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Ecotourism in Palangkaraya

Ecotourism in Central Kalimantan is an accessible experience. You don't need to spend a long time traveling far into the interior; you can have a very interesting trip from the provincial capital, Palangkaraya, within a single day. The trip offered by Kalimantan Tour Destinations, "A Day Cruise with Rahai'i Pangun," for example, allows you to explore beautiful river views and appreciate the local culture on a 20 x 6-meter boat especially designed for comfortable river cruising...more

Features
- Destinations
  
  Pearls of the Gods
  
  As soon as we saw the sign by the side of the road reading "Atlas south sea pearls, 600 meters", we turned right and proceeded along a narrow, dusty road lined with homes and cattle pens. A few men were sitting outside a house; one waved as we passed. After another right turn, we passed behind a modest beachside hotel and entered the yard of a new-looking, long two-story building, and Bree –Atlas's marketing manager– stopped the car...more
- Bali
  
  The Royal Cremation Ceremony (Pelebon) - Sending Home the Penglingsir
  
  The last major cremation ceremony in Bali was in 1979, for a well- known artist from the royal house of Ubud, Tjokorda I Gde Agung Sukawati. This year's ceremony, even larger, honored Tjokorda Gde Agung Suyasa, also one of Ubud's most respected citizens...more
- Destinations
  
  Mutiara di Laut Tengah
  
  Antalya, nama yang indah bagi sebuah kota pantai yang indah di bagian selatan Turki. Kota dengan penduduk sekitar 800,000 ini menghadap ke Laut Tengah dan membelakangi pegunungan yang tinggi sehingga terlindung dari arus dingin dari utara. Karena itu selama sekitar 300 hari dalam setahun Antalya berada di bawah sinar mentari...more
Departments
- Art and Culture
  
  Art in a Multicultural Community
  
  Present-day Jakarta is, naturally and inevitably, a truly multicultural community. Jakarta has, in fact, been ethnically diverse for centuries. The city of Batavia, established by the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) in 1619, was designed to be a center of world trade. And even before the VOC arrived, the port of Sunda Kelapa was regularly visited by Chinese, Arab, Indian, and Portuguese traders, who settled and assimilated into the local community...more
- Event
  
  Garuda Umumkan Pemenang “Garuda Junior Essay Competition 2008”
  
  Garuda Indonesia, yang pada 2007 sukses dengan program "Garuda Indonesia Junior Essay Competition" dan membuktikan diri sebagai kegiatan lomba menulis yang diminati oleh banyak khalayak dan berhasil menghimpun sekitar 600 anak di seluruh nusantara, meneruskan programnya dengan menggelar "Garuda Indonesia Junior Essay Competition 2008"...more
- Event
  
  Minang’s Dazzling Culture
  
  The cultural heritage of West Sumatra was on parade at Padang's Cultural Park, Taman Budaya Padang, displaying all the colorful variety of the traditions of the Minangkabau, the dominant ethnic group in West Sumatra...more