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Fantastic City Tours and Excursions in Indonesia
Top sights in Indonesia
Argo Gede Train Railroad
From the series “The Most Dangerous Railroads in the World”
Extremely popular with the tourists is the Indonesian train Argo Gede that travels back and forth between Bandung and Jakarta. The route cuts through the incredibly beautiful places, passengers can enjoy vast tea plantations and mountain scenery during their trip, as well as observe tiny villages and rice fields. However, such a calming and relaxing scenery changes unexpectedly when the train enters the high iron Cikurutug bridge.Its confident journey through this sector is not supported at all, the bridge is unfenced. Not all passangers dare to look through the window at this railway track section. Although modern designers argue about the complete safety of the bridge, crashes occurring indicate the opposite. The last major accident on the Cikurutug bridge occurred in 2002, when a part … Read all
Grasberg Mine
From the series “Giant Artificial Quarries of the Planet”
There is a unique massive quarry in Indonesia too. The Grasberg Mine is one of the largest gold, silver and copper reserves, located near Puncak Jaya mountain range. The mine employes 19500 people and remains the world leader in output of copper, gold and silver.The Grasberg is the world’s highest quarry, this significantly complicates the process of its development. It is only recently that the production has fully been developed with the assistance of modern technology. Nowadays, ownership belongs to Freeport McMoran corporation.
If the level of expected output remains the same, the large-scale production in Indonesia will certainly not stop in the next 30 years. Using modern technology processes more than 85000 tons of ore daily, and about 30 million tonnes of valuable species … Read all
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Expo 2020 in Dubai Was Visited by More Than 7 Million Visitors
If you haven’t visited this event yet, there is still time to book a hotel in Dubai because Expo 2020 Dubai runs until 31 March 2022. People who are unable to visit the emirate can make a virtual tour on the Expo 2020 website. By the way, the virtual visitation has already reached 31.6 million by the end of December.
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24.04.2024
If you haven’t visited this event yet, there is still time to book a hotel in Dubai because Expo 2020 Dubai runs until 31 March 2022. People who are unable to visit the emirate can make a virtual tour on the Expo 2020 website. By the way, the virtual visitation has already reached 31.6 million by the end of December.
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24.04.2024
Architecture of Indonesia in pictures
Culture of regions in Indonesia
Jakarta
Jakarta will definitely please fans of interesting excursions by a huge selection of historical and architectural attractions. In this city you will find several attractive museums, such as Jakarta History Museum. The collection of this museum is very diverse. Here visitors will find old guns, costumes, household items and collections of old paintings. The territory of the museum is the location of another important landmark - a system of caves. Several centuries ago these caves were used as a … Read more 
Bandung
The museums in Bandung are also deserving of attention, and that is for a fact. The city is famous for the reason that it was here in 1955, that the Bandung Conference took place. This incident made an important contribution to the development of human rights. A museum is dedicated to this event, and it is therefore called the Museum of the Asian-African Conference. The exhibits here include wax figures, mock-ups recreating the atmosphere of that time, archives, photographs and documents. … Read more
Surabaya
The second largest city in the country attracts travelers with colorful entertainment venues, upscale restaurants, shops and amazing sights. The must see site is a lovely church of Gereja Perawan Maria Tak Berdosa, the oldest religious building in the city. The old building is decorated with sophisticated stained-glass windows. There is always a wonderful soothing atmosphere in the church. Constructions of the colonial period have also preserved in the city, a shining example of them is … Read more
Denpasar
The city's main attraction is Puputan Square, which has witnessed many significant historical events. It was on this square that the local raja committed suicide in 1906 when a protest action that began in the country put an end to a long colonial period. Today, beautiful Catur Muka Statue depicting the formidable four-faced guard rises in the middle of the square. This statue is very important, as it is installed in the exact geographical center of the city. Puputan Square is the main venue … Read more
Bali
Tirta Gangga is perhaps the most famous tourist attraction in Bali. Water Palace is located near Abang. Previously, this building served as a royal palace. When translated, the place means “water from the Gange”. This outstanding structure was built in 1948 by order of Raja Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem. Already by the year 1963, the palace suffered an earthquake, after which it was reconstructed. This is a real maze of fountains, pools, statues, in the frame of rice fields. Concerts … Read more
Java
Java remains an attractive destination for those who are interested in Buddhism; there are ancient temples and places of worship among its main attractions. Those who can’t imagine their rest without trips to interesting museums would like these places; hikers would be surprised by an abundance of unique natural attractions. There are religious and historical sites literally in every town and village. The highest concentration of attractions takes place in Jakarta. Taman Fatah is the center … Read more
Sumatra
Ruins of ancient temples and stunning beaches with dark sand, unspoiled nature and palaces - those are main attractions of Sumatra. Each city of the island cherishes historical monuments; the most interesting attractions are located in Medan. There is Masjid Raya mosque, which is very unusual in terms of architecture; its main decoration is the black dome. The mosque was built in 1906 and is one of the main symbols of Sumatra. A historical monument of earlier period is Maimoun Palace (Istana … Read more
Sulawesi Island
If you like exotic things, visit the Torajaland. Here you will see the surprisingly shaped houses of the local people, which were built, using the same technologies, their ancestors had, and a unique cemetery. In fact, Sulawesi is definitely at the top by the amount of beautiful, unusual and stunning ceremonial places, related to death. They bury the dead in the grottos, hollowed out in the caves. Some of the rich and respected dead men get their own doll, which symbolizes them. In the virgin … Read more
