Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park

The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park covers a massive area of 800 square kilometres in the centre of East Java. For anyone with an interest in volcanoes, a visit to the park is a must. This is the largest volcanic region in the province. Visit the park and see the plumes of smoke coming from Mt. Semeru, an active volcano which rises 3676 meters above sea level. Experience the remarkable Tengger Caldera, Java's largest, with its 10 km barren desert-like sea of sand. Within the caldera rise the deeply fissured volcanic cones of Batok and Bromo, the latter is still active with a cavernous crater from which smoke blows skyward. Temperatures at the top of Mount Bromo range about 5 to 18 degrees Celsius. To the south of the park is a rolling upland plateau dissected by valleys and dotted with several small scenic lakes, extending to the foot of Mount Semeru.

Bromo Tengger Semeru can be reached by private and public vehicle from Surabaya or Malang in East Java. To get closer to Mt. Bromo you must rent 4x4 vehicles (there are many 4x4 vehicles available for rent there). There are a number of guesthouses and basic hotels located around Mt Bromo. When I am there I stay at Tanjung Pondok Tani Bromo located at Dukuh Tanjung, Desa baledono, Kecamatan Tosari Pasuruan, can be reached with rute Pasuruan – Warungdowo – Ranggeh – Pasrepan – Puspo – Tanjung Km 99. 

Room prices :
Large Room : IDR 250,000 : 2 outdoor bathroom, kitchen, terrace versatile, capacity 8 -16     people
Main room : IDR 150,000 : indoor bathroom, a fireplace, a capacity of 4 - 6 people.

Facilities :

Kitchen, refrigerator, dining room, terrace versatile (4 x 12 m), campfire, parking for 6 cars, vegetable garden.

Necessities for the trip include a torch, warm clothing, comfortable trekking shoes, and glove as a protection against the freezing temperature which hovers between 5 to 18 degrees Celsius

Sunrise occurs between 5.00 and 6.00 am (if it’s not cloudy), so you should leave from your hotel or guesthouse by 3am. The best time to see the sunrise is in the dry season from April to October. 

Before you start trekking or climbing, be sure that you have already eaten, or bring some food and drink with you. If you buy or rent something remember to bargain. 

Pagoda Avalokitesvara

Pagoda Avalokitesvara located in Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Semarang. Pagoda Avalokitesvara means comppasion, built with materials and sculpture were all imported from China to honor the Goddess of Love, the Kwan Im. The monastery Bodhagaya Watugong-Semarang has a height of 45 meters and consists of seven levels with each of the four statues of Goddess Kwan Im facing winds at each level.

Pagoda Avalokitesvara is the highest pagoda in Indonesia who had entered MURI that expected to be a place for unifying all Buddhist sects that exist in Indonesia. In this place there is a Buddha statue made ​​of bronze as high as 36 meters. Trips to the Pagoda will make you feel like being in China. Can be an alternative tourist attractions for you and your family.

Bali Island

Parasailing at Tanjung Benoa

When you are visiting bali island you should try one of water sport at tanjung benoa. One of the exiting water sport activity is parasailing. Parasailing is a fantastic activity by hinging the body under airborne which is pulled by the speed boat to overview the amazing panorama of the coastal area. It will bring you to fly 95 meters above sea level and you can enjoy the beautiful panorama of Tanjung Benoa and surrounding area. The friendly Parasailing Guide will ensure you with the high safety equipment and short briefing before flaying off. Your experience will begin from take off on the white sandy beach to surround coastal area until landing back on the sand. Just paying IDR 90.000 you can enjoy one lap flying in the sky like a bird ( it just about 4 minute ) and lucky me because at that time i got one lap extra free :D 

The feel of holiday has felt when we landed at ngurah rai airport. Many tourist passing at the airport just wearing T-shirt + hot pant, flip, surfboards and sunglasses off course. 

If you go to the sanur beach  don't forget to have breakfast  nasi campur ( balinese spycy food ) at " nasi campur  Made Weti " Pantai segara street, Sanur Denpasar, Bali. open at 06.00 am - 14.00 pm WITA . Nasi campur is one of  bali cuisine, Served with white rice, the main dish is shredded coconut, chicken, topped with hard-boiled egg and sambal, jukut urap, fried peanuts and chicken skin crackers.  The portion is quite huge for breakfast and maybe a little too rich for westerners taste buds, but at around Rp 20.000 per dish is without any doubt the best authentic Balinese breakfast you can find while staying in Sanur. Beside nasi campur there are another balinese food such lawar and ayam betutu that you should try. 

GWK (Garuda Wisnu Kencana), symbolized by the statue of the god Wisnu, who stood on the hill Unggasan. Statue of Lord Wisnu has 20 meters high. In the sights GWK (Garuda Wisnu Kencana), visitors can enjoy the view of sunrise and sunset. This place has a strategic location with only 10 minutes drive from Ngurah Rai airport, 25 minutes from from Kuta, and 20 minutes from Benoa and Nusa Dua harbor.

We often visit this palce at night because we can enjoy the panoramic view of Denpasar Airport, harbor and Denpasar City which are mostly beautiful seen at night time. 

In Bali, the perfect place to enjoying sunset are kuta beach and " tanah lot " while sanur beach is the perfect place to see sunrise.

Sam Po Kong Temple Semarang

Sam Poo Kong also known as Gedung Batu Temple, is the oldest Chinese Temple in semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Originally established by Chinese Muslim explorer, it is now shared by indonesians of multiple religious denominations, including muslims and buddhists and ethnicities including chinese and javanese.

Sam Po Kong Temple is a temple located in the eastern Semarang, which is used as a place of worship and pilgrimage, but also attractive for the tourist attractions. To enter this temple you only have to pay IDR 5000,- and only by paying IDR 80.000,- you can take a picture like emperor or empress with a big temple around you. Or you can take some picture with your own style by your own camera. This place usually very crowded on holidays or on a Friday night.

Cave Tubing Pindul & Body Rafting Oyo River

It is located within Bejiharjo Village in Karangmojo, Gunung Kidul, about 50 kilometers from city of Yogyakarta. Cave tubing is a combination of rafting and caving by using a rubber tube. You can enjoy the trips by lay inside a set of tubes and following the drift of the underground river. You can enjoy drifting along the Pindul River underground with its unique caves. It filled with a cluster of bats, the magnificient stalactites within. 

To try this trip  you'll need to spend about IDR 30.000/pax(US $4), and for River Tubing Sungai Oyo (Oyo River) the cost was  IDR 45.000 (US$5). We only  took package for Cave Tubing Goa Pindul and River Tubing Sungai Oyo . That cost include standard safety cave tubing equipment. 

Goa Pindul is a cave with an underground river. If come on summer the color of water is green, but it turns brown during the rain season. We were accompanied by one guide actually they are local people that work for Goa Pindul but they are really professional. They can across the river without tubes, the guides gave us some instructions about what we should and shouldn't do.