next over night.

Day 04 :TORAJA - MAKASSAR /TRANSFER BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ( B .L )
Early in the morning after break fast check out from the Hotel and drive back to the airport for 7-8 hours drive, lunch will be served at Kenari bukit indah restaurant .in the afternoon arrive in Makassar onward transfer directly to the airport to catch your flight for your next destination . …….. TOUR END.

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TOUR CONDITION :
Our Service Included :
• Hotel accommodation
• Meals as Mentioned in the itinerary B =Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner.
• Tour and transfer by private air condition vehicles
• English speaking local guide ( for other languages supplement apply )
• All entrance fees and tours as indicated in itinerary
• Donation in Toraja

Our services do not included
• Visa arrangements
• International and domestic flights
• International and Domestic departure tax
• Meals other than mentioned above
• Camera/ video
• Personal expenses ( Drinks , Laundry,Telephone ,Tips etc ).
Others services not clearly indicated in packages inclusion above.
Important notes :
• The tour price does not include personal insurance so we highly recommend you to take your own insurance before departure to Indonesia covering also the cost of medical evacuation by air

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Barong and Kintamani Tour

Barong and Kintamani Tour is the most visited by tourist in Bali.almost all travel agent in Bali sell program tour to Kintamani but our program will make you more satisfied because we will give you additional program which not provided by the other travel agent.the start tour from your hotel 08:30 am

After break first in your hotel we will Direct to Batu village to watch the Barong dance starts on 09:30 am until 10:30 every day the dance performance is very nice which ended with a trance (keris dance ) after we whatced Barong dance we will visited Celuk vllage the silver center in Bali the local people called silver smith village and then we move to Batuan village to stop by Balinese traditional house to look life of the real people of Bali.After visited Batuan vllage we will going to wood carving center in Mas village heir you can see process to make sculpture,mask,souvenir,etc.From Mas village we sill going to Goa gajah (elephant cave) the place meditation or hermitage Hindhu religion priest anciently.For the next we go to Batur vulcano and Lake Batur for lunch while enjoyed view of vulcano and lake Batur and then we will stop at Plantation coffee,cocoa,spice and many other tropical plant.From plantation we will going to Sebatu Temple beautiful temple surrounded by nature ponds its water direct from water source.an then we will going to Ubud village the center of art in Bali through Tegalalang rice terrace view heir you can stop for take a picture.the tour program ended in Ubud Bali for shopping time,working in Ubud Traditional market. and then we will back to your hotel...

The price not included : Lunch,and Donation ticket

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