Travel Advisor Bantimurung National Park Makassar

About Bantimurung National Park
Another exotic tourism place that highly recommended by travel advisor when you visiting Makassar beside the Fort Rotterdam is the Bantimurung National Park. This park is a 480 km2 large nature reserve just 45 km north of Makassar / Ujung Pandang. The name Bantimurang is a combination of the words 'membanting kemurungan' which means 'getting rid of sadness'. The park is famous for its many butterflies. When Sir Alfred Wallace visited this area in 1856 he termed it the 'Kingdom of butterflies'. A name still used till today.

Unfortunately the number of species and amount of butterflies has dropped significantly in the last decades. In the first count there were 270 species, a count in 1997 stopped at 147 species.

National Monument Monas in Jakarta Indonesia

About National Monument (Monas)

The National Monument Monas (Monumen Nasional) is a 132 meter high tower in Jakarta standing in the middle of Medan Merdeka (Merdeka Square). The monument symbolizes the Indonesian independence struggle and it was the nation's heritage and pride for Indonesia.

President Sukarno directed the construction of Monas which began in 1961. It was opened to the public only 14 years later at 12 July 1975 due to construction problems. The monument consists of two parts. The first part is the base platform called the goblet, at a height of 17 meters. Above this is the 117.7 meter tall obelisk made of Italian marble.

Heroes Monument Surabaya Historic Places in Indonesia

About Heroes Monument

There many historical places in Indonesia. Mostly are from the days of struggle in the era of World War 2. Such as what Indonesia Travel Advisor recommend below while you visiting Surabaya, the Heroes Monument. The historical places located in the centre of Surabaya in the Jl Pahlawan, in front of the East Java's Governor's office, stands a 41 meter high monument commemorating the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945 in which the people of Surabaya fought against Allied and Dutch forces who wished to occupy Indonesia again.

The Heroes Monument has become Surabaya's landmark and is shaped as an upside down nail. It was build on a 2.5 hectare piece of land that used to be the High Courthouse (Raad van Justitie) in the Dutch colonial times. During the Japanese occupation the building was used as the base camp for the military police where many Indonesians were trialed and tortured for their resistance against the Japanese occupation. During the Battle of Surabaya in 10 November 1945 the Courthouse was destroyed by the Allies.

Tanjung Tinggi Beach Tanjung Pandan Indonesia

What to do in Tanjung Pandan? Here's one of the exotic tourist places around Tanjung Pandan, South Sumatra, Indonesia that highly recommended by travel advisor, that is Tanjung Tinggi Beach. Do not forget go to this beautiful beach when you are visiting Tanjung Pandan.

About Tanjung Tinggi Beach

Pantai Tanjung Tinggi is also called Pantai Bilik (Chamber Beach) because it is flanked by two peninsula. Pantai Tanjung Tinggi is approximately 2 km east from Pantai Tanjung Kelayang. Pantai Tanjung Tinggi is located in the north of the island near the hamlet of Tanjung Tinggi, Belitung island in Bangka Belitung province.

Belitung island is located very strategic, surrounded by three major islands: Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan. Belitung Island is surrounded by seas and small islands. Pantai Tanjung Tinggi is shaped like a cove approximately 1000 meters long with white sandy beach and granite blocks. Visiting the Pantai Tanjung Tinggi will feel as like you are in a fantasy world.

Travel Advisor Fort Rotterdam Makassar

About Fort Rotterdam

What to do in Makassar? Here's one of the exotic tourist places around Makassar that highly recommended by travel advisor when you are visiting Makassar. That is Fort Rotterdam or so-called "Benteng Ujung Pandang".

The great Fort Rotterdam is an old colonial Dutch fort in Makassar, overlooking the harbor. This is one of the main attractions in Makassar. The fort was built by the Dutch in defending itself around in 1667 but the structure of the first fort built in 1545 by King Tunipalangga with a simple building an earthen wall. Admiral Cornelis Speelman agreed in 1667 and named the fort as the name of his hometown, Rotterdam.