Wamena is the capital town of the Jayawijaya Regency of Indonesia. It is the largest town in Indonesian Papua’s highlands, in the Baliem Valley and has a population of around 10,000. Wamena is the urban centre of a rural area housing West Papua’s highest concentration of population, with over 300 000 people inhabiting the Baliem [...]

Jayapura City (Indonesian: Kota Jayapura. West Papuan: Port Numbai) is the capital of Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. It is situated on Yos Sudarso Bay (formerly known as Humboldt Bay). Its approximate population in 2002 was 200,000. From 1910 to 1962, the city was known as Hollandia and was the capital [...]

Prince John Diveresort Prince John Dive Resort, under German management, lies at the top of Palu Bay in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, just seventy kilometers south of the equator. Peaceful and tranquil, the resort nestles beside the charming Bugis village of Tanjung Karang, which means Coral Cape in Indonesian. Surrounded by mountains, it enjoys a unique [...]

Tanjung Karang Beach is located in Donggala, about 37 km northeast of Palu. To reach the tourist sites of Tanjung Karang, can travel from the city of Palu in less than an hour, using a motorbike, public transport or chartered cars usually depart from the path of Imam Bonjol and Presidential Market. Accommodation is closest [...]

Bunaken National Marine Park General Information The Bunaken National Marine Park was formally established in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia’s growing system of marine parks. The park covers a total surface area of 89,065 hectares, 97% of which is overlain by sparkling clear, warm tropical water. The remaining 3% of the park [...]

Manado ( pronounced m?nado ) is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 405,715 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar. The municipality of Manado is divided into nine districts: Malalayang, [...]

BARA BEACH ? Bungalows & Restaurant You’d like to make holiday like Robinson Crusoe? In our small travellers hideaway in South Sulawesi/ Indonesia near Bira Beach it is still possible. The spacious bungalows and the restaurant are set directly on the edge of a white sand palmbeach. The resort lies separated from cities and other [...]

The Eco Lodge: A new venture for The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is the construction of our Samboja Lodge facility. Here, for the first time, visitors and volunteers will be able to work closely with us in the many projects currently active in Samboja Lestari in aid of saving our rainforests and the orangutan. [...]

Duta Guest House Yogyakarta – Jogja also known as Duta Hotel Another lodging under the management of Duta Garden Hotel with beautiful, green garden is Duta Guest House. Located strategically on Jalan Prawirotaman I, Duta Guest House offers friendly concept of a lodging that makes guests feel like staying in their own home. Cafes, handicraft [...]

DELTA HOMESTAY JOGJAKARTA INDONESIA Under the management of Duta Garden Hotel, Delta Homestay is located in Prawirotaman, an area as one of handicraft trading centers and that is predicated an “international kampong”. Designed in characteristic Javanese tropical style, Delta Homestay offers simple yet enchanting lodging. Comfortable bedrooms are facilitated with fan or air conditioner. Invite [...]

Welcome to Sikuai Private Island Resort West Sumatra Indonesia ” SIKUAI ” is a beautiful private island in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It basks in tropical weather all year long and is perfect for a peaceful getaway from the bustle of the city. Sikuai island is one of the most picturesque destinations in West Sumatra with [...]

Kadidiri island is an island located over a 90 km stretch in the middle of Tomini Bay, the winding, hilly coastlines and equatorial waters of the Togian (Togean) Islands cast a magical spell of green, yellow and blue, in all the shades imaginable. Many travellers endure the adventure of searching the beach – many stay [...]

Ora beach, a hidden paradise Hidden in the north of Seram Island in Maluku province is Ora Beach, with its sugary white sand beach and crystal-clear water surrounded by lush tropical forest. Family owned resort in secluded part of Seram Island in Maluku accessible only by boat. Ora Beach Resort is located between scenic highlight,Teluk [...]

The Baliem Valley, also spelled Balim Valley and sometimes known as the Grand Valley, of the highlands of Western New Guinea, is occupied by the Dani people. The main town in the valley is Wamena. The valley is about 80 km in length by 20 km in width and lies at an altitude of about [...]

RAJA AMPAT ISLANDS WEST PAPUA INDONESIA The Raja Ampat, or “Four Kings,” archipelago encompasses more than 9.8 million acres of land and sea off the northwestern tip of Indonesia’s West Papua Province. Located in the Coral Triangle, the heart of the world’s coral reef biodiversity, the seas around Raja Ampat possibly hold the richest variety [...]

The Island of Hoga – WAKATOBI ISLANDS AND ATOLL Have you ever dived along a reef that was totally packed with invertebrate life so abundant that hardly any bare rock is visible? You haven’t? Well, the waters of the Banda Sea off Hoga Island await you. There are no roads on the island, just a [...]

The remote Halmahera island, also called Gilolo or Jailolo, is the largest island in Maluku (the Moluccas), K-shaped almost like a miniature Sulawesi.  With white sandy beaches, unspoiled forests and the spectacular Mt Mamuya in the distance, this island offers stunning scenery. This is a rugged and mountainous landscape and much of the island is [...]

The Banda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banda) are a volcanic group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140 km (87 mi) south of Seram Island and about 2,000 km (1,243 mi) east of Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. The main town and administrative centre is Bandanaira, located [...]

The Maluku islands, sometimes called the Moluccas, are a string of islands stretching between Sulawesi and Papua in the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago. It was also known historically as Spice Islands; and it was the aromatic smell of the spices – nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, then very valuable and were nowhere else to [...]

BUNGALOWS , ROOMS & SPA We offer Italian management with those following services: GILI TRAWANGAN is very close to Lombok, in a very small archipelago of 3 virgin-left islands (Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili trawangan).It’s located in the Nusa Tenggara area, within a 30 minute-plane trip from Bali. The island is around 9 km [...]

Together with Solo or Surakarta Yogyakarta is one of the two existing traditional capitals of Central Java. Surrounded by fertile rice fields to the north, still-active volcano Gunung Merapi “and in the south Indian Ocean, Yogyakarta is widely regarded as one of the most pleasant cities of Indonesia. Prambanan Guesthouse is situated in the very [...]