The Bali Kite Festival is an annual international kite festival held in July in Padang Galak area, Sanur Beach, Bali. Traditional giant kites (4 meters in width and almost 10 meters in length) are made and flown competitively by teams from the villages (banjar) of Denpasar. The event is a seasonal religious festival intended to send a message to the Hindu Gods to create abundant crops and harvests.
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Amungme Tribe
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| The wealth of Nature; the Mount of the Amungme Tribe Society. |
Amungme is Melanesian group consisted of 13,000 people living in the highlands of Papua province of Indonesia. They run a farm run by hunting and gathering add to it. Amungme very attached to their ancestral lands and assume around the sacred mountain. Mountain made of gold and copper mining center by PT. Freeport Indonesia is in the glorious holy mountain glorified by the Amungme, with the name Nemang Kawi. Nemang means Kawi arrows and holy meaning. Nemang Kawi means a holy arrow (free of war] peace. Amungme area called Amungsa.
Karapan Sapi (Cow Racing)
Karapan Sapi is a term given to the cow racing originating from the island of Madura, East Java. In this race, which attracted such a pair of cows from the wood rail (where the jockey standing and controlling the cow pair) driven in the race to race against other pairs of cattle. The track races are usually about 100 yards and races can last about ten seconds to one minute. Several cities in Madura held cow racing in August and September each year, with the final at the end of September or October in the city competing for the President trophy.
Sanur beach-Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island (strictly speaking, the province covers a few small neighbouring islands as well as the isle of Bali).
With a population recorded as 3,891,000 in the 2010 Census, the island is home to most of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. In the 2000 census about 92.29% of Bali's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism while most of the remainder follow Islam.
With a population recorded as 3,891,000 in the 2010 Census, the island is home to most of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. In the 2000 census about 92.29% of Bali's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism while most of the remainder follow Islam.
Mount pulosari & waterfall
Pulosari mountain is a volcano in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia. Although no data explosion that has ever happened, but there are fumaroles activity that occurred in the caldera wall with a depth of 300 meters.
According to the History of Banten, arrived in Banten Girang, Sunan Gunung Jati and his son, Hasanuddin, visit Mount pulosari then a sacred place for the kingdom. There, Sunan Gunung Jati become a local religious leader, who converted to Islam. after conquering Mount Teak Banten Girang militarily.
Bird Island
Pulau Burung nature reserve is located in District Kasemen, exactly 3 miles north on the east side with an area of Port Karangantu 30 ha, has a charm which at every April to August was visited by a wide range of hundreds or even thousands of birds from Asia, Australia, even Africa. To reach the site can only be reached by walking from the sawah luhur, has equipped the tower to facilitate visitors to see and take pictures of objects Anyer beach area.
Panaitan Island
Panaitan, is an island located in the west Java Sea, near Ujung Kulon. Between the island of Java Panaitan and bounded by the Strait of Panaitan. Administratively, the island is included in the territory Pandeglang, Banten.
Panaitan hills covered by forests and a wide variety of wild animals, like deer, wild boar, monkey, python snakes and birds.
Panaitan hills covered by forests and a wide variety of wild animals, like deer, wild boar, monkey, python snakes and birds.
Banten
For the Banten meteorite of 1933, see Meteorite falls. For the sultanate, see Banten Sultanate. For the city and harbor, see Bantam (city). Banten is a province of Indonesia in Java. Formerly part of the Province of West Java, it was made a separate province in 2000. The administrative center is Serang. Preliminary results from the 2010 census counted some 10.6 million people.
Banten province lies between 5 º 7'50 "-7 º 1'11" south latitude and 105 º 1'11 "-106 º 7'12" east longitude.[3] The province has an area of 9,160 km² and consists of 4 cities and 4 districts, sub-divided into 140 districts, 262 urban villages and 1242 villages.
Sate Bandeng (milkfish sate)
Trips to Banten feels incomplete if they do not taste the delicious sate bandeng, one of the typical food in Banten. For foodies, food that this one will give an experience to enjoy different foods and dishes. In addition to the savory taste, the food will also provide its own surprises for the new feel. Because we will not be bothered with bones that are usually.
These foods have entered local government as one of the typical regional dishes. In some tourist brochures are made of Tourism and Culture (Disbudpar) Banten and Disbudpar Serang, sate bandeng(milkfish) serve as areas that are considered food menus can be an attraction for tourists.
Lombok Island
Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat or NTB) province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly circular, with a "tail" (Sekotong Peninsula) to the southwest, about 70 km across and a total area of about 4,725 km² (1,825 sq mi). The provincial capital and largest city on the island is Mataram. It is somewhat similar in size and density with neighboring Bali and shares some cultural heritage, but is administratively part of NTB along with sparsely populated Sumbawa. It is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili. The island is home to some 3.16 million Indonesians as recorded in the decennial 2010 census, and in 4 regencies along with the provincial capital Mataram.
Lombok Strait marks the boundaries of flora and fauna of Asia. Starting from the island of Lombok to the east, flora and fauna further demonstrate the similarity with the flora and fauna are found in Australia than Asia.
Kendang (traditional tools)
Kendhang (Javanese: Kendhang, Malay: Gendang, Tausug/Bajau Maranao: Gandang) is a two-headed drum used by peoples from Maritime Southeast Asia. Kendang is one of the primary instruments used in the Gamelan ensembles of Java, Bali and Terengganu, the Malay Kendang ensemble as well as various Kulintang ensembles in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. It is constructed in a variety of ways by different ethnic groups.
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The typical double-sided membrane drums are known throughout Maritime Southeast Asia and India. One of the oldest image of kendang can be found in ancient temples in Indonesia, especially the ninth century Borobudur and Prambanan temple.
Carita Beach
Carita beach is a beach on the west coast province of Banten, Indonesia. This beach is an object of tourism in Indonesia is very well known than Anyer beach, Pantai Karang Bolong, Cape Coast Dimples, Sambolo-Carita Beach.
Carita Beach is a tourist attraction located in Pandeglang and has been established by decree of the Minister of Agriculture No.440/kpts/UM/1978 on July 15, 1978 as a Natural Park. This beach is famous for its white sand beaches that make this area frequently visited by local and foreign tourists. Carita Beach is rich in natural resources. Cover edges are very gentle with small waves and gentle sea swept along the coast, combined with views of Mount Krakatoa.
Carita Beach Nature Park is a lowland forest located adjacent to Carita Beach Tourism Destination Region. This region has a wealth of natural resources potential.
Orangutan
Orangutan
Orangutans are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. The largest living arboreal animals, they have proportionally longer arms than the other, more terrestrial, great apes. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of other great apes.
Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been found in Java, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Vietnam and Mainland China. There are only two surviving species, both of which are endangered: the Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii). The subfamily Ponginae also includes the extinct genera Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus.
Komodo dragon
Komodo, or the more called Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis, is the world's largest lizard species that live on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. Biawak by the natives of Komodo island is also known by the name of the local ora.
Including family members Varanidae lizards, and klad Toxicofera, dragons are the largest lizards in the world, with an average length of 2-3 m.
Pelabuhan Ratu
Pelabuhan Ratu Beach is an isolated fishing village at the south coast of West Java in the Sukabumi Regency, serves as its capital. It is up to 12 hours' drive from Indonesia's capital Jakarta due to traffic jam in Ciawi, Cicurug, Cibadak and Pelabuhan Ratu gate, whose residents love to visit Teluk Palabuhanratu Bay, once named "Wijnkoopsbaai" by the Dutch. The bay is shaped like a large horseshoe and has enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Sundanese locals tell that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul who reigns along the south-coast of all Java.
Besides its natural beauty, Pelabuhan Ratu Beach is also famous with sea party, which heads away the buffalo and other offerings into the sea. This tradition held by local fishermen every April 5, once a year.
The Dayak (Dayak tribe)
Dayak or Daya (old spelling: Dajak or Dyak is a sub-ethnic federation of the various Austronesian settlers awa regarded as inhabiting the island of Borneo (Brunei, Malaysia consisting of Sabah and Sarawak, as well as Indonesia, which consists of West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Borneo Central, and South Kalimantan). Culture is the Dayak Cultural Maritime or marine. Almost all the proper name of the Dayak people have the meanings as something related to "perhuluan" or the river, especially on family names. Dayak ethnic group consists of Stanmenras six clumps or clumps which Klemantan aka Borneo, Iban clump, clump Apokayan the Dayak Kayan, Kenyah and Bahau, Murut clump, clump Ot Danum-Punan Ngaju and clumps.
About the origins of the Dayak, a lot of accepted theory is the theory of Chinese immigration from Yunnan Province in Southern China. Yunan population immigrated massive (in small groups) was estimated in 3000-1500 BC (BC). Dayak tribes had built an empire.
Mount Karakatoa
Mount Krakatau
Mount Krakatau is located in the waters of the Sunda Strait. It is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, because of the tremendous eruption in 1883. The noise of the eruption could be heard as far away as on the Australian continent, and the ash clouds affected the skies in Europe for a week.
The Krakatoa explosion decimated the original volcano; a new volcanic cone is developing in the caldera: Anak Krakatoa ('child of Krakatoa') which surfaced in 1928 which still remains active. Located in the Sunda Strait, nature tourism on the new volcanic peak is easily reached from Anyer-Carita beach, about an hour's travel by motor boat. This resort offers nature tours such as camping, hiking, fishing, and snorkelling.
Umang Island
Umang Island has an area of about 5 ha, and located in the tourist area of Pandeglang beach, adjacent to the tourist area of Cape Lesung. This tourist resort is managed by a private company that provides a variety of recreational and entertainment facilities are attractive. On this island, there is a resort that is set up with a natural artistic touch, equipped with meeting rooms, cafe, spa, business center, sunset lounge, beach club, swimming pool and so on. In addition, available facilities and recreational water sports, jogging track, cross country, tennis court, karaoke, and others. We can go to this island with relative ease.
Birds Of Paradise
The birds of paradise are members of the order Passeriformes family Paradisaeidae. They are found in eastern Indonesia, Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. Bird family members are known for the male bird feathers in many species, especially the fur is very long and complex that grows from the beak, wings or head. The size of Paradise birds of paradise from the King at 50 grams and 15 cm to Paradise Part-sickle Black at 110 cm-Crest and Paradise Manukod-rolled at 430 grams.
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