Showing posts with label Indonesia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indonesia. Show all posts

Saturday, May 1, 2010

SENGGIGI LOMBOK - SISTER OF BALI

Senggigi
Princes of The West Coast

Senggigi, named after a princess in local legend, is the main tourist centre on Lomb0k. The resort area is about 10 km north of Ampenan, and about 20 minutes drive from the island's Selaparang airport. Nowhere near as large or as busy as its Bali counterparts, Senggigi is a great base for exploring the rest of the island.
Senggigi Beach is the large bay that forms the centre of the Senggigi, with the main road running paraller to the Beach, and the large resort accupaying the space between. The beach provides picturesque views of Bali's Gunung Agung to the west and stunning sunsets with the volcano silhouetted on the horizon.

Tourism Information:
  • The pasar seni (Art Market) is on the beach between the Santosa and Sheraton resort. There are numerous small stalls selling handicrafts and souvenirs from around Lombok, as well as t-shirt, sarongs and clothing similar to Bali's market.
  • Batu Layar, on the hill a couple of kilometers before Senggigi, has an important ancestral grave (makam) where Muslims come to picnic and pray for health and success.
  • Pura Batu Bolong (meaning: ''Rock witha hole'') is an interesting Hindu Temple facing Bali across the Lombok Strait. Built on a large rocky outcrop with a natural hole near the base, it is said that virgins were once sacrificed to the sea from the seat-like rock at the outermost point.
  • Kerandangan Valley, with a popular beach nearby and some nice hotels slightly out of town in a pretts valley
  • Mangsit has developed as an accommodation alternative to Senggigi, with boutique style hotels positioned along the breathtaking bays of the section of coast.



Friday, April 2, 2010

Indonesian tourist destinations - Indonesia Tourist attraction

Country Indonesia there are 33 Provinces, and Every provinces in Indonesia has interesting Places for tourism purposes. If you need more info about the best Places and attractive for tourism and leisure travel destinations...

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One of the best tourist destinations of Indonesia and Indonesia tourist attraction is the island of Bali and Java. Both these islands are the main areas for tourist destinations in Indonesia. Favourit place in Bali as Indonesia, will always be visited by local tourists as holiday seasons to come. Bali is an island paradise for local or foreign tourists. Java island which have a total population of Indonesia is the most in the 6 provinces of the island which has had many interesting sights, Borobudur Temple is the heritage of Buddhist kingdom is one of the main attractions in Indonesia.

Other tourist object you are viewing is the Komodo Dragon island. They are very rare and only found in Indonesia. Komodo island in 2010 nominated as the 7th place of the wonders of the world's most enchanting.

Another interesting tourist objects in Indonesia to visit Lake Toba is located on the island of Sumatra. In the middle of Lake Toba there is an uninhabited island. Lake Toba is a natural attractions are a very beautiful and wonderful place to visit tourist.

Some of the best attractions list of objects that exist in Indonesia is: Kuta beach in Bali, the Mentawai islands as one of the best surfing places in the world, Bunaken in Sulawesi island as a place of diving, Raja Ampat islands in West Papua as one of the best places to scuba diving in the world and many of other attractions are a very beautiful, fascinating and very admirable in Indonesia.

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