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Krui Surfing Infomation Located within the Tanjung Setia Village, Pesisir Selatan of the West Lampung district, this enchanting beach is situated some 52 kms away from the district’s Capital Liwa in the direction of Krui, and 273 kms or some 6-7 hours drive from the province’s capital Bandar lampung. Krui is a modest beach town [...]
November 14 2011 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Krui Surfing in Lampung Sumatra, Lampung, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Nine-level waterfall is located in the village of Padang jaya Korotidur, North Bengkulu, Bengkulu province, Indonesia. The distance is about 120 kilometers from the airport Fatmawati Bengkulu. Has seven levels of waterfalls in the middle of the forest area with unspoiled natural ecosystems. Located in the village of Marga Jaya, Padang District Queen, Bandar Lampung. [...]
November 1 2011 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Nine Level Waterfalls of Bengkulu Sumatra, Sumatra Island, West Sumatra | Read More »
Nias is an Indonesian archipelago located on the western of Sumatra, with an area of approximately 5.625 km. Nias island has a rich of natural resources such as copra, rubber, cocoa, fish, coal and even oil was stored in the earth’s Nias. Nias Island has a unique cultural attraction that is very different from other [...]
June 19 2011 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Nias island, North Sumatra, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Bangka Belitung Islands have some very beautiful beaches for vacation destinations for tourists. Bangka Belitung is a special islands that has panorama very amazing and exotic. List of the beast beaches in Bangka Belitung islands very interesting to visit for travel and tour of vacation you with your family. Many tourists who have visited the [...]
May 18 2011 | Posted in Bangka Belitung, Best Beaches in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia Islands, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Bangka–Belitung Islands is a Province of INDONESIA. The province includes two main islands, Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller ones that lie east of the Sumatran mainland and northeast of South Sumatra province. The Bangka Strait separates Sumatra and Bangka, and the Gaspar Strait separates Bangka and Belitung. The South China Sea is to the [...]
May 16 2011 | Posted in Bangka Belitung, Indonesia Islands, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra Province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia with a lot of history as a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square kilometres and [...]
February 8 2011 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Palembang-city, South Sumatra, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Geography It is on the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north. Off the east coast are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, which were split from South Sumatra province to form the new province of Bangka-Belitung in 2000. Administration The [...]
January 24 2011 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, South Sumatra, Sumatra Island | Read More »
DIVING SITE The preference of the astute holiday makers… Discover the Charm of This Tropical Paradise Teeming ecology and rich marine life Located at the meeting point between Andaman Sea and Indian Ocean, Pulau Weh is naturally blessed with an amazing array of rare marine life. Here are some examples of the island’s rare marine [...]
January 2 2011 | Posted in Aceh, Indonesia Islands, Pulau Weh, Sumatra Island, Weh Island Dive Sites | Read More »
Weh Island or Pulau Weh or Pulo Weh (by the local population commonly referred to only as “Sabang”, the name of the largest city) is a small active volcanic island to the northwest of Sumatra. It was originally connected to the Sumatran mainland and became separated by sea after the volcano’s last eruption in the [...]
January 2 2011 | Posted in Aceh, Indonesia Islands, Pulau Weh, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Way Kambas National is situated on the coast of Lampung province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Bounded by the Java Sea to the east, and to the southeast and west by rivers the park is almost entirely flat (elevation between 0-60 metres a.s.l.). As such the park is characteristic of the coastal lowland plains [...]
October 27 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Lampung, Way Kambas National Park | Read More »
Land of Sumatra. It borders the provinces of Bengkulu and South Sumatra. The original inhabitant of Lampung is the “Lampung” tribe, who speak a distinct language from other people in Sumatra and have their own alphabet. The province of Lampung has a population of 6,654,354 (2000 census). A large portion of the current population of [...]
October 26 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Lampung | Read More »
Due to the Ramadhan ( fasting time for 30 days for all moslem ), we are not operated starting from July 30-August 04, 2011 We also not operate during Idul Fitri ( Moslem Feast after Ramadha ) from August 28-September 02, 2011 All our porters and guides will stay with their families during this periods. [...]
October 26 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Adventures, Indonesia Trekking, Mount Kerinci Trekking, West Sumatra | Read More »
The Mentawai Islands are a chain of about seventy islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Siberut (4,030 km²) is the largest of the islands. The other major islands are Sipura, North Pagai (Pagai Utara) and South Pagai (Pagai Selatan). The islands lie approximately 150 km off the Sumatran coast, across [...]
October 26 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra | Read More »
Lake Maninjau (Indonesian: Danau Maninjau, Meninjau means Overlook or Observation ) is a caldera lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located 16 km to the west of Bukittinggi, at [show location on an interactive map] 0°19?S, 100°12?E. Formation The Maninjau caldera was formed by a volcanic eruption estimated to have occurred around 52,000 years [...]
October 23 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Lake Maninjau, Sumatra Island, West Sumatra | Read More »
Bukittinggi (Indonesian for “high hill”) is one of the larger cities in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of over 91,000 people and an area of 25.24 km². It is situated in the Minangkabau highlands, 90 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang. It is located at 0°18?20?S, 100°22?9?E, near the [...]
October 23 2010 | Posted in Bukit Tinggi, Indonesia Islands, Sumatra Island, West Sumatra | Read More »
Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an elevation of 21 m. The population was approximately 260,000 in 2006. The city name first was named as Kutaraja, determined as the provincial capital in 1956. Later its name was changed into Banda Aceh, where [...]
October 23 2010 | Posted in Aceh, Banda Aceh, Indonesia Islands, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Aceh (pronounced Ah-chay) is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its current official name is Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam; past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin. Aceh was the closest point of land to the epicenter of the massive 2004 Indian Ocean [...]
October 15 2010 | Posted in Aceh, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Lake Toba (Indonesian: Danau Toba) is a lake, 100 km long and 30 km wide, and 505 m. (1,666 ft.) at its deepest point, in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra with a surface elevation of about 900 m (3,000 feet), stretching from [show location on an interactive map] [...]
October 15 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Indonesia Tours, Lake Toba & Samosir, North Sumatra, Sumatra Island, West Sumatra | Read More »
The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is the rarer of the two species of orangutans. Living and endemic to Sumatra island of Indonesia, they are smaller than the Bornean Orangutan. The Sumatran Orangutan grows to about 4.6 feet tall and 200 pounds in males. Females are smaller, averaging 3ft and 100 pounds. Compared to the Bornean [...]
October 15 2010 | Posted in Bahorok Bukit Lawang, Indonesia Adventures, Indonesia Islands, Indonesia Trekking, North Sumatra, Sumatra Island | Read More »
Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are shared between Indonesia and other countries), and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km² with a population of 50,365,538. Its biggest [...]
October 13 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Sumatra Island | Read More »