The Emerald of the Equator

People refer the green and lush rainforests of Indonesia as “zamrud” (emerald), the name of a verdant precious stone. Since Indonesia lies along the equator, the rest of the name was thus ordained! It was coined by Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli), a 19th-century Dutch author, to describe the country's natural beauty in one of his letters. There are several top-rated places in Indonesia that a traveler must visit.

BALI, Called as Heaven on Earth, Bali is the most popular holiday destination in Indonesia famous for its tropical beach resorts; coral reefs, forested volcanic mountains, notorious paddy field, and exotic Hindu sanctuaries and temples. 83.5% of the population in Bali are Hindus. Bali is definitely the best of Indonesia. Fruit lovers would love visiting Bali, as Bali offers varieties of tropical fruits accessible to visitors. Bali is additionally famous for its meditation and yoga retreats. Some of its tourist spots include Uluwatu Temple, an ancient ocean view Hindu temple, Kuta night beach party and many more.

JAKARTA, Said as the Big Durian, Indonesia's massive capital Jakarta is known as one of the world’s greatest megalopolises and the most dynamic vibrant city in the world. Just like the smell of the Durian fruit, Jakarta is a shock at first sight, since Jakarta has an exciting blend of societies includes settlers of Javanese, Malay, Arab, Chinese, Indians, and Europeans, thus having a mixture of culture, architectures, dialects, and food. There are many travel tours in Jakarta. Things to look for when visiting Jakarta includes, Istiqlal Mosque, Monas national monument, Jakarta’s China town Glodok, Kota Tua's Dutch colonial buildings, and the old port of Sunda Kelapa, where traditional wooden schooners dock.

SURABAYA, From Javanese folklore, Surabaya, the Indonesian island of Java's port city gets its name from the Javanese words 'Sura,' which means shark, and 'Baya,' which means crocodile. Being the second-biggest city in Indonesia, Surabaya is an energetic, rambling city that blends with modern skyscrapers and architectures from its Dutch colonial past. There are allot of travel deals in Surabaya. The city's tree-lined avenues, street parks, and remodeled pavements will amaze visitors during their stay at Surabaya. In any case, Surabaya is additionally a door city for Mount Bromo and Bali. Surabaya's top attraction includes House of Sampoerna, a museum cafe, The Mount Bromo National Park and Bonbin Surabaya time-tested zoos with one of its most popular animals includes the Komodo dragons. 

Bandung, Known as the 'Paris of Java,' Bandung is listed as the third largest cities in Indonesia. Visiting Bandung is one of the top-rated Indonesia tours. In Ancient times Bandung is used to be called as ' The flower of city' since it is famous for having many flowers. In the modern days, Bandung is known for its colonial architecture, tea plantations, and cold tropical weather. When Visiting Bandung, visitors would experience a lively, university-town feel like. Bandung is also one of Indonesia's most popular shopping destination, with fashion outlets clustered along the Dago district. It's most popular tourism spots includes Trans Studio Bandung and Farmhouse Susu Lembang.

Medan, If you are a foodie than make your travel bookings to Medan. Popular for being Indonesia's food tourism, Medan is the fourth largest city of Indonesia. Medan, the capital of North Sumatra territory of Indonesia, has tremendous octagonal Great Mosque, and the Maximum Palace overwhelms the city center of Medan. Consolidating Islamic and European styles, Medan is famous for countless of its ethnic nourishments and street stalls. It's most highlighted destination includes the Tjong A Fie, a Hakka merchant historical center and Graha Maria Annai Velangkann, an Indo-Mogul style catholic temple.

YOGYAKARTA, Visiting Yogyakarta is one of the must-see places in Indonesia. Famous for Javanese cultural heritage and traditional arts, Yogyakarta is a favorite holiday designated island city in Indonesia. When visiting Yogjakarta in Wonderful Indonesia, there are many shrouded jewels to investigate. This includes the Candi Boko, which holds incredible riddle as its history still stays vague and unsolved that is Named after the unbelievable King Boko, referenced in Loro Jonggrang legends. It's the ideal place for photographers who are in seek for culture and art photography. Another must-see activity in Yogyakarta includes Kraton, where there are open-air pavilions that host classical Javanese performance and concerts of gamelan music, using ancient practice of musical instruments including zither, gongs, lute, and flutes

THING'S TO DO IN INDONESIA

INDONESIAN FOOD , Indonesian food is without a doubt one of the most colorful cuisines on earth. Crammed with intense flavor, Indonesian food varies to a great extent by province and has many different elements. The Sumatran cuisine, usually has Indian and middle eastern portion, presenting curried meat and vegetables such as curry and gulai, while the Javanese cuisine is generally indigenous, with a few touches on of Chinese element. The east side of Indonesia are similar that one may Polynesian together with Melanesian cuisine. Some of its favorite mainstream Indonesian dishes to try when one is visiting Indonesia include Nasi Uduk, Bakso, Soto, Gulai, and Gado-Gado. Indonesia also has many sweet delicacies that visitors would not want to miss, and one particular cold icy, refreshing dessert is known as the Cendol that contains green pandan jelly, coconut milk, red beans, corn, nuts and palm sugar syrup.

INDONESIA WILDLIFE, Indonesia’s wildlife is as diversified as the whole lot other about the peninsula. Elephants, tigers, Komodo dragons and monkeys are only a few of the more prominent animal you can stumble upon during your visit here. Each province in Indonesia contains various habitats and animals. A number of the enhance islands in pursuance of wildlife consist of Kalimantan, that is most commonly about the Indonesian jungle, river trips and wildlife 

INDONESIA ISLAND HOPPING, Island hopping in Indonesia is one of the top things to look forward when one is visiting Indonesia. Find the incredible scene and gleaming waters of Bali which has white sand shorelines, emerald jungle, volcanic pinnacles, and mythical komodo serpents luxuriate in the daylight close to their nests. Enjoy the tropical natural fruits developing wild in the farmland and walk around homes raised on transcending stilts. Find out about the legends that formed the islands and the stories that keep on adding to the way of life. Your uniquely custom-made excursion takes you on a remarkable adventure through customary towns and flawless rice paddy fields, consolidating social landscape of immaculate natural life with shrouded waterfalls and old culture.

INDONESIA WAYANG, Wayang is a type of puppet theatre show artistry found in Indonesia, wherein an emotional story is told through shadows tossed by puppets and now and then combined with actual human characters. The work of art commands the Indonesian culture and artistic ability; its origins are traced to the spread of Hinduism in the medieval time and the landing of leather-based puppet expressions Malayalee word called Tholu bommalata from southern India. Exhibitions of shadow theater are joined by a gamelan symphony in Java, and by sexual orientation wayang in Bali. The sensational stories delineate folklores, for example, scenes from the Hindu sagas the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and also nearby adjustments of social legends. Traditionally, a wajang is happened in a ritualized midnight-to-first light show by a dalang, a craftsman and profound pioneer; visitors can watch the show from the two sides of the screen. There are several overall styles of Wayang performance includes Wayang kulit, Wayang wong, Wayang gedog, wayang topeng, Wayang golek, Wayang karucil, Wayang klitik, Wayang beber, Wayang new themes, Wayang Purwa, Wayang Panji, and Wayang Menak.

PHOTOGRAPHY IN INDONESIA, Indonesia is a Honeymoon paradise and Photographers desired place to capture some of the most beautiful wildlife, tropical beaches, exciting nightlife, ancient temples and cultures of all kinds. Some of the most magnificent islands to take pictures includes Sumatra, Java, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara islands, Irian Jaya, Moluccas islands and the west of New Guinea. Indonesia has so many spirited volcanoes, and it's for a part of spectacular “ring of flame” often known as the region on earth. Also, Indonesia is rich with various fauna and flora. Perfect place for photography. 

RETREAT AND WELLNESS IN INDONESIA, Indonesia has the best reputation for the relaxing holiday destination. Yearly millions of people visit Indonesia in pursuit of relaxation, luxury, and pampering holiday deals. Particularly wellness and retreat centers in Bali is one of its specialties when it comes to experiencing The Indonesia style of body therapy. Indonesia has a long and impressive history regarding traditional massage therapies. Most of the people from Indonesia use massage as part of their general health regiment to lose weight, relieve stress and muscle cramps. Experiencing wellness holiday in Bali is just one of the must things to do in Indonesia.