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Loyang Koro
The best cave is Loyang Koro, 6km from town on the lakes southern side. Ask in the house next door for them to turn on the lights and then scramble and crawl through chambers where bats and swifts dart in and out between the stalactites that drip down off the cave roof. Boats can b
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Batutulis
The Batutulis is an inscribed stone dedicated to Sri Baduga Maharaja (1482–1521), a Pajajaran king credited with great mystical power. The stone is housed in a small shrine visited by pilgrims – remove your shoes and pay a small donation before entering. Batutulis is 2.5km south of
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Pulau Tuangku
Covered in dense jungle, Pulau Tuangku is the largest of the Banyaks. Surfers head to Ujung Lolok, the headland at the south of the island, complete with several world-class breaks. In the northern part of the island is Haloban, a friendly village; Suka Makmur, a Christian village,
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Pasar Bolu
Rantepao’s main market is held every six days; ask around in town for the exact day. It also operates daily in a reduced capacity. The main market is a very big, social occasion that draws crowds from all over Tana Toraja. Theres a 10,000Rp charge to enter the livestock market, whe
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Rumah Gadang Pagaruyung
In the village of Silinduang Bulan, 5km north of Batu Sangkar, the heartland of the red Tanah Datar clan of Minangkabau, Rumah Gadang Pagaruyung is a scaled-down replica of the former home of the rulers of the ancient Minangkabau kingdom of Payaruyung. A fire razed it to the ground
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Museum Kailasa Dieng
Southwest of the Arjuna Complex, this museum, set in two separate buildings, displays an array of Hindu statues and sculptures including Shiva’s carrier, Nandi the bull (with the body of a man and the head of a bull), a headless image of Shiva himself depicted in the lotus position
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Bali Bird Park
More than 1000 birds from 250 species flit about here, including rare cendrawasih (birds of paradise) from West Papua and the all-but-vanished Bali starlings. Many are housed in special walk-through aviaries; in one of the aviaries you follow a walk at tree-level, or what some with
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Seminyak Beach
Seminyak continues the long sweep of beach past Kuta and Legian. A sunset lounger and an ice-cold Bintang on the beach at sunset is simply magical. A good stretch can be found near Pura Petitenget, and it tends to be less crowded than further south in Kuta. Less crowds also means t
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Sonyine Malige
Around 200m north of Benteng Tahula the Sonyine Malige Sultan’s Memorial Museum displays the sultan’s throne and giant spittoons, plus the royal crown topped with cassowary feathers (considered as magical as Ternate’s mahkota ). To enter the musem, you’ll have to first find the cur
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Merapi Museum
This impressive museum is located in a striking white angular structure that resembles a volcano. Youll find exhibits dedicated to Merapi, including a scale model that demonstrates previous eruptions from the 18th century until today, and how they altered the mountains shape. There
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Istana Kadriah
For an outing that will show you a bit of town, visit the leaking palace of Pontianaks first sultan on the east bank of the Kapuas. Nearby, the wooden Mesjid Abdurrahman stands where a cannonball reportedly landed after the sultan fired it at a pontianak (the ghost of a woman who d
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Kerobokan Beach
Backed by flash resorts and trendy clubs, Kerobokans beach is surprisingly quiet. A lack of access keeps away crowds because all the roads running west from Jl Petitenget dead end in developments. You can reach the sand from Seminyak Beach in the south or by walking down from Batub
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Pantai Tanjung Sanghyang
This beautiful bay, unofficially named Mushroom Bay after the mushroom corals offshore, has a crescent of bright white beach. By day, the tranquillity can be disturbed by banana-boat riders or parasailers. At other hours, this is a beach of dreams.The most interesting way to get he
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Pasar Beringharjo
Yogya’s main market, 800m north of the kraton , is a lively and fascinating place. The front section has a wide range of batik – mostly inexpensive batik cap (stamped batik). More interesting is the old section towards the back. Crammed with warungs and stalls selling a huge variet
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Museum RA Kartini
On the north side of the alun-alun this museum is dedicated to one of Indonesia’s most celebrated women. One room is devoted to Kartini and contains portraits of her and her family, plus memorabilia. Other rooms contain assorted archaeological findings, including a yoni and lingam,
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Mantingan
The mosque and tomb of Ratu Kali Nyamat, the great warrior-queen, are in Mantingan, 4km south of Jepara. Kali Nyamat twice laid siege to Portugal’s Melaka stronghold in the latter part of the 16th century. The mosque, dating back to 1549, was restored some years ago and the tomb li
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House of Danar Hadi
Danar Hadi is one of the worlds best batik museums, with a terrific collection of antique and royal textiles from Java, China and beyond. It occupies a stunning whitewashed colonial building. Entry includes an excellent guided tour (around 1½ hours, in English), which explains the
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Pantai Bandengan
Jepara has some fine white-sand beaches. Pantai Bandengan (aka Tirta Samudra), 7km northeast of town, is one of the best beaches on the north coast – an arc of gently shelving white sand. The main public section can get littered, but just a short walk away the sand is clean, the wa
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Museum Semarajaya
This diverting museum in the Klungkung Palace compound has an interesting collection of archaeological and other pieces. There are exhibits of songket (silver- or gold-threaded cloth) weaving and palm toddy (palm wine) and palm-sugar extraction. Dont miss the moving display about t
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Gunung Sikunir
South of Dieng village the main attractions are the sunrise overlook of Gunung Sikunir, 1km past Sembungan, and the shallow lake of Telaga Cebong . Views from Sikunir are spectacular, stretching across Dieng and east as far as Merapi and Merbabu volcanoes on a clear day. To reach t
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