Indonesia Tourism Corner

“Kagak ada matinye” ucapan ini rasanya pas untuk mengambarkan Bali yang terus berkembang,
memoles dirinya semakin cantik dan menarik. Tak ayal beberapa kali berkunjung ke kawasan ini pun
rasanya tak cukup untuk menyusuri satu persatu pesonanya.

Mulai dari hingar bingar suasana kawasan Kuta  dan Denpasar, hingga suasana damai di Lovina Beach ditemani lumba-lumba yang berenang berkejaran dengan ombak yang bergulung tenang. Sederet art gallery di Ubud akan membius mata dengan keindahan karya-karya seniman Pulau Dewata. Tempat terbaik memulai
petualangan di sini adalah dari bagian Selatan, dimana Anda bisa menemukan beragam tempat liburan terbaik di Bali. Begitu pesawat mendarat di Bandara Ngurah Rai yang berada tak jauh dari Kuta, sederet restoran dan hotel dengan berbagai kelas menyapa Anda, siap menjadi tempat untuk melepas lapar dan lelah. Pilihan pun ada di tangan Anda.

Denpasar

Home to different kind of Bali experience. Beberapa tempat di sini yang sebaiknya tidak Anda lewatkan adalah Pasar Badung yang menyediakan mulai dari aneka buah dan sayur segar hingga beragam pernik khas bali di lantai 2 dan 3. Kalau masih belum puas, acara belanja bisa dilanjutkan malam hari dengan engumnjungi Kereneng Night Market di Hayam Wuruk atau di sekitar Jalan Diponegoro. Bila tertarik menyusuri perjalanan panjang sejarah Bali, sempatkan untuk mampir ke Museum Bali

Bedugul

Desa di Utara Denpasar ini adalah tempat yang pas untuk Anda pecinta ketenangan. Ada Pura Ulun Danu yang dibangun di sebuah pulau di Danau Bratan. Selain itu Anda juga bisa mengajak buah hati mengintip
Eka Karya sekaligus mencoba beragam permainan menantang di Bali Treetop Adventure Park.

Jimbaran
Jimbaran is a crescent of white sand and blue sea. Kawasan di Selatan Kuta dimana Anda bisa menemukan resort-resort di tepi pantai. Untuk pecinta seafood, temukan tempat favorit Anda dari puluhan resto yang berjajar di sepanjang jalan kawasan ini.

Nusa Dua

Di sinilah Anda bisa membuktikan indahnya Pantai Dreamland dengan pasirnya putihnya yang tampak berpadu harmonis dengan lautan biru di hadapannya. Selain dikunjungi oleh mereka yang sekadar inginmelewatkan waktu sembari membiarkan diri dibuai keindahan Deramland, pantai ini juga tempat favorit para surver karena ombaknya yang menantang. Dari Nusa Dua Anda bisa menyewa perahu untuk melihat kawasan konservasi penyu di Pulau Penyu. Perahu yang disewakan biasanya adalah glass bottom boat, jadi selama perjalanan. Anda pun bisa melihat keindahan bawah laut Nusa Dua.

Kuta
Center of party culture on Bali, tempat Anda bisa menemukan night life terbaik di Bali. Sekalipun semakin banyak pantai baru ditemukan dan di kelola di Bali, Kuta tetap menjadi pilihan banyak surfer untuk menjajal kebolehan mereka menaklukkan gulungan ombaknya. Tak jauh dari pantai dengan garis pantai sepanjang
5 km ini Anda pun bisa puas berbelanja menjelajahi satu per satu toko-toko yang ada. Beragam pilihan akomodasi tersedia di sini, simply choose one that fit your budget.

Seminyak dan Kerobokan
Tempat dimana Anda bisa menemukan upscale restaurants and trendy designer bars, terutama di sekitar Jalan Dhyana Pura. Nikmati sunset terindah di Pantai Petitenget dengan hamparan pasir hitamnya yang terhampar di tepi pantai sepanjang mata memandang. Tanah Lot Berada di Utara Seminyak, pantai dengan Pura-nya yang legendaris dan kini dikelilingi hotel-holel mewah. Uluwatu Sebuah desa kecil di bagian
paling Selatan Bali yang terkenal dengan Pura Luhur Uluwatu yang berdiri indah di atas tebing di tepi pantai. (pop)

sumber : Tabloid Pesiar Edisi 15, November 2008.

Bagi anda yang ingin mendapatkan Tabloid Pesiar gratis di wilayah Yogyakarta dan sekitarnya, bisa mendapatkannya di kantor Ditto Tours di Jl. Magelang no. 77a Yogyakarta atau  Seturan Plaza Blok B.16 Yogyakarta, atau Pom Bensin Bandara Udara Adisucipto Yogyakarta.

Sejumlah pelaku pariwisata di Jogja yang tergabung dalam Acak ablak community, pada hari minggu 09 November 2008 melakukan perjalanan keakraban ke dataran tinggi Dieng. Acara diawali dengan berkumpul di Pelangi Tours Jl. Sutomo pada pukul 07.00 kemudian perjalanan dimulai dengan santai dan penuh canda khas Acak ablak. Sekitar jam 11.00 rombongan tiba di hotel Galeri Kresna Wonosobo, di sana telah siap Bang Marah Madewa (dedengkotnya hotel Kresna), Ibu Marine (Polaris tours) dan beberapa bapak -bapak wakil dari pemerintah kota Wonosobo. Setelah ramah tamah dan say hello, kemudian perjalanan berlanjut ke kawasan Goa Semar & Danau Warna (sedikit hujan rintik-rintik mengiringi perjalanan kami)…setelah itu rombongan berangkat lagi menuju Dieng Plateau Theater (DPT), di sana kita disuguhi film dokumenter tentang aktivitas gunung dan kawah yang ada di Dieng. Setelah selesai menyaksikan film dokumenter tersebut rombongan dibawa menuju kawah sikidang ( mendoan n kopi purwacengnya yahuuuttt men…boleh dicoba, Joooossss bener), setelah puas disana akhirnya kami keliling sebentar menyaksikan candi-candi yang ada di sekitar sana, kemudian pada pukul 14.30 kami putuskan untuk kembali lagi ke Galeri Kresna Hotel untuk makan siang. Setibanya di Galeri Kresna Hotel Bang Marah Madewa mengajak kami inspeksi kamar yang ada di sana, wow kamar2nya antik banget, benar-benar perpaduan yang indah antara sentuhan modern bercampur dengan gedung peninggalan kompeni, bayangin aja, di lantai Ballroom masih ada pelor peninggalan Belanda yang sengaja dibiarkan sebagai bukti bahwa dulu para kompeni pernah melakukan aktivitas di sana. Tepat pukul 16.00 kami meninggalkan Galeri Kresna Hotel untuk kembali ke Jogja. Di Wonosobo kami mampir sejenak di tempat oleh2 untuk orang-orang dirumah, setelah itu kami mampir lagi di Kledung Pass Hotel & Resto, satu lagi tempat yang patut untuk dikunjungi kalau pergi ke Dieng. Letaknya antara Parakan - Wonososbo, terletak pas di tengah-tengan antara gunung Sindoro dan gunung Sumbing. Disana kami diterima oleh Pak Agus, pemilik Kledung Pass Hotel &  Resto, sambil inspeksi room kami juga disuguhi coffe break oleh Pak Agus (Makasih ya pak, Jasa2 bapak tidak akan kami lupakan). Setelah kenyang dan banyak mendapatkan informasi maupun bahan joke, kami kemudian pamit dan langsung meluncur lagi melanjutkan perjalanan ke Jogja. Pas di Magelang kami stop di POM Bensin untuk istirahat dan dinner bagi yang masih lapar. Jam 9 teng kami lanjutkan lagi perjalanan tanpa mampir-mampir lagi. Pas pukul 10 malem kami tiba lagi di Jogja dengan membawa sejuta kenangan indah baik kenangan Dieng maupun kenangan bersama cinlok (bagi yang masih jomblo n blm laku, jikakakaka).

Built on 1760 by Dutch Government with the agreement of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono the Firt and was named after ‘Fort Rustenburg’. Between 1765 - 1788 the building was furnished and the name changed to ‘Fort Vredeburg” or Fort of Peace.

The use of this building itself has changed time after time :

• 1760-1830 : Dutch defense Fort
• 1830-1945 : Dutch & Japanese military headquarters.
• 1945-1977 : Indonesia used it as the military home base.

On 1981, The Culture and Education Department minister announced the department act of Indonesia No.0224/U/1981 that Fort Vredeburg officialy became on of  Culture Heritage. November 5th 1984, the minister of culture and education turned the building to higher level as “Museum Perjuangan Nasional” and opened for public. On November 23rd 1992 Fort Vredeburg launched its new status as “Museum Khusus Perjuangan Nasional”  and then known as ” Museum Benteng Yogyakarta”.

Image source :  http://www.my-indonesia.info/imgdata/_cache/_w500h375_paper-gallery-img3512_vREDEBURGFortJogjakartaPhotobyDeddySetiawanS.jpg

Content Source : Cultural Heritage Tourism Workshop (Yogyakarta, Oct 13 - 16 2008)

Located in one of the beautiful corners of Kaliurang area, namely Kaswargan park meaning the heaven park on land encircled by park and forest, this museum was inaugurated by Sri Paku Alam VIII, King of Pakualaman Pallace in 1997. Ullen Sentalu as the name of the museum stands for “Ulating Blencong Sejatine Tataning Lumaku” that means the real torch of life for human way of life.

Ullen Sentalu museum gives evidence that in addition to beautiful face, some kingdom ladies are capable of showing thought and works as symbols of their inner beauty. The museum that is located at the south foot of Merapi mountain contains photographs and paintings by ladies from Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Mangkunegaran and Pakualaman Kingdoms.

Image source :http://cbramono.net/bram_foto/ullen1.jpg

Content source : Cultural Heritage Tourism Workshop ( Yogyakarta, Oct 13 - 16, 2008)

Indonesia displays a wealth of remains dating back to prehistoric times. They can be found in northern and central Sulawesi, the Pasemah district of Sumatra, as well as the islands of Bali, Sumba, Flores and Nias. Java, too, is not lacking in prehistoric sites. Scattered remains of the so-called Sampung Culture, representing the island’s earliest agricultural communities, can be found in districts such as Tuban, Bojonegoro, Mojokerto, Pacitan and Jember. The village of Sampung itself, after which the Culture was named, lies near the East Javanese town of Ponorogo.
From the perspective of Heritage Tourism, however, there is no doubt that the megalithic monuments of Java’s far eastern region, notably Bondowoso, hold a special appeal. To begin with, Bondowoso’s dramatic natural landscape in itself cannot fail to impress visitors. On its eastern side lies the jagged summit of Mt Raung, one of Java’s most impressive volcanos, as well as the sulphureous crater lake of Ijen; while to the west rises the wild and mysterious Hyang Plateau, site of the legendary kingdom of Dewi Rengganis. Local culture includes the Madurese sport of bull fighting, which is staged regularly in the district of Tapen.
Bondowoso’s megalithic remains consist of massive stones, erected centuries ago for a variety of purposes, many of them symbolic. Among them we find menhirs (standing stones), dolmens (stone tables), sarcophagi (stone graves), stone seats and stairways, statues, household items such as mortars and pestles, as well as groups of stones known popularly as ‘watu kenong’, on account of their resemblance to the gong-like instruments of a Javanese gamelan orchestra.
In addition, the region of Bondowoso possesses a unique object known as pandhusa, which is a cross between a dolmen and a sarcophagus; in other words, a grave in the form of a dolmen. Most of the pandhusa documented up to now lie in hilly regions. One group is to be found near the curious, cone-shaped hill named Gunung Ko’ong, to the west of the town of Maesan, which according to tradition was formerly an important cultural centre. In the early 1990’s I did some exploring in the region of Maesan, notably in the villages of Dawuhan and Tanahwulan. Villagers there informed me of the pandhusa’s unique construction method, as follows. First, a suitably large rock would be selected, after which an excavation would begin beneath it. The removed earth would gradually be replaced by flat, stone pillars, resulting in a burial chamber under the rock. There the body of the deceased would later be placed, and the entrance sealed with another flat stone.
To gain some idea of the extent of Bondowoso’s megalithic remains, published figures by the Mpu Tantular Museum, based on a survey conducted 10 years ago, listed among the various items observed a total of 92 sarcophagi, 129 dolmen, and 95 ‘watu kenong’. This survey, incidently, was limited to just 5 of the regency’s 17 districts, all of which are said to contain prehistoric sites. Another report, from the National Research Centre for Archaeology in Jakarta, listed 47 megalithic sites in the plains and lower hill regions of Bondowoso, spread out over an area measuring approximately 1000 square kilometers, from Maesan in the south-west to Prajekan in the north-east. How many more sites lie hidden in the higher, mountainous districts, is anybody’s guess.
According to the report from the Mpu Tantular Museum, the locations visited in 1998 were well cared for and secure. The local government was actively interested in their protection, and caretakers had been appointed by the Balai Arkeologi at Trowulan, Mojokerto. And most important, the local population was generally supportive. The team did admit, however, that many of the pandhusa had long since been robbed of their contents, which presumably had ended up on the antique market. Considering the sheer quantity and extent of these prehistoric remains, it is clear that the best, indeed the only way to protect them is to encourage local awareness of their cultural value. The development of Cultural Tourism in Bondowoso would certainly help towards that end. As to the scope, as well as the practical implementation of Heritage Tours in the region, these require consultation with specialists in the relevant fields. Inasmuch as many of the megalithic monuments lie in isolated spots on difficult terrain, the possibility of organizing Adventure Tours could also be considered.

source : Nigel Bullough, Workshop on Cultural Heritage Tourism (Yogyakarta 13th – 16th October 2008)

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INFLIGHT PRACTICE PROGRAM

ONE DAY TOUR

ITINERARY

05,00 CHECK IN KEBERANGKATAN DARI AIRPORT KOTA ASAL

06,00 TAKE OFF MENUJU BANDARA UDARA SOEKARNO HATTA

07,00 TIBA DI BANDARA UDARA SOEKARNO HATTA (CENGKARENG)

08,00 KUNJUNGAN KE GARUDA INDONESIA TRAINING CENTER (GITC) DURI KOSAMBI

10,30 KUNJUNGAN KE AEROWISATA CATERING SERVICE (ACS) CENGKARENG

13,00 MAKAN SIANG AEROWISATA CATERING SERVICE (ACS)

14,30 KUNJUNGAN KE GARUDA MAINTENANCE FACILITIES (GMF) (CENGKARENG)

17,00 MENUJU TERMINAL KEBERANGKATAN (CENGKARENG)

18,00 CHECK IN KEBERANGKATAN (CENGKARENG)

19,00 TAKE OFF MENUJU BANDARA KOTA ASAL

20,00 TIBA DI BANDARA KOTA ASAL, END OF PROGRAM

PAKET TERMASUK

1. TIKET PESAWAT JOG - CGK - JOG DG GARUDA INDONESIA AIRLINES

2. BUS PARIWISATA

3. MAKAN SESUAI ACARA

4. TOUR LEADER & GUIDE YANG BERPENGALAMAN

5. PARKIR, TOL & PERIJINAN

6. INSTRUKTUR

7. TIPS DRIVER & BIAYA ADMINISTRASI DI MASING - MASING INSTANSI

8. SNACK DAN AIR MINERAL DI SEPANJANG PERJALANAN.

TOUR PROGRAM : JOGJA CITY TOUR
DURATION : 2D1N

ITINERARY
DAY 1 ( D )
- Pickup service at Airport / Railway Station
- Dinner at local restaurant
- Check in hotel
DAY 2 ( B,L )
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Kraton (Sultan Palace)
- Prambanan Temple
- Lunch in local restaurant
- Transfer to the Airport / railway station, end of program

Includes :
- AC Tourism bus
- Hotel accommodations twin share
- Full board meals
- Object entrance ticket
- Tour guide
- Travel Insurance
- Parking lot & Tips driver

TOUR PROGRAM : Jogja Cultural Package
DURATION : 03 days 02 nights

ITINERARY

Day 1
o Pick up service, meet & greet at Adisucipto Airport Yogyakarta.
o Spending a while at the center of silver handicrafts in Kota Gede.
o Visiting a Javanese Batik factory.
o Diner at Gazebo, Javanese western restaurant.
o Check in hotel, Free program.

Day 2
o Breakfast at Hotel
o Visiting Borobudur temple , the bigest buddhist temple in ninth century
o Lunch at
o Visiting Sambisari temple, Siva temple that located 7 meters below the surface.
o Visiting Prambanan Temple, The most famous & magnificient of Central Java’s temple.
o Diner at Prambanan open air resto.
o Back to hotel.

Day 3
o Breakfast at Hotel.
o Check out Hotel.
o Visiting Sultan pallace
o Lunch at Gudeg bu Tjitro
o Flight to Ngurah Rai Airport Bali.
o Arive at Ngurah Rai Airport, Meet & Greet with Ditto Tour Bali.
o Transfer to Novotel Nusa Dua Hotel, free program.

Prambanan

Prambanan temple is extraordinarily beautiful building constructed in the tenth century during the reigns of two kings namely Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. Soaring up to 47 meters (5 meters higher than Borobudur temple), the foundation of this temple has fulfilled the desire of the founder to show Hindu triumph in Java Island. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, among an area that now functions as beautiful park.

There is a legend that Javanese people always tell about this temple. As the story tells, there was a man named Bandung Bondowoso who loved Roro Jonggrang. To refuse his love, Jonggrang asked Bondowoso to make her a temple with 1,000 statues only in one-night time. The request was nearly fulfilled when Jonggrang asked the villagers to pound rice and to set a fire in order to look like morning had broken. Feeling to be cheated, Bondowoso who only completed 999 statues cursed Jonggrang to be the thousandth statue.

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source :http://www.yogyes.com

Borobudur

Who does not know Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies in its complex. Millions of people are eager to visit this building as one of the World Wonder Heritages. It is not surprising since architecturally and functionally, as the place for Buddhists to say their prayer, Borobudur is attractive.

Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty. Based on Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur was a place for praying that was completed to be built on 26 May 824, almost one hundred years from the time the construction was begun. The name of Borobudur, as some people say, means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while other says that Borobudur means monastery on the high place.

Borobudur is constructed as a ten-terraces building. The height before being renovated was 42 meters and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the lowest level was used as supporting base. The first six terraces are in square form, two upper terraces are in circular form, and on top of them is the terrace where Buddha statue is located facing westward. Each terrace symbolizes the stage of human life. In line with of Buddha Mahayana, anyone who intends to reach the level of Buddha’s must go through each of those life stages.

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source :http://www.yogyes.com

The Yogyakarta Sultanate, formally the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, was formed in 1755 when the existing Sultanate of Mataram was divided by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in two under the Treaty of Giyanti. This treaty states that the Sultanate of Mataram was to be divided into the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat with Yogyakarta as the capital and Mangkubumi who became Sultan Hamengkubuwono I as its Sultan and the Sultanate of Surakarta Hadiningrat with Surakarta as the capital and Pakubuwono III who was the ruler of the Sultanate of Mataram as its Sultan. The Sultan Hamengkubuwono I spent the next 37 years building the new capital, with the Kraton as the centerpiece and the court at Surakarta as the blueprint model. By the time he died in 1792, his territory exceeded Surakarta’s. The ruler Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (April 12, 1912 - 1988) held a degree from the Dutch Leiden University, and held for a time the largely ceremonial position of Vice-President of Indonesia, in recognition of his status, as well as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defense. In support of Indonesia declaring independence from the Dutch and Japanese occupation, in September 5, 1945, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX of Yogya and Sri Paku Alam VIII in Yogya declared their sultanates to be part of the Republic of Indonesia. In return for this support, a law was passed in 1950 in which Yogyakarta was granted the status of province Daerah Istimewa (Special Region Province), with special status that recognizes the power of the Sultan in his own region’s domestic affairs. By this act, Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX was appointed as governor for life. During the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch after World War II (1945-1950), the capital of the newly-declared Indonesian republic was temporarily moved to Yogyakarta when the Dutch reoccupied Jakarta from January 1946 until August 1950. The current ruler of Yogyakarta is his son, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, who holds a law degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada. Upon the elder sultan’s death, the position of governor, according to the agreement with Indonesia, was to pass to his heir. However, the central government at that time insisted on an election. In 1998, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X was elected as governor by the provincial house of representatives (DPRD) of Yogyakarta, defying the will of the central government. “I may be a sultan,” he has been quoted in Asia Week as saying, “but is it not possible for me to also be a democrat?”

Source: www.wikipedia.org