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Derawan Island

Derawan Island is an island located in Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. On this island there are numbers of beautiful nautical tourism, one of which is underwater park attractive for foreign tourists, especially world-class divers.

In Derawan Islands, there are very attractive coastal ecosystems and several small islands.In there we can dive, see the nesting turtles, also enjoy the clean and beautiful beaches as well as a marine park with beautiful corals, soft white sand and of course explore the natural enchanting island that makes these islands very alluring. Resort and lodge are nice, cheap, and widely spread along the coast. We can also visit some other islands around Derawan which certainly has its own beauty.

Derawan Island has an underwater park that is used for diving to a depth of approximately 5 meters. There are a wide variety of marine life that live and grow side by side, including various types of coral reefs, cuttlefish, seahorses, octopus, pipefish, ribbon eels, black stingrays which has diameter of 6 meters, coconut crab, dolphins, green sea turtles, hawksbill turtles, whales, dugongs, and lake at the center of the sea. It is an amazing site.  No wonder that this site is very well known to foreign tourists and ranked third in the world as an international diving destination.

How To Get There:
From the international airport of Balikpapan, continue the flight towards Kalimarau Airport, Teluk Bayur, Berau for about an hour. And then followed by public travel car towards Tanjung Batu and public speedboat to the Derawan islands for 3 hours.








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Pletok Beer. 

Pletok Beer is the drink of Betawi, Jakarta, Indonesia which is very refreshing. Although it contains the word "beer", but pletok beer contains no alcohol at all and is Halal to drink. Traditional drinks Pletok Beer is made from a blend of spices that is native to Indonesia, such as ginger juice, cinnamon, pandan leaves, sugar, juice of basil flowers and roots. To have more attractive color, ethnic Betawi People usually use extra wooden cup, which will give the red color when brewed with hot water. When we drink pletok beer, first tasted spicy, but later the body will feel warm as the effect of the herb contained inside. This refreshing drink is believed to facilitate the circulation of blood. Therefore, the Betawi people usually drink it at night as a health drink to warm their bodies.

The efficacies of pletok beer are as follows:

1. Pletok beer is made of ginger, the pletok beer can warm the body, cure coughs and flu and to prevent and treat colds, cure stomach pain, restoring arthritis.

2. Wooden cup containing gallic acid and tannic acid, in beer pletok can be useful for treating illness such as diarrhea, dysentery, tuberculosis (TB)

3. One of the most common efficacies of pletok beer is to increase the vitality of our body. Because cineole and arginine contained in ginger is able to overcome premature ejaculation, stimulate erection, prevent sterility and strengthen the endurance of sperm. Therefore pletok beer is highly favored by men.

4. Pletok beer is also able to prevent and treat ovarian cancer.

5. Protease and lipase enzymes contained in ginger works to break down protein and fat. These enzymes help to digest and absorb foods that increase appetite.

Let's enjoy beer without having drunk yet healthy.. 

Bosscha Telescope

Watch and see the beautiful objects in outer space will certainly become a tourist activity that is fun and unique to children. It also provide unique and exciting experience for children to see the view of the exotic sky like the stars, the sun, the moon and other celestial objects in space through Bosscha telescope. There is also another interesting educational travel activity in Bandung that is appropriate to answer the curiosity which is usually owned by children.

Bosscha observatory is a research institute under the auspices of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB Science Faculty). Until now, the observatory is the only major observatory in Indonesia. Together with Study Program Astronomy, Mathematics and Natural Sciences ITB, Bosccha Observatory becomes a center for research, education, and development of the science of Astronomy in Indonesia.

As an observation center of the greatest ever in its time, observatory or Bosscha Telescope has research facilities or equipment in the form of a telescope as much as 5 different types, and each telescope has the ability or specification to observe the outer space objects.

Bosscha Telescope address itself is: Telescope, Lembang, West Java with telephone number: (022) 2786027

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~~ Mount Rinjani - Lombok, Indonesia ~~

Indonesia is rich in natural beauty. Mountains, sea, paddy, everything shows the natural beauty of Indonesia. One of them is the Mount Rinjani. This mountain has an altitude of 3,726 meters above sea level. It is one of the options for climbers from both domestic and abroad. The story spread about its beauty makes climbers feel challenged to explore the mountain which is located in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara – Indonesia.

If you spend the night here by camping, you can see the beauty of a star-studded sky. Moreover if you gaze at it while lying down outside the tent, covered with the sparkling stars, truly an unforgettable experience.

Climbing Mount Rinjani is one of tourist attraction being a mainstay in the area of ​​Mount Rinjani National Park. Mount Rinjani is the second most active volcano in Indonesia.

Mount Rinjani has a crater width about 10 km and there is a crater lake called Lake Segara Anak which has depth about 230 m. The water color is blue resembling the sea. The water that flows from this lake formed a beautiful waterfall and flows through a steep ravine. Many of the climbers were fishing in this lake because there are many carp and tilapia.

Mount Rinjani has received awards worldwide including the World Legacy Award for Destination Stewardship category of Conservation International and National Geographic Traveler in 2004, then in 2005 Mount Rinjani became the top three, Tourism for Tomorrow Award in the category Destination Award from the World Travel & Tourism Council, while in 2007 became the finalist of the Tourism for Tomorrow Award.

To reach Mount Rinjani, you can start from Mataram towards Sembalun, East Lombok within 2 hours. If you are from outside Lombok, you can go to Lombok by plane then go to Selong, East Lombok by car. From Selong, continue your journey to Pasar Air Mel and then to Sembalun to start climbing.

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Nasi Goreng (The fried rice) 

The fried rice is a food made of rice, stirred and fried in cooking oil or margarine, usually plus soy sauce, onion, garlic, tamarind, pepper, and other spices, such as eggs, chicken, and crackers.

The fried rice is also known as the national dish of Indonesia. Indonesia's national cuisine knows no boundaries of social class. Fried rice can be enjoyed simply on the roadside stalls, carts peddlers, up to the restaurant and the buffet table at a party.

In 2011, an Internet poll conducted by CNN International and attended by 35,000 people put Fried Rice in the second rank in the top 50 food best in the world after the rendang. In Indonesia, there are several variants of the typical fried rice like petai fried rice, Java fried rice, salted fish fried rice or fried rice with full spices resembling curry paste or curry.

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Cenderawasih Bay National Park.