Ranu Grati Lake

Ranu Grati The lake occupies about 197 hectares area located on the way between Surabaya – Ponorogo or it takes about 90 minutes drive from Surabaya. It is located at Grati Tunon village, Grati subdistrict. It’s about 16 km east of Pasuruan. The lake has mount Tengger’s beautiful scenery. According to a legend, the origin of Grati Lake resembles to the origin of Pening Lake. It has available recreational facilities such as boats and floating fishing net pond (keramba apung) used for breeding fresh water fish such as gurami, mujair,…

The Blue Atmosphere Along The Peninsula

Southeast Sulawesi Another province that stay on Sulawesi Island is Southeast Sulawesi with the capital city of Kendari which located on the east coast of the peninsula. The local inhabitant is ethnic of Tolaki, Buton and Muna. The economic commodities on South Sulawesi is about their agriculture such as, cocoa, cashew, coconut, clove, coffee, pepper and vanilla nut. Forestry, including logs and sawn timber. Fisheries, including inland fisheries and sea fisheries. Livestock, including cows, buffaloes and goats. Mining, including asphalt, nickel, gold, marble, semi precious stones, Onix, limestone and clay.…

Between France & Indonesia

Centre Culturel et de Cooperation Linguistique CCCL Surabaya is one of the 151 French cultural centers which is spread through the entire world. CCCL Surabaya, that is under the French embassy in Jakarta, was exist since 1967 with the primary mission of introducing and working with local governments in the field of arts and culture, language and science. CCCL Surabaya as one of East Java cultural site is usually held some workshops, exhibitions, seminars, discussions and cultural art performances in case of France cultural acknowledge. CCCL Surabaya also give advantages…

The Natural Wild Of Mangrove Tourism Object

This eco-tourism in Surabaya is well-known as Pamurbaya, Pantai Timur Surabaya referred to Surabaya Eastern Beach, this object is quite new but having a rich beauty like any other objects in East Java. This object is located in Gunung Anyar, the way to UPN university and reachable by any vehicles. The tourists that visit to this object can rent the boat to down the river that full of mangroves plantation, there is also fauna that live within the forest like monkey, type of Macaca fascicularis and water bird along the…

Enchanting Toraja on South Sulawesi

South Sulawesi South Sulawesi is one of Indonesia Provinces that lies on Sulawesi Island. Makassar is the capital of this province that was called as Ujung Pandang. The local inhabitant that stay in South Sulawesi is dominated by Bugis and Makassar people, but Toraja ethnic is the indigenous ethnic people from South Sulawesi. Islam is the religion that most people in South Sulawesi hold, except in Toraja that mostly have Christian as their religion or they still have their animist belief known as Aluk, meaning “the way”. The Indonesian government…

The White Sand On Ngliyep

Ngliyep beach has beautiful rocky beach at the southern part of Malang Regency, where gigantic waves meet coral reef. In addition, it has an island with a lush green tropical shore-forest giving more enchantment to the beach. This beach is provided with some facilities such as: stalls, souvenir shop, inns, etc. Annually the traditional ceremony Labuhan Mulud (offering ceremony) is held here. Labuhan Mulud is the traditional ceremony that always held in the beach at Malang regency. Ngliyep beach lies at Kedungsalam village, Donomulyo district, about 62 km a way…

Tanjung Kodok Beach Resort

Tanjung Kodok Beach Resort is the one and only luxury hotel on the northern shores of Java complete with sporting, recreational and entertainment facilities. Due to our well equipped facilities, we are also the perfect place to hold meetings, product launchings, wedding parties and general family recreation. With the complete facilities of our three star hotel plus direct access to Wisata Bahari Lamongan, we look forward to welcoming you to our hotel as your holiday destination. More info visit: www.lamongan.eastjava.com

The Rich Province of East Borneo

East Kalimantan East Borneo is the second largest province in Kalimantan. This province is ao rich with its natural resources that coming from two main cities of Samarinda, which is the capital and the center of timber product, and Balikpapan as a petroleum center with oil refinery. Since Indonesia start the mineral and natural resources for foreign investment in 1970s, East Borneo become the center area for those exotic forest products like timber and petroleum. Moreover, the existence of Pertamina as an oil refinery company from the Royal Dutch Shell…

The Thousand River of South Borneo

South Kalimantan Banjarmasin is the capital city of this Province. South Borneo is located in Borneo Island, with boundaries of Makassar Strait in the east, Central Kalimantan in the west and north, the Java Sea in the south and a small part of East Kalimantan in the north. The history remain that South Borneo was start the early life since 8000 BC, when People of Austrolomelanisia was settled on caves at Meratus mountain. Second believed that on 2500 BC, the Proto Malay people from Formosa Island moved to Borneo, and…

Karah Market On Gunungsari

Karah Market Around the Dam of Gunungsari, Surabaya, There are the vendor which are selling fresh crab and some fishes. Beside, the vendor also selling eel and ‘wader’, wader is the baby fish of Bandeng or milk fish. The fisherman are the local Surabaya people that usually make their own store around the street of Gunungsari. The price of eel is around Rp.27.000/Kg. More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com