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Monumen Yesus Memberkati - Manado

Manado

Manado is the capital city of North Sulawesi province, and become an interesting city to be visit for its tourism destination, while the location itself is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area.

The municipality of Manado is divided into nine districts: Malalayang, Sario, Wanea, Wenang, Tikala, Mapanget, Singkil, Tuminting and Mapanget. It was estimated that Manado city is being known since 16th Century, at that century Manado City has been approached by people from overseas. The name of “Manado” land was use since 1623 to replace the name “Pogidon” or “wenang”

The word Manado is arrived from the Minahasa language, Mana rou or Mana dou, in Indonesia means “Di Jauh” or In Far Away.

The most inhabitant that live in Manado is Minahasa people, with the indigenous of Bantik Tribe, which is on of Minahasa sub-tribe. Other tribes who stay in Manado is like Mongondow, Sangir, Gorontalo, Arab and Tionghoa people. There is also other tribe from outside Manado like Javanese, Batak, Mollucas and Makassar. The most inhabitant are Christian, and there are lots of church standing still in Manado. The people use Manado Malay in daily speaking. The language is seems like Bahasa Indonesia with particular Manado dialect. Some of the dialects are coming from Portuguese and Dutch, related that they were formerly under those powers.

As the largest city in northern Sulawesi, Manado is an important tourist spot for visitors. The ecotourism become the biggest attraction in Manado. Scuba diving and snorkeling at Bunaken island is also popular amongst tourists. Another interesting place is Lake Tondano, Mount Lokon, Klabat Mountain and Mount Mahawu.

In the past two decades, tourism activities are rapidly growing into one of the mainstays in economic field. In fact, the people of Manado are mostly working as civilian, teacher or private employee, some people are working as businessmen, fisherman or other services.

The most popular destination is Bunaken National Park which is believe as one of the marvelous marine park in the world, while the tourist can enjoy diving or snorkeling in there. Another outstanding icon in Manado is the monument of Jesus Bless Manado. The building was built upon a hill in the housing Citraland Manado and has a height of 50 meters above the ground. The building was initiated by Ir. Ciputra, this is the highest monument of Jesus Christ in Asia and number two in the world after Christ the Redeemer.

Beside having some interesting tourism objects, one more benefits of Manado is near to the strategic location in hinterland objects, especially in Minahasa, which can be reached within 1 to 3 hours from the city of Manado. The destination include of Volcano area in Tomohon, Rurukan Agro-tourism village, Tondano mountains and Waruga in Sawangan.

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The Path To Tidung Island - Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta

Tidung Island

Tidung island is one of Kelurahan or the smaller sub-district in Thousand archipelago or Kepualuan Seribu. This island is divided into two islands which is Tidung Besar island and Tidung Kecil island.

Between Tuding Besar and Tuding Kecil is connected by the bridge which is located in west side Thousand island, the distance is about 3 hours away from Muara Angke by boat.

Tidung island has only 200 meters wide, with a length of about 5 km, and surrounded by shallow beach overgrown with coral and white shades that look beautifully. Tidung Island is a unique place, especially for marine tourism and diving. The coral reef ecosystems in this island is still virgin and good enough, especially when snorkeling or diving activities in the edge area . The research activities are also often done in this area. This beach does not have big waves because the cluster of corals and coral reefs around the beach are able to withstand the waves, it is safe enough for swimming.

Tidung island was inhabited by the local groups since the Dutch colonial era. It was mentioned that when Fatahillah invaded Malacca, he and his troops use of existing islands in the Bay of Jakarta as a place to set the strategy. One of the island was named Tidung Island, meaning the shelter island.
This island is inhabited by more than three thousands head of the family. Most of the inhabitants are fishermen.

The New Paradise is here on this island

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Highway Kapuas Bridge - Kapua, Central Kalimantan

Kapuas

Kapuas, is one of regencies in Central Kalimantan with the capital city of Kuala Kapuas. Kuala Kapuas, is the capital of the Kapuas district. Kuala itself means delta. Kuala Kapuas is a beautiful city, because it is located on the banks of the river at three intersections. Those three rivers are Kapuas Murung River, Kapuas river, and Java Sea Coast.

At night there are hundreds of lamps flickering the glare around the river. The city was built long ago before the existence of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan capital. This comes from the port city of small-scale trade between islands and between regions. Today the Kalimantan causeway opened Kapuas insulation to other areas in Kalimantan.

The development of Kuala Kapuas quite intensive, especially residential areas and new urban areas that include government buildings and other supporting infrastructure. Kuala Kapuas is the gateway to the south side of Central Kalimantan Province.

The northern part of Kapuas is hilly area, with elevation between 100-500 meters from the sea surface. The southern part consists of beaches and marshes with a height of between 0-5 meters from sea surface. In addition, Kapuas area has regional / waters territorial including lakes, swamps and some major rivers.

The ethnic groups that live in Kapuas are Dayak Ngaju, Dayak Bakumpai, Dayak Maanyan, Dayak Oot Danum, Banjar Malay, Javanese and other minor tribe. Ngaju Dayak is a native indigenous, the area consisting of oloh (people) who inhabit the Kapuas Kapuas river flow, oloh Kahayan, which inhabit the river and surrounding Kahayan, oloh Mangkatip / Baradia inhabiting the rivers and surrounding areas.

Dayak Ngaju are have fairly important role in Kapuas district governmental, many local officials and community leaders come from these tribes. While Malays Banjar play an important role in commerce and agriculture in Kapuas.

Agricultural sector with the main commodity of rice is one of the mainstay from this district which is the barns of Central Kalimantan. Besides rice, other agricultural commodities which are potential are marine fisheries, plywood, rubber (crumb rubber), coconut coir, woven rattan. Moreover, the furniture industry, handicrafts of Purun, wooden boats, rubber shingle ironwood and ironwood beams. Mining sector is also quite promising. The county is rich in mining materials such as diamond, gold, coal, mica, kaolinite, limestone, quartz sand, and peat.

Kapuas also has some tourism destinations that show the uniqueness from this city, like Dange ceremony, which is like harvest ceremonial or thanks giving annual ceremony, rafting spot in Kapuas river, Betung Kerihun national park, which is the heart of Kalimantan forest.

Longhouse or rumah panjang (Betang), which is part of Culture “Dayak” is still standing upright in a small town of Buntoi, Tumbang Kurik and Tumbang Malohai village. Wicker craft basket in Kuala Kapuas, freshwater prawn fishing and floating market Kapuas is the things that coloring the Kapuas’ inhabitant. There is also a very beautiful beach area in Cemara Lebat on the banks of the Java Sea.

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Bawah Jembatan Mahakam - Tenggarong, East Borneo

Tenggarong

Tenggarong is a city district which become the capital of regency of Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, and it has 13 groups of Kelurahan.

Dated back from the ancient history of Indonesia, Kutai Kingdom was the oldest kingdom in Indonesia. It prooved by the discovery of seven inscriptions written on yupa (stone monument) which was written in Sanskrit using Pallawa letter. Based on its palaeography, the writing may arise from the 5th century AD.

From the inscription it was mentioned the existence of a kingdom under the leadership of the King Mulawarman, son of King Aswawarman, grandson of Maharaja Kudungga. The Kingdom was governed by this Mulawarman named Kutai Martadipura, located across the town in Muara Kaman.

In the early 13th century, there was a new kingdom in Tepian Batu or Kutai Lama named Kutai Kertanegara Kingdom with the first king of Aji Batara Agung Dewa Sakti (1300-1325).

With the existence of two kingdoms in the area of the Mahakam River is certainly cause friction between them. In the 16th century there was war between the two Kutai kingdoms. Kutai Kartanegara Kingdom under the king of Aji Pangeran Sinum Panji Mendapa finally succeeded in conquering the kingdom of Kutai Martadipura. The king then called his kingdom into Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura.

In the 17th century Islam was welcomed by the Kutai Kartanegara Kingdom Furthermore, many Islamic names eventually used in the names of the king and royal family member of Parliament. The term king was replaced with the title of Sultan. Sultan who first used the name of Islam was the Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris (1735-1778).

In 1844, two merchant ships bt the lead of James Erskine Murray’s leadership, from the United Kingdom entering Tenggarong. Murray came to the Kutai for trade and ask for land to establish a trade post and the exclusive right to run a steam vessel in the waters of the Mahakam. But Sultan A.M. Salehuddin allowed Murray to trade only in Samarinda area only. Murray was not happy with this Sultan’s bid. After several days in the waters of Tenggarong, Murray fired the cannon towards the palace and returned by the troops of the kingdom of Kutai. The battle was unavoidable. Murray led the fleet finally defeated and fled toward the sea. Five people were injured and three people died from the fleet of Murray, and Murray himself was among those killed.

After the war, The Dutch colonial had heard about this war and finally take a control among those conflict. On October 11, 1844, Sultan A.M. Salehuddin must sign an agreement with the Dutch government declared that the Sultan acknowledged the Dutch East Indies and abide the government of Dutch East Indies in Kalimantan, which is represented by a resident who is domiciled in Banjarmasin.

In 1863, Kutai Kertanegara Kingdom entered into an agreement with the Dutch. In the agreement it was agreed that the kingdom of Kutai Kertanegara became part of the Netherlands East Indies.

Year 1888, the first coal mines opened in Batu Panggal in Kutai by a Dutch mining engineer, JH Menten. Menten also laid the foundation for the first oil exploitation in the area of Kutai. The prosperity of Kutai region seems more real. The royalty for the exploitation of natural resources in Kutai given to Sultan Sulaiman.

In 1907, the first Catholic mission was established in Laham. A year later, the upstream Mahakam area was handed over to Dutch with compensation amounting to 12 990 Gulden per year to the Sultan Kutai Kartanegara.

Sultan Alimuddin only enthroned within 11 years, he died in 1910. Because the crown prince at that time, Aji Kaget, still immature, the reins of the Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara government then held by the Board of Trustees led by Aji Pangeran Mangkunegoro.

On November 14, 1920, Aji Kaget was crowned as Sultan of Kutai Kartanegara Kingdom with the title of Sultan Aji Muhammad Parikshit.

Since the early 20th century, The economic of Kutai was grew very rapidly as a result of incorporation Borneo-Sumatra Trade Co. In those years, the capital of Kutai grew steadily through the surplus generated each year. Until 1924, the Kutai already has funds amount to 3.28 million Gulden – a fantastic amount for the period.

When the Japanese occupied the area of Kutai in 1942, the Sultan of Kutai must be obey to the Tenno Heika, Emperor of Japan. Emperor of Japan gave the Sultan an honorary degree of Koo, with the royal name of Kooti.

Indonesian independence in 1945. Two years later, the Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara with the status of the Federation into the unoccupied area of East Kalimantan, together with other regions such as the Sultanate of Bulungan, Sambaliung, Mount Tabur and Sand by forming a Council of the Sultanate. Then on December 27, 1949 entry in the United States of Indonesia

Those historical time lines can be found in Museum Mulawarman, this building is the former palace of the Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara which was built in 1936. Relating the histories that build the Tenggarong city until this day make those contribution become attractive objects to be visit. After, Mulawarman museum, there is Wood Museum, which is show the various kind of wood from Kalimantan. There is also Panji Sukarame reservoir, Pancasila monument, Pondok Labu, Kumala Island, Brubus Village, Munung Lake, Semayang Lake and many more.

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Mangrove Forest - Tarakan

Tarakan

Tarakan, is one of Indonesia cities and become part of East Borneo Province. Tarakan or also known as the Paguntaka Earth is an island located in the northern side East Kalimantan.

Tarakan name, according to folklore comes from the Tidung language, Tarak (met) and Ngakan (eat) which literally means Place of the fishermen to take a break to eat, to meet and to make exchanges with other fishermen haul. In addition, Tarakan is also a meeting place of Kayan River estuary flows, Sesayap and Malinau.

Northern East Kalimantan region in general have three indigenous ethnics : Tidung, Bulungan and Dayak, representing three cultures of the Cultural Coast, Sultanate Culture and Inland Cultural.

The Tidung tribe are mostly inhabiting the area in some beaches and islands, there is also a little on the banks of the rivers in the inland area. The Bulungan tribe mostly located between the hinterland and coastal region, especially the area of Tanjung Palas and Cape Selor. While most of the Dayak tribe inhabiting the Inland region. Along the names of Dayak people, the most Dayak tribe which inhabiting this island are Dayak Kenyah.

Dates back to the early history, there was an ancient kingdom name Tarakan or Tidung kingdom. The governmental center was formerly in Binalatung, and then moved to Pamusian. Hence, until the present time Tidung people are the most inhabitant in this area. Tidung people are mostly fisherman, beside, they also farming the forest products to fill the daily needs.

After the era of Tidung kingdom, the Dutch colonial was start to dominated this region. In 1896, a Dutch oil company, BPM (Bataavishe Petroleum Maatchapij) discovered the existence of oil resources in this island. Many workers were imported mainly from Java island, with the increase in drilling activity.

On the Indonesia independent era, Tarakan finally had their territory and the official date from this city was 15 Desember 1997.

Tarakan island is largely still in the form of protected forest areas especially the southern coastal area. This natural view is such an exotic mixture between protected forest, hills, forest conservation, fisherman village, plantations, beaches and historical heritage.

There are also some monuments in this island remaining the struggle of Japanese troops and Australian troops. Moreover, there are graves of Japanese soldiers which was in the former of Japan bunker in hill region.

Looking from the historical and the geographical side, Tarakan is tend to be the exotic tourism destination. In fact, there are some tourism spots that attract the visitors like Japanese monument, Australian monument, curved roof house, bunkers, observation post, pilgrimage tourism, old mining tourism and Amal beach, Tarakan is also near to Derawan island in Berau.

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Beras Basah Island - Bontang, East Borneo

Bontang

Bontang is a city in East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. The city is located about 120 kilometers from Samarinda, directly have border to the East Kutai regency in the north and west, Kutai Kartanegara regency in the south and Regency Makassar Strait in the east.

In this city stand three large companies in different fields, Badak NGL (natural gas), East Kalimantan Fertilizer (fertilizer and ammonia), and Indominco Mandiri (Coal) and has a petrochemical industrial area called the Kaltim Industrial Estate. Bontang city itself is oriented in the industrial, services and trade.

Date back to the early begin, Bontang city was just only a village which was located in watershed and then change to be a city. Formerly, Bontang was also had simple governance, which lead by the elder man named Petinggi or the official.

As the time goes by, Bontang continued to grow . In 1952 it set to be a village led by the Indigenous Elders called Tetua Adat. At that time the leadership was divided in two: the things related to the governmental was under the Kepala Kampung or a headman. While, the things related the custom was under the headman called Tetua Adat Jauh.

There is no particular meaning of Bontang in some traditional languages around Borneo. According to the folklore, Bontang name was arrive from the Dutch acronym “bond” or group/colony, and “tang” is come from the Indonesia word of Pendatang or immigrant. This refer to the condition in Bontang itself, that much more have some immigrant like in Balikpapan or in some area in Kalimantan.

Bontang cis known for its industries and services, those two sectors have provided the main income for this area. Moreover, inside the three giant companies, they complete their manufacture with modern facilities like, housing facilities for employees, sports facilities, recreational spot, playgrounds, hospitals to hotels, those would add to regional cash from the service sector. The service sector and manufacturing industry are the two field operations which absorb the most labor in Bontang people.

Those three giant companies are the economic main support in Bontang. The existence of the giant companies has increased the trade activity with the emergence of new demand for commodities of daily life purposes.

The best part in Bontang is the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) which become the main commodity that sustains the economy in Bontang. This city is awarded the natural resources, especially natural gas which is in very large amount. It’s a bless.

Looking from the tourism sector, Bontang also has potential in its tourism related in their coastal area with white sandy beach. There is also a fisherman village that can be a tourist attraction. The popular destination in Bontang is like, Beras Basah Island, Segajah Island, Bontang Kuala and Kutai National Park. They also have potential in marine aquaculture with competitive commodities such as shrimp, crab, grouper, shrimp, lobster, red snapper, sea cucumbers, seaweed, and oysters and those are in great demand by foreign markets.

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Balikpapan City - East Borneo, Indonesia

Balikpapan

“Gawi Manuntung Waja Sampai Kaputing”, this is the Balikpapan slogan taken from Banjar language which mean, when starting a job should be accomplish perfectly. Balikpapan, is Indonesia city part of East Kalimantan province. A resource-rich region well known for its timber, mining, and petroleum export products.

There are some folklores that indicate the early begin of Balikpapan name, but there are no one for sure mention the right history about the name. Balikpapan, according to Bahasa Indonesia, balik is behind and papan is a plank. One of the folklore said that it comes from a folk story where a local king threw his newborn daughter into the sea to protect her from his enemies. The baby was tied beneath some planks, which were discovered by a fisherman

The early history of this city was influenced by some details, the era of Kutai reign that give the authority to the VOC and Dutch East Indies. On the era of Dutch East Indies, this government finally bought the area from the Sultan of Kutai Kertanegara. to support businesses, particularly for petroleum mining operations by establishing an oil refinery, operating offices and employee housing, this contribution is still exist until this day which become Pertamina settlements staffs.

Moreover, during world war II, Japanese fleet captured Balikpapan from Allied troops and the Dutch East Indies. under the leadership of Sakaguchi Shizuo. The Indonesia independent proclamation was late to find out in this town, which was about 1945-1946. Finally in 1949, this area submitted to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia States, which continues to the Republic of Indonesia.

Balikpapan is a rich city in its province. Some multinational corporations conduct business activities in East Kalimantan province. Such companies as Pertamina (Indonesia), Total S.A. (France), ChevronTexaco (US), Schlumberger (France), BakerHughes (US), Weatherford (US), Thiess Contractors Indonesia (Australia), and Halliburton (US) use Balikpapan as their base of operations in the region. Governmental public services also attract many people to work in this area, with presence of Bank Indonesia, Finance Department, Port of Semayang, and several others.

The local inhabitant in this city is still dominated by Javanese, which mostly are the transmigrant from other island, other ethnic who stay in Balipapan is Tionghoa, Banjar, Paser, Kutai, Bugis, Batak and other minor ethnics. The local people are mostly speak in Paser language or Banjar language, or just speak in Bahasa Indonesia. Other tradition or way of life is refer to each tribe related. There is no particular culture or tradition indicate the Balikpapan culture, because this is a city which become the land of transmigrant and expatriate.

Even Balikpapan is an industrial city, there are some destination that still become the tourism attractions like Bangkirai Hill Nature Tourism, Crocodile cultivation, The refinery, The People struggle Monument, Wanawisata KM 10, Bakapai Park, Wain river forest protection, Australian monument, Manggar segarasari beach, Melawai beach, Agro tourism and Japan monument.

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Derawan Island - East Borneo, Indonesia

Derawan Island

Derawan Island is located in Derawan Islands, Derawan District, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan.

Derawan Islands has three districts namely, Derawan Island, Maratua, and the Biduk biduk, Berau. There are at least four famous islands in this Archipelago, which is Pulau Maratua, Derawan, Sangalaki, and Kakaban.

In addition to its coral and fish diversity, the Derawan chain contains Indonesia’s largest nesting site for endangered green sea turtles, which emerge from the sea every night to lay their eggs on the white sand beaches of Sangalaki and Derawan Islands. Another island in the chain, Semama, is an important bird sanctuary, and Kakaban Island contains the world’s largest and most diverse jellyfish lake, with four unique species of stingless jellyfish. Kakaban is being considered for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In the surrounding waters there is marine park and is renowned as a tourist submarine for diving spot with a depth of about five meters. There are a wide variety of marine life here, such as squid (cuttlefish), lobster, ghostpipe fish, octopus (octopus bluering), nudibranchs, sea horses, ribbon Eels and scorpion fishes.

On a coral rock at ten meters depth, there is coral rock known as “Trigger Blue Wall” because of the reef with a length of 18 meters there is a lot of trigger fish (red-toothed trigger fishes). Beside, in Derawan Islands there are several small islands and coastal ecosystems which are very important such as the coral reefs, sea grass beds and mangrove forests. In addition, many protected species in the Islands of Derawan like green turtles, hawksbill turtles, whales, dolphins, clams, coconut crabs, mermaids, barracuda fish and some other species.

The Islands in Derawan archipelago is about 31 island, which is some of them are bar (gosong) and atoll. For my own information, atoll is a coral island surrounding by a lagoon partially or completely. The used of the lands by local inhabitant in these island is only limited for the home living. In addition, the land of the island in the Derawan archipelago still in the form of mangrove forests, thickets, limestone forest in Maratua and coconut vegetation.

The coral reefs in this Derawan archipelago wide spread throughout the island and bar or gosong in Derawan Islands. The shoal in these islands including Gosong Pulau Panjang, Gosong Masimbung, Gosong Buliulin, Gosong Pinaka, Gosong Tababinga and Gosong Muaras.

The types of coral reefs in Derawan Islands consist of reef edge, barrier reefs and atolls. These atolls have been formed into an island and being a lake of salty water and it has 460 to 470 numbers of species indicates that this is a wealth biodiversity, giving it the world’s second highest level of
hard coral diversity after the Raja Ampat Islands in eastern Indonesia.

Derawan Islands

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Mahakam Ulu Bridge - Samarinda

Samarinda

Samarinda is a city in East Borneo which also an official capital city for East Borneo province. The whole area of the city is directly border to the Kutai Kartanegara Regency.

There are some historical time-lines that remain the build of Samarinda city from the early time until this present time. It start from Bungaya agreement to the arrival of the Bugis to the Sultanate of Kutai, this Wajo Bugis people are living in Samarinda at the beginning of the year 1668 or precisely in January 1668 that as a benchmark to determine the anniversary of the city of Samarinda.

The local inhabitant that live in Mahakam is the people of Kutai, Banjar, Dayak, Bugis, Jawa, Toraja, Sunda, Minang and Tionghoa. The people are mostly use Bahasa Banjar or Kutai language in daily spoken or using national language of Bahasa Indonesia.

Samarinda is known for its traditional food amplang, as well as the cloth sarung samarinda. The city also has a bridge connecting the two river banks, called The Mahakam Bridge. The city center is on one side and the other side is named, Samarinda Sebrang. Mahakam bridge is also the “gateway” to the rural area or the inland of East Kalimantan.

By the geographical area in Samarinda, this city is tends to have potential cultural tourism that will make any attractive spot to the tourists. In fact, there are some destinations from Samarinda which can be visited, like, Pampang cultural tourism village, which also the home of Dayak Kenyah tribe. There is also Tanah Merah waterfall, Crocodile cultivation in Makroman, Samarinda national park, green valley recreational park, the center of Samarinda weaving craft sarong and Citra Niaga.

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Soto Banjar - Banjarmasin, South Borneo

Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin is one of the Indonesia cities and the capital of South Kalimantan province. The original name of Banjar is Banjar-Masih, in 1664 in the Dutch wrote Banjarmasch.

Banzjarmasch then turn to be Bandjermassing/Bandjer Massing/Banjermassing/Bandjarmassingh, then Bandjermasin/Banjir Massin/Banjarmassin/Banjarmatsin/Bandjarmasin, in new spelling to be Banjarmasin.

Another name of Banjarmasin is Tatas, were taken from the name of the delta islands that make up the downtown area of Banjarmasin. This city is sometimes called as River City, for there are lots of river which flows in this area.

The local inhabitant who stay in Banjarmasin is mostly come from the Banjar people, others are Javanese, Dayak, Madurese, Sundanese and other minor ethnic.

Banjarmasin city is split by the river Martapura and influenced by the tides of Java, and therefore contributes to the drainage of the town and provide its own hallmark of public life, particularly the utilization of the river as a water transport infrastructure, tourism, fisheries and trade.

Date back to the history of the early begin of Banjarmasin, it was mentioned that Nan Serunai was an ancient kingdom in South Kalimantan, but soon it was replaced by Buddhist kingdom of Tanjungpuri.

In the 14th Century, Banjarmasin was part of the Hindu kingdom of Negara Dipa and Negara Daha the honor, a follower of Majapahit Kingdom. But Prince Samudera was finally converted become a Muslim in the 15th century, and changed his name to Sultan Suriansyah with the tittle of Panembahan Habang Batu. Following this, Banjarmasin was founded at the junction of the Barito and Martapura Rivers on September 24, 1526.

As the time follow, the Dutch was opened trade in Banjarmasin in 1606. The British controlled the city for several brief periods, and in 1787 it became a Dutch protectorate. Banjarmasin remained the region’s capital until the onset of the Banjarmasin War in 1860, when the Dutch headquarters were moved to Martapura.

Banjarmasin is the home of diversities, the culture within this city is rich. Moreover, the culinary is also vary. There are so many cuisines with particular taste are ready to be tasted. For instance, there are 41 wadai Banjar, or Banjar cake like Putri Selat, Amparan Tatak, Bingka Barandam and Kalalapon. Those cakes are sometimes served to be a dessert. while on main course there is, Ketupat Kandangan, Lontong, Babungku and the famous of Soto Banjar. There all yummy.

Banjarmasin is also have some destinations that very attractive to find out like the the famous floating market which become the unique destination in Banjarmasin. Others are, Sultan Suriansyah mosque, Sabilal Muhtadin great mosque, Martapura river, Maskot park and Agro tourism park.

The tourist who come to visit Banjarmasin can take river tour which started from Martapura river – Kuin river – Kuin creek – floating market – Kembang island – Barito river and back to Martapura river.

Floating up you holidays in Banjarmasin

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