Red Island beach in Banyuwangi.

 
This place has been located at the foot of the mountain where the overlap Pitu that this place has a natural beauty that is very marvels, Just the place is still a lot that has not mngetahuinya. Only certain people are able to enjoy the natural beauty. And this tourist spot has been located in the area of Banyuwangi.

Banyuwangi Located on the easternmost tip of the island of Java, exactly opposite the island of Bali, is a tourist town of Banyuwangi. Ketapang harbor, serving the crossing every day between Java and Bali carrying passengers, cars and buses, and trucks with all kinds of goods to and from Java to Attractions Banyuwangi.

Being the most eastern city in Java, this is the place where the first dawn sunrise in the morning threw its rays welcome from Java. Not quite popular as a tourist destination. tourist attractions in Banyuwangi, in fact, hides many gems from the tour in Banyuwangi towering mountains, undulating waves games, which is the dream of surfers around the world. Here also live ethnic Osing believed to speak Javanese oldest developing the most advanced civilization of Java for centuries.
Banyuwangi spread over an area of 5,800 kilomenter persegi.yang consists of the south coast bounded by the Indian Ocean, accompanied Mount roar which stands at 3,282 m and Mount Merapi in 2800 m above sea level which became one of the mainstay of tourism in Banyuwangi. In the north is Situbondo, while Jember and Bondowosodi west, and east is the island of Bali.

The statue of Four faced Budha In surabaya

Simply, Surabaya city have one of tourism object that become a real spectacular in South-East Asia, Four Faces Deity Statue or Four Faced Buddha monument. This Four Faced Buddha Monument get appreciation of MURI as the biggest and highest Four Faces Deity Statue in Indonesia. A nine meters statue that have 225 square meters width is still have not contested by other similar statue.
Four Faced Buddha monument, has overall height 36 meters (including dome) opened on 9 Novembers 2004, and finish about fund 4 billion rupiahs. It is built in farm with a width of 1,5 hectares, in centered is farm, placed by building with length 9 meters, wide 9 meters and height 36 meters. If we saw altogether contain number 9, why it's numeral 9? Because taking similar monument reference in Thailand, and numeral 9 also have separate meaning for Buddha member.
The statue building the Four Faced Buddha place shaded, encircled by 4 pillars that colored by golden green, contains of 3 parts, which is statue, Buddha statue, and Buddha throne. It has been equipped with lightning rod at top of the statue, while statue Buddha and the throne has each 9 meters height.
See this building model, of course almost looks like Four Faced Buddha Monument in Thailand, the difference only the statue that in the higher Thailand statue but its statue building is higher then in Surabaya. Besides resemblance of a real big measure, the statue that have four faces and four hand tides, arranged in layers by gold in all it body part. It is said to make a perfect veneering process of this gold, is intentionally delivered kampoh material or original gold paper from Thailand (there is also mentioned kimpo paper). Complete with it worker, with veneering expense or ritual giving of this chasuble is reach 1,5 Billion rupiahs.
About Four Faced Buddha statue meaning or also there is mentioning it Four Faced Deity, bring four kindness philosophy that owned by Buddha, that is patience, liberal, fair (unbiased), and meditated. This four kindness is also had a meaning of, Buddha is a presentation of affection of fellow being, assist whoever without discrimination, and devoted in prayer or application that submitted in ritual procession. While on Buddha eight hands, there are holy book, holy water, defense weapon, fight weapon to against the badness, holy book, prayer beads, chest, and cupu.
Besides the philosophy, this place also offer idea to become the centre of Buddha member observance, finite later would many visitors coming to this place. Besides to see the four faced deity statue, in this place, we will see four high white elephant statues about 4 meters in every corner, three lotus decorative pools, and a meditated space. This complex is also decorated of 12 lamps that made from bronze and copper.
In it frontage, we meet a place that sell some pray equipment like candle and frankincense, this place later the also can buy the souvenir typical of Buddha four faces statue.
How about you, do wish to make this tourism object as your tourism purpose? Or may like to think about have photograph with Four Faced Buddha Monument background, as if stay in Thailand, or possible you wish to pray... all up to you, because this place is open generically, and admission charge free, only fare payee stepped into Ria Kenjeran Beach area.

Keraton Kasunanan Solo

Kraton of Solo Kasunanan built in 1745 by King Pakubowono 11.In the courtyard there is a tower Stage Sanggabuwana which is often referred to as a place to meet the King with the Queen of South, the ruler of the South Sea. Inside the Palace there are art galleries and museums with heirloom-inheritance of the kingdom, where the train and the driver, ancient weapons and the dagger, and other antique objects.

Open:Every day at 9:00-14:00 pm, except Friday.

Culinary typical Solo-Specific Foods

Various special food and wuenak in Solo seemed appropriate to make this city as a tourist destination, the best Cuisine. Here are some of the existing wealth of culinary collection at the Solo and very definitely worth a try ... .. Solo is a paradise of culinary tours ....
Nasi Liwet 




Liwet Rice is probably the typical food of the most famous city of Solo, and even rice liwet already entered into the menu at luxury hotels in major cities in Indonesia.
Solo own liwet Rice was very down to earth, until at any time and almost anywhere, you'll be able to find Rice liwet easily. Starting from the most famous Nasi liwet in Solo, Rice liwet Wongso Lemu located in Keprabon (Jalan Teuku Umar) and Rice liwet Yu Sani, located in the area that sell New Solo at night until the mBakyu that sell in the morning with a tour diperumahan .
Basically liwet Rice is rice cooked with coconut milk and chicken broth to make rice so that the end result was tasty, flavorful and delicious. Then, rice mixed with vegetables jipang (squash) cooked spicy, boiled salted boiled eggs, chicken meat disuwir, kumut (made from coconut milk gravy thickened). Often also added to the chicken intestine, liver / ampela boiled, tofu or rambak bacem cowhide as a complement. Presentation did not use the plate, but with a banana leaf.

Sate Buntel
 


Goat satay skewers wrapping is another characteristic of the city of Solo on the other. Sate sate wrapping is made from minced mutton which, given the garlic and pepper seasoning and then in-wrapping (wrapped) with a fat goat. Goat sate alone was delicious, especially if the goat meat chopped and wrapped with fat before burning until cooked on coals and eaten with soy sauce, sliced chili that diuleg rough, red onions, sliced cabbage and tomato. More enjoyable again enjoyed with pickled cucumbers.
One diner wrapping provider of the most famous Sate Solo is Sate Kambing stall Segaran Pond, Road No 39 Sutan Syahrir (Widuran) which has been selling since 1948. The success of this satay stall encourage the emergence of many other wrapping satay stall.
If you are a fan of culinary tours and is ordering a serving of satay wrapping, please note that a serving of satay wrapping does not contain 10 satay skewers as usual. Why? because the large size of the sate of this wrapping and a serving of satay usually had enough to eat alone. But it's good once you confirm a large satenya before ordering, so that no excess or shortage.
In addition to wrapping the mother sate Nyos earlier, the satay stall Segaran Embankment is highly recommended to try goat satay kikil guaranteed tender and will make you addictive and also delights Marrow Gule, imagine how delicious sip gule while sucking juices from the bone marrow.

Bosamba Rafting

One of develop tourism object in Bondowoso is Bosamba rafting. It has full of adventures and challenge activity. Bosamba Rafting has complete equipment for rafting and Bondowoso has big river with beautiful nature scenery to support rafting activity. Visit and having rafting with Bosamba rafting, you will feel the real nature adventures.

Bondowoso Legendary unforgetable

 
Bondowoso is one of regency in East Java, Indonesia. Bondowoso regency is located on the curve position and surrounded by hills and mountains. Bondowoso regency has beautiful scenery, refreshing and fascinating panorama. The visitors can reach Bondowoso through the gate in the North Eastern side (via Besuki) and they will view a beautiful panorama that radiates a natural beauty and creates happiness and peace.

The dominant residents in Bondowoso are Javanese and Madurese. The nearest largest city is Surabaya, approximately three hours' drive away. Common in most provincial towns is a park in the city center, called "Alun-Alun". Bondowoso is no exception. In the backdrop of the park is a magnificent view of a mountain. Bondowoso is well known as the city of Tape (Kota Tape). Because this regency is the original producer of this sweet food made from slightly fermented cassava.


Bondowoso is also known as the rich regency of tourism objects, including; mount Raung, Blawan waterfall, coffee plantation, Polo Agung waterfall, Tancak Kembar waterfall, Tasnan swimming pool, Sarcophagus, Gerbong Maut monument, traditional foods, etc. But the famous and the special tourism object is Kawah Ijen / Ijen Crater that often visited by many tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists. For hiking enthusiasts and view natural sceneries, the climber can reach the hill in about 1.5 to 3 hours.

falling in love with Batik Surabaya

House Of Batik
Batik is a traditional ancient inheritance, which is precious and might be a single icon from Indonesia. Batik art is symbolizing the characteristic from each tribe in Indonesia, which refers to the diversity.

We can gain a lot of things by a piece of Batik, because it can show many things in sight. Batik nowadays is not only use for cloths, but it also has modernism to be a household and interior.

Thus, it says that Batik is such an Indonesian ancient inheritance Masterpiece. Moreover, for developing and preserving the culture of Batik in Surabaya, we build East Java House of Batik. In this House of Batik, it will presents the luxurious Batik of 16 regencies on East Java, for instance, Sumenep Batik, Pamekasan, Sampang, Bangkalan, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Lamongan, Tuban, Pasuruan, Malang, Batu, Jombang, Kediri, Pacitan, Banyuwangi, Jember, Tulungagung.
The aim and the purpose of this House Of Batik in Surabaya is:

• Giving the alternate choices for the East Java exhibition media, especially for the Batik producers on East Java.
• Playing the role as a Medium for the ‘"Buyer meet Sellers", which will confirm the Batik trading transaction process on East Java.
• Becoming the medium for giving the particularity for the traditional Batik craftsman, which can useful for them and the society.
• For the Local Government and East Java Province, it will giving some advantages by this House of Batik as the taxes or tolls of it.
• As being an aye catcher for local tourism industry and international tourism object for Surabaya and East Java province.

Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian

 

Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian
Surabaya also has the oldest pagoda in Hong Tiek Hian Pagoda built by the army at the time of the Tartar Khan Khu hem in the early establishment of the kingdom of Majapahit. Hong Tiek Hian Pagoda or Pagoda Hamlet is located on Jl. Hamlet GG II / 2 and JL. Hamlet no. 23 / I.

Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian is the oldest temple in Surabaya. It is said that the pagoda was built in the township of China (Jl. Hamlet), the Tartar army was built by the Emperor at the time of Khu Khan Lai Bi in the early establishment of the kingdom of Majapahit.

Ijen Crater - Banyuwangi

Ijen Crater is the biggest crater lake in Java. The sulfur crater lake lies between a natural dams of deeply etched rock. It is 200 meters deep and contains about 36million cubic meters of steaming acid water, shrouded in a smelling swirling sulfur cloud. Inside the crater the different color and size of stones are found. Indeed the crater of Ijen is beautiful garden of stone as well.
The view of sulfur miners who climb and go down to the crater is also amazing. A man puts about 10 kg of yellowish stone in to his basket, before he descends the mountain slope to sell his load, carrying the same basket, going in the same direction, digging the same mineral. It is the natural picture that can be seen everyday.

Ijen Plateau lies in the centre of Ijen-Merapi Malang Reserve, which extends over much of the mountainous region directly west of Banyuwangi and borders on the Baluran National Park in the northeast. As at Mt. Bromo, the caldera is best viewed from the air. Fortunately, almost all commercial flights operating between Denpasar - Surabaya, Yogyakarta or Jakarta usually fly, if not directly over, then close by Ijen plateau, where the seemingly luminous blue/green crater lake forms an unmistakable landmark. It is beautiful scenery and located about 32 km to the north west of Banyuwangi.

The principal attraction at Ijen is the large Crater Lake that has much sulfur, which lies hidden between sheer walls of deeply furrowed rock at more than 200 meters. The Ijen crater itself lies at approximately 2,300 meters above sea level. It forms a twin volcano with the now extinct Mount Merapi. The enormous Crater Lake, which is 200 meters deep and covers an area of more than meters, a million square meters, contains about 36 million cubic meters of steaming, acid water.

Ijen crater shows a special type of volcanic feature common to Indonesia, about 1 kilometer in diameter and 175 meters deep. The floor is covered completely by a warm lake, milky blue green in colours held back by a dam built many years ago by the Dutch, in order to keep the hot, mineral laden water from raining the crop lands below.

The crater can be reached from either the east or the west by any kinds of vehicles, but the second part of the trip covers distance 3 km on foot (jungle track). However, the latter is more popular approach, since the climb from the road's end to the edge of the lake is only one and a half hours. And a walk around the lake takes a full day.

The temperature drops at night, near the crater rim it can fall to about 5° Celsius. The road ends at Jampit, where very basic shelter is available. It is also possible to sleep in the old vulcanology station further up the hill, now used by sulfur collectors, but permission must be obtained in advance.

The sulfur is transported entirely on foot. In the past, horses were used but they were found to be less practical on the hazardous terrain. Today, the mine yields nine to twelve tons of sulfur per day.

Men carry individual loads of up to 70 kg, often barefooted, up to the rim of crater and then 17 km down the mountainside to a factory near Banyuwangi. The porters are paid by weight. The most important advice if you are traveling to Ijen is: "If you lose your way, just look out for the sulfur trail". The meaning was clear, since a continuous flow of two ways traffic, carrying the sulfur down the mountainside from the lake and trudging up again to re-load, had left a yellow trail on the well-worn path. The best time for seeing Ijen Crater is at 8 to 9 am.

Plengkung Beach / G-Land

Plengkung is known as one of the best surfing beaches in the world. The word of “G” in “G-Land” derives from Grajagan, the name of the bay where the huge waves were found at the south of the Banyuwangi. It is surrounded by virgin tropical land forest. G lad offers the worlds most demanding surfing sport, and recommended for professional surfers only. May to October is the best time for surfing. No doubt it is a world of surfer paradise. Most surfers start from Bali, take an overland to Banyuwangi and directly to National Park of Alas Purwo, G-Land or cross the Grajagan Bay to Plengkung beach where the waves challenge invite the surfers. However it is not recommended for novices
 
Accomodation
There are some simple cottages and a jungle camp available by the beach.
Recreational facilities
Plengkung is located on the south coast of Banyuwngi the eastest of Fast Java. The visitor can visit Plengkung overland. To reach Plengkung can be taken in two ways:
* Overland. Banyuwangi-Kalipahit (59km)by bus Kalipahit Pasaranyar (3km) by ojek or rent a car, Pasaranyar-Trianggulasi (12km), Trianggulasi-Pancur-Plengkung/G-Land.
* Overland-sea : Banyuwangi-Benculuk (35km) by bus, Benculuk Grajagan (18km) by bus or public transportation, Grajagan-Plengkung by speedboat,
Both ways toPlengkung are OK, if the visitors choose the second way, they can spend the night at Grajagan and enjoy the view before continue the journey to Plengkung.