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Maninjau Lake is one of the big lake in West Sumatra. This lake offers a tranquil beauty of the lake and surrounding mountains.

Maninjau Lake is one of the stunning lake in Indonesia. This lake is a volcanic lake at an altitude of 461.50 meters above sea level. Extent of about 99.5 km and its depth 495 yards.

The lake is located in Tanjung Raya district, Agam regency, West Sumatra. Maninjau Lake natural tourist sites are also made up of hills and peaks called Puncak Lawang. Maninjau Lake not only cool air around the lake, refreshing every tourist that comes after a long road to get to the location.

Access to the lake it's not easy. You have to go through a long road, past the mountains, and here it is, winding road. For carsick-prone travelers, should be prepared first. There are about 44 sharp bends that must be passed, the people around were calling it the "Curved 44".

There are two routes that can be taken to reach the lake. The first route starts from Padang to Pariaman and Lubuk cone with a journey time of 1.5 hours. Can also route to Padang Bukittinggi to Maninjau Lake to pass Curved 44 with a 3 hour travel time.

Facilities in this place can be quite complete. Around the site, there are many hotels to be a place to stay, ranging from grade to grade melatipun star there. In addition, there are also home stay which can be used as an alternative to stay.

After a walk to enjoy the beauty of the lake must have the stomach feels hungry. to treat hunger, tourists can choose either a full menu of Padang cuisine or abroad because of the many restaurants available in the lake. Eating foods with a background of Maninjau lake is an experience that can not be forgotten.

The lake is more than just a beautiful landmark but also a cultural heritage of local communities. Legend "Bujang Nine" color story of this lake. According to local folklore, the story of one man's death by plunging into the crater then expanded and formed a crater lake.

By admiring the scenery and peace, a visit to Maninjau lake will keep your mind refreshed. If you are looking for a fantastic view of the Maninjau resort perched on a hilltop offering some of the best views of the lake.

Illustrated the beauty of nature is no doubt. Tourists visiting this place also acknowledges it.

Another one made ​​from carp diet, named carp-fry sauce dabu dabu. Sliced ​​red onions, tomatoes, lemon juice as a sauce-dabu dabu, making sense of carp are very diverse, which is salty, sour, spicy and savory.

Dabu-dabu sauce is actually a typical sambal Manado city with a dominant characteristic of a spicy taste. Even though it looks simple enough, but make no mistake once, Dabu-dabu sauce will be able to add flavor in the dressing fish with this sauce.

To make the sauce fried carp dabu-dabu, first prepare a fresh carp. Later on in the wash and peel the skin and in the flesh split into two parts.

Next, prepare the cooking oil heated to 100 degrees, perfect for toasting and drier. Before the carp fried in garlic that give seasoning blend that has been mixed with salt and fresh water. Once completed, the carp meat coat with cassava flour are given a special flavor. After that, the meat on carp fry until cooked. Add the butter, when frying, so it's more fragrant and tasty.

To make the sauce dabu-dabu, prepare the onion flavor in a small iris-ketch, which in the chopped chilies, and lime in small pieces. Add salt, fish oil. After the intervention, then given a hot cooking oil. Stir until evenly distributed. Dabu-dabu sauce then pour into carp meat that has been fried.

To complete the dish, we can add slices of cucumber, tomato, and lettuce. Carp dish dabu-dabu sauce is perfect when enjoyed as a meal for lunch, and dinner. Besides delicious taste of fried carp-dabu dabu. Salty, sour and savory spicy.

If you are interested, you can try it yourself at home, or come to a variety of restaurants in the Manado city.

Mamuya mountain is very famous for the public embarrassment, especially the northern mountain town of Tobelo is often climbed by the climbers and many interesting attractions that exist around mamuya mountain areas such as hot water Mamuya. Springs are sourced from the Mount Mamuya. Hot water is excellent for use in the bath. For the local community hot water mamuya believed efficacious cure various skin diseases.

Mount Mamuya located in the village, district Galela, is only 15 km from the city Tobelo, North Halmahera Regency - North Maluku.

Do not think too much as this place is very easy to reach, only about 20 minutes drive from Tobelo. The location is also adjacent to each other. So if you have the opportunity to Tobelo and about 2-3 hours of free time the two sites are worth your visit on the agenda.

Hot Water Mamuya sourced directly from the Mount Mamuya. Located not so far from the main highway Mamuya Village. Still very natural bathing pool with crystal-clear water which surrounded the grove of trees. Although the local swimming baths have been used inter-generational flow of water but still produced a very well maintained.

Generally the tourists visiting this place in the afternoon until early evening. Recommended for you. Come early in the morning before 5 then you will get excellent water quality and bathing locations that are still very quiet. It's just that given the location of the baths Mamuya still less illumination so flashlights are mandatory equipment that must be taken.

Mamuya bathing in the morning while accompanied by birds singing is fun.

A isolated island - Halmahera, also called Gilolo or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku, with a shape like the letter K looks like a miniature Sulawesi. With white sandy beaches, unspoiled forests and mountain Mamuya elegant in the distance, the island offers stunning views.

This island covers an area over 17,000 square kilometers, has a population of extremely rare. This island is the essence of the larger region, called the Moro.

During the 15th century and into the 16, Halmahera largely under the control of the sultanate of Ternate. In the mid-16th century, the island became a place of Jesus Portuguese missionaries, the most famous of which is St.Fransiskus Xavier (known as St.Franciscus Xavier). Muslim countries Ternate and Halmahera refused and managed to push the mission much of the island in 1571. But his influence is still visible to this day, half of the population are Muslim and half Christian.

In the seventeenth century, Ternate began developing his territory to Morotai by repeatedly forcing most residents to migrate from the island.

In addition, the area known as the marine paradise, inherited cultural values ​​of indigenous and local wisdom that still exist until today. The persistence of cultural authenticity in Halmahera, is a cultural attraction that is very precious and rare in the meet. For adventure lovers, Halmahera also provides a space tourist attractions or natural flora and fauna that can be an oasis for lovers of adventure to see the island of Halmahera endemic birds typical, such as Angel Bird, Bird hornbills, Nuri, and White-crested Cockatoo.

It was not perfect during a visit to Halmahera, if not spoil a long look at the painting of the underwater Halmahera is amazing, because it has beautiful coral reefs, marine animals are rare and unique.

Any cooked, the fish will taste very delicious on the tongue. In fact, by the way pantura Semarang coastal-style cooking, fish spines do not seem so annoying anymore. Menu kropok milkfish is the name of the menu is ready to spoil the savory taste of fresh fish.
Baron Restaurant is one restaurant that provides a Milkfish Kropok. In the area of ​​one acre in the coastal area west coast of Semarang, was set adrift building just above the pond. The fans milkfish, could spoil the tongue. Just choose, would select to capture the fish, or a bit impatient with the way of fishing. To be sure, cooked milk taken directly from the pond alive and fresh.

Typical in this place is how to process milk so as not to feel prickly. Small slit lined milkfish. In this way needles become imperceptible and easy to chew, without fear of piercing the lips and tongue. Milkfish are cooked in this way is known as milkfish kropok that is a typical menu Semarang past. Milkfish is a way of cooking with burnt milk directly without seasoning. In this way, aroma and taste of meat so it is more natural bass.

While milkfish was burned, another chef prepare a kropok flavor. This is typical of coastal spice blend flavors with spicy, sweet, and salty. Milk that has been cooked and then burned washed down with kropok flavor.

Kropok milkfish served with rice, sauce, vegetables, spinach and stir. For bass lovers, Semarang is a typical menu is different. In addition to not interfere with thorns, a sense of typical kropok flavor was fitted on the tongue.

The Last Paradise, that's the nickname of the world for Sentarum Lake located in Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan. The region is a group of 20 "large and small lakes" in the middle row of hills.

Since 1999, it became a Sentarum Lake National Park. The lake is an expanse of flooding during heavy rains and overflowing rivers Kapuas. When dry, dry lake in part. The grass was green like a golf course.


The unique type of ecosystem that was a stretch of the most extensive flooding and rare. Only West Kalimantan in Indonesia's unique, and even Southeast Asia.

In addition to the longest known in Indonesia, Kapuas, West Kalimantan is also famous for its Sentarum Lake. The lake is a seasonal lake has become one part of the Sentarum Lake National Park. This lake is 700 km from the city of Pontianak.

Sentarum lake water is a giant piggy bank, because during the rainy season, water levels in this lake reaches 14 feet. However, when the dry season comes, there was only hundreds of fish ponds and a number of small rivers. Sentarum Lake have an advantage for West Kalimantan, because when the drought, the lake was supplying half of the water that flowed Kapoeas.

Total area of ​​132 000 hectares Sentarum Lakes region plus 64 000 hectares which is proposed as a buffer zone. Approximately 20 acres is a seasonal lake which covers an area of ​​30 500 hectares, the rest is deposited in the lake.

It is said that the lake was formed during the Ice Age or Pleistocene period. Sentarum also has a wealth of flora and fauna are outstanding and not owned by other regions. There are 510 vegetation species and 33 species are endemic Sentarum Lake National Park, including 10 species of which are new species.

Unfortunately, it takes a struggle to reach this area. The city of Pontianak, it takes time for 14 hours to travel by land and water routes Pontianak - Sintang - Semitau. Then, from Semitau to the location using a motor boat Lanjak majors.


But, when you arrive at Sentarum Lake, you will be presented with all its uniqueness. This lake can also direct you to enjoy fishing or rent a boat owned by locals. Just enjoy the beautiful sunset, or even fishing in the middle of the lake you can do here.

Museum Pos Indonesia in Bandung city collected more than 200 thousand stamps, including the world's first postage stamp picture The Penny Black which was published in England in 1840.

Museum is located not far from London's Geological Museum has exhibits showing stamps and first published in Indonesia, the stamps of King William, published in 1864.

In addition there are also other collections of stamps in the form of Postal equipment, such as scales letter box mailbox, pengatar postal uniforms, postal stamp and other.

Every day - a museum, built in 1931 with initial name Museum of Post Telephone Telegraph was visited by about 100 people.

Most foreign tourists visiting from Japan and the Netherlands, the average interest with a collection of stamps and postal equipment from the old Dutch and the Japanese occupation era.