Prambanan Temple

Prambanan Temple is extraordinarily beautiful building built in the 10th centuryduring the reign of Rakai Pikatan, two Kings and Rakai Balitung. Soaring up to 47 ft (5 meters higher than Borobudur Temple), the Foundation of this temple has fulfilled thewishes of the author, showing the triumph of Hinduism in Java. The temple is located17 kilometers from the city center, in the middle of the area that is now a beautifulgarden built.

Prambanan Temple has three main temples in the main page, namely Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The third Temple is the epitome of Trimurti in Hindu belief. The thirdTemple is facing East. Each of the main temple has a single accompanying Templefacing to the West, namely Nandini for Shiva, Angsa for Brahma, and Garuda forVishnu. In addition, there are 2 flank temples, Temple 4 kelir temples and 4 cornertemples. Meanwhile, the second page has 224 temples.

Entering Shiva temple which is located in the middle and highest building, you will find 4 pieces of the room. One main room contains Shiva statue, while 3 other roomseach containing a statue of Durga (Shiva’s wife), Agastya (Shiva’s teacher), and Ganesh(son of Shiva). Statue of Durga is touted as a statue of Roro Jonggrang in legend as told above.

In Vishnu Temple is located on the north side of Shiva temple, you will only find one room which contains a statue of Vishnu. Likewise the Brahma Temple is located on the South side of Shiva temple, you will only find one room contains a statue of Brahma.

Accompanying Temple is Garuda Temple is alluring enough that is located near theTemple of Vishnu. This temple keeps a story about the human figure-half bird namedGaruda. Garuda is a mystical bird in Hindu Mythology the Golden-bodied, white-faced,red-beaked, winged and wingless Eagle-like. Estimated, a figure that is an adaptationof the Hindu Bennu (meaning ‘ rose ‘ or ‘ shining ‘, associated with the God Re) in the mythology of Ancient Egypt or Ancient Greece mythology in Phoenix. Garuda could have saved his mother from the curse of Aruna (Garuda‘s handicapped) by stealingTirta Amerta (the holy water of the gods).

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java,Indonesia. The location of the temple is approximately 100 kilometres to the southwest of Semarang, 86 kilometers west of Surakarta, and 40 kilometres northwest of Yogyakarta. Stupa shaped Temple was established by adherents of Mahayana Buddhism circa 800-an Ad during the reign of sailendra dynasty. Borobudur Temple,the biggest Buddhist temple or in the world, as well as one of the largest Buddhistmonument in the world.

The monument comprises six square shape that capped three circular platforms, onthe walls are decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues there are.Borobudur Buddhist relief has a collection of the best and largest in the world. The main stupa is the biggest lies in the Middle as well as crowning the building,surrounded by three rows of circular 72 perforated stupas, in which there is a statue of buddha sitting cross-legged in the Lotus position perfect with mudra (hand gesture)Dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).

This monument is a model of the universe and was built as a shrine to glorify theBuddha as well as functioning as a place of pilgrimage to guide the human raceswitched from natural carnal lust towards enlightenment and wisdom according to the teachings of Buddha. The pilgrims enter through the East side start the ritual at the base of the temple with the sacred buildings encircling the running clockwise, while continuing to ascend to the next stair steps through the three levels of BuddhistCosmology in the realm. The third level is the Kāmadhātu (the world of desires),Rupadhatu (realm of intangibles), and Arupadhatu (the world of intangibles). In thisjourney of pilgrims walking through a series of hallways and stairs with witnessed no less than 1,460 panels relief etched on the walls and balustrades.

Cave Pindul

  Feel the thrill of adventure in the cave river float tires. Looking down the dark hallway decorated cave beautiful stalactites and stalagmites.

Down the river using rubber boats are common, but if the river was flowing at the cave of course, will be exciting and thrilling adventure. Pindul, one of the caves is a series of seven caves with underground river in the village Bejiharjo, Karangmojo, offering the thrill of adventure. For approximately 45-60 minutes tourists will be invited along the river in the dark bowels of the earth 300m buoy tires. Adventure that blends body rafting and caving activity is known as cave tubing.

Not required special preparation to do cave tubing in Pindul. The equipment needed is tires buoy, life vest, and head lamp which everything is provided by the manager. The flow of the river is very quiet make this activity safely done by anyone, from children to adults. The best time to cave tubing in the morning Pindul is about 09.00 or 10.00 am. In addition because the water is not too cold, if the weather was clear at these hours will appear light of heaven that comes from sunlight that filtered in through a large crack in the roof of the cave.

As I feel the cold river water to stroke in the middle of the cave were minimal lighting, a guide tells the story of the naming origins Pindul. According to legend the people believed and told hereditary, name Pindul and other caves in Bejiharjo inseparable from the story of Jim Singlulung odyssey to find his father. After exploring the dense forests, mountains, and rivers, Joko Singlulung also entered caves in Bejiharjo. When you get to one of the cave suddenly Joko Singlulung hit the rocks, so the cave is called Pindul derived from the word cheek gebendul.

 

Ciwidey White Crater

Kawah Putih is the most famous tourist Bandung. Located in Ciwidey, West Java, approximately 50 KM south of the city of Bandung, Kawah Putih is a lake formed as a result of the eruption Patuha. In accordance with its name, the land in this area is white due to the mixing of elemental sulfur. In addition to white-colored soil, water lake Kawah Putih area also has a greenish-white color and can change color according to the contained sulfur content, temperature, and cuaca.Kawah White Ciwidey in a mountainous region that has a height of more than 2,400 feet above the surface the sea. With the altitude, the air temperature in the White Crater cold temperature with a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius to 22 degrees Celsius.

In addition to its beauty enjoyed by tourists, Crater White Ciwidey also often the place of other activities, such as filming, painting, wedding photos, up to climbing and equestrian activities.

Pine Forests Imogiri

  This location is a destination for photography parapecinta unbeatable location in Yogyakarta, the air is cool and the soil is covered by twigs that fall from the trees add to the beauty nature of this place. At first glance there may not be so special about this location, but if we probe into’ll be amazed by the thousands of pine trees standing tall between where we stand.

It is now open to the public and does not charge at all. However, tourists are required to pay attention to hygiene, ethics, and norms. Personal awareness to each other we have to keep and maintain the forest was planted to remember the world’s lungs. Almost every day the place is crowded with tourists and forth. Nothing but public toilets, no food stalls, especially the workshop in this area, there is only a parking attendant who keeps the vehicle. Rp2.000,00 charged for the cost of motorcycle safety and Rp5.000,00 for cars or other four-wheeled vehicles.

Lake Toba

Lake Toba is an immense volcanic lake covering an area of 1,707 km² with an island in its centre.
Formed by a gigantic volcanic eruption some 70,000 years ago, it is probably the largest resurgent caldera on Earth. Some studies say it might have been associated with causing previous ice age/climate change and the largest human population bottleneck ever. Genetic estimates suggests that there were only a few thousand individuals that survived its catastrophic eruption.
The island in the middle – Pulau Samosir – was joined to the caldera wall by a narrow isthmus, which was cut through to enable boats to pass; a road bridge crosses the cutting. Samosir island is the cultural centre of the Batak tribe who are now mostly Christians.
Lake Toba was perhaps once more popular than it is nowadays, but for many it remains a firm fixture on the Banana Pancake Trail. It is a great laid back place to chill out for a few days after jungle trekking etc. The location is very popular with Chinese tourists around Chinese New Year, when availability drops dramatically and accommodation costs sky rocket.

Mount Bromo

Sightseeing Mount Bromo included in a National Park in East Java, Bromo Tengger National Park Semeru.Akses easiest and most widely used by the visitors who come to the site is via a tour of Mount Bromo in Probolinggo because just from the trail to Mount Bromo via Probolinggo are offers a hotel closest to Mount Bromo and has a direct view to Mount Bromo from the front hotel..so very unfortunate if a visit to the bromo but had to stay at a hotel a short distance from Mount Bromo.

Another uniqueness when a trip to Mount Bromo while walking or riding a horse is that we will find a building for religious worship Hindu Tengger tribe is located right at the foot of the mountain belongs to Hindus worship bromo.Bangunan named Pura Luhur Poten.

Taman Lampion/Pelangi (lanterns park)

In this park we can see the rainbow even at night. Lanterns of various shapes and colors pleasing to the eye. An assortment of rides are also available. They say we have to wait for the rain to see the rainbow, and it was only in the daytime. But in this park we do not have to wait for the rain let alone the sun, because the rainbow here will continue to be there every day even after sunset. This rainbow is not unusual because the rainbow is in the form of lanterns with different cute characters. adorned with lanterns in addition we can also enjoy a variety of games ranging from the trampoline, mini rickshaw, rowboat, water ball, speed boat, car bombs, and others. other than that we can also enjoy a variety of culinary tourism in the park rainbow. a wide variety of delicious food and of course the price is affordable.

Gembira Loka Zoo

  Gembira Loka is an exactly place to be visited with family. Not only we can try a variety of rides games and watch the behavior of various animals, we can also find a giant lizard, the Komodo Dragon. In addition to have a collection of Komodo dragon, Gembira Loka also has a collection of snakes, frogs from various countries, Kaiman, soa, turtles, and lizards in the Reptile and Amphibian Park. Other various animals such as elephants, orangutans, tigers, monkeys, camels, birds, deer, zebra, until hippo also can be found in Gembira Loka. The atmosphere which is calm and its botanical garden filled with shady trees make this place fun to be visited with family and friends. If you come at the right time, you can see the show of funny creatures, ranging from parrot that could count, an orangutan that can ride a bicycle, to an otters which are playing ball.

After watching the attractions and funny behavior of various animals, This mode is a magnificent ship-shaped building which is located in the middle of an artificial lake. At Tirta Mayang there are cafes open, so we can having a meal while enjoying the sunny afternoon and watching the ships passed. Dugong Kataraman Ship which is carrying many passengers passed slowly through then followed by a speeding boat so that the water will splash everywhere. At the distance, the children seem happy to play paddle boat with their parents. As the name implies, Gembira Loka, is the zoo which located in the middle of the city into a great place for having fun.

Indrayanti Beach

      Indrayanti shore like an angel stunning beach lovers. This beach is located in the southern coastal province of Jogjakarta precisely in Gunungkidul district. Still one row to the beach Baron, Kukup beach, beach and beach Krakal Sundak. The new beach is famous in recent years. Understandably, once this beach is not professionally managed. Now, with the private manager who also manages the restaurant Indrayanti juggle Beach Round of Shawwal is not inferior to the Kuta Beach Bali.

Coastal Landscape Indrayanti
Round the coast of Shawwal is the name commonly known by local residents. The name can be spelled Indrayanti coincidence. Since the number of visitors and there is no obvious sign other than the name Cafe, then it is called Indrayanti as the name of the beach. Indrayanti beach precisely located in the village Tepus, Wonosari, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta.
Arguably, fame Indrayanti Beach has defeated Baron and Kukup beach is known as the first tourist beach. It may be because of comfort as well. On the beach Indrayanti, do not try litter if not fined Rp 10.000, – fines imposed solely for the sake of maintaining the cleanliness of the beach so tourists feel comfortable.
If you want to spend the night in Indrayanti not to worry because it has been supplied with a variety of lodging options prices. concept view and lodgings are returned to nature (back to nature) .Large lodging set on the bottom of the hill. Being in the form of stilt houses and huts on the shoreline.
While enjoying the panoramic beauty of the gift of God in this Indrayanti beach, you can rent a jet ski to navigate the waves. Supplied umbrellas along the beach with rental Rp 20.000, – unlimited. On the beach Indrayanti, you will be treated to the beauty of the natural landscape that blends white sand beaches, coral reefs, beaches and crystal clear blue water.
Admission prices Indrayanti Beach
Admission to the coastal region is super cheap only Rp5.000,-.