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Showing posts with label island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label island. Show all posts

Pearl in Lembongan Island

Jan 14, 2011

Talking about the island tour, the island of Lembongan is one attraction of tourists in Bali. This small island located in the southeast of Bali Island and has tourism potential to save many extraordinary. Some international tourist attractions and good quality waves for the surfer, to be spelled out if the island has become an international island.


Lembongan Island is one of the clusters of Nusa islands in Bali. Smaller size than Nusa Penida, but has a bigger tourism potential than the largest island. Precious treasure in nusa Lembongan island is Bali beach with charm of alluring and deserve to be called 'dream dream beach or shore. In addition, there is a beach in Nusa Lembongan named Dream Beach. This beach is located in the southern part of the island that could be achieved through the village of Lembongan. Dream Beach has clean white sand, contrasting shades of sea water, the spread of the area with palm trees and white foamy waves. It's really like a dream beach. Besides Dream Beach, there are also other beaches on the island of Bali Lembongan. One of them is Tanjung Sanghyang. Tanjung Sanghyang itself is a port. The ships will be docked to Nusa Lembongan at Tanjung Sanghyang. This beach has white sand and blue sea contrasting with the sky. Visitors who come to Lembongan Island will be immediately greeted by the beauty of the ocean of Tanjung Sanghyang before finally exploring.

Besides Dream Beach and Tanjung Sanghyang, there are many beautiful Balinese beaches in Nusa Lembongan. Such as Selagimpak, Selambung, Sunset Beach, Pemalikan, Tamarind Beach and the beach of Lebaoh. Some of this beach has qualified waves, so it is suitable for surfing activity. The location of islands located on the high seas also made beach on the island of Lembongan Bali would make a great area to watch the sunset. Sunset with a reddish sky could become a fascinating object poto.

In addition to Bali's beaches, there are some tourist attractions in Nusa Lembongan. Starting from temple tours, there are several temples that can be visited on the island. Call it Peak Sari temple which is located at a height so that from here visitors can see some parts of the island. There is also a very appropriate mangrove forest made a background photograph. Mangroves can be found in the north of the island, can be achieved only by using traditional boats.


Nusa Lembongan is also breeding ground seaweed. Bali Beach to be a place of seaweed cultivation is Lebaoh beach and other beaches in the south of the island. Results from seaweed farmers are mostly exported and used as material cosmetic manufacture.

In addition there are several other attractions such as underground caves, cliffs, or the dugout.

Many interesting things can to do there other than just sit on the beach and enjoy the sun. There is surfing, diving, snorkeling, tracking, spa or other marine tourism.

For lembongan island accommodation and other tourist facilities, Nusa Lembongan has become International Island, so has very complete supporting facilities. There are various types of villas, hotels, bungalows and resorts are scattered around the resorts.

Vacation to this island can make your vacation a private island. You can try it if you come to Bali.

Gran Canaria

Oct 22, 2010

Where is Gran Canaria?
Gran Canaria is an island of Canary Island (one of island in Spanish archipelago). This island located in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 kilometers off northwestern coast of Africa. Besides that, this island also located about 1350 from the Europe. Gran Canaria is the second popular island in Canary Island beside Tenerife. The largest island in this Canary Island is Tenerife, then Fuerteventura and then Gran Canaria.

Tenerife is famous with the beach, which was the best in the Europe. The beach's name is Las Teresitas which has white sand and blue water. Besides that, you can also find palm tree in the beach, a curving bay of golden sand sheltered by mountains. Its sounds perfect, and indeed it is – even though the sand was transported from the Sahara.





Back to Gran Canaria, this island called Miniature Continent because its different climate and we can find many of landscapes, with any view of golden beaches endless dune of white sand. Besides that, Gran Canaria’s beaches also have green ravines and also picturesque village. UNESCO protect third of this island under the A third of the island as Biosphere Reserve.


With 2.2 million of annual visitor, this place has famous home stay area, which is located in south of island. With the best of Gran Canaria weather, this part has less rain and sunnier than the north. There are many public facilities in this part, such as airport, shopping centre, Bird Park, and also resort communities. One of the famous communities is Maspalomas Gran Canaria which include some areas.


Flights Gran Canaria also easy to find, because the airport is in the south part of island.

Some of famous tourist objects that can you find as traveling destination are:
  • The "Dunas de Maspalomas", in southern Gran Canaria
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pino, in Teror
  • Las Canteras beach, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Puerto de Mogán
  • Casa de Colón y Pilar Nuevo
  • Chira Reservoir
  • Palmitos Park,
  • Cocodrilos Park, Roque Nublo
  • El Dedo de Dios

You can also find the picturesque village referred to Little Venice.

The Tasmania island

Aug 18, 2010

If we talk about Tasmania, one thing that was imagined in our mind is marsupial. Yes, marsupial is familiar with Tasmania. Two kinds of marsupial that live in Tasmania are Thylacine and Tasmanian Devil. Beside marsupial, Tasmania also become home for many wild life like any species of bird. With the cool temperate climate Tasmania also become home for 11 species of frog.


Tasmania is an Australian island and state and located about 240 kilometers south of the continent, from which it is separated by Bass Strait. Tasmania covers 62,409 square kilometers area and has population of 500,000. The native of Tasmania are Tasmanian Aborigines.

Tasmania is a beautiful island and promoted as the natural state and the "island of inspiration" owing to its large and relatively unspoiled natural environment. Almost 37% of Tasmania lies in reserves, national parks and World Heritage Sites. The island is 364 kilometers long from northernmost to southernmost points, and 306 kilometers from west to east.


The state capital and largest city is Hobart, which encompasses the local government areas of City of Hobart, City of Glenorchy, and City of Clarence, while the satellite town of Kingston (part of the Municipality of Kingborough) is generally included in the Greater Hobart area. Other major population centers include Launceston in the north and Devonport and Burnie in the northwest.
The subantarctic Macquarie Island is also under the administration of the state, as part of the Huon Valley Council local government area.

And now, with many culture and the view, Tasmania become one of favorite traveling destination in Australia. The popular and beautiful places in Tasmania are Dove Lake, Frenchmans Cap, Cataract Gorge, Bruny Island, Parliament House, Hobart, Freycinet Peninsula, Hellyer Gorge and other.

Lets Visit Papua

Aug 5, 2010

Papua is located in east part of Indonesia. Archaeological relics scattered in almost all areas of Papua could potentially become a useful asset for the local tourism and the community. If managed properly, archaeological relics in Papua, which can be very diverse attractions that attract tourists to visit to Papua.

There are more objects of cultural heritage in the territory of Papua has not given the attention and optimal management as a tourism asset.

In fact, essentially the entire archaeological heritage is priceless because it is made only once at an event in the past. That's why objects of cultural heritage must be preserved so that it can be used for various purposes.



So that objects of cultural heritage in Papua could become an economic value of tourism assets, needed packaging to give meaning to these historically valuable objects Archaeology.

Cultural heritage objects, an object cannot say anything so it does not give any attraction for tourists. Things new cultural heritage can be highly useful for tourism if well packed.


Packaging objects of cultural heritage can be done by providing information about the location of archaeological relics in the form of maps or the guide signage making it easier for people to visit these places.

Furthermore, packaging objects of cultural heritage can also be done by giving meaning to the object in the form of an interesting and mysterious story. To explain this requires a guide who should be able to bring tourists to the ancient times to explore the events that occurred at the time.




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The Galapagos Islands

Jan 25, 2010

The Galapagos Islands became a part of Charles Darwin’s theory, evolution by natural selection. This beautiful place is located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 973 km off the west coast of South America. The island contains any archipelago of volcanic islands, which consist of 15 main islands, 3 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets.

The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters are part of a province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The islands have a population of around 23,000 and become homeland for more than 40.000 peoples. Five of the islands are inhabited: Baltra, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal and Santa Cruz.
Beside that, The Galapagos islands are famed with their vast number of endemic species were studied by Charles Darwin during the the voyage of the Beagle. Then these islands become conservation area to protect the native flora and fauna. The Ecuadorian government also declared 97.5% of the archipelago's land area a national park, excepting areas already colonized.



In 1978 UNESCO recognized the islands as a World Heritage Site : wildlife is its most notable feature. But Introduced plants and animals, such as feral goats, cats, and cattle, brought accidentally or willingly to the islands by humans, represent the main threat to Galápagos. For this day, Galapagos Island also becomes a famous of tourism object. Many environmental threats such as, illegal fishing activities, introduced of new species that invaded large areas and eliminated endemic species in some of the humid zones, Non-native animal and some parasites inhabit the islands and also The fast growing poultry industry. The Galapagos Islands are on demand and in 2007; UNESCO put the Galápagos Islands on their World Heritage in Danger List.