Interesting tourist attractions in Indonesia

Not only its abundant natural wealth, culture in Indonesia is also very diverse. Each region has an exclusive area whose colorful culture causes the country to be very diverse.

1. Pulau Komodo

 

 Komodo island with pink beach is included in the national courtyard area of Komodo along with other islands around the Nusa Tenggara archipelago. In 1986, unesco installed the location of tourism in indonesia as one of the locations of the world's wealth. The island is thought to be the home of komodo dragons that must be protected. one of the highest appreciation achieved is the success of being included in the ranks of seven natural wonders in the world better known for "New Seven Wonders of Nature in 2011".

The underwater natural attractions are amazing, there are many abundant places that you can do here, ranging from trekking, diving to snorkeling. For trekking, you can go on an adventure to the islands together with a ranger aka a guide. On the expedition, you can see komodo dragons looking for food or resting.

2.Trio Gili, Lombok

Trio Gili is a stretch of three interesting and beautiful islands located in Lombok. The three islands are Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. All three are not only known by domestic tourists, but also visited by foreign tourists.

Of the three islands, it can be said that Gili Trawangan is the most famous and in demand to visit. Not only because of its larger size than the other two islands, here also stands abundant intermezo locations such as cafes and coffee shops. There are a lot of actions that you can do in this darmawisata location ranging from sunbathing, diving to snorkeling. Even better, you can charter or rent a bike or ride a Cidomo, like horse-drawn Andong, to circle the island.

Although Gili Trawangan is more visitors, but Gili Meno and Gili Air do not miss the crowds, these two islands there are many beautiful panta and underwater nature that awaits you to explore.

3. Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat became an idol for Indonesian and Foreign tourists. The allure of tourist locations in Indonesia began to be in great demand by domestic and foreign tourists. Raja Ampat is a cluster of islands at the tip of Papua or Irian Jaya. There are four important islands here, Waigeo, Misool, Salawati and Batanta.
The richness of raja ampat's underwater nature is no doubt. This excursion location is known as one of the top diving and snorkeling spots in the world. Moreover, "The Nature Conservancy" says that about 75% of marine biota can be found in Raja Ampat. To prove it, please provide a dive and start exploring the underwater world. Kktober month until November is the perfect time to do a dive in Raja Ampat area.

Not only diving, you can also go on an adventure by walking around the islands of Raja Ampat. The locals will be happy to be guides. While trekking, you can also stop by people's houses and correlate with directly and buy handicrafts as souvenirs made originally by the locals.

 

4. Lake Sentani

Lake Sentani is known as the largest lake in Papua. The lake has 9. 360 hectares and is located at an altitude of 75 m from the seabed. This tourist location in Indonesia is decorated over 21 surrounding islands that become settlements.

What can you do here? Very much, you can fish, swim around in a rented boat on the lake. You can also take a walk and stop by the locals to enjoy the typical food made by the locals.

If you visit in June, you can enjoy the "Sentani Lake Festival". This festival is an annual regular event that showcases a variety of Papuan art and cultural performances. Not only that, a variety of special Papuan cuisine can be enjoyed here.

5. Bali or the Island of the Gods

Bali Island 10 Must-See Places in Indonesia
Who doesn't know Bali? Bali as the island of the Gods is well known to the end of the world. Bali's tourist attractions make Bali more famous than Indonesia itself. Almost all locations in Bali become tourist attractions that are always crowded by Indonesian and foreign tourists. Because almost all areas in Bali is a great tourist location.

Bali has a nice and beautiful nature ranging from the stretch of beach, the mountain weather to its sacred events that are still maintained today. Starting from Kuta beach, Legian Beach, Seminyak Beach, Tanah lot and Ubud rural weather.

In Bali ancestral culture is maintained to this day. The customs are also still thick and almost every day found in the community. With many traditional events conducted in Bali add Indonesian and Foreign tourists who feel at home to live and settle in Bali.

6. Bunaken Marine Park

Bunaken Marine Park 10 Must-See Places in Indonesia
Bunaken Marine Park is one of indonesia's beauty tourism sites that is again designated by UNESCO as a wealth of world wonders, precisely in 2005. This situation is due to the richness and beauty of the marine biota extraordinary ranging from coral reefs, seaweed to the diversity of unique types of fish are here.

The location of this excursion there are more than 30 dive points that become idols for domestic and foreign divers. Not only diving and meeting the fishes here, you can also dive using the submarine provided. This ship is glass-walled invisibility so you can look directly out to see the fish or coral reefs that are under the sea of Bunaken Marine Park without having to be exposed to sea water.

7. Jayawijaya Peak

Puncak jayawijaya papua 10 Must-See Places in Indonesia
Tourist attractions in Indonesia that have a stretch of ice is the top of Mount Jayawijaya. Jayawijaya Peak aka commonly known as Carstensz Peak is one of the highest mountain peaks in Indonesia and which has snow. This peak rises approximately 5,000 meters on the seabed. Even more encouraging is that Mount Jayawijaya is included in the list of Seven Summits or The Seven Highest Mountains in the World.

Jayawijaya peak was first conquered by a dutch traveler named Hendrik Albert Lorentz in 1909. Lorentz successfully climbed the snowy Mountain Peak together with six chewy dayaks he recruited in Kalimantan. After this climbing suskes, many climbers began to want to follow the lorentz trail to conquer the peak of Jayawijaya. Are you the next climber to successfully conquer Carstensz Peak?

 

8. Tana Toraja

Tana Toraja 10 Must-See Places in Indonesia
A very amazing tourist spot in Indonesia is tana Toraja. Tana Toraja has a remarkable expanse of nature ranging from the mountain range and the green hills. Not only a lot of natural wealth, tourist locations in Indonesia are also many ancestral customs that are still maintained authenticity, one of which still exists today is "Rambu Solo".

Rambu Solo' is a burial ceremony in Tana Toraja. What's so interesting about the funeral? This traditional burial ceremony of tana toraja can not be missed. The solo sign is the most expensive burial event in the country, perhaps even the most expensive in the world. This event is run for days and requires a lot of funds. One of the rituals is to slaughter buffalo and buffalo that are slaughtered not only 1 head, if the caste of people buried is higher, then the buffalo slaughtered will be more and more. Imagine 1 buffalo alone can cost 10 million, if slaughtering 10 buffalo can be 100 million. It's very expensive just for a funeral.

Many Tana Toraja people believe that while not yet buried, the person who died is the one who is sick. His body was deliberately injected with formaldehyde so as not to deteriorate while waiting for the family to be able to hold a solo sign'. The person who died is thought to be only in a state of illness. the family will treat him the same as the living, invite him to chat and change his clothes. When rambu solo', then the family believes the person has died.

9. Borobudur Temple

Borobudur Temple 10 Must-See Places in Indonesia
A very remarkable tourist spot in Indonesia is Borobudur Temple. Borobudur Temple is the largest buddhist temple complex in the world. Indonesia Tourism Location was designated by UNESCO as one of the "Wonders of the World" in 1991. Borobudur Temple was once buried in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Merapi, until it was discovered by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1814.

This Indonesian tourist site is estimated to have been built in 824. The building is composed of volcanic rocks and formed a number of 504 buddha statues, 72 stupas and one giant stupa precisely at the top of the temple. The myth is, if you put your hand in the hole of the stupa and succeed in the statue contained in it, then your wish will be granted. You can buy various souvenirs starting from those made by the people around Borobudur Temple.

In the vesak crowd, borobudur temple became the center of the gathering of Buddhists from various regions of Indonesia even from abroad, such as Tibet and Thailand. This ritual is one of Indonesia's tourism, which is at least favored by tourists from Indonesia or abroad.

10. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII)

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah TMII
The next must-visit tourist spot in Indonesia is Taman Mini Indonesi Indah. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah or often known as TMII which is a miniature of Indonesia as a representative of the regions in Indonesia. Garden. This park is an indonesian tourism idol and is a must-visit location for elementary, junior high or high school students to get to know indonesia's tourism.

Almost all traditional houses in Indonesia are built in TMII, in addition to culture is also built many modern places that are good for the understanding of school children, for example, there are technology museums, flora and fauna museums, 3-dimensional film buildings etc. When viewed from above, there will be a miniature of Indonesia that really consists of a cluster of islands and marine Indonesia. This park deserves to be called as a place of indonesian tourism that represents all indonesian tourism.