Wednesday, March 23, 2011

bunaken




Bunaken marine tourism ..who ga like it when see the sights on this one,, trumbu reef fish and other marine biota,,, is located in the city of Manado north Sulawesi pulaau, Bunaken is a national park, so sustainability must always be awake,, Bunaken is also a source of income for people around, because of the abundant fish and seaweed, Bunaken is a dream vacation to me, because I was in the muddy eastern Java, so long distances make the cost so expensive, but if you are deep pockets of people who would not hurt you to visit There, I guarantee your stress will disappear,,,

Karimun Java


Karimun National Park is a cluster of 27 islands that has a type of lowland rain forest ecosystem, seagrass, algae, coastal forests, mangroves, and coral reefs.
Plants that characterized National Park Karimunjawa namely dewodaru (Crystocalyx macrophyla) found in lowland rain forest. Groups of algae that can be found consisting of three groups: green algae, brown algae, and red algae.Coastal forests and mangrove forests are distinguished by ketapan (Terminalia cattapa), sea pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), teak sand (Scaerota frustescens), setigi (Strebus asper), sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus), and black mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata).
Types of coral reefs in the Park is a coral reef Karimunjawa beach / edge (fringing reef), coral reef barrier (barrier reef) and a few taka (patch reef). Property type reached 51 genera, more than 90 species of hard corals and 242 species of ornamental fish. Two types of biota that protected the roots bahar / black coral (Antiphates spp.) And red coral (Tubipora musica).
Other protected marine life such as goat's head (Cassis cornuta), triton trumpet (Charonia tritonis), hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius), a rock fight (Turbo marmoratus), and 6 types of clams.
Diversity of terrestrial wildlife in national parks is not very high compared with aquatic animals. Land animals which are common among other deer (Cervus timorensis subspec), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis karimondjawae); 40 species of birds such as green pergam (Ducula Aenea), white belly sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), trocokan / merbah cerukcuk (Pycnonotus goiavier), parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), green turtle ( Chelonia mydas), and snake edhor. White belly sea eagle is an endangered species in the world.
Around the island there Kemujan INDONO Panama shipwrecks that sank in 1955, where at present a suitable habitat for reef fish and dive sites (Wreck diving).
From the group of islands with a total of 27, five of which have inhabited the island of Karimun Jawa, Pulau Kemujan, Parang Island, Mosquito Island, and Island Genting. Karimun Island became the center district, a distance of ± 83 km from the town of Jepara (center of the famous wood carving artisans in Indonesia
The name comes from the era Karimunjawa Sunan Muria is one of the leaders of Islamic spreaders. Sunan Muria see the islands of Pulau Karimun very faintJava (kremun-kremun cornerstone Jowo). Sunan relics Nyamplungan / Amir Hasan (son of Sunan Muria) such as catfish (Clarias meladerma) without shaft, tomb Nyamplungan, wood dewodaru, sentigi, kalimosodo, and snakes edhor, sacred by the inhabitants Publications.

Monday, March 21, 2011

tour Tulamben in Bali


ulamben is a village which developed into a tourist attraction because it has a wide range of potential sea. Located in the village of Tulamben , Kubu district, in the northern district of Karangasem approximately ± 25 km from City Amlapura - the district capital -, 37 km from the tourist attractionCandidasa , and about 82 km from the city of Denpasar .
Access to convenient location because it is situated on the edge of the highway department Amlapura - Singaraja . Tulamben later developed into a tourist area that includes 2 sub-districts, namely the village of Tulamben in Kubu district; Datah Village, Village Labasari, kidnap Village, Village Purwakerti, and Village at Bunutan Kecamatan Abang.
Tulamben main attraction is the natural potential of the exotic underwater diving activities and snorekling because of the clear water conditions throughout the year and the current is quiet. At a depth of 30 meters below the sea there is the framework of the ship "U.S. Liberty", a U.S. merchant ship that sank due to hit by a Japanese submarine torpedo on 11 January 1942, when the voyage across the StraitLombok . Shipwreck diving in the depths of Liberty is the best reason for divers who come to Tulamben . It is estimated there are about 400 species of reef fish inhabit the wreck and visited about 100 species of sea fish (pelagic).
This place is also called the paradise reef because it is full of surprises that emerged marine animals, such as the type of ribbon eel, mimic octopus , boxer crabs, ghost pipefish, seahorses, leaf fish, garden eels, lion fish, harlequin shrimp, and other unusual species also found here. While a large collection of jack fish whose numbers up to hundreds tail always enliven this shipwreck, and they are very friendly to divers

park Ayun Temple


Taman Ayun temple in Badung, Bali, was built in 1634 AD by the first king of the Kingdom of Mengwi, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Made Agung who holds Ida Cokorda Sakti Belambangan. Mengwi Kingdom is one of the powerful kingdom in Bali, which lasted until 1891. This temple was built as a place to worship the king and his family.Unlike the other pretended in Bali that 'oriented' on Mount Agung, Pura Taman Ayun 'oriented' to Mount Batukau.
Taman Ayun in Bali means 'beautiful garden'. The complex of religious buildings are located within an area of ​​4 hectares with a pond or a ditch surrounded. From a distance, it resembles trench 'bracelet water' and give the impression that this temple is above the water surface. All around the temple, there is a grove of trees and flowers that add a lovely atmosphere.
Taman Ayun Temple complex consists of three parts. The first part is an open space used for various religious activities and stage arts. In the first part of this visitors can enjoy the beautiful arrangement of Meru, the pagoda with a typical terraced roof temple building in Bali. The second part is the main building, a building named Bale complicated. Bale Building was decorated by delicate sculpture, reliefs, and sculpture Dewa Nawa Sanga who is captivating. While other parts of the buildings are reserved for gods and goddess of the sacred in Hinduism.Every day, the temple which was renovated in 1937 is visited by around 300-600 tourists both from within and outside the country.

B. Feature

Pura Taman Ayun has been proposed by the government of Indonesia as one of the world cultural heritage sites (World Heritage). On 12 March 2008, UNESCO Director General Matsuura visited Kokhiro Pura Taman Ayun to assess its feasibility. This temple is considered to have historical value, cultural, religious, and have high artistic taste.
Although a part of cultural heritage, but Pura Taman Ayun is still used as a place of worship until now. Visiting this temple, tourists can enjoy the beautiful temple building which has been almost 400 years old. In addition, natural panorama around the temple, such as trees, flowers, and grass well maintained, thereby increasing the impression of cool neighborhood temple.
Visitors can also see relics of the kingdom Mengwi located about 300 yards from this temple. Across the temple there are also Manusa Yadnya Museum, which is a museum that showcased the ceremonies associated with the human life cycle starting from when he was in the womb until death.

C. Location

Mengwi Village, District Mengwi, Badung regency, Bali province.

D. Access

Village distance from Denpasar town Mengwi approximately 18 km to the northwest. To go Mengwi Village, tourists can follow the route of public transport (bus / bemo) majors or Denpasar Denpasar-Singaraja, Bedugul with travel time about 25 minutes. Tourists can go down at the crossroads in the village of Mengwi to then walk to the temple complex which is about 250 meters. Tourists can visit the temple between the hours of 8:00 to 6:00 p.m. PST