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Sentani Lake Festival is an annual event that takes place in Sentani Lake, Jayapura regency, Papua Province. This cultural festival featuring cultural diversity Sentani tribe, ranging from traditional attractions, dance, music, and cuisine.

Travelers will also be invited to interact directly with the Sentani people in their own homes. In this way, tourists can learn to get closer to Sentani culture.

First held in 2008 until now, the festival has succeeded to the attention of foreign tourists. Domestic tourists was increasing over time, especially the Indonesian people who live in central areas and eastern Indonesia.

Are you interested to visit the Sentani Lake Festival? Here are tips for designing a way to Jayapura for the following Sentani Lake Festival.

Well, bookmark this page if you are planning to visit Sentani Lake Festival. No harm in preparing everything ahead of time.

Execution place

The festival is held at Khalkote Beach, the shores of Sentani Lake. The distance is very close to Sentani Airport. Only about 15 minutes land travel by car.

Located on the edge of the lake, the stage was set, backs the lake. So that the stands overlooking the Sentani Lake.

Execution time

Each year the Sentani Lake Festival always takes place on June 19. This festival lasted for nearly a week. In 2012, this festival held on 19 to 23 June 2012.

2013, the festival plans remain open at the same date is June 19. You'll want to come the day before. Or, if you're from Indonesia the western, you can get on a plane the night and arrived at Jayapura in the early morning.

For example, from Jakarta to get on a plane at 9 pm on June 18 and arrived in Jayapura about 8 am on June 19. Arriving at the airport, you can directly proceed to the site of festivals and tours of the villages surrounding Sentani Lake.

When you choose an alternative, then consider the condition of your body is was strong enough to take a long time without a good night's sleep and immediately following event.

If not, then you should depart from Jakarta on June 17, so that you arrive in Jayapura on June 18. You also have a day to rest and be ready the next day's Sentani Lake Festival schedule is solid.

Entrance fee

Entrance fee is normally charged for parking. So if you bring your car, you will be charged parking fees of USD $1.07. When you enter the area on foot, then you are not charged admission.

Lodging

There are many inns are scattered in the surrounding Sentani Lake areas. There is a new hotel in Sentani namely Travelers Hotel. The price starts from USD $95.8.

As for another hotels to choose from like Sentani Indah Hotel and Ratna Indah Hotel. The price starts from USD $31.9. These hotels are close to the Khalkote beach, only about 10-15 minutes by car on a road trip.

It could also stay in hotels in the Jayapura city. Jayapura has several luxury hotels, such as Aston Jayapura and Swissbell Hotel. It's just a short distance road trip that is one hour by car from Jayapura city to the Sentani Lake.

Access to the Sentani

From the western parts of Indonesia, you can get on a plane to Sultan Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi. From Makassar can continue to Sentani airport located in Jayapura, Papua Province.

Some airlines have to transit in advance at Frans Kaiseipo Airport in Biak City, Biak Numfor Regency, Papua Province. Travel time between the Makassar to Biak about 3 hours. While from Biak to Sentani Airport about one hour.

Airlines serving the Makassar route(Sultan Hasanuddin Airport) - Jayapura (Sentani Airport) is a Batavia Air, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Merpati, Sriwijaya Air. Flight routes are available every day.

Ticket prices depend on the month the holiday season, but usually range from USD $106.49. It could even be cheaper to visit Low months. From Jakarta, you can take a direct flight to Jayapura with first transit in Makassar and Biak.

Transportation

From Sentani Airport is very close to Sentani Lake. The distance is only about 10 minutes by car. You can take public transportation there are in front of the airport, taxi or rental car at the airport. Another option is to ride motorcycles.

Agenda

You should know the agenda of the implementation of the Sentani Lake Festival. Every day during the week there are a variety of attractions that can be seen and followed.

Therefore, find out the agenda per hour event will take place at the festival. Better yet, if you can find tour packages that can be followed as well as booths that attendees can see.

It's just that, information on the agenda for the unknown is still low. Or if you open www.sentanilakefestival.com official website, then you will find the agenda of the event.

Should contact the committee secretariat phone number to get the agenda contained in these sites.

Another option is to find a series of live events at the festival. Comes ahead of the opening and immediately stopped by the office in the secretariat of the festival site (Khalkote Beach). The opening is usually carried out at 8 o'clock.

Food

Very easy to find food around the festival. You can eat at the festival area because there are many booths selling food. Merchant carts are also usually hung in the festival area. Food can be purchased at the festival area ranging from USD $1.06.

Want to eat outside the festival area? Just come to a few restaurants in around Sentani Lake. One is the famous Yougwa restauran that provides papeda and yellow fish sauce.

Another option in around Sentani highway is Micky restaurant, Jessica restaurant, Fista restaurant, Dapur Papua, Assei Faa, Mulya restaurant, Sari eating house, and others. Eating at restaurants is more expensive of course, need to spend start from USD $3.19.

Activities that can be followed

There are a variety of activities that can be followed. For example, curly hair weave. No need to have curly hair, your hair will be braided from the hair base to the ends.

Is also do not miss the tour of Sentani Lake with Onami ship to visit the traditional villages. Other tour is the tour of the land in around Sentani. Tour is managed by the Papua Guides Community.

Performances can be seen

The most exciting of course a Felabhe war dance demontrated than in 500 men. Various other dances you can see example of tribal dance from Sentani, the dances of various tribes in Papua, to the nationwide dances from various regions in Indonesia.

Souvenir

Souvenirs of Papua crafts can easily be found in the festival area. Each booth is usually displays a variety of crafts.

Such as bamboo for container plate to a bag. Then, a wooden spoon and wooden fork to make papeda(foods from sago from papua). Assorted pottery, Papua orchids, until Papua batik.

The price is varied and should be offered. Some goods are more expensive than purchased at the store souvenirs in the Jayapura city.

Estimated cost

If you are from Jakarta, you have to buy a plane ticket route from Jakarta to Jayapura. Airfare estimate in June ranging from USD $319.48 round-trip.

While for the rental car seat six people ranging from USD $37.27 per day is included drivers. You can only go by public transport or rent a motorcycle all day. Rent a motorcycle taxi from USD $10.65.

To enjoy the whole festival, it's good you are at Sentani for a week. But if not possible, within 5 days is enough to explore the Jayapura city, Sentani, and the Sentani Lake Festival.

A perfect natural sculptures created Mata Buntu Waterfall is amazing. The water was clear and cool from the mountains through the air stone terraced elief rumbling noise.


Located in District Wasuponda, Mata Buntu Waterfall can be accessed from the Malili City and Sorowako City. The distance is only about 35 kilometers and takes about 30 minutes.

East Luwu awarded the priceless natural resources. In addition to storing the mineral wealth of high economic value, also has a captivating charms the beautiful nature.

Mata Buntu Waterfall or also known as another name Meruruno Waterfall has the steps waterfall about 33 flats that naturally formed. Although the actual number of levels in the tens, there are only about six steps of the most high. The waterfall is hidden among the thick trees that blanketed the region. The water that flows into the Tumbura River among limestone rocks on the slopes of Mount Lembeonga.

Hundreds of steps to take visitors to explore one by one tier of the waterfall. During the on-site natural bath, guests were treated to a view of nature that is still very beautiful.

Water flowing pretty heavy but still friendly add visitor satisfaction while learning to swim. Visitors can unwind while enjoying the waterfall terraces compound 33 is formed naturally.

Surrounded by lush wooded hills and the cool air, of course, make visitors feel comfortable to linger to enjoy the splashing sound of water falling in between the rocks.

The uniqueness of these attractions are on the steps of the above can be found a stone shaped male genitalia who supposedly believed to be helpful for couples who have not been blessed with children, those that believe as a binding promise to the young couple driving.

Chirping sound forest-dwelling variety of animals around the Mata Buntu Waterfall which can be heard at any time, as if with a friendly greeting for every visitor who comes to enjoy the panoramic beauty of nature Mata Buntu Waterfall.

Roar of the water adds to the atmosphere cool the area attractions Mata Buntu Waterfall as if to invite guests to unwind immediately make a tempting response. Butterfly flew up and perched between forest orchids perched poking among the fern forest and tree trunks sticking on the rocks a bonus to unwind while dining with family.

Not only the beauty of natural scenery, wildlife and splashing sounds shady trees and the coolness of water and fresh air, but visitors must also impressed with the form of rocks or rock through which water flows, where the cliffs are sentenced water, shaped like a bowl.

To reach the eyes of dead-end attractions, visitors only takes about fifteen minutes from the city, with mileage ranging from 10 kilometers, it is this which makes attraction Mata Buntu Waterfall is always visited.

Matano Lake is one of three lakes in East Luwu district, South Sulawesi. This location is many a story of history and also the attraction of the beauty of natural scenery. In Matano Lake are underwater caves and inhabited the ancient fish.


The name Matano Lake is taken from the name Matano village located at the western end of the lake because of the village there is a fountain that never dry and the water flowing into the lake. It is said by the ancients, that Wellspring Matano is the source of the water of Matano Lake. Even more interesting because the lake is surrounded by green hills to become a beauty. Moreover, if we view the lake from the top of the hill, the lake surface will look like a blue glass surface. Uniquely, this lake comes from a spring whose waters never dry even in the dry season though.

Buttini ancient fish

Along the Matano Lake using traditional boats (katinting), our eyes as if she never tired of looking at the beauty of natural scenery of mountains and rock cliffs around the lake area of ​​16,000 hectares with a depth reached 600 meters, and recorded as the deepest lake in Southeast Asia.

In addition to offering beautiful mountain scenery that surrounds verbeck coast, Matano Lake is also home to hundreds of endemic species of fauna, including shrimp, crabs, snails, and fish. Unique fauna in Matano Lake, most could not be found in other lakes in Indonesia.

In fact, there are at Matano Lake endemic fish species that are rare in the world. This fish was given the nickname ancient fish because of its brown and its structure is similar to the ancient animal. For the local community, this fish is given the name buttini fish.

Some researchers who have come calling buttini fish is an ancient fish species and breed only in Matano Lake.

Although a bit odd shape with protruding eyes with brownish skin, but the meat was tasty when eaten.

The skull cave under the water

Meanwhile, on the edge of Matano Lake, most boards are rock caves there are some holes in it there are the remnants of history. Such as spears, machetes, and home appliances are also made ​​of brass metal, which is estimated to have been there for hundreds of years ago.

Interestingly, three of the six caves that exist around Matano Lake is right on the edge of the lake, where the burrows cave, its flow through the hole of a rock cliff into the lake water.

There is also a cave whose location is not so far away from residential areas, where the cave is inhabited by many bats, there were many human bones and skulls. The cave was named for the citizens as the Skull Cave.

Cheap Holidays in Matano Lake

In Matano Lake there are also several tourist locations with white sandy beaches. In addition to coastal attractions, visitors can also enjoy the coolness of Mata Buntu Waterfall, life springs pool called Bura-bura, and see first hand the old tribal burial customs Matano, located in the hamlet of Matano.

Interestingly, visitors do not need to spend a lot of money if you want to relax at the location of the shore of Matano Lake tourism because local governments do not attract levy to enter into a tourist attraction site.

With all the natural resources owned by Sulawesi, Matano Lake is present in the middle to give a different feel for tourism on the island. The lake is a favorite location for spend the vacation time to the surrounding community.

Around the lake, there are three villages of neatly arranged so as to make the beautiful scenery, the Matano Village, Nuha Village, and Sorowako Village. Not only the scenery you can see from the three villages, in one of the villages, the Sorowako Village, there is the world's largest nickel mine that makes the attraction for this tourist area.

To get to this area, you can use land and air transportation. However, for air transport can only be enjoyed through the Makassar flight path and also be ready to get plane tickets are expensive.

If you dive and down the countryside, you will find some places with rocks such as lava stone former volcanic deposits. It's just that, to date, there has been no formal studies of this lake is whether or not the volcanic lake. In addition to the rocks, there is also a flooded cave where the cave doors facing the lake so that if water levels recede we will clearly see the door wide open cave.

The beauty of the mystery that is also in this lake, many people interested to visit this attraction. No wonder, if a holiday comes, do not be surprised if many tourists enliven this location.

Visitors can enjoy the scenery around the lake by lake. If you are interested in diving and windsurfing course you can try.

Not only that, but for lovers of photography, the lake has plenty of places to do the hunting. Besides the natural beauty of Matano Lake, friendly community is also one of the attractions that will make it convenient to travel to this area. Community was used to blend in with all the ethnic groups from anywhere.

What are you waiting, please visit and enjoy the beauty of Matano Lake!

800 Km from the city of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, there is a beautiful island in the Derawan Islands region. Sangalaki Island can be reached with a 2-hour speed boat trip from the port of Tanjung Redeb, Berau regency.

Currently, Sangalaki Island have become one of the five best water attractions in Indonesia. In addition Sangalaki island about the size of 13Ha and there are other beautiful islands. Can we mention them Derawan Island, Island Maratua and Kakaban is so tempting to visit. On this island there are many coral reefs that are equipped with seaweed. You can spend time with snorkeling here.


Sand boat ramps make here must stop at 200 meters before the island. You must be willing to get to the island's wet. Water will make your waist bag carrying luggage on their heads. Not to lose your balance if you do not want bags plunged into the water!

The waters around the island is famous for its stunning marine park. Pretty fish dives will accompany you to and fro. While the most typical fish here is Manta fish or giant stingray. Big giant fish can reach 8 feet, while may weigh 3 tons.

The uniqueness of the Sangalaki Island is the aggregation of manta rays in the waters of this island. Pari manta ray-finned fish are the main diet of plankton. Sangalaki waters have an abundance of zooplankton high compared to most other waters.

The high abundance of zooplankton that make this region as a manta ray aggregation of the most high. And to witness this unique fish, the tourists have to dive.

Diving here will not make you regret it, even going to make him forget himself. There is a 11 point spread favorite dive around the island. Each point has its own uniqueness and charm.

Calm and quiet beach visitors also will lull you, feel like being on a private island. You can relax on the beach while enjoying the beach without the typical noise of vehicles or bustle of people passing by. There is also a resort and lodging can be a place to stay.

Because the island's natural charm made ​​Sangalaki Marine Natural Park. Beauty can be obtained not only along the coast, but the island is also promising in the enjoyment of the underwater scenery.

Each visitor can hunt underwater natural scenery such as coral reefs or the wealth of marine ecosystems.

Sea turtles nesting

There is another interesting experience that also promised when setting foot on the Sangalaki Island. That comes out to see the turtle tracks decorate the beach. Not difficult to see traces of the turtle, because there are dozens.

Special for turtles seen nesting activity, every visitor can see it at night. This is because the turtles will emerge as the water started to install.

This island is like a royal turtle. Every night the arrival of tens Sangalaki island nesting sea turtles. Average yearly arrival of 3717 Sangalaki Island sea turtle nesting. No wonder then the island has also developed into a semi-natural breeding turtles.

Called semi-natural because every turtle egg-laying process is left without interference and will only be transferred if the eggs in a threatened position. On the island can also be found wildlife such as lizards. For those of you who came to visit could spend the night, because the inn is also available, although only a few rooms.

The easiest way to reach this location is to travel overland from the capital city of Berau, East Kalimantan, namely Tanjung Redeb. From Cape Redeb, the journey is still should be done by taking a hilly road about 100km, two-to three-hour drive to the Tanjung Batu. Of Tanjung Batu jetty, Sangalaki Island can be achieved by using a speedboat for two hours.

Did you ever heard the name Maratua Island? Maratua Island is a beautiful island that lies between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi. This island is one of the most outer islands located in the region of Indonesia.

Maratua Island is a small island is very beautiful. The beauty of the island is not only supported by its natural beauty, but also all things that live on this island. Maratua island including the outer islands in Berau, East Kalimantan. The island is a tourist destination famous for its marine attractions.


International tourists often visit the island for snorkeling and diving. No wonder Maratua island known as Paradise Island, a paradise for divers and marine tourist hunters.

Landscape of this island is very beautiful, no wonder a Favorite location for foreign and domestic. And here is the site of the largest green turtles in Indonesia.

Maratua Island is the outermost islands of Indonesia, located in the Sulawesi Sea and borders with Malaysia. Maratua island is part of the District Government of Berau, East Kalimantan province. Small shaped island is long and curved sharply in the south of the City of Tarakan.

People who live on this island are people from Borneo. That's why the culture, customs and traditions are very similar to the traditions and culture of Borneo in general. But the style of their daily lives have to adapt to nature "Maratua island.

What distinguishes Maratua island with other attractions Indonesia is a unique marine biota that live in this beautiful island. Maratua is a place of natural beauty of the diverse life typical of the island's unique species. Some of the uniqueness of this island, among others:

1.Penyu

Not like in other areas, live turtles lived in the Maratua island. They even lay their eggs on the island and settled life in the" waters Maratua.

Travelers can experience the sensation of swimming with these ancient organisms in the water so clear and shallow. Travelers also can easily feed the turtles and poses photographed while swimming with turtles.

2. Jellyfish without the stinger

In this world, a place which recorded species of jellyfish without the stinger only in two places. Indonesia has a species of these jellyfish. Remarkably, this type of jellyfish sting on the island without not only one type, but there are 4 types.

Travelers need not fear at all holding this type of jellyfish, even with bare hands. This is the uniqueness of the most unique of the Maratua island tough to beat in the world. Picture taken while holding the Jellyfish is a moment that you can not do another across the globe.

Charm that makes the tourists feel at home for long trips on the Maratua Island.

Talking about the beauty of the sea Indonesia, most people immediately called Raja Ampat spontaneous as the most beautiful places to see underwater. In fact, there is still beauty in Papua another sea that is not less interesting to the Raja Ampat.

Raja Ampat in West Papua province. But the islands are not the only one that holds the beauty of the underwater world at the western tip of Indonesia. In Papua, there is Cendrawasih Bay National Park which is not less beautiful from Raja Ampat.


The park stretches from eastern the Peninsula Kwatisore to Rumberpon island with a long coastline of 500 kilometers. This makes it the largest Marine National Park in Indonesia, with a total area of ​​approximately 1.453 million hectares.

Cendrawasih Bay area of national park since 1993 is known to be rich in fish. Live at least 209 species of fish, such as butterflyfish, angelfish, damselfish, parrotfish, rabbitfish, and anemonefish. There was also a breeding area of four species of sea turtles, the hawksbill turtle, green turtle, leatherback turtle and timeless.

Once in a while, when sailing in this Cendrawasih Bay you will see a sea cow or Dugong and dolphins jumping. If lucky, it is often seen big blue whale and shark in the water. The whale shark, the world's largest shark species are also often seen in the Kwatisore waters, this Nabire.

The whale shark is the only water animals found in the waters of Papua, the Philippines, Australia, and South Africa. These sharks migrate to find food and reproduce. Typically, in Australia the shark was only seen in the summer but in Cendrawasih Bay actually almost always there.

Kwatisore village, a small village located in the core zone of Cendrawasih Bay National Park. These areas store a lot of spectacular marine life. In the largest marine park in the country, there are two animals that fall into the classification of vulnerable or endangered. Animals that fall into this classification can play with people around and easily found.

This makes the existence of the whale shark tourism opportunities of the Cendrawasih Bay. These sharks are often seen swimming around the boat fishing. When you want to call them, you just throw the fish into the sea castle, then the shark will be welcomed into the water. Many tourists also are snorkeling or diving to see the whale sharks at close range underwater.

Unfortunately, at the Cendrawasih Bay National Park area is not yet available tourism facilities such as the Dive Center, inn or resort. Travelers who want to stay can use the cottage owned by the Park District Rumberpon or in people's homes.

Hiniotanibre, or commonly known as the whale shark, largest shark is the only prey on plankton and small fish, always appeared in chart buoyant, and easily to approach. And the second is the Mermaid, or who have a Latin name Dugong. In contrast to the first, the dugong is more elusive because it is very shy. This large-bodied animals living in shallow water. Creatures that have other names these sea cows, often appeared on a bed of seagrass beds in coastal areas.

Not only animals, a dozen points pristine mangrove forests can also you meet along the bay. Indonesia is the country of the world's largest mangrove forest and Papua became a third contributor to the mangrove area. Maybe we only know the mangroves only as a barrier of sea waves, but other than that, the forest is also a need for food for the people of Papua, and many herbal medicines which are abundant in this mangrove forest.

To go to Cendrawasih Bay Marine National Park, you can use the plane to fly to Manokwari or Nabire. From these locations, continue along the 95 kilometer journey by boat motors.

If all this the underwater beauty of the famous Derawan Islands and Raja Ampat Islands, try a visit to the northern island of Java. There, there Karimunjawa that offers the beauty of the underwater park.


Karimunjawa including the beautiful islands in Indonesia located in Jepara region. Karimunjawa included in the district of Jepara, Central Java, which is on the north coast of Java. Karimunjawa local circumstances is a low-lying white sandy beach and also located between the larger islands in Indonesia. This resulted in a tidal wave Karimunjawa not so high as in the southern ocean, so it is safe to visit. In the middle the waters of Karimunjawa there are many coral reefs that appear on the surface so we can see directly from the boat. These islands have also been designated as National Parks. White sand and clear water is a sight that you'll enjoy. Natural atmosphere, beautiful and quiet still be felt and will make you feel welcome to linger here.

Karimun derived from Java language is kremun which means fuzzy or vague. Given the name because the island is faintly visible from island of Java, which caused the location is quite far from the island of Java. For reach the Karimunjawa takes about 4 to 6 hours from mainland island of Java by using the Quick Ship from Semarang or Jepara. It is suitable to its name, because it spends a long time to arrive on the island.

Karimunjawa is the perfect resting place for those who want to escape the daily routine is grueling. The islands, marine parks, and Karimunjawa beaches has very beautiful scenery, with shallow waters (depths between 15 to 40 meters) and the crystal clear sea water, making the tourists can see the beauty of the underwater Karimunjawa Beach clearly from the surface.

Beautiful Island Karimunjawa make a lot of people who called VIRGIN JAVA, because its waters are very clear, no pollution, very beautiful, some even like to say throw the needles in the waters of this Karimunjawa will find it easily. Nothing wrong with taking the time to vacation in this beautiful island, enjoy the beautiful scenery Karimunjawa island, the underwater world is fascinating, and friendly locals.

Besides enjoying the beautiful beaches, you can also perform various other activities here, such as diving, snorkeling, and for those who want to test your nerve you can visit the pool shark in captivity here, as well as swim with the wild fish. For those of you who can not swim, do not worry. Because this resort also has a glass bottom boat, so you can still enjoy the beauty beneath the sea, although from the ship.

The best time to visit Karimunjawa is May to October every year. Entering the month of November should avoid visits to the island, due to bad weather and high waves will make it difficult journey.