Traditional Dance(1)

 There are lots of traditional dances (tari) in Indonesia, thanks to many different ethic groups in its 27 provinces. Usually, each province has its own youth dance, war dance and greeting dance. All which were developed long before Indonesia became one country on August 17, 1945. We have collected a couple popular dances from each province. And you are sure to find much more when you actually visit Indonesia.

the first one came from Sumatra region

Sumateranese dances
1. Northern Sumatera's Tor Tor
2. Aceh's Serampang Duabelas
3. Jambi's Sekapur Sirih
4. Riau Isles' Joget Lambak
5. Western Sumatera's Tari Piring
6. Southern Sumatera's Puteri Bekhusek
7. Bengkulu's Andun
8. Lampung's Jangget

Aceh

Tari Seudati:

Danced by 8 men and 1-2 other narrators and led by a sheh (dance leader). It doesn't need any musical instruments. The dance describes heroic characteristics of Acehnese.

Tari Saman (for men) and Meusekat (for women):

Developed from the traditional dance "Tepuk Ane" and played by 8-20 dancers. They kneel in a row on the floor or the ground and make many kinds of torso movements. It starts with a very slow speed which gradually becomes a rapid speed then stop suddenly. Accompanied by songs while clapping hands, slapping the chest, slapping hands on the floor.

Tari Rapa-ii Geleng:

It is a specific tambourine used in dancing and singing. Has 11-20 men dancers, similar to Saman.
 

North Sumatra
 
Tari Manduda:

Traditional dance of Simalungunese, portraying the people who are excited during

 
Tari Sekapur Sirih:

This is danced to greet guests who are visiting North Sumatra.

 
Tari Baluse:

A Nia warrior dance which shows brevity and courage
 

West Sumatra
 
Tari Piring:
This dance is uses plates with candles on top as one of the accessories. Dancers skilfully move their hands with the plates and candles in them. This dance symbolizes the tight and co-ordinated Minangkabau people.
 

Riau
Joget Lambak:

The dance is one of the means of socializing between young girls and guys.

 
Tari Tandak Riau:

This is also one of the social dances in Riau
 

Jambi

Tari Rangguk:

Full spirited dance, especially performed to greet some guests.

Tari Selampit Delapan:

A social dance for the teenage girls and boys

 
Tari Sekapur Sirih:

This dance differs from North Sumatran dance only in costumes and origin, but both of them serve as entertaining dances.
 

Lampung

Tari Jangget:

This is a special dance which is performed during traditional ceremonies. It portrays the morals of the people of Lampung.

 
Tari Melinting:

A dance that carries a legend. When Sunan Gunung Jati (one of the Nine Islam Sheikhs in Indonesia) visited the Kingdom of Pugung, he fell in love with Putri Sinar Alam--the princess--who was supposedly performing Tarin Melinting.

Tari Bedana:

A social dance with Islam influence
 

South Sumatra
Tari Kipas:

A social dance for teenage girls and boys of South Sumatra
 
Tari Tanggai:

A special dance to greet the guests of South Sumatra. All of the dancers have fake long gold nails as one of their accessories.
 

Bengkulu
Tari Bidadaei Terminang Anak:

It means a dance for a fairy who is cuddling a baby. This a traditional dance of Rejanglebong
 
Tari Andun:

This dance originated from the south of Bengkulu. It is a special dance to greet guests of honour.
  

Mekarsari Fruit park

Mekarsari Tourism Park is the center of the tropical fruitiest in Indonesia. It is the largest tropical fruitiest in the world in the area of 264 hectar. it was built in 1990 . The park located in Cileungsi, District of Bogor West Java an can be accessed from Jakarta only about 1 hour. 

The garden of Wisata Mekar Sari was one of the centres of conservation of the biological diversity of the biggest tropics fruit in the world, especially the superior fruit kind that was gathered from all over the area in Indonesia, at the same time being the place of the cultivation research (agronomy), breeding (breeding) and the increase in the prime seed to afterwards be spread to the farmer and the public's community.  

Park facilities are comfortable, made up of several zones, among others, Water Zone, Family Zone, Race Point, Exotic Mediterranean zone, Central Park, the land and the Green Zone. Diversity of plants into one of the benefits of Mekarsari compared to other parks. We can do various activities such as the view from near the fruit-the fruit of native Indonesia; see the orchard that we rarely see, and so forth. Garden area of 264 hectares is equipped with facilities for tourists touring the archipelago and abroad. Tourism in the middle of the park is supported by various vehicles that visitors to the natural approach. Visitor can look many types of activities and park like • Family Garden, • Recreation Lake (20 ha), • Baby Zoo, • Deer spotted, • Garden Center, • Greenhouse Melon, • Outbound, • dead flowers, • Kids Fun Valley, • Scenic Tower • Building Water Fall (Tirto Sari Puri). • Gathering Company, • Family picnic, • Tourism Fruit Garden • Barbeque, • Walking in the garden. 

Beside the draught with various trees that if again the fruitful season could be at once reaped and in ate in the place, this tourist attraction was also supplemented with other tour means like, the circle carriage, the tour car, tuk-tuk, the bicycle tandem, the motor atv, monorail, the duck boat, the rowing-boat, bombom car, the flora theatre, the water lily pond, the water garden, the canal boat, the centre of seedling cultivation, the shop, the shop souvenir the fruit, pujasera, Vila in the orchard forest, the entertainment stage and did not miss also challenge facilities outbound that really defiant as flying slid, descended steep, climbing the rope, went on the rope, climbed askew bamboo and all the rest.
Lately, to attact more visitors they improve fascinating tourism activities at Mekarsari through diversification of thematic and adventurous products such as: Environment Gathering, Eco-Schooling etc.

 

The Three Coloured Lake Kelimutu

Lake kelimutu, part of kelimutu national park, is situated on the peak of mount kelimutu which is at an altitude of 1.631 meters.administratively located in the district of Ende, East Nusa Tenggara Province.

Kelimutu is a volcano, close to the town of Moni in central Flores Island of Indonesia containing three summit crater lakes of varying colors. Tiwu Ata Mbupu (Lake of Old People) is usually blue and is the westernmost of the three lakes. The other two lakes, Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched or Enchanted Lake) are separated by a shared crater wall and are typically green or red in color, respectively. The lake colors do vary on a periodic basis. Subaqueous fumaroles are the probable cause of active upwelling that occurs at the two eastern lakes.

The lake have been a source of minor phreatic eruptions in historical time. The summit of the compound 1639-m-high Kelimutu volcano is elongated two km in a WNW-ESE direction; the older cones of Kelido and Kelibara are located respectively three km to the north and two km to the south. The scenic lakes are a popular tourist destination. Keli Mutu is also of interest to geologists because the three lakes are different colors yet reside at the crest of the same volcano

there are three bacwaters in the lake which tend to turn their colours. for instance the water in oone of those , change fro red to bottle green then someday it can be pink and in another backwater , the water turn from bottle green into light green, the last one , the water can change from deep brown into azure.

Although the guidebooks all talk about being up on the summit for sunrise, you should do that only if you're a fan of sunrises. The lakes do not show their glory until the sun hits them, which will be about 8 or 9 in the morning, depending on the lake.

it can accessed by taking air transportation from kupang, the capital of east nusa tenggara province, to ende district, it will be approximately 40 minutes,The closest airports are Maumere, and Ende. There are regular flights to Maumere from Bali. continue the journey by public transportations to kaonara village, about 93 km away or 3 hous, then continued by walk for around 2.5 km. entrance ticket is IDR 3000, on the weekend the ticket will be IDR 5000. Moni is a small settlement at the foot of the volcanic Mount Kelimutu on the island of Flores in Indonesia. It is a good base for a trip to the coloured lakes of the volcano. The drive from Maumere to Moni, the town at the base of Keli Mutu, takes about 3 hours.

Jopu Traditional Hand Weaving Villages

Ikats weaving is one of the most attractive to see in the area of Moni, Take a walk to Jopu villages where you can see how the process of Ikat weaving.

Along the routes between Moni and Jopu is the most beautiful view on the area, take walk all the way to Jopu and on the way back take a bus ride from Jopu to Moni.

Nusantara "Symphonie" Tourist Bus

NusantaraTourist Bus

Nusantara is a the tourist buses premium service that concern to comfort and safety for its passengers. Supported by the latest technology, the bus fleet with the latest graphic design that is attractive advantages us.

Equipped with GPS (Global Positioning System), AC, CD, VCD, DVD, toilet, full reclining seat with foot rest, individual reading lights, AC and louver additional attributes for your comfort and safety.

one of their triumph is to serve on the front of Asia Africa Conference in April 2005.

For more information and reservations, contact:
Jl. No Getas Pejaten. 4, Kudus - Central Java
Phone: 0291-438 635
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Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat casts a spell on all who visit – scientists, photographers, novice divers and crusty sea-salts alike. This group of majestic islands, located in the northwestern tip of Indonesia’s Papuan “Bird’s Head Seascape,” lies in the heart of the coral triangle, the most bio-diverse marine region on earth.

As stunningly beautiful above water as it is below, Raja Ampat (which literally translates as “The Four Kings”) has a startling diversity of habitats to explore. Each of these – from the stark wave-pounded slopes that drop away beneath the karst cliffs of Wayag and Uranie to the deep, nutrient-rich bays of Mayalibit, Kabui and Aljui to the “blue water mangrove” channels of Kofiau and Gam to the plankton-rich upwelling areas of Misool and the Dampier Strait – are home to unique assemblages of species that, when taken together, add to produce the most impressive species lists ever compiled for a coral reef system of this size.

Marine tourism, as a sustainable alternative to overfishing, mining, and logging, has the potential to play a key role in the conservation of Raja Ampat’s spectacular underwater realm, while also creating real benefits for the local communities. This website was designed as part of a larger effort to support the growth of sustainable marine tourism in Raja Ampat and the conservation of these magical islands.

Raja Ampat is all about diversity - not only diversity of species, but also of dive sites. There are some areas where soft corals and sea fans dominate, others with amazing diverse hard corals, seagrass beds, mangroves, shallow reefs, drop offs, caves, black sand, white sand…Then there are the fish, lots of them, in more shapes and sizes than anywhere else in the world. Not only are there loads of fish, but all the levels of the food chain are well represented – from pygmy seahorses to top predators. In many places brightly colored soft corals can be found close to the surface which, illuminated by natural sunlight, make these dive sites spectacularly colorful. The reefs in Raja Ampat just buzz with life!

Where to dive

Raja Ampat is huge, 50,000 sq km, with hundreds of islands and an astounding diversity of habitats, which translates to wildly different diving experiences from pelagic drift dives to magic muck dives and even some habitats that are special to Raja Ampat such as clear water mangroves with corals growing right next to them! There are thousands of potential dive sites. Exploration is still continuing, and on every trip there are chances for new and amazing discoveries. Even on a 12 day trip you will only have a chance to see some of what Raja Ampat has to offer. 

The easiest way to get to Raja Ampat is to fly to Sorong via Jakarta or Singapore. Domestic travelers can also fly via Makassar or Manado.

From Jakarta or Bali: Merpati, Express Air and Lion/Wings operate daily flights from Jakarta to Sorong (with stopovers in Ujung Pandang/Makassar and/or Manado)

From Singapore: Silkair operates regular flights from Singapore to Manado. From Manado to Sorong regular flights are offered by Lion Air and Merpati.
It is easiest to check with a local Indonesian Travel agent or directly with the airline for the lastest domestic flights available.