Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi

A flat island, about 15 kilometers from Manado, with friendly people. Coral reefs from the island of Bunaken miss during your stay in Manado. This beautiful pristine reefs are still relatively intact. The falling walls Liang cove is not only rare in the world, caves, gorges and caves, houses an immense wealth of marine life. Spectacular reefs begin training flat with about 5 meters deep. She dives in the form of vertical slots with a depth often reach several hundred meters. On this beautiful coral reefs, a magnificent collection of marine life develops.

Bunaken Reef is a chain of more than 40 five-star dive spots. The marine park is spectacular with the largest concentration of tropical fish, coral species and famous diving wall.

Clear, warm water (sea, the temperature varies between 27-30 degrees C), the current quiet and easy access to the sub-attracting visitors to wait five islands of Manado Tua, Bunaken National Marine Park directly from Manado. Bunaken striking is the favorite, with the highest density of the fish and teaching that the greatest chance of the larger species such as turtles, sharks and Napoleon wrasse. There are plenty of sites here to keep any diver happy for more than a week with no elsewhere.

The dive sites:

Most diving is done in the near Bunaken and Manado Tua, because of their many good sites. The following is the representative of diving in the region.

• Lekuan Walls (I, II, III)
  
  This long wall at Bunaken is divided into three locations: lekuan I, II and III. Together they form the best of the park. Steep walls are marked with deep cracks, sea fans and giant sponges. The shallow filled with fish. The barrier, which often are protected against the strongest currents, is visited by bump head parrot fish, turtles and Napoleon wrasse.
• Mandolin
  
  Mandolin coup de grace was a reef crest and a wall which attracts thousands of fish, such as school rifle surgeon fish, unicorn fish and fish banner. They are acclimated to divers and are easy to reach.
• Bunaken Timor
  
  There are strong currents and a lot of fish during this long wall. The shallow reef is not as spectacular as some, but there are sea turtles, sharks, eagle rays and other big fish in the blue. Small caves and overhangs mark the wall.
• Tanjung Kopi
  
  Tanjung Kopi is a beautiful wall with a small school of barracuda and many sweet lips. Visibility in the shallow is not great, but the number of fish for them. Flat Worms gobies and fire are easy to find here.
• Siladen Island
  
  Siladen has a beautiful wall of soft corals that flourish when the current run. The shallow are pleasant with lots of schooling fish and snappers.
• Muka Gereja
  
  Muka Gereja is a fun site with thousands of fish in lowland and deepest canyons leading to the wall.
• Barracuda Point
  
  Barracuda Point on the northwest Monte Hage, is one of the worst. A school of barracuda are familiar with huge catch and tuna.
• Manado Wreck
  
  This 60m (200ft) long German merchant ship sank near Molas Beach in 1942. He is upright with the 23m arc (78FT). The ship is divided amidships, almost back to back, exposed, and in possession of the wheel. Diving end on a shallow reef near. Expect 10-15m (30-50-foot) visibility.
  

How do I get there?

Bunaken island is easily reached from Manado boat propelled by support from Manado port, Molas, Kalasey and Tasik Ria beaches. The audience of Manado Bunaken boats leave every day for about 2 hours (depending on the tide), except Sunday, Pasar Jengka near Manado port. Back in Manado Bunaken usually early in the morning, around 7-8 a.m

Where to stay?

On the island, you can choose from a number of the house, with packages from

Rp 40 000 per day per person, including full board. Some of the diving operations on Bunaken offers the highest housing, and even running water.

Navigation

You can explore the country on foot. And you can use a boat to move from one location to another dive destinations.

Dining Guide

There are several restaurants and cafes throughout Manado and the islands. Try their specialty: seafood, bubur Manado and food made of coconut!

Tips memories

Sea-related products, such as items made of shells, corals etc.

Other things to see and do

• Diving, swimming and snorkeling.
• Walking around the beach.
• Sample tempting seafood cuisine.
• Bird-lovers and bird lovers can find Tangkoko visit Dua Sudara Nature Reserve entertainment.
  

Travel tips

• Entry tags and tickets can be purchased by naval tour operators based in Manado and Bunaken National Park, or can be purchased from one of the three counters in Bunaken Liang and villages on the island of Bunaken and Siladen on the island;
• You should be aware that during the absolute peak season months of July and August is usually very busy. Many of the best diving resorts and operators will not be able to accept walk-ins during this period because they fully booked. Better make a reservation before;
• Try renting equipment, such as large companies tend to be more reliable, but do not forget the responsibility to determine whether the material is ultimately up to you.

Durian Festival in Bandar Lampung

Start: 25/01/2009 06:00

End: 25/01/2009 16:00

Festival Durian will be held in Bandar Lampung, Lampung is the paradise of Durian [ The King Of Fuit ] wich varian of flavour. this festival is realy will give us many experience for Durian, like the Durien Hunting, Children favorite ice cream with Durian flavor and teste. don't miss the schudle of this Durian Festival

Megou Pak

Start: 17/03/2009 08:00

End: 20/03/2009 22:00

Festival Megou Pak is the ethnic culture carnival, this festival will held at Tulang Bawang Regent and have varien of culture performance, come and joint this festival

Monday's Sky Show may be will never come againt in year 2009

Start: 26/01/2009 00:00

The exciting Monday morning, 26th January 2009 brings us the first total lunar eclipse of year 2009. Those living in the West of Lampung at Nagras will be able to partake in at least some of this sky show. The very best viewing region for viewing this elipse will fall across the West Lampung, at Nagar, the places will be able to see the complete eclipse from start to finish.

Elipse An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial obuect moves into the shadow of another. The term is derived from the ancient Greek noun ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis), from verb ἐκλείπω (ekleípō), a combination of prefix ἐκ- (ek-), from preposition ἐκ, ἐξ (ek, ex), "out," and of verb λείπω (leípō), When an eclipse occurs within a stellar system, such as the solar system, it forms a type of syzygy—the alignment of three or more celestial bodies in the same gravitational system along a straight line.

Don’t miss the schedule and come to visit, This exiting event to open year 2009 in Lampung and my be the sky show will never have for the 2nd time for this year 2009. room still available, contact with nearest agent to book and to see.

Heritage House, Bung Karno

To know the charm of this one, Heritage House, Bung Karno in Bengkulu you should know the history of short, first. Moreover, many historical memories save for the development of the Republic of Indonesia.

In the colonial era, Bung Karno was removed and exiled by the government of the Netherlands in Bengkulu years 1938-1942, here Bung Karno placed in a house that is located on Market Anggut, currently named Jalan Sukarno-Hatta.

In this house there are household equipment, bicycles and other tools used in the Bung Karno pengasingannya. In this city, Bung Karno also gain as a mother Fatmawati First Mother Country.

In addition to dwelling house, Bung Karno, during pembungan the Bung Karno was also designing and building a mosque Jamik located in the middle of Bengkulu city, the Road Suprapto. Objects of this tour has been visited by many tourists and foreign archipelago.

Uniquely for lovers anywhere in the archipelago you are. Not only free if the recommended course, how well the visit immediately and overnight in the hotel horizon Bengkulu. (indonesia.go.id / rmb)

Mulawarman Museum

"Bermahkota bukannya raja, berbelalai bergading lainnya gajah, bersayap bukannya burung, bersisik lainnya ikan, bertaji bukannya ayam", whether this animal? That is why you will find in the Museum Mulawarman, Samarinda, East Kalimantan if there to visit.

This was below a statue of animals,''''strange, exactly in front of the Museum Mulawarman, Kutai, East Kalimantan. It raises a little curious to taste more animals know what the actual patungnya placed in front of the museum, this former kingdom of Kutai.

Usut have usut, this is a unique animal Suana cattle, the symbol of the Kingdom of Kutai Kartanegara. This cattle, is now the Mascot community pride and East Kalimantan. So, not surprisingly, when many statues decorate some cattle this building, including a supermarket in Peterborough.

Statue of cattle Suana with Mulawarman Museum is one of tourism in East Kalimantan. Although tourism is not the object, but the location is accessible, even with the tour can be combined water through the Mahakam River, causing the Museum of Kutai can be used as an alternative to the visits, if you had a step on Earth Etam, East Kalimantan.

In addition, this museum also keeps a collection of old photographs and paintings of the period mozaik Netherlands. Yupa also saved with the inscription written Pallawa, speaking Sanskrit, peninggalkan Kingdom of Kutai Martadipura IV century CE, Raja Mulawarman the government.

Mulawarman Museum, including the graves of the kings of Kutai, is located in the city of Tenggarong, about 45 km from Peterborough, or about 110 km from Balikpapan. According to history, this museum was established on the initiative Aji Muhammad Parikesit, the king to-19 Sultanate of Kutai Kertanagara, to preserve and develop the potential of tourism and cultural relics and ancient history.

Outside the museum, precisely in the east, there is building the tomb kings Sultanate of Kutai. In the back of the museum, a line of stalls selling souvenirs or souvenirs typical of Kalimantan, such saber, lampit, stone, and the ring, and other accessories. Very unique indeed, to flee to the East Kalimantan now! (Oesep Kurniadi/M-4/rmb/mi)

Hunting Island in Sebesi

If you compare with the Krakatau Islands, the name Sebesi is less popular. Understandably, this presence Sebesi less promoted. If I ever mention, the island is populated only as a transit place for tourists to go before the Mount Krakatau.

Island Administration, 1,600 hectares of this is the nearest island with the most exotic mountain in the world. The distance between Mount Krakatau Sebesi with only around eight sea miles, which if adopted by the fishermen of motor boat takes about one hour. The uniqueness of the other, on this island you need not making themselves in terms of accommodation. There is lodging with three rooms, built Promotion Agency, Investment, Culture, Tourism and Lampung in 1992, generating electricity and diesel power.

I wonder, before Krakatau erupts on 27 August 1883, the mountain crater in the fact that this island is not inhabited so active. Even when it is the inhabited island of Krakatau. Of the residents come from Banten residents who do not want to be a worker order to build a road from Anyer to Murree by the Netherlands. As a result, the dominant population from Serang, Banten, so that the language of the population is also day-to-day language Sudanese Serang.

Pigs Forest

To re-stimulate tourism and Sebesi Krakatau, there are currently regular boats that sailed from the pier with Canti time around 1.5 hours, Kalianda Sebesi toward each morning with a tariff of Rp. 11000, - per person with a long two-hour cruise. From Sebesi, visitors can rent a fishing boat to Krakatau with the tariff of Rp. 300.000, - to 30-40 people.

Besides as a place of transit for you to Krakatau Island, Sebesi potential to be developed into tourist hunting location. On the island, which still form the majority of this forest there are many wild pigs. To hunt here, hunters do not need to go looking for pigs. Sportsman enough to make rookery in the tree and be a pig with coconut. No long Pig crowds will come and living will. (sinarharapan.co.id / rmb)

EVENT MONTH VISIT IN DECEMBER

Indonesia is a country that pluralism, with the variety that deserve only if the unity of this country have a variety of cultural activities along with the customary archipelago from their respective regions. Differences that can be done in each month, namely:

Dec. 4-7

Bali; International Spa, Herbs and Natural

Dec. 5-11

Lampung East; Way kambas Festival

December 10-15

Jambi; Jambi Cultural Week Charm

December 15-21

Manado, North Sulawesi; Darwin-Manado Yacht Race 2008

Dec. 26

West Aceh, Aceh; The 4th Commemoration of the Tsunami

December 28-31

Bandung, West Java; Braga Festival