KOMODO ISLAND, EAST NUSATENGGARA, INDONESIA

Komodo Island is located at the westernmost tip of Nusa Tenggara province bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara. Exactly at Komodo district, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Since 1980, the area of ​​1817 km2 National Park is made by the Government of Indonesia, which is then recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Together with two other large islands, namely Pulau Rinca and Padar, Komodo island and several small islands around it continues to be maintained as natural habitat reptile, dubbed the "Komodo Dragon" it.

Varanus komodoensis bears the Latin name and local name "Ora", giant lizards, according to a story first published in 1912 in a national daily the Dutch East Indies. Peter A. Ouwens, director of the Zoological Museum in Bogor is one who has been introduced to the world through his paper dragons that. Since then, expeditions and research on this rare species continue to be done, even reportedly inspired the film was in 1933 Gameloft. Recognizing the need for protection against the dragon in the center of human activity in their natural habitat that, in 1915 the Dutch government issued a ban on hunting and killing dragons. Thanks to the efforts of government and local communities in conserving the national park, tourists can now visit and coming a close look at the life of these ancient reptiles

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KRAKATAU MOUNTAIN, INDONESIA

Krakatau is a volcanic island that is still active and located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Krakatoa name ever pinned on a volcanic peak there (Mount Krakatau) which vanish due to the eruptions themselves on 26-27 August 1883. The eruption was so powerful; hot clouds and the resulting tsunami killed about 36,000 people. Until before the date of December 26, 2004, this is a great tsunami in the Indian Ocean region. The sound explosion was heard up in Alice Springs, Australia and the island of Rodrigues near Africa, 4653 miles. Yield is estimated at 30,000 times the atomic bombs that detonated on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. 

 The eruption of Krakatoa caused global climate change. The world was dark for two and a half days due to volcanic ash that covered the atmosphere. The sun shines dim until next year. Scattering dust visible in the sky Norway to New York. 

The explosion of Krakatoa is actually still less than the eruption of Mount Toba and Tambora in Indonesia, as well as Mount Tanpo in New Zealand and Mount Katmal in Alaska. But these mountains erupted deep in the human population is still very little. Meanwhile, when Mount Krakatoa erupted, the human population is dense enough, science and technology has evolved, the telegraph was invented, and submarine cable has been installed. 

Thus it can be said that at the time of information technology is growing and growing rapidly. Noted that the eruption of Mount Krakatau is the first major disaster in the world after the invention of the submarine telegraph. Unfortunately, this progress has not been matched by progress in the field of geology. The geologist was not even able to give an explanation of the eruption.

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RINJANI MOUNTAIN - LOMBOK

The best visiting season: August / December each year.

Mount Rinjani is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Mountain which is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with an altitude of 3726 m above sea level and lies in latitude 8 º 25 'latitude and 116 º 28' BT is a favorite for mountain climbers Indonesia for its beautiful scenery.

The 3,726 meters high volcano had been suggested to be developed into Indonesia`s first geopark, or one of the 54 geoparks in 17 countries of the world.

Since placed under the management of RTMB, Rinjani had been several time been given national and international awards like the World Agency Award 2004 and the Tourism For Tomorrow Awards in 2006 and 2008.

How to reach the location:Mount Rinjani Located on Lombok island, To get to Mount Rinjani, you can use the direct bus from Jakarta to Mataram, after arriving in Mataram you're heading to the village Sembalun or can also use the vehicle to the village Senaru or using flight from Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar headed to the airport Selaparang Mataram - Lombok.

Mataram - Selong - Sambelia - Sembalun Lawang (140 miles) approximately 4.5 hours by car. When you walk to the lake takes for 9 hours (25 miles). Mataram - Bayan - Senaru (82 km) approximately 2.5 hours, to walk to the lake for 9 hours (25 miles). Mataram - Bayan - Torean (85 km) approximately 2.5 hours, to walk to the lake for 7.5 hours. Mataram - Masbagik - Kutaradja - Tetebatu (60 miles) about 1.5 hours, walking into Otakkokoq for 30 minutes.

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