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BALINALE: The Ultimate Sense of Asia’s Film Industry

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Bali is a great place to enjoy the vacation. Bali offers many beautiful beaches and temple. Bali also offers great variety of water sports. For you who like adventure, Bali is a perfect place to visit. It is not only the beauty of the land offered in Bali. Bali is also famous for its BALINALE, the abbreviation of Bali International Film Festival. You can have a vacation while seeing the great film in this event.

The film festival event becomes another tourism attraction in the Land of God. It is a good way to promote the tourisms of Bali to the world. Bali has become the setting of a Hollywood movie that involves famous stars like Julia Roberts, and BINALE is another way to attract the attention of world’s class filmmakers.

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Balinale: History and Concept

This annual event is held at the Beachwalk Mall, Kuta Beach, Bali from 12th to 18th October 2014. It was first held in 2007 by Bali Taksu Indonesia Foundation to appreciate the film workers. The films given award are from all genres: fiction, documentary, feature, and others. This year’s event focuses on “Women in Film” to give appreciation to women who contribute much in filmmaking process, including filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, and actors.

This event is not only representing film, but also representing some activities, such as Free Open Air Cinema, Daily Film Screenings, Demonstrations, Film Industry Forums, Opening Night Premiere, Awards Presentation, Children’s Charity Program and a series of Educational Workshops dedicated to improve the skills of young independent Indonesian filmmakers. The event also included seminars or workshop; so new comers in filming industry can ask for some advice from the seniors.

Participants are not only from Indonesia, but also from Oscar, BAFTA, and Cannes award winning filmmakers. It will help BALINALE to achieve its mission for global creativity. This is evident from the fact that the event has been affiliated with some awarding events like Motion Picture Association. Besides going to this event, you can also taste the delicious food of Bali. There are many choices of food, which you can have in Bali.

The 2014 Balinale Event and Indonesia’s Film Industry

The 2014 event of BALINALE will involve 59 films, which come from 18 countries from around the world. However, most of them are Asian films, since the event involved 23 Asian countries, 2 international movies and 3 world premieres. This shows a significant increase in the number of films, which are nominated for awards. Last year, the film-awarding event involved only 37 films. In the event, you will be able to watch new release movies.

The best Indonesian movies will also take part in the film festivals. They include 12 Menit: Kemenangan Untuk Selamanya, Bajaj Bajuri The Movie, and Slank Nggak Ada Matinya. More interestingly, some Indonesian films will also be listed in the Free Open Air Cinema. They include Onomastika, Garuda Superhero, Volcanic Rock Breakers of Batur, and Perjalanan. The board of jury has carefully selected the best movies throughout Asia and related movies based on the pre-specified standards without discriminating the origin of the movie.

The annual event will be a place to see the bets movies from various categories, like documentary film, short films, or event full movie. In addition, special review screening will be offered to introduce new movies for the public.

Cultural and Historical Heritage, Editor's Picks, Festivals, Indonesia

Pekalongan Batik Week for the Real Feel of Indonesia

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Batik is very famous around the world. Since it is stated as a cultural heritage from Indonesia, batik has been promoted in many events. Many clothing items and fashion accessories now are made from batik, such as clothes, trousers, skirt, dress, some crafts, and bag. Batik provides you with ethnical look of Indonesia. Now, Batik is not only a fabric pattern worn by the Javanese royal families. Instead, it has been a national intangible asset. Various batik motives are now available in many areas in Indonesia, from Java to Bali, Sumatra, and even Borneo Island.

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Pekalongan Batik Week

If you are a batik lover, you can go to Pekalongan Batik Week, in which batik is displayed in an outstanding way. The objective of this event is to preserve Indonesia’s precious art of batik. Located in Pekalongan City, Central Java, the event is held at Jetayu Cultural Area and displaying various batik motives from different areas in Indonesia. This event was started on August 8th and it will finish on October 12th 2014.

The activities held in Pekalongan Batik Week included Indonesia Culinary Festival, Welcome Dinner, Nusantara Archipelago Batik Exhibition, Pekalongan Batik Carnival, Batik’s Motifs for Public Officials’ Uniforms Competition, Batik Lanterns Festival, Fashion Show, Batik on The Street Theatrical Performance, Pekalongan Great Sale, Art and Cultural Performances, National Batik Gathering, Exhibition Booths competition, and more.

You will see for about 140 booths at Jatayu Sport Center. Provincial government, cities and regencies, state owned enterprises and various private sectors participate in this event. It is a good event to visit for those who want to know the wealth of batik crafting in Indonesia or for those who are looking for the best and limited batik motives. If you like to have a business or want to run a garment store with Batik clothing and accessory items, this event can be a start to seek for a business partner.

Pekalongan Batik Week is not only about the exhibition of batik, but also culinary event. You will find delicious food the regencies around Central Java. The taste of Java will blow you away. You will taste sweet, spicy, and crunchy foods here.

How is Batik Pekalongan Different?

Pekalongan has been known as the centre of Batik. Batik pekalongan is famous for Batik Pesisir or Coastal Batik motif. It is different from Royal Batik of Solo and Yogyakarta. The Coastal Batik is mostly dominated by brown, yellow, black, and blue colors. This batik has a great chance to be explored more because it has unique features. so, what make Batik Pekalongan different? Batik Pekalongan got the influence of China and Netherland in colonial times. Even though it is more like batik Yogya or Solo batik, batik Pekalongan has more combination and variation of colors. Batik making skill has been an integral part of the community economic life in this regency.

Many people from other cities buy batik here to be sold again. You will find many accessories that go well with batik here. The shape is so unique so you can buy it as a gift to your family. Visiting a country means learning the culture. You will find many beautiful traditions in Pekalongan. Pekalongan Batik Week will give you experience that you will never forget. Get the feel of batik by going to this event in Indonesia. Your stay will be welcomed by many friendly people from Indonesia.

Editor's Picks, Indonesia, Theme and Amusement Park

Themed Park in Indonesia To Spend Your Long Weekend Holiday

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Holiday is something to wait for many people in Indonesia. Daily routine creates boredom of mind which needs to be refreshed. By being a working mom or working dad, there will be less family time. So, holiday is the way reunite the family and make the relation closer. When it comes to holiday, people will flood the city with cars, motorcycles and other vehicles to go to places they want. Even a traffic jam does not stop people to go to their destination. It is worth to do because long holiday does not come up often. Usually, people in Indonesia get long weekend holiday on Ied Mubarak, Christmas, and school holiday. It is always fun to have a vacation.

There are many tourism spots that you can find in Indonesia. There are beach, mountain, lake, themed park, waterfall, cave, and many more. One spot which is often visited by families is themed park. It gives one stop entertainment fun. With all the facilities included, people can have a pleasure time with their family. Besides, kids will love it so much with the theme given.

There are some famous themed park that you can visit in Indonesia for your upcoming holiday. They are:

1.Jungleland Bogor

It is said to be the biggest themed park in Indonesia. Located in Sentul City, Bogor, it covers an area of 35 ha. You can find 31 rides here for any age with their uniqueness. The location is strategic with vast parking area. It can take in 1000 cars, 3000 motorcycles, and 300 buses.
There is also a package for students, so they can get discount. For individual or group, there will be different price. So, you had better go there in group to get discount. But going individually is fine too since the price is reasonable.You can enjoy a great adventure here.

2.Dreamland Ancol

It is an amusement park located in capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. It is a great amusement park for many people in Indonesia. You can see Sea World, Atlantis Water Adventure and Marina Beach and Fantasy World. So, for you who like to play in the water, this is the perfect place. Not only that, you can buy beautiful souveneers here.
There is Art Market inside Ancol which sells paintings, handicraft, key chains and other souveneer products. You can find something antique here. Moreover, you can see the artists in their work. You can enjoy an artist who does painting, wood-carvers who makes the sculpture, and many more. For you who like a play, you can enjoy theater performance in a local dialect. Dreamland Ancol is open from Monday to Saturday, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

3.Bandung Trans Studio

Bandung Trans Studio is the biggest indoor themed park in Indonesia. It is located in Bandung, West Java and covers 4ha area. It has 20 exciting rides which are divided into three different zones: Studio Central Zone, The Lost City Zone, and Magic Corner Zone. Every zone has its own uniqueness. In the center of the place, you can see costume parade of characters in Hollywood. It is always fun to see.
One place that you should not miss when visiting Bandung Trans Studio is “Dunia Lain” or another world. It will give thrilling experience with many ghosts coming from the dark along the way.

There are still many more places that you can visit in Indonesia. While themed park is family best choice, you can have it for your long holiday. Choose one suits to you and your family!

Editor's Picks, Food, Indonesia, Street Food Guide

Special Food in Bandung To Blow Your You Away

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Bandung City in West Java, Indonesia is a great destination for tourists to visit. The city is known as flower city because of its many flowers park alongside the road of the city. People can enjoy fresh air as well as the historical view of the city. Bandung is also known for its distro clothing. There are many shops selling fine clothing, mostly for young people. You can also buy shoes, belt, and more accessories here.

One thing you should not forget about Bandung is its unique food. Make sure you taste it when you visit Bandung because you will not find any food, the same as here.

Food in Bandung has been known for years and you can find it easily along the way. Some special food that you can find in Bandung is:

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1.Spicy Fried Meatball
People in Bandung call it as Basreng, stands for Bakso Goreng, which means fried meatball. This is served spicy. Unlike usual meatball which has broth, this food is served alone with spice. The seller will slice the meatball and then deep fried it. Then the spice seasoning is added together. The crunchy meatball with delicious seasoning will blow you away.

2.Chocolate banana
It is a combination of chocolate and banana wrapped in a spring roll paper. Then it is fried. The combination of banana and melting chocolate will make you want it more.

3.Fried Tofu
This in not the usual fried tofu. It is cut dice, mixed with seasoned flour then fried. It is best served hot. Many young people in Bandung like it.

4.Colenak
Colenak stands for di Cocol Enak which means delicious to thrust
This food is made of roasted tape (food from cassava) with red sauce made of grated coconut and palm sugar. This food is sweet and soft.

5.Seblak Basah
It is from sago flour which is made into crackers. Then it is fried again with seasoning and little water. The taste is delicious and chrunchy.

6.Cimol
Cimol is like a meatball but it is made from strach flour and seasoning then it is fried. On top of it is put the spicy powder. It is so crunchy and yummy and better served hot.

7.Siomay
Siomay is a kind of food made by steam it. It is famous not only in Bandung but also in many places in Indonesia. Some are even produced mass and exported to another country.

8.Tahu Lembang
It is a tofu made of cow milk. It is fried with the flour and the taste is delicious, soft inside and crunchy outside.

9.Cilok
Cilok is like a meatball, made of scratch flour. Usually it is filled with egg or meat. After boil it, you can eat it with dipping it in a tomato sauce. For this food, you can find it not only in Bandung, but als in many places in Indonesia. School boys and girls love it so much.

Eating food in Bandung is always fun. The special food of the city accompanied by the fresh air and the humble of the people make eating more fun.

Editor's Picks, Festivals, Indonesia

Lampung Krakatau Festival Will be Held in August 2014

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Mount Krakatau in Indonesia may emit scary images of mighty eruption, but every year, diverse and lively cultural festival is held around the area. Krakatau Festival has been held since 1991, in the spirit of reminiscence about how powerful Krakatau is and how generous it is; thanks to its presence, the soil around the mountain area becomes very fertile and the areas around it have grown ever since. Therefore, Krakatau is an important mount in cultural, economy and social sense.

This year, Krakatau Festival will be held from 24th to 31st August in Lampung Province, and will include various cultural and art performances as well as sport events.

Lampung Krakatau Festival Will be Held in August 2014

Events in Krakatau Festival 2014

Krakatau Festival events will be held in different areas, and each day will provide different delights and spectacles for the crowds and tourists. Here are the schedules of the entire festival:

  • Opening ceremony on August 24th. The ceremony will be held in Bandar Lampung, which is the capital city of Lampung province. Held in Enggal Field, the ceremony will consist of mass aerobic, kites and gasing (spinning top) competitions, indie movie festival, triathlon, modern dance competition and Lampung souvenir making competition.
  • Fine art exhibition from 24th to 28th August. The fine art exhibition will be held at Enggal Art Market, which features artists from entire Lampung area.
  • Poetry reading from 25th to 26th August at Enggal Art Market.
  • Bike tour in Bakauheni Lampung from 27th to 28th August. This is a non competitive bike tour with route around Siger Tower and beautiful Rimau Balak Island.
  • Krakatau Festival Expo, held from 29th to 31st August. Located in Kaliandra, South Lampung, the expo will showcase culinary, art, and culture exhibitions, with participants from government representatives, state owned and private companies, schools, communities, organizations, individual artists and many more.
  • Krakatau Fun Dive from 29th to 31st August. This is a mass diving and snorkeling event with participants from all over Lampung as well as tourists.
  • Krakatau Tour, which is the highlight of the event, which invites everyone from ambassadors and guests to general public and tourists to explore the mighty Krakatau and Anak Krakatau, which is the newly emerging, smaller, yet powerful mount that appeared after the great eruption of Krakatau in the 19th century.

Finally, on the last day, the entire event will be closed with gala dinner and traditional music as well as dance performances. The official event closure will be held on August 31st with The Legend and Glories of Lampung Parade, which is a parade that showcases rich history and cultural background of Lampung.

The Importance of Krakatau Festival
Krakatau Festival is held as reminder of the great Krakatau eruption on 26th and 27th August 1883, which was destructive but also important in shaping the current state of Lampung’s culture, history, agriculture and social life. In the end, the festival aims to remind people that Krakatau is a powerful force of nature, but it also helps shaping the social life, history and culture of people around it.

Editor's Picks, Festivals, Indonesia

Bintan 2014 MetaMan Triathlon Event to be Held in August

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Another international sport event will be held in Indonesia; this time, it is MetaMan Triathlon, which will be held in Bintan, Riau Archipelago, on 23rd to 25th August 2014. Like other similar sport events such as Bintan Triathlon and Tour de Singkarak, this is a unique annual sport event that deftly combines sport and tourism, and definitely will attract contestants, spectators and tourists from around the world. Of course, this event will also boast Bintan as one of global tourist destinations, especially since the contestants and spectators come from all Indonesian provinces and many countries.

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Bintan 2014 MetaMan Triathlon Event to be Held in August

The triathlon will consist of three separate events; Full Iron Distance, Half Iron Distance and Blitz, which is the shortest course. While all the competitions will be started with swimming at the South China Sea, the cycling and running will be held on beautiful courses that showcase the beauty of nature in Bintan, such as forest and sea.

Swimming at Bintan 2014 MetaMan Triathlon
The competition will be started with swimming at South China Sea, with route that goes from East to West based on the wind and current condition. The Full Iron will swim in 2.8 kilometers of distance, while the Half Iron swims in 1.9 kilometer and Blitz in 1.2 kilometer. Contestants that swim for the Full Iron distance will start from Nirwana Gardens Bay, while contestants that swim for shorter races will start at the second loop.

South China Sea is chosen because of the clear water and perfect temperature, which is 29 Celsius degree, and all contestants will compete in fast swimming without wetsuit. The current and wind in August will also help swimmers, especially those in Blitz Category, to finish the race.

Biking and Running at Bintan 2014 Metaman Triathlon
Biking and running numbers are the true treats for all the contestants, because from here, the routes are chosen so every contestant can enjoy the natural beauty of Bintan and Riau Archipelago, including the famous Wakatobi Forest Reservation. For biking, it will be 180 kilometers for Full Distance, 90 kilometers for Half Distance and 55 kilometers for Blitz. As for running, it will be 42.2 kilometers for Full Distance, 21.1 kilometers for Half Distance and 7 kilometers for Blitz.

Bintan’s northwestern area is chosen for the bike route, which consists of tracks in the middle of hills, villages, lakes and beautiful beach. Meanwhile, running course will be in Nirwana Gardens, chosen because of the flat terrain that will make it easier for runners as well as spectators to gather. However, Nirwana Gardens also provides great view for the runners; the course runs through Wakatobi Jungle Track, with beautiful trees and canopies that provide shades for runners when running in the daytime.

After going out of the jungle track, runners will run through beach, flat lanes and paths until finish. The winner will receive US$34,000 of prize and certificate, but the true prize for everyone will be amazing experience to race and compete in the middle of beautiful nature of Bintan in Riau Archipelago.

Editor's Picks, Festivals, Indonesia

August 2014, Surabaya City Will Host Asian Fashion Week

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Surabaya city in East Java, Indonesia will host Asian Fashion Week 2014 following a reschedule after Mongolia declared that they would not be able to host the show as previously scheduled. This biggest Asian fashion show will host designers from various Asian countries, from Southeast Asia and East Asia to South Asia and Middle East. The four days fashion event will bring many fashion enthusiasts, observers and of course designers from all over Asia to the second largest city in Indonesia.

Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia, which is also home for various brands of businesses including fashion houses, as well as having rich cultural background and potential fashion inspirations. It is also connected with various international flights.

Diverse Asian Fashion Shows in Asian fashion Week
Arwin Sharma, the CEO and president of Fashion Week Group, has confirmed last May that the event will be held between 15th and 18th August 2014 in Surabaya. This fashion week event will be a very diverse event, bringing diverse cultures and design arts from various Asian countries that have rich cultural backgrounds. Designers that will participate are not only from Indonesia, but also from Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, India, Vietnam, China, Japan, Iraq, Iran, Philippine, Laos, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Nepal, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Timor Leste, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Egypt and many more.

The vast numbers of countries involved promise four days full of amazing exhibitions and fashion shows that will show off colorful cultures involved in the designs. Furthermore, there will be specific fashion shows in the entire event such as World Islamic Fashion Week, Indian Ocean Fashion Week, World Indigenous Fashion Week and Silk Road Fashion Week.

Asian Fashion Week to Promote Asian Culture
Asia is a very diverse continent, which consist of countries with rich and different cultural backgrounds. This year’s Asian Fashion Week is expected to bring out cultural diversity of Asian countries in one event and enlighten representatives from different countries, opening more room for understanding and tolerance related to cultural diversity. In the middle of news about conflicts related to race and nationality, such diverse cultural show is hoped to bring more understanding about different culture.

Also, the show is aimed to promote unique traditional methods and practices in fashion world, as well as preserving them so they will not get drowned amidst modern or mechanized fashion techniques. Plus, the event is hoped to be a major platform for Asian designers, including new or independent designers, to be more recognized internationally as well as more understanding about fair trade principle in fashion world.

Finally, in effort to bring more recognition toward Asian fashion brands, Asian Fashion Week is also aimed to be an event that will showcase various new and old brands of shoes, jewelry, boutiques, haute couture brands, bags and other fashion items, which showcase the unique characteristics of Asian fashion inspired by rich cultural background. Therefore, this event is hoped to be milestone for Asian designers to create globally recognized Asian based fashion brands, which can compete with European or American brands.

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Catch Beautiful 2014 Flower Festival in Tomohon, North Sulawesi

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Do you like everything beautiful, like flowers? If yes, you must come to 2014 International Flower Festival in Tomohon, North Sulawesi. The biannual festival, which has been held since year 2008, always showcases all the most beautiful blooms grown in Tomohon area. This year’s festival will be likely to repeat its first festival, where 46 countries participated in amazing, colorful parades, exhibitions, and culture festivals. Being in this festival will remind you to the famous Flower Parade in Pasadena, Unites States, but with the more authentic taste of Sulawesi’s local culture.

The festival will be held from August 8th to 12th and surely will be the best flower festival to witness in North Sulawesi. Beautiful flowers and other flora that become main agricultural products in Tomohon will make great views when they are brandished in this hilly resort coty.

Catch Beautiful 2014 Flower Festival in Tomohon, North Sulawesi

What to Expect at International Flower Festival in Tomohon
As a town that is located on hillside area with fertile soil and cool temperature, Tomohon has always been famous as the main producer of flowers and other various plants. During the festival, people in Tomohon as well as all the participants from outside North Sulawesi and even Indonesia will compete to create the best flower floats, exhibition projects, art performance and traditional culture shows.

The whole event will consist of beauty pageant to choose the Flower Queen, trade and floricultural exhibitions, tourism exhibition, art and music show as well as culture performance. For the float parade, we can expect to see wonderful creations from various cities, regencies and provinces in Indonesia, as well as from other countries, which of course use flowers. This year’s event is thought to be successful as well, considering that the first event managed to attract 20,000 people and the second event attracted more than 25,000 people to flock.

We can also expect many countries to participate in this year’s flower festival; last events have successfully invited several neighboring and faraway countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Russia and many more. Also, there will be floats, arts and exhibition projects from private companies, government representatives, stated owned companies, organizations and schools.

Flower Festival Significance for Tomohon
Local government surely hopes that Tomohon International Flower Festival will be able to attract tourists and investors to come and see the potential in this fertile area, especially in floriculture. Tomohon is famous as the center of floriculture in North Sulawesi because of its cool climate (it is located on hillside) and its fertile soil thanks to its proximity to two volcanoes, Mahewu and Lokon. Flower Festival has managed to invite thousands of tourists and handful of investors, and local government hopes that each festival will be another success story.

Tomohon is a small hilly resort city located just 24 kilometers from Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi province, and near the famous Lake Tondano. Besides its booming floriculture business (and the fact that each house always displays beautiful flowers during blooming season), Tomohon is also famous for its Christian schools and seminaries.

Indonesia, Sport and Adventure

5 Most Beautiful Scuba Diving Destinations In Indonesia

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What makes Indonesia one of the best scuba diving destinations in the world? This Island nation has more than 17000 islands spread throughout the country and the natural beauty of the sea and beaches can be described as truly outstanding. You can dive all year around in Indonesia and the spectacular underwater visuals will take you into a different world altogether. It is unfair not to mention about the plant and marine life because they will unleash your imagination at its best. Take a look at the top 5 scuba diving destinations in this unique country:

1) Sumbawa and Flores Islands

Sumbawa and Flores Islands make diving in Indonesia truly memorable in many ways. This destination offers perfect sights of different aquatic animals and fish species and, the sheltered havens of this area offer crystal clear waters to present the vibrant colored walls and underwater volcanic vents in an amazing fashion. The animals and fishes grow really fast due to the fertile grounds and congenial conditions and, you can see some of the amazingly different species like ringed octopus, tiger fish, frog fish, butter fly fish and reef sharks when you visit this wonderful destination.

2) Pulau Bintan or Bintan Island, Riau

International travelers find this destination as the most convenient one because it is hardly one hour from Singapore. The white sandy beaches spread around 18 km and you will be able to see a rich marine life as well. This place offers a wide range of diving spots and many people think that it is an ideal place to learn scuba diving because of the presence of a small canyon as deep as eight meters with a flat base. You can also see the location of the shipwreck at this place and the remains of an old tank that sank many years back can also be seen.

3) Bunaken Island 

It is one of Indonesia’s most popular diving areas and it attracts visitors from all around the world. You can come across several mind blowing scuba diving destinations in this island and the banana-shaped Bunaken Island is blessed with stunning biodiversity. You can see some of rare and unique sights when you visit this part of the world and they include wide range of fishes, five species of sea turtle, saltwater crocodiles and resident dugongs as well.

4) Bali Island

Arguably, Bali is one of the most beautiful islands in the world and it is Indonesia’s most popular diving destination as well. You will be able to see stunning and splendid volcanoes, coral ridges, deep drop-offs and steep banks and, this island also features various types of sea grass beds and volcanic outcrops. If you want to enjoy diving in Indonesia at its best, you must visit this place.

5) Lombok islands 

When you visit this attractive diving destination, you can see big pinnacles, hammerhead sharks, untouched coral reefs and other types of marine life species as well. This place also gives you a great opportunity to see a wide range of sea creatures like angel fish, eagle rays, reef sharks, cuttlefish, pipefish and many more.

Indonesia offers unlimited opportunities for all scuba diving lovers including the novice and experienced. The safety standards are really good and you will never have to spend a lot of money to enjoy these wonderful sights as well.

Destinations, Indonesia, Theme and Amusement Park

Pandawa Beach Bali – Peace in Seclusion

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Bali comes with endless options when it comes to tourist attractions. One more new mesmerizing site, Pandawa Beach has recently opened to public, with its amazing natural beauty and beautiful landscape that stretches along the blue coast. The tropical surrounding of Bali attracts millions of people every year and allows the tourists to sit back and relax, escape from their busy routines.

Pandawa Beach View

Most people are probably only familiar with Kuta beach, or Seminyak, but Pandawa Beach now offers wider option for you to get peace in seclusion and enjoy your exclusive time alone or with your romantic encounter. Pandawa beach quickly becomes a favorite among local people and visitors due to its relaxing features.

Pandawa Beach and Mahabharata’s characters

Previously, this beach was named Secret Beach before famously known as Pandawa Beach because of its hidden location behind high cliffs. Its exclusive location in the village of Kutuh, South Kuta District, Pandawa beach is actually near from Nusa Dua and Uluwatu areas. The difficult access to this beach makes this hotspot relatively empty, only few people with the waves sound, so that makes Pandawa Beach a perfect gateway for both domestic and international tourists. However, the local authority has finally recognized the potential of this beach, resulted in better access and introduction of this beach as one of mainstay attractions.

Pandawa beach got its name not without reason. As your journey come near to the location, you will be greeted by famous wayang statues; the Panca Pandawa, characters of Mahabarata, namely Yudhistira, Bima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sadewa. There will not much to see during your way to the beach, as your view will be mostly dominated with high cliffs and hills view, until it finally reaches the beach side, outstanding panorama unquestionably unfolds right in front of your eyes. Pure white sand with blue water, light breeze and clear blue sky unite in harmony and hypnotizing anyone who saw.

Well preserved environment of Pandawa Beach

The majestic hills will serve as your private walls. They conceal you from the familiar crowd and usual activity. Pandawa beach still preserves its quiet atmosphere and clean environment. Maybe, that is because there are still few people who visit this place. Taking the road to Pandawa Beach from Ngurah Rai International airport is only 1 hour, with domination of high coastal view along the road. However, the carved statues of Mahabharata’s characters become distinct fascinations for the tourists when you finally enter the area.

Just like any other beaches, there are various activities, which you can do at Pandawa Beach. Water sport is provided for those who love outdoor activities such as canoeing and paragliding. You can ask for local’s assistance when the wind is quite strong, usually started from Timbis Hill near Pandawa Beach and enjoy the beautiful panorama from the height.

Take a swim and get sunburn from the warm sun during the day. If you prefer sitting back and relaxing along the beachside, roll out the mats and simply sit under the trees or umbrella to enjoy fresh coconut water. Other option is you can observe the culture and custom of seaweed farmers along the coast.