Great Lawu Mountain Of mid-java

This small, picturesque hill station makes for a restful overnight pitstop on the journey east from Madiun to Solo. The town occupies the southern slope of central Java’s Mount Lawu at an elevation of 1,287 meters, the ponderous and foreboding shape of the mammoth but inactive volcano looming above the town. Cabbages, onions, sweet potato and every other imaginable European vegetable grow on terraces to either side of the steep road leading up to the resort town. Climbing steadily higher, the road suddenly comes upon a small and placid crater lake. If arriving by night in the cool damp air, shadowy figures roam the streets and huddle in warung kopi. These are the friendly mountain people of Sarangan who are used to a steady stream of visitors seeking relief from the sun-cracked lowlands of east Java. They invite newcomers to stay in one of the 27-plus guesthouses and hotels that cluster along the lake’s shore. Their approach is soft-sell, as is the horsemen who hire out their ponies. Java’s mountains always come with ponies. Not many budget-minded travelers make it up here, mostly domestic daytrippers on tour buses from Madiun 40 kilometers away, and in the European tourist season when all the prices double a few elderly Dutch embark on the pilgrimage for nostalgia’s sake. The place has been included in travelogues since H.W. Ponder wrote wistfully of Sarangan in her impressionistic Java Pageant published in the early ‘30s. Sarangan is also popular with holiday makers from as far away as Surabaya and Solo, serving as a refreshing sidetrip after taking in the 15 century temples of Candi Sukuh and Candi Ceto, just 10 kilometers distant on the other side of the mountain. The whole surrounding area still has a primordial feel to it. Since colonial times, Sarangan has been popular for boating, waterskiing and fishing. Speedboats can circle this small body of water in 10 minutes flat, and by horseback it takes only 25 minutes. A motor road extends three-quarters around the lake. From the opposite shore, a path leads to a sylvan waterfall. The more ambitious climb the heavily forested slopes of Mount Lawu (3,265 meters), an ancient, eroded volcano that has retained its symmetrical shape but is usually wrapped in clouds. The twisting mountain road west up to the pass is so steep that many cars and buses can't make it over the top. Some older dilapidated vehicles have to let half the passengers off at every other bend. The trail to the top is used by local people, some of whom make pilgrimages to the Hindu-Buddhist temple near the summit to place offerings. On the way are remnants of old temples, terracing and Majapahit graves. It's also feasible to spend the night in shelters so you can catch the sunrise. Guides are available for hire at Blumbang village near the pass, halfway between Tawangmangu and Sarangan. The trail, however, is well marked, and a guide is only necessary if you intend to overnight and need proper equipment. To reach the peak of Mount Lawu takes 5 hours; to the crater (Kawah Lawu) only 3 hours, but the climb is a breeze, easier than Jogya’s Merapi. The climb begins 300 meters northwest of Cemoro Sewu (5 kilometers from Sarangan, 7 km from Tawangmangu) where you'll see several radio/TV towers. Just beyond the bridge, near Pos 1, is the start of the constructed, heavily used trail. Water is available at several points as the trail winds up the mountain. The final ascent is actually from the northeast, with several huts on the way: at 2,400 meters, 2,850 meters and 3,100 meters. The rainiest season is Nov.-May, but the hike is possible year round. During the full moon, it's even possible to make the dramatic, spooky climb up and back in one day. You leave Sarangan at 4 a.m. in frigid temperatures, reach the peak at 9 a.m. From the top, superlative views of Merapi and Willis and not a plane in sight. Scores of others will also be making the two-hour descent, so you won’t get lost. Just follow the people, the trash and the sound of radios back down.

Bunaken Underwater Of Sulawesi Island

Bunaken is part of the Bunaken National Marine Park, which has some of the highest levels of marine biodiversity in the world.Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island. Bunaken is located at the north of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs administratively to the municipality of Manado.

The Bunaken National Marine Park was formally established in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia's growing system of marine parks. The park covers a total surface area of 890.65 km², 97% of which is overlain by sparkling clear, warm tropical water. The remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen. Although each of these islands has a special character, it is the aquatic ecosystem that attracts most naturalists.

The waters of Bunaken National Marine Park are extremely deep (1566 m in Manado Bay), clear (up to 35-40 m visibility), refreshing in temperature (27 to 29 °C) Pick any of group of interest - corals, fish, echinoderms or sponges - and the number of families, genera or species is bound to be astonishingly high. For example, 7 of the 8 species of giant clams that occur in the world, occur in Bunaken. The park has around 70 genera of corals; compare this to a mere 10 in Hawaii. Although the exact number of fish species is unknown, it may be slightly higher than in the Philippines, where 2,500 species, or nearly 70% of all fish species known to the Indo-western Pacific, are found.

Oceanic currents may explain, in part, why Bunaken National Marine Park is such a treasure trove of biodiversity. Northeasternly currents generally sweep through the park but abundant counter currents and gyros related to lunar cycles are believed to be a trap for free swimming larvae. This is particularly true on the south side of the crescent-shaped Bunaken Island, lying in the heart of the park. A snorkler or diver in the vicinity of Lekuan or Fukui may spot over 33 species of butterfly fish and numerous types of groupers, damsels, wrasses and gobies. The gobies, smallish fish with bulging eyes and modified fins that allow them to attach to hard surfaces, are the most diverse but least known group of fish in the park.

Biologists believe that the abundance of hard corals is crucial in maintaining the high levels of diversity in the park. Hard corals are the architects of the reefs, without them, numerous marine organisms would be homeless and hungry. Many species of fish are closely associated with particular types of corals (folious, branching, massives, etc.) for shelter and egg-laying. Others, like the enormous Bumphead Parrotfish, Balbometopon muricatum, are "coralivores" and depend on hard corals for their sustenance. Bony mouth parts fused into an impressive "beak" allow these gregarious fish to crunch corals like roasted peanuts.

Some 20,000 people live on the natural resources of Bunaken National Marine Park. Although there are inevitable conflicts between resource protection and use by people, the Indonesian government is taking a fairly unusual and pragmatic approach to park management. The idea is to promote wise resource use while preventing overexploitation. Local communities, government officials, dive resort operators, local nature groups, tourists and scientists have played an active role in developing exclusive zones for diving, wood collection, fishing and other forms of utilization. Bunaken Marine Park has become an important example of how Sulawesi, and the rest of Indonesia, can work to protect its natural resources.

Niagara waterfall of american continent

The falls are in two principal parts, separated by Goat Island. The larger division, adjoining the left, or Canadian, bank, is Horseshoe Falls; its height is 185 feet (56 m), and the length of its curving crest line is about 2,200 feet (670 m). The American Falls, adjoining the right bank, are 190 feet (58 m) high and 1,060 feet (320 m) across.

The formation of the Niagara gorge (downriver) and the maintenance of the falls as a cataract depend upon peculiar geologic conditions. The rock strata from the Silurian Period (438 to 408 million years ago) in the Niagara gorge are nearly horizontal, dipping southward only about 20 feet per mile (almost 4 m per km). An upper layer of hard dolomite is underlain by softer layers of shale. Water exerts hydrostatic pressure and only slowly dissolves the dolomite after infiltrating its joints. Dolomite blocks fall away as water from above infiltrates and rapidly erodes the shale at the falls itself. The disposition of the rock strata provides the conditions for keeping the water constantly falling vertically from an overhanging ledge during a long period of recession (movement upstream) of the cataract. As blocks of dolomite are undercut they fall off and are rapidly destroyed by the falling water, further facilitating the retreat of the falls and the maintenance of a vertical cataract.

The water flowing over the falls is free of sediment, and its clearness contributes to the beauty of the cataract. In recognition of the importance of the waterfall as a great natural spectacle, the province of Ontario and the state of New York retained or acquired title to the adjacent lands and converted them into public parks.

In recent years the very large diversion of water above the falls for hydroelectric-power purposes has lessened the rate of erosion. Elaborate control works upstream from the falls have maintained an even distribution of flow across both the U.S. and Canadian cataracts, thereby preserving the curtains of the waterfalls. A large part of the great river above the falls is diverted and disappears into four great tunnels for use in the power plants downstream. Owing to concern over the possibility of major rockfalls, water was diverted from the American Falls in 1969, and some cementing of the bedrock was done; an extensive boring and sampling program was also carried out. River flow was returned to the American Falls in November of that year, and it was decided that safety measures for the viewing public should be implemented and that measures to stem natural processes were both too expensive and undesirable.

Excellent views of the falls are obtained from Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side; from Prospect Point of the U.S. side at the edge of the American Falls; and from Rainbow Bridge, which spans the Niagara gorge about 1,000 feet (300 m) downstream from Prospect Point. Visitors may cross from the U.S. shore to Goat Island by footbridge and may take an elevator to the foot of the falls and visit the Cave of the Winds behind the curtain of falling water. The Horseshoe Falls, which carry about 90 percent of the river’s discharge, receded upstream at an average rate of about 5.5 feet (1.7 m) per year in 1842–1905. Thereafter, control works and the diversion of water decreased the erosion rate, which is presently so slow at the American Falls that large blocks of dolomite accumulate at the base of the falls, threatening to turn it into rapids.

the great of waterfall in the world

dragon village of west java

The Kampung Naga was the traditional settlement widely the area approximately 4 ha. The location of the Kampung Naga tourist attraction was located in the part of the highway that connected Tasikmalaya - Bandung went through Garut, that is approximately in kilometre to 30 to the west of the Tasikmalaya city. Administratively the Kampung Naga including the Kampung Legok Dage Vilage Neglasari district Salawu regency Tasikmalaya

The attraction of the Kampung Naga tourist was located in the life that was unique from the community that was located in this Kampung Naga. Their life could associate with modern community, religious Islam, but still was strong look after his ancestors's Customs and Traditions.

rinjani mountain of lombok island

After visited Gili Trawangan, it is recommended that you – while test your physic – enjoy the extraordinary scine alongside the line towards mount Rinjani ( 3776 mdpl). It is the third highest mountain in Indonesia after Puncak Jaya Wijaya in Papua and Kerici mount in Sumatra. Rinjani also is one of the biggest volcano in Indonesia.

The landscapes around this active volcano are many, spread out along the savanna, tropical rain forest, pine plants, and a wide Kaldera lake. There are two popular lines towards the top of mountain. It is from Senaru or from Sembalun Lawang countryside. If you strart from Senaru, you will arrive at Kaldera lake (formed by the eruption of Rinjani mountain), as the first place. In the middle of Rinjani, there is a small Rinjani. At the side of Segara Anak lake, located at Rinjani, you can make a camp, an experience that will be a beautiful memories. Afterwards, from here you can continue to climb the top of Rinjani.

The line from Sembalun Lawang towards top of Rinjani doesn't pass the lake, but direct to the slope of the mountain which fulfill with pine forest. Here you can make a camp for a while, awaiting for morning, and then you can continue to climb or downwards to lake and go back through Senaru route. From top of Rinjani we can see the scine that’s really beautiful. That makes us not really tired after climbing the top during more than two hours.

one Natural luvly of Curug Sewu Water Fall

Curug Sewu Water Fall located in area Sala Endah, Jawa Barat. . This waterfall not only offers natural beauty but also challenge for can come near it. Every one likes this place because have a natural beauty and trek field offering separate challenge.

Curug Sewu has separate fascination. Some part of journeys of towards the location is has challenged, in the form of as of steep tread and smooth. The main fascination of Curug Seribu Water Fall is the height of those waterfalls reach 100 meters with big water effusing.

Curug Sewu is residing in height of 200 meters above this sea level located in Town West Bogor. This Curug frequently visited by the nature lovers and tourist especially local. Even some foreign tourist also has ever visited it.

To reach location Curug Seribu, needs extra energy, because visitor must walk as far as one Km. Visitor also must beware of because passing steep footpath and smooth.

In this tourism object there are some facilities, which can be, enjoyed visitor for example MCK, mushola, camping ground, shelter, and booth eats.

It is not difficult to reaches Curug Seribu. If you came from outside Java from Bandara Soekarno Hatta went up bus Damri towards Terminal Baranang Sianq Bogor. Then went up city transport towards terminal Bubulak and continued by city transport rising towards Cobatok. Out of three Cibatok rising Angkot towards village Pasir Reungit or rising ojek, sepeda motor. From Pasir Reugit Village trekking towards spandrel Curug Seribu then buy admission ticket, has just then treads as of tread downwards rising until to Curug Seribu.

Madakaripura Waterfall

Near the village of Sapeh, district of Lumbang, about 33 km to the north east of Probolinggo, there is a spectacular waterfall known as Madakaripura. It is hidden in the dense forest of the mountain range of Tengger. It is very inspiring and adds the excitement of your visit to Mt. Bromo. This waterfall is believed to be the sacred waterfall since it was right here that the Great Prime Minister of Majapahit, Gajah Mada, spent the rest of his life and practiced asceticism by meditating under this waterfall. Paying a visit to this object and enjoying the lush mountain greenery would be an unforgettable experience. Words cannot describe the magnificent Madakaripura adequately.

This object, with a height of 620 m above the sea level, is on a gentle slope with a friendly atmosphere. You can feel the roar as the water falls from a height of 200 m creating an awe-inspiring waterfall. It is more likely a happening of something that takes place in a fairy land.

The best time to see the falls is between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when the sun is high enough to light up the valley's bottom. One may bathe in the falls' pure natural water, which, it is said, cures rheumatism and all kinds of disorders besides preserving youth and vigor.

During the rainy season, visitors will have to be careful as overflowing may occur occasionally. Attention should be paid to notes of warning. This waterfall, which is quite easy to be visited, is just 6 km from Sukapura, the gateway of Mt. Bromo (www. petra.ac.id)