June 2008

Trour in Jogya

Yogyakarta or simply Yogya, is one of the foremost cultural centers of Java. Its about 5 hour from Cilacap by Train or bus. Located at the foot of the active Merapi volcano, Yogyakarta was in the 16th and 17th centuries the seat of the mighty Javanese empire of Mataram., from which present day Yogyakarta has inherited the best of traditions. The city itself has a special charm which seldom fails to captivate the visitor.

This province is one of the most densely populated areas of Indonesia. The city came into being in 1755, after the division of Mataram into the Sultanates of Yogyakarta and Surakarta (Solo). Gamelan, classical and contemporary Javanese dances, the wayang kulit leather puppet theater and other expressions of traditional art will keep the visitor spellbound. Local craftsmen excel in the arts of batiks, silver and leather work.

The Sultan's palace is the hub of Yogya's traditional life and despite the advance of modernity, it still emanates the spirit of refinement which has been the hallmark of Yogya's art for centuries. Next to the traditional, contemporary art has found fertile soil in Yogya's culture oriented society. ASRI, the Academy of Fine Arts is the center of arts and Yogya itself has given its name to an important school of modern painting in Indonesia, perhaps best personified by the famed Indonesian impressionist, the late Affandi.

Yogya is often called the main gateway to the center of Java where it is geographically located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. There is daily air service to Yogya from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as regular train service and easy accessibility by road.

On this package we will visit Yogyakarta in the cultural heart of Java well know the magic of the Javanese civilization. Yogyakarta is one of the cultural centers of Java. It is very popular destination to visit with it's two of the best and more representative temples in the Indonesia: Borobudur and Prambanan.

Prambanan Temple Clik here!: a tour to the 9th century Hindu temple complex of Prambanan, set amongst green countryside. The main site here known as ''Loro Jongrang'' is considered to be Java's most graceful and elegant monument. Its walls are covered with beautiful narrative reliefs illustrating the Ramayana story.

Sultan's Royal Palace, Clik here!, as museum which house the rich cultural heritage of Java. The once magnificent playground of the Sultans and their families.

Borobudur Temple Clik here!, an unforgettable tour to one of the great wonders of the word, the mighty Borobudur, this imposing monument, the largest and most famous Buddhist shrines in the world, is basically a structure of grey andesite stone with ten terraces, each smaller than the one bellow, rising to the great Stupa on top. The sculpture in relief on its walls extending to a total of 6 km, depicting the story of Buddha are hailed as the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefts in the world.

Last minutes shopping, before being transferred to the airport. To see batik workshops or traditional pottery village or leather craft workshop to see the creation of the Wayang Kulit, making Batik, gold & silver smite village. If the time possible.

Turn to the airport for traveling back to Bali by air flight.

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Beautiful Tourist Resort, Nusakambangan

Nusakambangan, an island of some 21,000 square meters located south of Cilacap regency in Central Java, has long been known as a prison island where first-class criminals ranging from thieves and murderers to corruptors and terrorists are locked up under maximum security.

Convicted corrupter Pande Lubis, hammer killer Rio Alek Bulo, 83 convicted defendants of the Aceh separatist movement and hundreds of killers and robbers are all residents of the infamous island.

The island has had an eerie image for years, especially with the establishment of hundreds of the Super Maximum Security (SMS) cells designed for convicted terrorists, and a special prison for convicted drug users and dealers.

In short, ever since the island was declared off-limits in 1905 by the Dutch colonists, nobody has been permitted to enter it. No one has been able to enjoy its beautiful scenery. Little was known about it at all until 1996 when the island was finally opened to the public as a tourist destination.

"It is now opened on weekends and holidays as a place of recreation. Ever since, the port has always been crowded with visitors at those times," Eko, a guard at a port in Nusakambangan told The Jakarta Post.

According to Woro Santati of Cilacap Tourism Office, Nusakambangan was opened as a tourist destination following an agreement between the Central Java Governor and Ministry of Justice in 1996.

The Cilacap government then invested some Rp 1.7 billion in preparations for the opening up of the island, most of which was used on the construction of tourist-related infrastructure.

A special agency (BPOW) was also established to manage tourism on the island, with the Nusakambangan Prison warden made head of the agency and Cilacap Tourism Office chief as the deputy.

It takes 35 minutes by motor boat from Lomanis Port in Cilacap, to get to the island's Sodong Port. On the way, tourists can take in the scenery at Intan Port, the Pertamina complex, Segara Anakan lagoon and the mangrove forest.

Up to 2000, a tourist had to pay Rp 15,000 to take the trip, with the minimum number of people at 20 per tour. Of the fee, Rp 10,000 was for transportation. The remaining Rp 5,000 was for the provincial government of Central Java (Rp 600), the regental government of Cilacap (Rp 900), and the Ministry of Justice (Rp 3,500).

"Since 2000, however, the fees have been increased to Rp 20,000 per tourist, in which Rp 15,000 is for transportation, Rp 2,500 the prison, Rp 1,500 the regental government and Rp 1,000 for the provincial government," Woro explained.

On weekdays, according to Woro, tourists are also welcome to visit the island but are required to charter their own boat at a rate of Rp 1.2 billion per tour. They are also required to pay an additional fee of Rp 13,000, with the minimum number of tourists set at 20.

The local tourism office noted that during 2003 alone, some 100,000 visited the island, generating an income of over Rp 20 million. "But we reckoned there would be a decrease this year, due to the series of legislative and presidential elections," informed Woro, adding that some 2,000 tourists visited the island during the Idul Fitri holiday season this year.

Speaking separately, Nusakambangan's Permisan Prison Warden Kristadi said that the island had conserved much of its natural potential.

At Karangbandung beach, Majeti island, the rare Wijayakusuma flower can be found. Myth says this particular flower has the supernatural power of bringing the dead to life.

"West of the island, can be found rare plalar trees. In Solok Ranca Babakan there is a beautiful white sand beach," said Kristadi, suggesting that the management still needed much improvement, especially with regard to the distribution of revenue, which he said was unfair.

At present, he said, there were four prisons on Nusakambangan. Initially, it had nine but the other five were no longer operational. The existing prisons were LP Batu, LP Besi, LP Kembang Kuning and LP Permisan.

"Unfortunately, not all the prisons have a share of the revenue. It's not fair as we also have to maintain and mend the facilities," he said.

In fact, he said, almost all tourists visiting the island usually visit Permisan Prison, which he managed.

However, none of the revenue goes to Permisan. "It's annoying. They visit Permisan, but the revenue goes elsewhere," he said.

by Slamet Susanto and Blontak Poer. The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java

Tips For Flying Standby?

If you travel a lot or you haven't traveled before, you may still be familiar with the term "flying standby". Flying standby is a term the airline industry uses when a traveler wants to fly on a flight with an open seat. Travelers that usually purchase a ticket the day of will usually have to fly standby if there a limit number of tickets available.

If you find yourself flying standby in the future, there are a few tips you can follow in order to make the trip at the airport a lot easier.

Don't check your luggage

If you're flying standby, don't check in your luggage. A lot of the times an airline will look for people that have carry on only. If you have checked in luggage, it's just going to be a bigger hassle for the airliner to find your luggage and throw it on the plane. If you just bring carry on luggage, you're going to increase your chances of getting on the flight.

Early flights work

If you can get to the airport early, you'll find that earlier flights are usually easier to get on since many people technically don't travel early in the morning. If you find yourself traveling in the afternoon, this is peak traveling time and you may find that the flights are going to busier compared to the mornings.

Try calling the airline's customer service department

Before you make the trip to the airport, check with the airline before hand and see if there are flights available that you can possibly standby for. Most of the times, the airline will be friendly and give you some flights that you can possibly fly standby on. If you do find that airline you call doesn't have a standby flight available, try and call other airlines to see if they have possible solutions.

Stay at the gate

It's important that you stay near the gate when you're on the standby list. If you tend to walk away during the time when the flight is about to be boarded, you may find that the employee tried to call your name. Sometimes, you're not the only one on the list. This is why it's important that you stay nearby so that if your name is called, you can be there to get on the flight as soon as possible.

You may find that most of these tips will help you in your standby success. If you find that the situation is too stressful, always remember that it's best to be patient. When flights generally board, you will find that most employees are pretty stressful during this time. Always remember to treat others as you want to be treated. Trust me, the employees will keep note of this and will treat you a little nicer than the other customer is furious with the staff. If you keep your head on your shoulders and have a lot of patience, flying standby should be a piece of pie.

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Tour de Nusakambangan Island

Nusakambangan, where located in Cilacap region was a wonderful place. A beautiful place to resort and leisure.
You need to make some preparation or step to come to Nusakambangan.
First, you must make a choice which transportation do you want.

To get there you can use 2 way, air and road way.

Now it has been made link to connect Halim Perdana Kusuma airport in Jakarta the capital of Indonesia to Tunggul wulung airport in Cilacap.

We can continue our trip by bus or rent car or “Ojek” means rent motorcycle. Its about 45 minutes in air and 1 hour for continuing trip.

Ok, if we choose road way for the trip it will take about 8 to 9 hours to get Cilacap from Jakarta by bus or rent car. In this choose you also can use train, name Purwojaya train serve Gamir in Jakarta to Cilacap.

Second, don’t forget to bring your map. But don’t worry, you will find a uniq community over there. As you khow that Cilacap contain Java well-known as hospitality.

In other time, I will tell you the situation in the Nusakambangan prison.

See you at Nusakambangan.

By : edhitok

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Nusakambangan, The Beautiful Jungle

(made by US Army Map Service)

Nusakambangan is the most beautiful and the only last one jungle in low level in indonesia. Its name can be devided into 2 word, Nusa and Kambangan.
Nusa means island, ancient javanese language. And Kambangan means float, something ON water or not drowning thing.

Nusakambangan known as 'Alcatraz of Indonesia'. The Island was made into prison during dutch period. The colonial goverment built a hig security prison on the isolated island to exile criminals and political dissidents.
Nowdays there are four prison and one Super Maximum Security (SMS),

Kembang kuning (yellow flower) prison

Besi (iron) prison

Batu (rock) prison

Permisan prison

SMS prison

Besides, Nusakambangan has so many beauty. It has White Sand, Beauty Beach, and several Cave like Quin Cave (Gua Ratu).

More than 71 different bird species, 14 reptile species and various mammal species are found in the island. Twenty-three bird species are in classified as protected, including Kuntul Karang (Egretta sacra), Black Egret (Ciconia episcopus), Bangau Tongtong (Leptoptilos javanicus), white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), elang bondol (Haliastur indus), and elang bido (Spilornis cheela). Several other protected mammal species include the black-spotted leopard (Panthera pardus), Javan Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and Javan mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus). Four of six endemic primates in Java, namely Javan Lutung (Trachypithecus auratus), the crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Javan Surili (Presbytis comata), and kukang (Nyctibus sp.), have been reported to live on the island.

From the mid-1990s, the island was intermittently promoted by local authorities as a tourist destination, primarily for its caves, beaches, and unusual wildlife that is extinct on Java

According to the Cilacap Tourism Office, Nusakambangan was opened as a tourist destination following an agreement between the Central Java Governor and Ministry of Justice in 1996. The Cilacap government then invested some Rp 1.7 billion in preparations for the opening up of the island, most of which was used on the construction of tourist-related infrastructure.

A special agency (BPOW) was also established to manage tourism on the island, with the Nusakambangan Prison warden made head of the agency and Cilacap Tourism Office chief as the deputy. ^[15]

One of the main cultural events is Sedekah Laut (sea sacrifice), which is held by the Surakarta Sultanate every new year in the Javanese calendar.

Adopted : Wikipedia, Self experience

Nusakambangan, The Wonderful Resort

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