Showing posts with label Sumatra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sumatra. Show all posts

Monday, November 12, 2012

Surfing Paradise at Krui

Krui is the capital of the Pesisir Tengah district in West Lampung, Lampung Province. Krui is in the Indian Ocean littoral.

Krui Beach

In the coastal areas, tourism is very potential. Krui as a tourist destination is relatively quite compare to Bali or Lombok, but it start to attract foreign and domestic tourists. In Krui we can, swimming, snorkeling, surfing, fishing, looking for crabs, fishing, and also get to see the sunrise.

Surfer in Attraction at Krui
Surfer with a Big Wave at Krui
The Beach is Relatively Quiet
Indian Ocean
Beautiful Coast Line at Krui
Fishing at Krui

Popular Hotels in Lampung:
Hotel Sahid Bandar Lampung
Hotel Grand Anugerah 
Satwa Elephant Eco Lodge 
Alau Alau Boutique Resort 
Hotel Anugerah Express 
Hotel Arnes Lampung
Emersia Hotel 
Grand Elty Krakatoa at Krakatoa Nirwana Resort
Bumi Kedaton Resort
Bukit Randu Hotel
Amalia Hotel Lampung
Sheraton Lampung Hotel
Kampoeng Wisata Tabek Indah Hotel
Novotel Lampung Hotel

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Orangutans at Tanjung Puting National Park

Orangutans are large apes that currently found only in the rainforests of Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra. These apes mostly live in trees and swing from branch to branch using their arms. The word orangutan means "man of the forest" in Malay language. Orangutans are in danger of extinction because their population is decreasing.

Tanjung Puting National Park
An Orangutan at Tree

Orangutans are very intelligent and they are among the most intelligent primates. They use leave as an umbrella to prevent them getting wet when rain. Orangutans also use leaves as cups to help them drink water.

Tanjung Puting National Park is located in Central Kalimantan province. Nearest City from this national park is Pangkalan Bun. Tanjung Puting National Park is famous for its Orangutans conservation, purity of the air, night sky with remarkable view of the Milky Way, and also beautiful sunset. Kalimantan itself is the world's third largest island with an extremely diverse flora and fauna that include more than 380 species of birds, 222 species of mammals, more than 2,000 species of orchids, and more than 3,000 species of trees.

Milky Way at Tanjung Puting National Park

How to get to Pangkalan Bun : Jakarta - Semarang - Pangkalan Bun by plane, or from Semarang to Pangkalan Bun by ship.