Lake Poso

Danau Poso or Poso Lake landscape like the sea. The sandy beach and the lake has a water wave, unlike lakes in general.

Poso Lake is located in the city of Tentena, Central Sulawesi. Lake Poso is the third largest lake in Indonesia after Lake Toba in North Sumatra and West Sumatra Lake Batur.

Lake Poso is also one of the deepest and most beautiful lakes in Indonesia. The lake is located at an altitude of 657 meters above sea level and stretches from north to south, covering an area of ​​32,000 hectares with a depth of 510 meters.

Poso Lake has captivating views of the surrounding hills and woods . Lake Poso is also unique, which is located on the edge of the water green lake while in the middle of the lake blue. The local community in this lake sometimes see the light as the light moves. It was believed to be the eye of a dragon guards Lake Poso.

Sandy shores of Lake Poso as in the sea, the sand is golden brown. If you are planning to travel to Lake Poso, it's good to bring swim gear because it's hard to resist this seduction crystal clear lake water.

The beauty of Lake Poso will make you linger relax. Many activities you can do here, ranging from swimming in clear water, fishing with the use of canoes, paddle boat around the lake, take a walk along the banks of the lake, or go to the local village and share stories with them. Why do not you go hiking into the woods and mountains around Lake Poso.

Near Lake Poso, there is a developing village Bancea anggreak park in Taman Anggrek Bancea. This park has approximately 55 species of orchids including the rare and wild orchid collection. To reach this park you can walk as far as 11 km or rent a car from pendolo to Taipa.

Lake Poso is located in the main line of the Toraja in the south, Gorontalo and Manado in the north. The distance is approximately 283 km south of Palu and 56 km from the city of Poso. From Palu You can use the four-wheeled vehicle with estimai takes about 8 hours and 1.5 hours from the of Poso City.

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Mentawai Islands

Though not a great distance from the mainland, the Mentawai Islands and its people were kept isolated until the 19th century by strong winds, unpredictable currents and razor-sharp corals.

It’s thought that the archipelago separated from Sumatra some 500,000 years ago, resulting in unique flora and fauna that sees Mentawai ranked alongside Madagascar in terms of endemic primate population. Of particular interest is siamang kerdil, a rare species of black-and-yellow monkey, named simpai Mentawai by the locals.

The largest island, Siberut, is home to the majority of the Mentawai population and is the most studied and protected island in the archipelago. About 60% of Siberut is still covered with tropical rainforest, which shelters a rich biological community that has earned it a designation as a Unesco biosphere reserve. The western half of the island is protected as the Siberut National Park.

Pulau Sipora is home to Tua Pejat, the seat of regional government and a surfer drop-off point. The archipelago’s airport is located at Rokot. With only 10% original rainforest remaining, it’s also the most developed of the Mentawai Islands.

Further south are the Pulau Pagai islands – Utara (North) and Selatan (South) – which rarely see independent travellers.

Change has come quickly to the Mentawai Islands. Tourism, logging, transmigrasi (a government-sponsored scheme enabling settlers to move from overcrowded regions to sparsely populated ones) and other government-backed attempts to mainstream the culture have separated the people from the jungle and whittled the jungle into profit. It isn’t what it used to be, but it is a long way from being like everywhere else.

Surfers comprise the other island-bound pilgrims, many of whom rank the Mentawais as the ride of their life.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the islands in October 2010, with a resulting tsunami killing more than 500 people and making more than 8000 homeless in the archipelago's southern islands.

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Sanur Beach

Sanur Beach is located in Sanur Village, South Denpasar District Municipality Dati II Denpasar. This beach is located on the east and south Sanur village, which is the edge of the southern Indian Ocean Indonesia island of Bali. The place is famous since ancient times, especially when there is a war Puputan Badung on 20 September 1906 where the Dutch troops landed there.

In the history of ancient Bali Sanur beach is also popular, and there masdih stone monument is the inscription written Warmadewa the Kasari King berkeraton in Singhadwala year 917, which is now located in Southern Blanjong charter Sanur Beach ...

In the Tourism, Sanur beach was first introduced by a Belgian artist named AJLe Mayeur and his wife Ni Polok who lived there since 1937 and held his own painting exhibition. The attraction of Sanur north around like a half circle and Southern parts turned from East to West, where a wave of sea water was so large and when the water subsided rock terlihatlah colorful stretches. On the day approaching moon rising seawater and rather large wave. In the south-east look at Nusa Penida group of islands across the sea and in the east of the panorama looks south coast of the island of Bali with the mountain.

Sanur beach scene also looks beautiful in the afternoon, because the sea conditions are usually low and the waves are small ripples. The attack group of islands and coral rock that jutted into the sea across the sea visible from the south Sanur Beach. Panorama south of Sanur more beautiful views in the morning. Place a strategic review is part of the East, the Semawang and Mertasari. Circumstances where the air was fresh, and blowing a comfortable sea breeze. The atmosphere along the coast of Sanur light and shade as full of big trees. Sanur beach for sunrise (Sun Rise), and sunbathing along the white sandy beaches.

Sanur beach located 6 Km from Denpasar city center, can be reached by car, motorbike or public transport linking the town of Sanur Denoasar. Very crowded public transportation back and forth between Sanur, Denpasar, so there is no difficulty transportation problems. Sanur beach is very crowded by tourists visited by tourists Worldwide Worldwide and Archipelago.

Sundays and public holidays, the place of choice for residents of Denpasar city recreation while bathing in the sea. Full moon day of the month at evening many people come to relax and bathe there, as he saw the beauty of the beach at night. In addition to the Museum Le Mayeur beaches are also a lot of tourists dance interest.

The facilities there are among others the existence of international standard hotels such as Hotel Grand Bali Beach, Hotel Hyatt, Hotel Sanur Beach, Hotel Sindu Beach and many more throughout East and Southeast coast of Sanur. Art goods stalls and Art Shop, too much there. Accommodation and restaurant for tourists quite a lot available that is always ready to serve the interests of tourists.

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