Explore The Hidden Island of Indonesia

Every country has an ancient building such as traditional house, history building, and relics of places of worship. These buildings have thousand years old and still stands strong, then it is often to be tourist attraction and still in use till today. In central Java, most ancient heritage buildings are temples. These temples still in use for Worships. Some of them for Buddha, and the other are for Hindu. They have the schedule for Worships. But when there is no schedule, these temples can be visited by tourist. Most of them has museum and relics inside to be studied by public. Lets check it out! 1. Gedong Songo Temple - Semarang City Source : Camerawisata.com Discovered by Raffles in 1804, Gedong Songo Temple is a Hindu temple inherited from Wangsa Syailendra in 9th Century, precisely 927 AD. The temple complex which consists of 9 temple scattered on the slopes of Mount Ungaran is located at an altitude 1200m above sea levels. In this place, you can enjoy the scenery, fre...

The way to preserved of ancient tradition could be done in various ways such as digital archives, anually games competition, festivals, ceremonies, and tourist attraction. In Central Java Province, it has traditional ceremonies still exist till today for community events such as wedding, thanksgiving, avoiding bad luck, etcetra. Normally, the ceremony carried out is personal to the common interest. There is also the existence of traditional ceremonies in Central Java Province can preserved till today, but there are also those that have not been accostumed to by the community. But here are the lists you may watch when you travel to Central Java Province till today. 1. Wetonan (Wedalan) - Baby's Birth Ceremony Source : budaya-Indonesia.org Wetonan in local language means "out", but "out" in this context means "someone's birth". This ceremony will be held by the community in welcoming the baby's birth. The purpose of this ceremony is p...

Each of us when do travelling we want to looking for something. Whether it is recreration, escaping from the noisy of the city, enjoy nature in silence, even some of us want to go alone to find inner peace in one place. If you are that person, may this recomendation of these places will help you to find the inner peace. All of these places located in Central Java Province. Here are the list. 1. Borobudur Temple Source : Indonesia-tourism.com Borobudur temple is a place of worship for Buddhists. This temple is a preserved heritage by UNESCO. Supported by outdoor conditions dominated by green grass, trees, and park. View of Borobudur Temple, which blends with Menoreh hills covered in mist, further enhances yoga activities.  Yoga means "union with nature" or "union with Creator". Yoga activities are carried out in order to have a calm and peaceful soul, keep the body is health and fit, also make the mind relax. This activity can be found in the reliefs...

Indonesia is well-known for beautiful scenery, rich in cultures, and has a lot of kind of foods. Located in Southeast Asia area which are most tropical countries are here, means that Indonesia has 2 seasons only and a stable temperature which are 20-35 degress Celcius. These advantages makes Indonesia able to offer exotic foods include the fruits that you may not find in another country.  Not only the shapes are exotic, but also the taste and texture of the fruit is also exotic. Let's check list out. 1. Durian Fruit     This fruit is called the king of fruits. Because of it's size, bristly appearance      and fanatic following, it's an appropriate nickname. Durian is distinguished      for strong odor, large size, and thorn-covered husk. Ups! Careful when you      try to open the shell. Most people open this fruit use the carving knife.     What makes Durian more reputable than its outlook ...

If you are thinking that Indonesia has a lot of nature views and rich in cultures. You are right! But, have you ever realized that Indonesia has many heritages and traditional architectures. Here are the facts that may open your insight that Indonesia has more than that. Since Indonesia is well-known has a lot of provinces (now are 34 Provinces and will be increased in following years) and each Province has their own culture. This also applies to the relics of its Ancient Houses.  These Ancient Houses are not only beautiful and unique in terms of visual, but also have meanings of cultures and costumes from the tribal communities itself. Here are the 7 Most Exotic Ancient Housing of Indonesia list. 1. The Toraja Tongkonan House, South Sulawesi Province          Source : artstation.com Toraja Tribe who live in South Sulawesi Province has the traditional house is called Tongkonan . The characteristic of a curved roof that resembles a boat is ...

One of the way to have another experience in travelling, is make interaction with local people. The easiest way is watch the local festival. If you are interested to learn local cultures lively, here's the list may help you to know Indonesia culture more. Try to match your arrival schedule to Indonesia and see these festivals below. 1. Cow Racing Festival Source : Indonesia Travel Guides Cow Racing Festival is origin from Madura City, east Java Province. This Festival is the tradition by residents have been doing for a long time at harvest time. Using a pair of cows as a race animals to pull a wooden train. These cows will compete in a length of 100 m in race track. Then the cows will be pitted to determine the fastest cow. This event will be held from August to September anually. The winner will get the presidential rotating trophy. 2. Jember Fashion Carnaval Source : Good News From Indonesia This carnaval which was pioneered in Jember Regency, East Java Province w...

What comes on your mind when you heard about Indonesia weather? Perhaps, most of you think that it is hot. Because Indonesia has a tropical climate and only have 2 seasons which are rainy and dry season. It is hard to believe that Indonesia has several cities which have cold weather. Don't you believe it? Lets check this out ! 1. Bandung (Ciwidey and Lembang Area) The picture of White Crater in Ciwidey,Bandung City Bandung is well-known by foreigners as a tourist city for panorama, culinary, and good quality products from factory outlets stores. Then, another experience when the first time the tourist come, is the cold weather. Surrounded by many mountains and craters, this city offers a lot of panorama that you will not see in other cities in Indonesia commonly. The places must be in your bucket list are White Crater (Ciwidey Area), Ciwidey Natural Hot Spring, Tangkuban Perahu Mountain (Lembang Area), Farm House (Lembang Area), and Floating Market (Lembang Area) . That ma...