Giant Traditional House in Pontianak

Pontianak have a huge custom home building typical of the Dayak, name is Radakng House. This house can accommodate up to 50 families. Radakng House is thr name of the Dayak Kanayatn in West Kalimantan and up until now, it still as the the huge custom house in Indonesia.

What is Museum Angkut?

Museum Angkut is a new tourist spot that has a unique concept. Opened on March 9, 2014, Museum Angkut became the first tourist spots in Southeast Asia on the theme of transport. The museum was built as a sign of appreciation for the development of the archipelago and the world of transportation. So no wonder that here you can see a collection of various modes of transport ranging from who still use animal power to electric power.

10 Most Beautiful Beaches in Indonesia

Indonesia has lots of beaches and this only 10 of beaches in Indonesia:

• Nusa Dua Beach, Nusa Dua - Bali

• Located 40 km south of Denpasar, Nusa Dua Beach is a beach with pure white sand that is safe for swimming.

Where is Indonesia?

Indonesia is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia. An archipelago comprising thousands of islands, Indonesia has an estimated population of over 255 million people and is the world's fourth-most-populous country and the most-populous Muslim-majority country.

Administratively, Indonesia consists of 34 provinces,

Papua

Papua is a land of contrasts, with some of the most impenetrable jungles in the world and snowcapped mountain peaks towering over glacial lakes. Papua is Indonesia’s largest and eastern most province and covers the western half of the world’s second largest island.

It is a land of exceptional natural grandeur; with beautiful scenic beaches, immense stretches of marshlands, cool grassy meadows and powerful rivers carving gorges through dense forests. The most heavily populated and cultivated parts of the island are the Paniai Lakes district and the Baliem Valley to the east.

Old Town Semarang

Old town, Visual Image of Colonial Architecture in Semarang. Kota Lama Semarang is a visual image that presents the splendor of European architecture in the past. Many buildings stand-exotic ancient buildings and stately Dutch colonial relics, as if storing a myriad of stories that will never run out told. Around of Old City built water canals that its existence can still be seen up to now, although it is not maintained. This is why the Old City dubbed as Little Netherland. A separate location with a landscape similar to cities in Europe and canals that surround it make the Old City like a miniature of the Dutch in Semarang.

Sempu Island Nature Reserve and the beautiful Segara Anakan Secret Lagoon

Sempu

Located approximately 80 Km from Malang, or about 180Km from Surabaya, the capital of East Java, the best way to reach Sempu Island Nature Reserve is to rent a car or arrange a package tour. The trip from Surabaya to Malang will take approximately 2 to 3 hours depending on traffic conditions. From downtown Malang, it is about another 2 to 3 hours drive before you can get to the departing point to Sempu Island,at  Sendang Biru Beach. From the Sendang Biru beach you need to rent a boat that will take you to Sempu Island. It is best if you contact the Nature Reserve post at Sendang Biru beach since they will provide you with guide to lead you to Sempu Island. The boat will coast IDR 100.000 for the return trip and can accommodate up to 10 persons. Make sure you arrange the pickup time or get the boatman mobile phone number for the return trip.

Tourism places at Sidoarjo

Sidoarjo is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java, Indonesia. Sidoarjo  is bordered by Surabaya city and Gresik  to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regency to the west and by the Madura Strait to the east. It has an area of 634.89 km², making it the smallest regency in East Java. As at the 2010 Census, Sidoarjo had a population of 1,945,252. The regency is part of the urban destination surrounding Surabaya, known as 'Gerbangkertosusila' area.

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There are several kinds of tourist attractions in Sidoarjo, starting of natural beauty (nature), historical value (cultural tourism), as well as shopping and culinary. 

What is Nusantara?

Nusantara today is an Indonesian term for the Indonesian archipelago. It originated in Old Javanese and literally means "archipelago". In Malay, Nusantara means the Malay world.

The word Nusantara was taken from an oath by Gajah Mada in 1336, as written in the Old Javanese Pararaton and Nagarakretagama. Gajah Mada was a powerful military leader and prime minister of Majapahit who was credited with bringing the empire to its peak of glory. Gajah Mada delivered an oath called Sumpah Palapa, in which he vowed not to eat any food containing spices until he had conquered all of Nusantara under the glory of Majapahit.

Nusantara is a Javanese word which appears in the Pararaton manuscript. In Javanese, Nusantara means "outer islands", from nūsa, meaning "island" and antara, "within". Based on the Majapahit concept of state, the monarch had the power over three areas: