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Gunung Kidul Beach, Indonesia

by antydetty

Gunung Kidul in the line of the Southern Mountains and also Sewu Mountains. This area is the limestone hills and the karst landscape, barren and lack of surface water. The center is hollow Wonosari (Wonosari Basin) which has undergone tectonic processes so that the plateau was Wonosari. So normal that many people think that Gunung Kidul is hot.However, behind it Gunung Kidul has its own charm, rich in natural attractions, from karst to the beach.Gunung Kidul has many beautiful beach tourism. From the coastal region whose length is about 70 km, there are 15 beach tourism area become a mainstay of tourism in Gunung Kidul. Beaches were spread in several districts, including District Tepus, Tanjungsari, Girisubo, Saptosari, Purwosari, and Bake. Call it Kukup Beach, Beach Gesing, Ngobaran Beach, Beach Krakal, Sundak, Along Beach, Ngandong Beach, and Beach Wediombo that presents the beauty of...

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Volcano Viewing

by antydetty

if you fellows are nature lovers, coma and see this volcano. it was ecxiting and unforgetable moment to share, many beautidul things we can see from Merapi, Merbabu and Sindoro mount.Volcana, play many important roles in the lives of local people, providing rich soils for farming, holy sites for meditation and recreational opportunities away from the heat of the cities, the “extreme” climbers from around the globe come to Java to summit even the most active one.1. Merapi2. Merbabu, and 3. SindoroRead more for the tours info at www.borobudurpark.com and www.tourthewonder.com

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Visiting Buddhist temple in Indonesia- CentralJava

by Roospical

Visiting the greatest Budhhist temple in South East Asia,the Borobudur is worth visiting when you're in Jogyakarta- Central Java.Nearby is the Mendut temple, Kalasan temple an east of Joyakarta the Prambanan temple - a Hindu temple is also very beautiful. in the summer months the epic of Ramayana is danced in an open air theatre, with the Prambanan temle as background.Dieng plateau is also beautiful, with a caldera and sulphur lake and temples.

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Great Buddhist temple"Borobudur"

by meiyergani

The temple was located at Magelang District, Central Java. It was one of an amazing Buddhist Temple in the world, a temple lied on a hill: Boro in sanskrete language which means a Hill and Budur is Buddha

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LoroJonggrang-Prambanan Temple

by meiyergani

The Temple was Located at Prambanan, Central Java. It can reach by Bus or Taxi, 17KM from Yogyakarta and 53 KM from Solo. The real name of The Temple is LORO JONGGRANG, Jonggrang is Java Language which means Tall, Loro Jonggrang is a beautiful and Tall Lady, she is a daughter of Prince BOKO, a dictator of BOKO Kingdom which fight Ruling Prambanan Kingdom and Killed by Bandung Bondowoso. When Bandung visited toplled Boko Kingdom, He met Pretty Loro Jonggrang and Falling in Love. But to marry Loro Jonggrang Bandung asking to build thousands temple, it was a trick of Loro Jonggrang. At the end Bandung cannot finished his great works and get angry to Loro Jonnggrang. Bandung asked to God and Loro Jonggrang became a statue as one can seen at Prambanan Temple, it was a legend of Prambanan Temple

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BoroBUDUR an amazing STONE TEMPLE,CentralJava

by meiyergani

Located at Magelang district, Central Java Province, BOROBUDUR is a Buddhist Temple built in 8th Century, at the Beginning it was just the ruin of the stones toppled by EarthQuake and another Natural dissaster. In the Dutch Colony Era, theTemple was Rebuilt and Reconstruction yars by years until The Unicef Handing over to do a great works for its Renovation. Borobudur is worth to Visit if one travelling to Yogyakarta or Semarang

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DutchKingWILLEM II Fortress: Ambarawa

by meiyergani

This is a Fortress built by King Willem II in 1835 and finished in 1848, a few parts have been renovated, but almost 80% 0f the building is still in original state. The building now used as a Jail by Ambarawa administration, located at one compound of Indonesian Army Housing Complex, it was about 2KM away from AMBARAWA RAILWAY Station

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BoYOLALI;SOLO-SELO-BOROBUDUR

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It was a small town in Central Java, if you go to Semarang from Solo vise versa, the bus should always stop here for a moment. From Boyolali one can visit Borobudur via a hilly villages resort of Magelang where one can see beautiful Panorama of Mount Merapi and mount Merbabu, there are many rest area in between. among others is Selo Rest Area at the foot of both Mount Merapi and mount Merbabu, the other is Ketep Pass, a Good Place to watch Merapi and Merbabu, and other three mountain Peaks

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AMBARAWA:INDONESIA'S TRAIN MUSEUM

by meiyergani

AMBARAWA is located at Central Java, it was 30 km away south of Semarang, it is 75 km away from Yogyakarta head on to the North. In the Dutch Era in 1838, King Willem Built a Railway Station to facilitating the Army Transportastion from Semarang to Ambarawa vise versa

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WatchingMerapiEruption atKETEP PASS

by meiyergani

Located 30 km from Magelang, 35 KM from Boyolali City, and 32 km from SalaTiga, KETEP PASS is a Hill Side Resort. From this site we can see clearly and closely, beautiful Panorama of 5 Java's Mountain Peaks:Mount Merapi (2,911 meters) on the Central Java-Yogyakarta border, Mount Merbabu (3,142), Kabupaten Magelang (Central Java), Mount Sindoro (3,135), Temanggung (Central Java), Mount Sumbing (3,321), also in Temanggung, and Mount Slamet (3,428), Banyumas, Central Java. . With the area of 8,000 SqMeters. It was Spacious Place and One of interesting point is one can see Mount Merapi when it was in eruption in a safely place

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Amanjiwo Borobudur  Borobudur

 1 Review and 121 Opinions  I did not stay in this hotel. We visited this hotel and were given a guided tour by one of the... 

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The Sunan Hotel Solo  Solo

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Laras Asri Resort & Spa  Salatiga

 2 Reviews and 5 Opinions  The place actually is a resort with swimming pool, dining area. I stayed here for a short Business... 

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Things to Do: Cities in Central Java Province
  1. Solo Things to Do
  2. Borobudur Things to Do
  3. Semarang Things to Do
  4. Bogor Things to Do
  5. Salatiga Things to Do
  6. Wonosobo Things to Do
  7. Pegunungan Dieng Things to Do
  8. Magelang Things to Do
  9. Surakarta Things to Do
  10. Purworejo Things to Do
  11. Purwokerto Things to Do
  12. Kudus Things to Do
  13. Pati Things to Do
  14. Purwodadi Things to Do
  15. Rembang Things to Do
  16. Pekalongan Things to Do
  17. Blora Things to Do
  18. Cilacap Things to Do

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