Beautiful Ijen Crater

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This is one of Indonesia's incredible natural beauty that have led many tourists from many countries. Here you can see an amazing wide crater lake along the blue flame of sulfur at night. In addition to being a tourist destination hiking, Ijen Crater is also a traditional sulfur mining areas up and down the former arena eruption crater which is still active.

Mount Ijen have a location in the Crater Ijen Park and Park Reserve Ijen in the district Licin and sub-district Klobang and Bondowoso regency. The mountain is located 2,368 meters above sea level where the peak is a series of volcanoes in East Java such as Bromo, Semeru and Merapi. Ijen Crater is the largest sulfur mining areas in East Java are still using traditional means. Ijen has sublimat source of sulfur which seemed never runs out used for various industrial chemicals and purification of sugar.

Ijen Crater is one of the world's most acid crater. With the caldera wall as high as 300-500 meters and wide crater reached 5466 hectares. The crater in the middle of the caldera is the largest on the Java Island with a size of 20 km. The size of the crater itself is around 960 meters x 600 meters. The crater is located at a depth of more than 300 meters below the caldera wall.

Views of the crater is so amazing when exposed by the morning sun emits turquoise shiny. The light coming from behind Mount Merapi, so do not miss to be captured by the camera. Water crater bluish green quiet but you are not allowed to descend because water crater volume of approximately 200 million cubic meters heat at 200 degrees Celsius. The degree of acidity is very high crater close to zero so that it can dissolving the the human body even clothes quickly.

Early morning at 01.00, when the sun had not refract light to open the beauty of this crater lake, there is another miracle presented Ijen. Under the crater glow blue flame (blue fire) of liquid sulfur flowing endlessly to be dried by the wind then became a rock and chopped. Chunks of sulfur is then placed on two wooden baskets and dipakul down the mountain as far as 3 miles. Not a light load because the weight of the basket can carry up to 100 kg.

In the southeast crater there are solfatara field which is the crater ijen lake wall. In the western part of the ijen crater there is a dam which is upstream of Banyupait Lake. Field solfatara Mount Ijen always release of volcanic gases with a high concentration of sulfur gases and smell that sometimes sting. Dam Ijen is part of the attraction interesting but not always visited by tourists because of the way to get there is quite difficult and often damaged by landslides. Ijen Crater Dam is a concrete building built since the time of the Netherlands and is intended to regulate the water level of the lake so as not to cause flooding acidic water. But the dam is now not working because the water never reached the door of water due to water seepage under the dam lake.

Amazing Komodo National Park

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Komodo is a big animals like a giant lizard with a length of 2-3 m and weighing up to 165 kg, or 100 kg when empty stomach. Although creepy appearance, komodo are not active hunters animals, they are predators who patient. In the wild, komodo usually hunt prey weak or injured. They only took one bite to paralyze their prey. After stalking its prey, sometimes for days, komodo will eat prey that was dying.

Although large size, scaly, sharp hooves, forked tongue stuck out, and primordial shape but you do not need to be afraid because every visitor who wants to see these animals will be accompanied by a ranger who is also the handler. You just obey all instructions and advice of experienced guides.

Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) is rare endangered species, only found in the Komodo National Park. Because of the uniqueness and rarity, Komodo National Park declared as a World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1986. First discovered in 1911 by the scientific world JKH Van Steyn. Then expand the conservation objectives for protecting biodiversity, marine and terrestrial.

The park has three main islands, Komodo Island, Rinca, and Padar. There are also many small islands which when totaled have a land area of 603 km². The total area of Komodo National Park is 1,817 km². Expanded up to 25 km² (Banta Island) and 479 km² of sea waters will produce a total area of up to 2,321 km². At least 2500 Komodo live in this area. Large Komodo usually has a length of 3 m and a weight of 90 kg. Komodo's habitat is outdoors with savanna grasslands, rainforests, white sandy beaches, coral reefs and crystal clear water beaches. In this area, you also can find horses, wild buffalo, deer, wild boar male, snakes, monkeys, and various types of birds.

Komodo National Park has amazing underwater life. The divers said that the waters of Komodo is one of the best dive sites in the world. Has a stunning underwater scenery. You can find 385 species of beautiful corals, mangroves, and sea grass as home to thousands of species of fish, 70 species of sponges, 10 species of dolphins, 6 kinds of whales, green turtles, and various species of sharks and stingrays.

Beautiful Landscape Wayag Island Papua, Heaven on Earth

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Hearing the name of Raja Ampat Islands, our imagination will be taken to a place with the underwater world that is very beautiful. Raja Ampat Islands is a place with the richest marine biodiversity in the world. This place is the habitat of 537 species of coral, 700 species of molluscs and 1397 species of fish. But not only has the beauty of the incredible underwater, Raja Ampat Islands also have a variety of stunning panoramic sea surface, such as those found in Wayag Island.

Wayag Island is located on the west side of the Raja Ampat Islands, and became an icon of the archipelago. This island is famous for the sea light blue and dark blue, combined with limestone islands with the trees, so these islands look like small mountains greenish. To enjoy the beauty of the Wayag Island, tourists can visit Coral Island, and climb the steep hill up to the peak. Fatigue that comes when climbing the hill to the top of the Coral Island will be paid after seeing the amazing scenery. With the sea that so clear and limestone islands with the trees, not surprisingly, Wayag crowned as Paradise Island  the world.

Wayag Island can be reached by renting a boat from Sorong, with a travel time of about 4-5 hours. On this island there are no accommodations, so tourists who want to stay are advised to bring camping equipment, or live on other islands that have the Inn, as in the Waigeo island within 2-3 hours drive from Wayag Island. The important thing to remember, Wayag Island is located in a conservation area, so as to get into this area tourists must have an entry permit obtained by paying a fee of Rp 250,000 for domestic tourists, and Rp 500,000 for foreign tourists.

Birdwatching Cendrawasih (Birds of Paradise)

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If you visit the Raja Ampat, don't forget to see the beauty of birds of paradise in the Sawinggrai village, Papua. The village is located in the Meos Mansar district, Raja Ampat, West Papua. Sawinggrai village is a place where you can see birds of paradise live in the wild.

There are four types of birds of paradise that you can see in this village, a red paradise (Paradisaea rubra), a belah rotan paradise (Cicinnurus magfinicus), a small paradise (Paradisaea minor), and a large paradise (Paradisaea apoda). Of these four Sawinggrai village mascot is a red bird of paradise.

Bird of Paradise is a family Paradisaeidae and only found in eastern Indonesia, the islands of the Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. The attraction of a bird of paradise are very beautiful colors feathers, beautiful colors of the feathers used by males to attract females. In addition, to attract females during the mating season they also perform movements such as dance.

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To see birds of paradise in the Sawinggrai village, first go to the Sorong, then proceed with using sea transportation to Waisai, capital of Raja Ampat. From Waisai then proceed to the Sawinggrai village.

The journey has not been completed, to see the birds of paradise. You have to climb the Manjai hill which will take approximately 30 minutes. After arriving you will be presented with the beauty of paradise dancing in the trees, an attraction that made paradise for males attract females.

You can see dancing bird of paradise in the morning and evening. If you want to see the attraction of birds of paradise dancing, come during the breeding season. If you arrive on the spawning season, then you can not watch the attraction.

In addition to seeing a bird of paradise in the Sawinggrai village, you can also feed the fish around the pier. The fish will not hesitate to immediately eat the food you throw, or toward you when feed by dipping your hand into the water.

Top 10 Beautiful Diving Spot in Indonesia

Indonesia has one of the longest coastline in the world stretching from the Indian Ocean to the east and Pacific Ocean to the west. Being part of the Coral Triangle of the world. The region is an amazing cluster of cultural elements of human, animal, plant, and geophysical diversity.

Indonesia have a diverse marine life with 20% of world’s coral reefs. There are over 3000 fish species and 600 coral species to discover, where the dive sites come in diverse types from coral, steep walls, deep water trenches, wrecks and underwater volcanic mountains. To top it off, diving in Indonesia is affordable.

Indonesia diving spot is very recommended for anyone who loves water sports. Indonesia has a diving spots are very beautiful, even some recognized as the best diving spots in the world.

Top 10 Beautiful Diving Spot in Indonesia 

1. Banda Islands, Maluku

Banda Islands are a collection of volcanic islands located in the Banda Sea. The islands are still including Maluku Province, exactly 132 miles southeast of Ambon, which consists of 3 major islands. Banda Besar, Banda Neira and Gunung Api, and 7 small islands. These islands have beautiful marine park.

There were more than 25 dive spots. The most famous spot is Sonegat, Keraka Island, Syahrir Batu Kapal Island, Hatta Island, and Ai Island. To get to the Banda islands you need to go to the Ambon Island continued to Banda Islands.

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2. Bunaken, North Sulawesi

If you visited Manado, North Sulawesi, don't miss the opportunity to dive in Bunaken National Marine Park.

Bunaken has 20 diving spots where you can explore, among other things Lekuan Wall, Mandolin, Bunaken Timor, Tanjung Kopi, and shipwreck in Manado.

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3. Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi

Did you know that Indonesia has one of the most beautiful underwater paradise in the world? Underwater paradise known as the Wakatobi National Park located in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Wakatobi is the capital of Wangi Wangi. Wakatobi is composed of four main islands, namely Wangiwangi, Kalidupa, Tomia, and Binongko. So, Wakatobi is the abbreviation of the name of the four main islands.

Wakatobi is a national park which was inaugurated in 1996. Wakatobi has an area of 1.39 million hectares which consists of marine biodiversity, scale and coral condition that occupies one of the highest priority of marine conservation in Indonesia.

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4. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi

Lembeh Strait is part of the Lembeh Island, Bitung, North Sulawesi Province. Waters along 16 kilometers and a width of 1-2 kilometers is at least 88-point dive location. Although not as famous Bunaken National Park (BNP) Lembeh Strait biodiversity but should be used as a tourist destination.

This is a dive site that has a depth of 15-25 meters. Generally there is no flow, temperature covered varies throughout the year, which is 24-30 degrees Celsius. Visibility is generally not good, ranging from 4 meters to 20 meters if you are lucky.

These waters have a giant fish are difficult to find in any region in the world. Indonesian society also should be proud, because the Lembeh Strait is considered as the best muck diving sites in the world. Muck diving is diving at the location with the sandy sea floor.

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5. Pulau Weh, Sabang

Flanked by living coral reefs and charming, Pulau Weh untouched despite its small size and convenient access. This island is a park that is often forgotten. The location is at the westernmost island of the archipelago of Indonesia. Located at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, the island is generally a sea passage and a jewel for many yachts and cruise ships to visit and enjoy the scenery.

Diving in Pulau Weh is a fun recreational activity. Experienced divers and dive instructors are ready to offer a variety of dive sites such as the Marine Park on the island of Rubiah. You will find many delightful sea animals, especially manta rays, sharks, whales, dolphins and turtles.

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6. Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara

Komodo National Park (KNP) is located in the center of the Coral Triangle, a region with the richness and diversity of the highest marine biodiversity in the world. The Coral Triangle covers an area of ​​approximately 6 million square kilometers, stretches across six countries in Asia Pacific, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor Leste.
Approximately 75% of coral reefs in the world can be found in the Coral Triangle region. There are approximately 3,000 species of fish, including 2,228 species of reef fish, 500 species of coral, six of the seven types of sea turtles, and a variety of other marine biota.

Coral Triangle region is also home to more than 130 million people depend on the sea as a source of food and income. Therefore, the World Wildlife Fund named Coral Triangle as one of the top priorities of conservation of life in 2007. Komodo National Park alone there are more than 1,000 species of fish, 385 coral reefs, 105 species of crab, 70 species of sponges, 10 species of dolphins , 6 sharks, green and hawksbill turtles, dugongs, sharks and manta rays.

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7. Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara

When diving in Alor, they are classified professionals remain amazed. here they can dive with sunfish and found it more than once. It is assumed there are many sunfish or mola-mola live in Alor waters. watch how they live directly in landscape was incredible.

There are many cliffs and ravines in the underwater park Alor as indescribable words. Composed as a bookcase where each part is inhabited by diverse marine life and coral amazing.

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8. Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan

Located not far from the mainland Berau regency in East Kalimantan. Derawan archipelago consists of 31 islands and the most famous of which is the island Derawan, Maratua, Charitable, and Kakaban. Here nesting endangered green turtles and hawksbill turtles. You can watch turtles lay eggs every day in the sand or swim into the sea together with turtles. The whole area of ​​marine conservation is the extent of not less than 1.27 million hectares.

You can find at least 460 species of coral and is the second largest after the Raja Ampat in West Papua. At least Derawan found more than 870 species of fish ranging from pygmy seahorses to giant manta rays. Within a few days, a group of manta rays in large quantities up to 50 animals can you see were eating together at the waters of Derawan.

In Kakaban, you can find jellyfish lake the largest and most diverse in the world, including four unique species of stingless jellyfish that can swim upside down. This is the reason why Kakaban considered to be nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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9. Cendrawasih Bay, Papua

Cendrawasih Bay National Park was established in 1993 with an area of ​​approximately 1,453,500 acres extending from the eastern peninsula Kwatisore up Rumberpon Island. TNTC region covers an area of ​​approximately 89.8% with a sea of ​​coral reefs approximately 5.5%, mainland islands approximately 3.8%, as well as inland and coastal beaches are only approximately 0.9%. You do not have to roam all to enjoy the beauty of Paradise Bay but just need meyambangi few places which are: Yoop Island, Nusrowi Island, Island Mioswaar, Numfor, and Rumberpon Island.

Is very impressive what lies under the sea where his reef percentage reached 65.64% or if totalized takes an area of ​​70,000 hectares. Here dwells approximately 36 species of birds, 196 species of molluscs, 209 species of fish, as well as whales and dolphins. This area is also home to four species of sea turtles are protected, namely hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), turtle (Lepidochelys olivaceae), and leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).

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10. Raja Ampat, Papua

Seventy percent of the world's reefs are in Raja Ampat, West Papua. Therefore, no wonder if the Raja Ampat is world famous as a dive.

More specifically, in addition to whales, dolphins, and sea lions, in Raja Ampat has five species of sea turtles, rays, sharks unique is Wobbegong and Kalabia or walking shark, sea horse, there are 15 species of endemic fish, shellfish up to 699 types, up to 1427 types of reef fish and 553 types of hard corals.

Raja Ampat consists of four large islands of Wageo, Misol, Batanta, and Salawati. In addition also has over 1,000 small islands that keep the diversity of flora and fauna such as 540 species of corals and over 1,000 species of reef fish and 700 species of molluscs. All this wealth into a tourist attraction.

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Amazing Raja Ampat Islands

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Raja Ampat Islands is a group of islands that has a location in West Papua province, Indonesia. This islands is very recommended as a tourist destination, especially for divers who want to enjoy the underwater beauty. This archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, and the smaller island of Kofiau.

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It encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.

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Raja Ampat is one of the famous tourist destinations in the world. Biodiversity and marine life, making Raja Ampat as one of the 10 best in the world's marine tourism. Every year the number of tourists who come to visit Raja Ampat is always increasing. So what are the activities that we can do in Raja Ampat? We can Diving, Snorkeling, Birdwatching Cendrawasih, Climb Wayag Islands, Photography, Hunting Handicrafts Papua, Culinary Tours.