A TRIP TO INDONESIA
Indonesia is also a multitude of islands, stalk in the middle of the Indian Ocean to the capricious waters. Nature is no exception: in the impenetrable jungles of Sumatra still evolving tigers, elephants, snakes, orangutans. In Java, the volcanic mountains vie extraordinary landscapes. Nusa Tenggara and Sulawesi islands are extraordinary, which fiercely protect foreign cultures.
You'll understand, Indonesia, this island with lush is fascinating. Generous and multicultural Indonesia invites the traveler to the scenery ... and it succeeded.
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Indonesia accumulates superlatives: largest archipelago in the world (nearly 17,500 islands extended over 5120 km long between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific), the largest Muslim country (245 million people), the country is also home to Borobudur , the largest Buddhist temple in the world.
If Java, Sumatra, Bali, Lombok, Kalimantan and Sulawesi are among the most visited islands, mass tourism does not exist in the rest of the country. Geographic mosaic incredible and fascinating melting pot of cultures, Indonesia is so rich that it will appeal to all kinds of travelers, regardless of the objectives of their stay.
It would take more than a lifetime to browse the 17,500 islands of the archipelago, only one third is inhabited!
Cultural Heritage / Archaeology / museum
In Indonesia, culture is expressed not in museums but living contact multiple ethnic groups that make up the country. The most common arts are generally obtained from Javanese and Balinese culture.
Sites not to be missed ...
In Java
Buddhist temple of Borobudur (Yogyakarta)
Hindu temple of Prambanan (Yogyakarta)
In Sumatra
Krakatoa volcano (south)
Danau Toba, the largest lake in South East Asia (North)
The Mentawai islands, their shamans and surf
In Bali
Agung and Batur volcano
Ubud, the cultural and artistic center of Bali
Maritime Hindu temple of Tanah Lot
The Sunda Islands
Komodo Island and prehistoric animals, lizards
Gunung Rinjani volcano in Lombok
The huge white sand beaches of Sumba
The colored lakes of Keli Mutu volcano on the island of Flores
A Kalimantan:
Tanjung Puting National Park and orangutans
The Dayak people and his artistic genius
Expeditions on rivers through the jungle
In Sulawesi
The region of Tana Toraja and its grandiose funeral ceremonies
The dive sites off Manado
The Buddhist temple of Ban Hin Kiong
Lake Tondano 600 m (water skiing, fishing, boating)
Irian Jaya (Indonesian part of Papua)
Baliem Valley and Dani and Lani ethnicities who live outside time
Traditional market of Wamena and bows, arrows or cases penile
The Korowai people and built tree houses
