Visitor Attractions in Indonesia

Indonesia is a land of mountains, volcanoes, denseThe landscape of Bali ‘is made up of
forests, attractive beaches, spectacular naturalvolcanic mountains, lakes and rivers, terraced
beauty, which draws the attention of variousricefields, giant banyans and palm groves and, on
tourists throughout the year. With its gloriousthe coast, bays ringed with white sandy beaches.
temples, huge mosques, museums Indonesia is aBali is famous for its crafts and adventurous
house of several magnificent Indonesia Touristactivities, which are organized on the southern
Attractions.beaches. The island lies a short distance from the
Attractions in Indonesiaeastern coast of Java, across the Strait of Bali.
Java- Jakarta - The capital city of Jakarta retainsThe tourist areas are in the south, around Sanur
much from the colonial Dutch and British periods,Beach and at Kuta, which lies on the other side of
with many fine colonial-style buildings and thea narrow isthmus. The island also has thousands
recently restored old quarter. You can visit at Theof temples – the exact number has never
National Monument towers, Merdeka Square, Thebeen counted – ranging from the great
Central Museum, Portuguese Church, IstiqlalHoly Temple at Besakih to small village places of
Mosque etc. If you want to shop, then antiquesworship.
market on Jalan Surabaya and batik factories inLombok-
the Karet are the perfect place for you.It is a land of temples local handicrafts like rattan
Throughout the island, puppet shows are stagedbaskets and woven fabrics. Lombok is a popular
in which traditional wayang golak and wayang kulittourist destination where you can visit at the
marionettes act out stories based on well-knownSenggigi Beach, Gili Islands, Gunung Rinjani, and
legends; performances can sometimes last allDesert Point well known for surfing. The island
night.possesses one of the highest volcanic mountains
Sumatra- The second-largest island in Indonesia isin the Indonesian archipelago, Mount Rindjani,. The
Sumatra, which is a house of the volcanictwo main towns are Mataram, the capital, and the
mountain range, hot springs, unexplored jungle andbusy port of Ampenan; both are interesting to
extensive plantations. Bengkulu, Gedung Wani andexplore. The south coast is rocky. The west, with
Mount Loeser Reserve are some of the amazingshimmering rice terraces, banana and coconut
Reserve forests. The popular Indonesia Touristgroves and fertile plains, looks like an extension of
Attractions situated in Sumatra are, Lake Toba,Bali. The east is dry, barren and desert-like in
Lingga village, Bukittinggi's Fort de Kock thatappearance. The north, the region dominated by
located close to the zoo, market, a refurbishedMount Rindjani, offers thick forests and dramatic
rice barn and the Bundo Kandung Museum and thevistas. There are also some glorious beaches,
most attractive beaches on the east coast.some of white sand, others, such as those near
Sulawesi-Ampenan, of black sand. At Narmada there is a
Popularly known as Orchid Island, Sulawesi is ahuge complex of palace dwellings, complete with a
land of high mountains, misty valleys and lakes,well containing ‘rejuvenating waters’,
geysers and hot springs like Karumengan, Kinilow,built for a former Balinese king. At Pamenang,
Lahendong, Leilem and Makule. In the south isvisitors can hire a boat and go diving, entering a
Bantimurung Nature Reserve which has thousandsclear-water world of brilliantly colored coral and
of exotic butterflies. The island has geysers andinquisitive tropical fish.
hot springs, the most celebrated of which are atYogakartas-
Karumengan, Kinilow, Lahendong, Leilem andCapital of Java Yogakarta is the centre of
Makule. Torajaland is known as the ‘Land ofeducational, cultural and economic activity. You
the Heavenly Kings’ and its people aremust see the premier university of Indonesia, the
noted for their richly ornamented houses andGajah Mada University and various arts centers,
custom of burying the dead in vertical cliffsidemarkets, galleries, craft shops and bazaars.
tombs. Ujung Pandang, formerly Makassar, isMoluccan Archipelago-
celebrated for the Pinsa Harbour where woodenAlso known as the Maluku Archipelago, it is made
schooners of the famous Buganese seafarers areup of 1000 islands, many uninhabited and the rest
moored. Fort Rotterdam, built by Sultan Ala inso isolated from each other and from the outside
1660 to protect the town from pirates, is nowworld that each has its own culture and very
being restored. Racing is a popular island activity;often its own language. Halmahera is the largest
there is horseracing and bullock-racing and atisland in the Moluccan group and one of the most
Ranomuut there are races with traditionaldiverse. Banda, in the middle of the Banda Sea, is
horse-drawn carts.often referred to as the original ‘Spice
Bali-Island’ and is famous as a nutmeg-growing
With its spectacular white beaches, verdant junglecenter. At present, the islands are popular for
and mountain, Bali is a tropical paradise.diving and snorkeling.