Wakatobi Marine National Park

peta_wakatobi Wakatobi Marine National Park located remotely off the southeast of Sulawesi. Most of the Park consist the Tukang Besi islands (Kaledupa, Togea and Binongko Island. The island are difficult to reach, but they offered superb snorkeling and diving, a blaze corals and marine life, isolated beaches and stunning landscapes.

The only place with tourist facilities is Hoga Islands. Island Garden Resort has four bungalow in Hoga. Is is also possible to arrange informal homestay in the [more...]

Lore Lindu National Park : Park Information

archeology-lore Lore Lindu National Park has a variety of ecosystem types.  There are lowland tropical forest, sub-montane forests, montane forests all with different species composition. Many Plants species found in tropical forests include Eucalyptus deglupta, Pterospermum celebicum, Cananga odorata, Gnetum gnemon, Castanopsis argentea, Agathis philippinensis, Philoclados hypophyllus, medicinal plants, and rattan. 

Sub-alpine forests in national parks are located above the altitude of 2000 meters above sea level. State forest is often shrouded in [more...]

Tana Toraja : tourist information

Tana Toraja, a famous tourist attraction with its cultural wealth. District is located approximately 350 km north of Makassar is very popular with the customary form of house building. The traditional house called Tongkonan. The roof was made of nipa or palm leaves and can survive up to 50 years. Tongkonan also has undergraduate degrees in accordance strata of nobility like the gold, bronze, iron and brass.

In addition to traditional ceremonies Rambu Solo (funeral) who is famous for this in Tana Toraja. There is also a baby’s grave in a tree in Kampung Kambira Tarra, Sangalla District, about 20 kilometers [more...]

Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi-Land of The Heavenly Kings

The road from Makassar or Ujung Pandand to Toraja runs along the coast for about 130 km’s and then hits the mountains. After the entrance to Tana Toraja you enter a majestic landscape with giant gray, granites and stones and blue mountains at a distance after passing the market village of Mebali. They form a sharp contrast with the lively green of the fertile, rain-fed terraces and the rusty read of the tropical laterite soil. This is Tana Toraja, one of the most splendid areas in Indonesia.
Tana Toraja has a specific and unique funeral ceremony which is called Rambu Solo. [more...]

Bunaken : Paradise for underwater world

BUNAKEN Marine Park is still the object of the most attractive tourism in North Sulawesi. By paying U.S. $ 35 (approximately USD 300,000), a tourist can enjoy the beauty of Bunaken marine park which is very unusual. The cost of that already includes the cost of round trip boat, aboard Catamaran (boat which some floors are made of glass) to see coral reefs, snorkeling and lunch. For tourists who want to dive, it will cost more because of course they have to use scuba gear such as gas cylinders.

Special for those who want to dive, there are several travel agents who [more...]