Kelimutu (Lake Three Colors)

Kelimutu (Lake Three Colors)

Three Colors Lake on Mount kelimutu, known to be the world's best travel destination. Located 60 kilometers from Ende, precisely in Moni. Crater at the top of kelimutu has long been a mainstay of tourism in East Nusa Tenggara. Kelimutu crater is known even to many parts of the world, mainly through word of mouth for foreign tourists who had come there. The shape is similar to the rest of this crater lake was called Lake kelimutu or Lake Three Colors. Located on about 5,000 hectares of land, since 1967 the government established the region as a national park.

There is no record of exactly when the three colors of the lake is at first found. Water color change from time to time. However, the most famous lake water is red, white, and blue. This is the color used to sing primary school children in various parts of the island of kelimutu. From time to time, this color change with the seasons, sunlight, and the various chemical changes at the bottom of the crater.

Van Schuktelen, a Dutch citizen, who at first 'open' this information the lake-color into the world wide in 1915. kelimutu is the beauty of the spread after the Y.Bouman, also a European traveler, wrote in 1929. After 1929 the foreign tourists began to arrive. Foreign missionaries on kelimutu also brought news of this unique lake to the other parts of Europe and other countries. Not to mention that most researchers are interested in finding out the causes of natural phenomena is very rare.

Beautiful, quiet, and the mystical, the lake stretched away in the bottom of the crater in green, blue and black. In Ende Lio, the population was three lakes as Tiwu Mbupu Ata (parent lake), Nua Muri Tiwu Ko'o Fai (Lake of young people), and Tiwu Ata Polo (soothsayer lake) known haunted. Ata Polo and Tiwu Tiwu Nua Muri steep walls separated only as wide as it used to be 15-20 meter. This wall impassable of people but are now wall almost disappeared due to the eruption of volcanic events and earthquakes. About 300 meters to the west Tiwu Nua Muri is located Tiwu Mbupu Ata. Communities around Lake kelimutu is believed that the spirits of the ancestors place. After death, the spirits they moved from village to the top of kelimutu for good. Crater which will be occupied depending on age and deeds during live. Before to go into one of the lakes, according to belief, the spirits first face Konde Ratu. He was the gatekeeper Perikonde, which is believed to be the entrance to Lake kelimutu spirits. Here, each visitor is allowed to coin, betel nut, or cigarettes as offerings to the Queen Konde.

For tourists who do not like the mystical affairs, 'miracle' of three craters kelimutu still has appeal. The color of the water all of the crater is constantly changing. Crater Tiwu Mbupu Ata in 1915 that blood-red, now black-brown. Similarly Tiwu Nua Muri. Active crater with a depth of 127 meters is constantly changing color from emerald green to white, blue and finally green. While Tiwu Ata Polo from white, green, blue, red, black and brown now.
According to some researchers, the color changes in the crater that could be caused by refraction and reflection of light color of the walls of the crater, biota, water, reflection of the lake bottom, as well as chemical changes are dissolved in the crater.

Unfortunately, the beauty that can not be enjoyed for long. Around 09.00 local time, the fog had enveloped the surface of the crater. Therefore, travelers should depart from Ende when it was still dark so that after a two hour drive, they can reach the lake at sunrise. It's amazing three color lake is to be the best travel destination.

Another option is to stay of overnight in the Moni village, 12 kilometers from kelimutu. Accommodation provided by local government which is quite representative of the cottage which is used as a place to stay for a while. Of specialty we can see the beauty of nature's charm is still very natural and the cool mountain air wrapped.

Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Best Enchantment from Bali

Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Kuta, Ubud, Bali and Kintamani be excellent to have no end. However, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) is not less beautiful. Here you can see some of the beautiful island of Bali!

Only 10 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport, 25 minutes from Kuta and 20 minutes from Nusa Dua, you'll arrive at GWK. Its area is 240 acres and built this place will be the highest statue in the world to beat the Statue of Liberty. Nuances of sight most of the island you can see from this place.

GWK has the feel of the cool and the scenery is completely green. Not only that, the architecture and carvings by artists in Bali can you see there. Carvings are engraved on the walls and shape of the statue, giving its own story for you.

One of the famous carving are beautiful and the size statue of the god wisnu. This statue will be the tallest statue in the world. This statue has a height of 20 meters, with some form of Lord wisnu bodies without arms. Later this statue will have a height of 150 meters high and 64 meters wide.

In this place you can also see a beautiful sunset. From a height of 263 meter above sea level you can see the sun go down with serene. Occasionally you can also see that the plane will land at Ngurah Rai. In addition, at wisnu Plaza, one of the sections in GWK, are also often held performances of Balinese dance, Barong and Kecak dance like.

In GWK there are also many souvenir shops. You can hunt for souvenirs and beautiful Balinese antiques. If you are hungry, some restaurant provide a variety of foods to eat to fill up your energy.

Sights and attractions in the GWK will steal your heart. Not only that, the GWK will be a symbol to protect and maintain of the universe with a statue of Lord wisnu. When the long holiday to Bali this time, don't forget to visiting at GWK. It's the beauty of Bali from a different side and to the best travel destination.

Dragon village for Travel Destinations

Dragon Village

Dragon village (Kampung Naga) is a traditional village in Neglasari, Tasikmalaya District, West Java, offering ripe coffee cherries to the group of tourists from Germany. A couple of tourists trying to taste the fruit. While "blurted out" describes a variety of ways, ranging from the variety of coffee plant in the village to the fold of the District Salawu. Kampung Naga is the best travel destination.

That is the habit of foreign tourists who every day visit Kampung Naga. Once off the bus parked at the terminal on the edge of the highway-Tasikmalaya Garut, they are not directly walk to the village. While walking, they stopped it stopped here, photos there pictures here, with alert ears listening to the tour guide.

To reach this village, we had to descend a ladder that has been walled along the 500 meters and a width of 2 meters because the village is flanked hilly plateau that stretches from east to west. It is located in the upper hills Ciwulan River.

Traditional Kampung Naga is located 500 meters below the road through the province-Bandung Tasikmalaya Garut or 30 kilometers west of Tasikmalaya. Kampung Naga can be reached by public transportation from Bandung, Garut, or Tasikmalaya.

"Every day, an average of 20 foreign tourists visited our village. Sometimes four buses arrived at the Dragon at the same time, "said Tatang Sutisna (45), resident advisor of the Dragon is also a tour guide. In addition to exercise, up and down stairs that slope varies up to 60 degrees it is a "tourist attraction" to watch the original nature Tatar Sunda.

Kampung Naga does not provide special attractions, such as performance art. If anything, it just happened to Naga people and not provided for tourists. As in the middle of this month Friday, in the parking lot and happened to be the orchestra dangdut jaipongan to celebrate mass circumcision. Some visitors were invited to dance for Naga people familiar with Western tourists.

The tourists who visit Kampung Naga in general want to enjoy the traditional life of harmony with the natural authenticity in the hills and river. Traditions can be seen from the Naga traditional house-shaped bamboo-walled house on stilts (seseg).

Roof made of palm fiber as roof tiles are not allowed by the ancestor (ancestors) Naga. All the same size house, which is 5 meters x 8 meters, facing both ways, to the south and north. Roof forms are all two-way, there should be no a three-way (jure). This is one of the Naga people's lives in carrying out the ancestor, which is caused pagirang tampian-excited (not racing). Another philosophy of life that remains now is to be executed citizens and away from the dispute peacefully.

German tourist

So far, most of the group of foreign tourists who come to Kampung Naga is a tourist from Germany. This is related to the interests of Germans traveling to other countries recorded higher than most other European countries. Next year, Indonesia will become the official partner of the international tourism market annual Internationale Tourismus Borse Berlin, Germany.

Back to Kampung Naga, kokolot or caretaker has an important role in everyday life. This kokolot function among other ceremonies. Everyday life, especially in certain months, filled with a traditional ceremony. Eight years the biggest ceremony performed once, fell in Alip, coinciding with the date in Hijri Maulud 13-14. The ceremony is implementing pedaran, which reveal the history of the Naga, who followed all citizens of the Dragon.

Because they still maintain a traditional, socio-economic conditions as if passing is lower than the surrounding villagers. In fact, judging from the other side, Naga residents live independently, creatively, and never ask for it. In addition to farming, for subsistence, they make various handicrafts from bamboo, ranging from hats to bamboo flute.

The goods were sold in the cooperative and there is already exported. "Until now, the Naga people still refuse to use LPG and kerosene should not be used for firewood," said Entin Suhertini (41), Naga People Cooperative employees.

In addition to the rationed kerosene sold 5,000 liters per five months to Kampung Naga, it also runs a cooperative savings and loan. However, savings and loans is not very developed because the Naga people to save rather than borrow more. "From about 90 of our members, who borrowed most 39 people, saving the rest of the cooperative," Entin said.

The location of Kampung Naga is sandwiched between two pieces, the forest, the Forest Biuk otherwise known as the Dragon Leuweung forest area of 1.5 hectares and 2 hectares of Naga Karamat. Both forests were sacred, so not just anyone can enter. Anyone who dared to enter the forest it would be damned and all descendants of the Dragon trust, that violates the rules ancestor, his life would not be safe.

Therefore, both the forest so far remain stable. What is contained in the rule ancestor is actually a noble values of forest conservation in watersheds. Prior to the issue of widespread environmental damage and tear of modern life, which is considered a traditional Naga people had already been carrying out environmental conservation efforts.

For the modern nation, the customs procedure in harmony with nature Naga is the desire of future life.