This is the Most Popular Beach in Yogyakarta Indonesia by Its Beauty

Yogyakarta or also usually called by Jogja is one of the most popular tourism aea in Java Island. Yogyakarta truly inherited many of stunning natural scenery. One of the most popular tourist attraction in Jogja is beach.

Yogyakarta has rows of beautiful beaches that are ready to accompany your vacation and also to refresh your mind. Believe it, it is very easy to find attractions beach or very beautiful beach in Yogyakarta.

Well, if you want to find a beach in Yogyakarta to fill your vacation, then you should read this special reference. Guaranteed, every beach in Yogyakarta able to leave a pleasant impression for your vacation. Anyway, this is the most beautiful beach in Yogyakarta for you.

1. Kukup Beach

Kukup beach is one of the beaches in Yogyakarta are quite popular as a tourist destination. The popularity of this beach is because of its beauty and uniqueness.

Kukup beach is located in Gunung Kidul area. It truly has a fascinating panorama of the diverse marine life including various species of ornamental fish and coral. This sea world is being home for a various species that create beautiful decoration on the shoreline of Kukup.

Moreover, to enjoy this panorama is not difficult, because you're pretty looking from the top since seawater is so clear and lucent. The uniqueness lies in Kukup beach is a small island off the coast called Jumino Island. Jumino Island is a beautiful island that has a beach pavilion to enjoy the fresh atmosphere of its beach. You can go right to the island by crossing a bridge that was already there in Kukup.

2. Indrayanti Beach

Indrayanti Beach is one of the favorite beaches in Jogja. It has a vast expanse of white sand. White sand scattered along this beach looks beautiful when paired with clear sea water. Even more with calm waves, its being more adorable.

Because it is popular as a beach holiday destination, then the Indrayanti beach is already equipped with various facilities. This place has a watersport, gazebo, and also adequate lodging area. In fact, the atmosphere will be more beautiful if you stay at night in this beach.

3. Timang Beach

Timang beach is a beach resort in Yogyakarta that offers challenges. The uniqueness of this beach is because it lies on its own island which is also called Island Timang. But, to step to Timang Island is not easy.

You have to meet the challenge before you can enjoy the beautiful of Timang Beach. There's only gondola lift or cable car that built traditionally there. And this is the only way to arrive on the Timang island. Of course the traditional cable car ride is what will make your trip more exciting.

Don’t worry, arriving on the Timang island, you will be able to enjoy the tasty lobster with super quality. Before that, you can enjoy fishing this delicious super quality lobster.

4. Ngandong Beach

Ngandong beach in Yogyakarta are known to have a quiet and gentle waves. Therefore, at this beach, you can swim more freely. In addition to swim at the beach, you can soak in the soft white sand while occasionally feel the blowing waves coming from the direction of the ocean.

On this beach, tourists are also often offered to sail with the fishermen. From the top of these fishing vessels, you can see the wonderful charm of the underwater paradise from the seabed.

5. Baron Beach

Baron Beach is one of the most beautiful beach in Yogyakarta. Baron beach become popular because it offers a variety of culinary cuisine typical sea. There are so many servings of delicious fresh fish offered at this beach Area.

While enjoying the delicious seafood, you can enjoy the scenery of a beautiful bay as the karst hills of Baron Beach Area.

6. Parangtritis Beach

Parangtritis is one of the most popular beach in Yogyakarta because its beauty. Parangtritis located about 25 km from the center of the city of Yogyakarta. This beautiful famous beach is also known to have a relatively strong waves.

So, there are many signs of danger are posted and you should always be wary when playing on the beach.

This beach also has the beautiful scenery completing with sand dunes that result beautiful panorama. If you want to play, this beach also has complete water sports facilities.

7. Sadranan Beach

Sadranan beach is a beach in Yogyakarta that still not as popular as other beaches such as Parangtritis, Baron, Krakal or Kukup. However, Sadranan beach no less beautiful among them.

Its natural scenery is very beautiful because its scenery still beautiful and natural. Along the coast, there are the clean white sand and looks spacious. The beach is also decorated with a beautiful sea grass on the lips shores. In addition, cool atmosphere on the beach is very pronounced because of the green trees on the beach.

8. Krakal Beach

Krakal beach is located right next to the Sundak beach. Krakal is quite popular because it has a gently sloping beach with big waves distinctive character of the south coast.

Because the waves are fast-flowing, Krakal beach is often used as a target for the of the sport surfing lovers. Besides popular with surfing activity, this beach is also much favored by tourists because the scenery is quite amazing. Beautiful panorama added by attractive small corals on the lips shores.

9. Sundak

Sundak beach is a gorgeous beach nuanced silent and still. Nuances that are so silent looks very calm and beautiful. This beach is also look beautiful with white sand and clear sea water. The beach is even more beautiful with panoramic limestone hills scattered around.

10. Siung Beacu

Siung beacd is located about 70 kilometers from the center of the city of Yogyakarta. This beautiful beach is known for having beautiful white sand panorama complete with clear blue sea. This beautiful beach has a coastline of only about 300 to 400 meters. Even though, its look very exotic because of big rocks surrounding the black colored beach.

The rocks that covered by green moss even makes Siung seemed typical and interesting. Moreover, there is a 15-meter high cliffs made of limestone that complete the exotic Siung.

This beautiful natural scenery beach area is often be a favorite spot for photography hobbyists. However, because the waves are big and ferocious, you can not freely swim in this sea.

Jakarta Fashion and Food Festival (JFFF) 2015 will be held again on May 13 to June 7 in Summarecon, Kelapa Gading Center, Jakarta Indonesia. The event would be held for the 12th time. This is also held to 488th anniversary to the Jakarta City on 22 June.
As with previous years, the festival consists of three main activities, including Fashion Extravaganza, Food Festival and Gading Nite Carnival. Sure this event will show you a great exhibition ever in Jakarta.

Fashion Extravaganza will be launched on 13 to 31 May 2015 in conjunction with the Fashion Village Trade Show held along the corridor Forum Mal Kelapa Gading (MKG3) to MKG5. The trade show will feature a wealth of Indonesia through ready to wear clothing designed by young designers, fashion schools, large and small boutiques, a variety of well-known brands and famous designers.

Fashion Extravaganza event not only up there, there will be many a fashion show held in the Ballroom of Harris Hotel & Conventions Kelapa Gading on May 20 to 28 This year some designers like Marga Alam, Adjie Notonogero, Mien R. Uno and GRA Satuti Yamin will exhibit the best works, while Didi Budiardjo will display Pekalongan Batik fashion show as result of cooperation with the National Craft Council (Dekranasda) Pekalongan.

JFFF are also known to contribute significantly to the development of the fashion industry. So, in this event also will hold JFFF Award, that will be take place on May 28, 2015.

Culinary lovers can taste variety of foods from all over Indonesia and international. Food Festival will be held on May 13 to June 7, 2015. Authentic Indonesian dishes will be presented in Kampoeng Tempoe Doloe region.
Interested? Then, do not miss the Wine & Cheese Expo held at the Multi Purpose Hall and La Prisma. The event is supported by several foreign embassies and will present a wine, cheese and chocolate from around the world. You can participate in a series of exciting events ranging from Sommelier Competition, Wine Workshop, Jakarta Wine & Cheese Run, and Wine Dinner with the chef's specials.

Mark May 14th on your calendar to watch Gading Nite Carnival that appear in the theme of "Odyssey in Harmony". This carnival will illustrate various elements such as ice, water, fire, sand, gold and much more. You will be ensured not to be boring in this event because all the guest will be entertained by the dancers with costumes magnificent, beautiful décor, as well as fireworks spectacular.

Take a trip while holding activities MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, Exhibition) has become a trend for companies who'd like to design trips for employees and their families. As these thought, then International exhibition MICE Destination & Corporate Travel Fair (IMDEF) 2015 will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center on May 14 to 17. A total of 15,000 people targeted to be the part if this exhibition.
They are all coming as representatives of companies and individuals in IMDEF 2015. This must be a great event in corporation.

IMDEF 2015 will bring MICE facilities provider, hospitality, tourist transport services, tourist destinations corporation and other related industrial sectors. This is about Business to Business (B2B) event that also will find companies from various business sectors such as contractors, petroleum, automotive, banking and insurance, chemical, as well as the embassies of friendly countries.

Indonesia as the host of this event, is a country of 250 million people. This is no doubt that Indonesia has a huge market in the MICE industry. This sector has an important role in developing the country's economy. Moreover, with the increasing trend of the organization of MICE in the corporate world, associations and communities, it also increases the middle class people in Indonesia who have the financial capacity to travel.

This event is organized by PT. Wahyu Promo Citra, supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia Exhibition Company Association (IECA), as well as the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA).

Visit Indonesia, Best Destination to Visit in Malang

Malang city is one of the famous cities in Indonesia which has a cool air. Of course, because of Malang is located in the mountainous region so that the wheater is so cool and fresh. This small town in East Java, Indonesia, has a lot of interesting tourist area. You want to know where the best tourism destination in Malang Indonesia to visit? Here it is ...

1. Jatim Park I

Jatim Park has always been the best recreational areas in Malang. Jatim Park or East Java Park I is such an integrated tourism area of recreation and education park. In this place, there are dozens of exciting games that you can enjoy with your family. If you pay a visit to Jatim Park I, you have to go to the swimming pool because it has unique and beautiful reliefs.

Because it is also an educational tourist park, Jatim Park I provide Laboratory Science Stadium outdoor and indoor. This Science Stadium contains information and demonstrations of physics, biology, chemistry and mathematics so your children can learn about. There is also Papua and East Java Ethnic Gallery which contains a collection of miniature custom home in East Java and Papua, puppets and also many other handicrafts. Jatim Park I also provide variety of fun rides are like Flying Tornado, Mini Jet, Go Karting, Spinning Coaster, Midi Skater, Drop Zone also 3D Cinema.

2. Jatim Park II

Well, besides Jatim Park I, which focuses on an integrated tourist park for recreation and education, there is also Jatim Park II, which focuses on nature concept. In Jatim Park II, you can enjoy two tourist zones such as Batu Secret Zoo and Wildlife Museum. Each of this offers its own uniqueness.

Actually, Wildlife Museum also serves educational tourism for visitors. In this place, you can see varieties of beautiful animals from around the world. Surely, these animals are all in preserved condition. Interestingly, these preserved animals are on display in artificial natural habitat that so similar. Do not worry about how the process of preservation of these animals, because they had died naturally and not be killed or hunted.

Well, while in Batu Secret Zoo, you can see the life animal version. The interesting here is because Batu Secret Zoo is built in a modern concept and it is the only modern zoo in Indonesia. In Batu Secret Zoo, you will be invited to explore the world of animals from around the worlds. There are many kind of fishes and even ancient nil. In this Jatim Park II, you can also boating the beautiful river by boat.

3. Batu Night Spectacular

This is one of the most spectacular impression. Yes, Batu Night Spectacular or BNS offers stunning shades. But of course, these shades can only enjoy in the evenings. Not as other attractions that are open in the morning until late afternoon, BNS trying to show something different but still amazing.

BNS opened at 03.00 p.m. Eventhough, at that hour the atmosphere was light, but you can begin to get around while enjoying the beautiful rosy sunset. After the night has come, you will be invited to an excursion to the night market with a typical fairground.

Well, one of the typical and popular of the BNS is a clever dancing fountain that able to change its color related to the music on. BNS serve more beautiful night scenery that will be lots of lanterns decorated with a variety of colors and shapes. For a selfie or grufie lovers, this wonderful scene would be a very interesting background.

4. Eco Green Park

Eco Green Park is tourism area in Malang that can be best destination to visit with the children. In this place, you will be treated to a recreation park in the form of a mini zoo education and much information about how we should preserve the environment around us. Of course, it is important to know the children. Moreover, children will be able to learn in a fun way.

Children are guaranteed not to be bored in the Eco Green Park which holds so many exciting zone. There, you will find that you can go around the artificial forest with an opening train. Well, this time around with the train there is the challenge that awaits you. This artificial forest is set by many hunters of wild animals that should you shoot with a toy gun. Imagine! Hos exciting is it?

Eco Green Park also has a unique house upside down and in this house everything are upside down. Wow, imagine how unique the house. There are also other educational zone like Geology Science Center, Dome Multimedia, Walking Bird, Duck Kingdom, World Parrots, Animal Farm, Eco Science Center, Bird Market also Insectarium.

5. Museum Angkut

Museum Angkut is a transportion Museum with unique concept and different from the museum in general. This museum offers educational fun zone so that the children will be happy to enjoy the atmosphere of the museum. This museum exhibit various transportation like the ancient bicycle, wagon, electric cars to F1 racing cars.

With an area of 3.7 hectares, the Transport Museum can display up to 10 zones covering Education Zone, France, Britain, Japan, Las Vegas, Germany, Hollywood, Italy, Gangster & Broadway and Batavia. This zone is a kind of replica of the popular places in the world. In it, of course you will see how similar the zone to its original condition, including its typical street to landmarks.

6. Candi Jago Malang

Visiting historical tourist such as temples is always intersting. Well, Malang Jago temple could be the right choice for a vacation with your happy family. This temple building is made of andesite stone that seemed so solid. That is why this temple is called as ‘jago’ temple derived from the word 'jajaghu' which means grandeur. This temple was built in 1280 BC and it has a length of 23.71 meters with a width of 14 cm and height of 9.97 meters. Look! How big is it.

One thing that is unique about this temple is its shape that similar to building punden. This temple keeps a very strong history seen on the sides of the temple. Almost on every side, there is relief that tells the story of man's spiritual journey with a variety of features such as puppets.

 Festival Jenang Solo is a food festival in Solo City, one of the most famous City in Central Java, Indonesia. Festival Jenang Solo will be held on 15 – 17 Februari 2015 at Ngarsopura street. Ngarsopura is a center of antiques shop in Solo that sells many handicraft, souvenir, and relic, ancient or sacred object. In this street, the Solo government will serve more than 170.000 jenang to everyone around freely.

This event is held as 270^th anniversary of Solo City and the fourth Festival Jenang Solo. The first event was held on 2012 under Joko Widodo governance. Jokowi, in that time said, that this festival was held to maintain traditional culinary in Solo, especially jenang. In Solo, Jenang is very close and popular to the people. But recently, jenang is being rare because the coming of modern food. By this Festival Jenang Solo, Jokowi hoped that traditional culinary in Solo will always be exist and many people can enjoy it.

Jenang is a traditional porridge from Javanese. There are many kind of jenang and each has unique and special taste. Especially in this event, most of jenang that will be served are rarely one. This jenang has already been difficult to find around because there are no many people can make it. Moreover, many modern food forced the traditional food to be gone.

Traditional porridge that will be served includes jenang sumsum (has a sweet taste, usually red and white), jenang gendul (has a sweet taste with yam inside), jenang mutiara (has a plain delicious taste with a pearl look), and also jenang pathi (has a sweet taste and made from starch). For those who want to bring this jenang home, they may bring the dry jenang. Yes, jenang is also dried so many people outside Indonesia can taste this traditional food. This dried jenang has already exported to Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Hong-Kong, and Saudi Arabia. So, do you want to try this traditional food from Javanese? Then come and join us in Festival Jenang Solo.

Hello the traveller lover. Have you ever heard about the Amazing Grand Canyon? Yes, when talking about Grand Canyon, your mind must be wandering to American Continent. This Grand Canyon has become popular destination because its amazing landscape. But, do you know that there is the amazing one in Asian Continent?

How lucky, Indonesia has its own Grand Green Canyon. It is may not the Grand Canyon, but this Indonesian Green Canyon is also amazing. Indonesian Green Canyon has originally named Cukang Taneuh. Name ‘Taneuh’ refers to Soil Bridge. This place is constructed by valleys, ravine, and of course canyon. However, a France who visited Cukang Taneuh in 1993 then popularizing this place as Green Canyon. You can find this Indonesian Green Canyon in the Kertayasa Village, Ciamis Region, West Java. From the town, Green Canyon is about 130 km distance and from Pangandaran beach is about 31 km distance. Around the Green Canyon you can also find tourist area Batukaras and Flying Field Nusawiru.

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The beautiful Green Canyon is coming from Cijulang River. The river water from Cijulang flowing away soaks through to the cave that full of stalactite and stalagmite. Around the riverside, there are many thick of forest and bold rock. These are best combination to create perfect landscape that very challenging. The traveler may take departure from the Cisaeruh Ghats by motorboat or rowboat to go through the river along 3 km.

 Even along the journey to go Green Canyon, you will be served by beautiful scenery. Along the river, you can find the water river that looks like the jade color. Perhaps, this beautiful green color of river water that inspiring the name of Green Canyon. The Green Canyon entrance is signed when you arrive to the water gap. There, the watercolor changes into deep clear blue. This is the paradise of Indonesian Green Canyon. You can enjoy the fresh water by swimming or creeping to the rock in riverside. Along the riverbank are full of amazing cavernous, and cascade. In the river mouth, there is a unique cave bat.

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You can also diving in the Green Canyon to enjoy the beautiful under water and fishes. Body rafting is also popular in the Green Canyon. About 3 to 4 hours, you will be challenged to go along the multiple kind of river water from the calm one to the most extreme flow that usually called by the devil canyon. Even though, this area is definitely safe, including to the 6 years old child.

However, to enjoy this Green Canyon, you better get here in along the dry season. Because in the rainy season, the water flow will be too much and it will be harder to go through.

You need also to prepare cash money. Because it’s remote from the town that serve ATM. The closest accommodation facility also served in the Pangandaran. However, don’t worry about being lost, because there are about hundred guide that ready to bring you to Green Canyon and also bring you back to the Pangandaran safely by their boat.

Last, this is the references for the budget information to prepare.

·                 Ticket price to boat Rp.125.000,- (US$ 10-12)

·                 Maximum 1 boat capacity 6 people (children also count as 1 people)

·                 Open every day at 08.00 a.m. till 05.00 p.m.

·                 Every Friday, open at 01.00 p.m. to 5. p.m.

Want to go? Then, happy traveling to the amazing Indonesian Green Canyon.

Choosing the right sites to visit with family is always fun. If you usually love to visit natural attractions, or a game, there's nothing wrong if you now try to visit sites with different shades. Yes, history. Besides interesting historical sights to visit, it can also be a means of education. In addition, historical tours will usually feel more special because each place has a story that is different and special.

Here is a few references the world history tourism in to visit.

1. Palmyra, Syria

Visiting Palmyra in Syria will take your imagination on the atmosphere of the ancient city of the first century. The city is located in the oasis area, about 215 km to the northeast Damascus. In the past, this city was an important city in the region of Central Syria. Based on historical and archaeological evidence, Palmyra formerly was a commercial metropolis under the Roman Empire. Now, you can enjoy the remains of monumental ancient buildings that lie in this region. But to reach this place, you must be prepared to cross the desert and camels.

2. Borobudur, Indonesia

Borobudur in Indonesia is an old great Buddhist temple. Borobudur was built in the 9th century by Mahayana Buddhist. There, you can feel the grandeur and power of the ancient kingdom. The greatness of this temple can be seen from the number of its Buddha statues which totaled 504. Borobudur has a main dome which is the highest peak and surrounded by 72 Buddha statues that are in the hole stupa. One advantage of visiting this place is, this place is close to the others Hindu temples and others Buddhist. So, you might as well enjoy various temple tours around.

3. Teotihuacan, basin, Mexico

Teotihuacan in Mexico could be the favorite place archaeologists. This place is a large archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico, and was built in 300 BC century. This place is famous for the pyramid was built in the pre-Columbus. In addition, you also can find the tomb of historical sites along the beautiful paintings.

4. Cappadocia, Turkey

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Cappadocia is part of Göreme National Park which became the leading tourist in Turkey. The most interesting thing of these attractions is its structure that built under the ground (underground city). Underground city is so amazing because it has the building up to level 11 down. With this grandeur, Cappadocia is able to be home to thousands of families with a capacity of up to 50,000 people. The history of the development of the underground city began in the 7th century. Geographical conditions of the Cappadocia region in the form of soft coral stone facilitate local residents make large caves as shelter. Because the city is located in the rock, then the city is also often called 'fairy chimneys'. Because of the unique, the city is also included in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1985.

5. Khara-Khoto in Mongolia

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Khara-Khoto also known as Nai Eji City, or sometimes also called Black city. The city is located in the western part of Inner Mongolia which was built in the Middle Ages in Ejin khoshuu Alxa League, Inner Mongolia. This legendary city which used to be a trading center is surrounded by the Badain Jaran desert. The legend around says that the city has water supply from Ejin River. This legendary city became famous through the writings of Marco Polo, who said Khara-Khoto as Etzina.

6. Wat Phu, Laos

Wat Phu in Laos is the historical sites of beautiful temple. Wat Phu is a Khmer temple complex located at the base of Mount Phu Kao. Temple holds a long history since it is the oldest temple in Laos. This Hindu temple built since the 13th century ago. Meaning of the name of the temple Wat Phu is 'a place of refuge on the hill'. Visit this place, you will feel the mystical aura because the atmosphere is located in between rocks and tall trees. Since 2001, this temple complex has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.