Indonesia Travel Guide

If you’re in South Sulawesi, there is another place you may visit near Tanjung Bira that is also the perfect place for paradise getaway. It gives comfort and relaxing holiday since not many tourist visits this place but you don’t have to doubt its beauties because it has just exactly the criteria for tropical paradise. The island is called as Selayar. It can be reach both by plane from Makassar or boat from Bira Harbor. If you prefer for plane, you should pay for about $ 25 one way. It’s scheduled only twice a week so you need to book long before you arrive otherwise you won’t get the ticket. It takes less than one hour if you go with plane. But if you’d like to take the boat, at first you need to reach Bira which takes 5-6 hours from Makassar by bus or other public transportation. The ferry is scheduled twice a day which leaves at 10 AM and 3 PM. It only costs $ 4 – $ 5 one way so it’s considerably very cheap. It needs about two hours before you arrive in Selayar. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Indonesia has been known with hundreds of tropical paradise spots that are located in all places yet it is true. For people who haven’t witnessed it by themselves may not believe even Indonesian people. It’s quite pathetic because instead of traveling abroad, Indonesia itself has more to offer than other countries. Only few of us who have realized that the beauties of Indonesia are precisely exist. Let’s take a peek to what so called as one of favorite destinations in which it’s Wakatobi. [Read the rest of this entry...]

When you’re out of options for holiday spot during your stay in Makassar, I recommend you to visit the most famous waterfall in South Sulawesi that has been known for its greatest, the Bantimurung Waterfall.

Bantimurung is located 14 km from Makassar which can be reached by local transportation and private vehicle. But if you had group of friends who also join you to visit it, private vehicle is better choice. You don’t have to be confused of how to get it because once you arrived in Hassanudin Airport of Makassar, there will be lots of rent cars that you can have. The price is also considerably cheap which is about $35 – $45 for 12 hours including for the gas and driver. You can just share the budget with your friends.

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Now we’ll finally begin Paradise Getaway in Kangean Islands, islands that located in Far East Java and can be reached from Madura. Consists of more than 40 small islands, Kangean gives us breathtaking under sea scenery that is rarely found around Java. If you have visited Karimunjawa and assume that it’s the most beautiful place in Java then you should visit Kangean and witness for yourself that what you’ll see in Kangean is definitely more amazing. It gives you perfect beaches with white sands and thousands of unique species.

Kangean is located in strategic position which is between Bali and Sulawesi, it makes Kangean is rich of unique sea species and various coral reefs spread in almost every spot. From my several journeys to Kangean in the last one year, I’ll share you some perfect spots to enjoy under sea scenes. Wisely, you should start from Pajenassem Harbor, located in Kayu Aru which is an east region in Kangean Island. Most of the spots are near islands so you can just go to the beach after you do snorkeling and diving. Just for information, since it’s untouched with tourism activity, you have to bring your own snorkeling and diving gear such as mask, snorkel, fin, BCD and other diving equipment. But for the lifejackets, you can borrow it from private high school in Kangean and you just pay for $1 for each. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sulawesi is well known as a perfect place to enjoy tropical paradise in Indonesia. In every place in each province, you can always find perfect spot that gives you beautiful beaches and wonderful underwater scenes. So, if you’re about to put Sulawesi as the next holiday destination, I’ll share you some options you can have.

Now, the journey will bring us to South Sulawesi with Makassar as the province’s capital. The tropical paradise called as Tanjung Bira. Once you google it, you’ll be served with amazing pictures of natural beach and with only viewing the pictures, you can soon feel like you’re a part of it or wish to be a part.

Tanjung Bira can be reached from Makassar. There are several choices you have to get there. The first choice is taking a bus that serves route between Makassar-Selayar. You can take the bus from Malengkeri bus station and cost you around $8-$10 one way and you’ll arrived in 5-6 hours. The second choice which is cheaper is by taking the public transportation called as “angkot” and only cost you for $5-$6 one way and you’ll also arrived in 5-6 hours. Both the bus and “angkot” usually leave in the morning, so you’d better wake up early otherwise you’ll miss them.

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Hotels In Donggala

Angin Mamiri Motel
Trans Sulawesi Street 13
Phone: (0450) 21605

Rame Wisma
Petololo Street 97
Phone: (0457) 71532
Sederhana Motel
Trans Sulawesi Street 66
Phone: (0450) 21090

Hotels in Palu

Wisata
S. Parman Street 39
Phone: (0451)421175

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Hotels in Makassar

Kenari Hotel
Dr. Latumahina Street 3, Makassar

Sahid Jaya Makasar Hotel
Dr. Sam Ratulangi Street 33, Ujung Pandang

Pantai Gapura
Pasar Ikan Street 10, Makassar

Quality Hotel
Somba Opu Street 235, Ujung Pandang

Makasar Golden Hotel
Pasar Ikan Street 50-52, Ujung Pandang

Imperial Aryaduta Hotel
Somba Opu Street 297, Makassar

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Hotels in Manado

Ritzy Hotel Manado (****)
Jl. Piere Tendean (Boulevard)
Manado, North Sulawesi
Phone: 62 – 431 855555
Fax: 62 – 431 868888

Manado Beach Hotel
Trans Sulawesi Tasik Ria Street, Manado
Phone: (0431) 826800

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The road from Makassar or Ujung Pandand to Toraja runs along the coast for about 310 km’s and then hits the mountains. After the entrance to Tana Toraja you enter a majestic landscape with giant gray, granites and stones and blue mountains at a distance after passing the market village of Mebali. They form a sharp contrast with the lively green of the fertile, rain-fed terraces and the rusty read of the tropical laterite soil. This is Tana Toraja, one of the most splendid areas in Indonesia.

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A flat island about 15 km from Manado, with a friendly people. The coral reefs off Bunaken island shouldn’t be missed while you are in Manado. These magnificent virgin reefs are still relatively unspoiled. The drop-off walls at Liang cove is not only rare in the world, with caves, gullies and caverns, harboring an immense wealth of marine life. Spectacular formation of reefs begin with flat at about 5 m depth. These plunge downward to form underwater vertical crevices with often reach depth on several hundred meters. On these beautiful reefs, a wonderful collection of marine life thrives.

The Bunaken reef is a chain of over 40 five star dive spots. The Marine Park is spectacular with the greatest concentration of tropical fish, coral species and world famous wall diving.
Clear, warm waters (sea temperatures usually range between 27-30 degrees C), light currents and calm seas allow easy access to the underwater attraction awaiting visitors to the five-islands of the Bunaken-Manado Tua National Marine Park which sits directly offshore of Manado. Bunaken is the standout favorite, with the highest density of schooling fish and the greatest probability to see larger species such as turtles, sharks, and napoleon wrasse. There are enough sites here to keep any diver happy for over a week without going elsewhere.

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