AF is dead atm
Gonna try to revive some old Indo AF members to participate! :P
We should promote our tourism and show the world what Indonesia has to offer!
We all know we have a lot to offer and not everything can be in the spotlights of this thread, but we can organize things and share the top attractions of each location!
Every page another place in Indonesia! one place, 20 posts! So if you participate, please share some info!
Everyone..

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Amusement Park Ancol Dreamland Post #07
Amusement Park Taman Mini Post #03
Monuments Post #12
Museums & Historical Sites Post #09
Nightlife Post #20
Ragunan Zoo Post #18
Shopping Post #02
Street Performers Post #13
Thousand Islands Post #10




Mountains & Volcanoes Post #27
Temples Post #23
Water Sites Post #26

Let's start with the Indonesian capital city then (looks at Mas Maja grrr)




Welcomes monument in Jakarta

Introduction:
Established in the fourth century, the city became an important trading port for the Kingdom of Sunda. It grew as the capital of the colonial Dutch East Indies. It was made capital of Indonesia when the country became independent after World War II. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa (397–1527), Jayakarta (1527–1619), Batavia (1619–1942), and Djakarta (1942–1972).
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest coast of Java, it has an area of 661 square kilometres (255 sq mi) and a 2010 census count population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political center. It is the most populous city in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia, and is the twelfth-largest city in the world.

Shopping.
When planning a trip to Jakarta, consider spending a day at one of the many modern shopping malls the city has to offer. You may welcome a day off from tourist and cultural sites and enjoy spending time in air-conditioned comfort, where you can relax and shop without annoying hawkers. Therefore there are choices galore for shoppers!

Plaza Indonesia
Pacific Place
Plaza FX
Senayan City
Grand Indonesia
Pondok Indah Mall I

...and many, many more!

For a bargain, you can always go to:
Glodok, Jakarta's Chinatown
Pasar Baroe, a mixture of stores packed up in a very limited space
Jalan Surabaya, an open-air antique market on the border of Menteng District (where President Obama lived for a few years)

^^^ Good effort to promote Indonesia Mas Sumpit. Salut!
Ternyata orang Indonesia banyak yang nasionalis dan cinta Indonesia dalam arti yang positif... (tsaellah...)

Neway Bali already famous...

Okay let me contribute, if a foreign visitors unable to visit a whole parts of Indonesia, a daylong visit to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Indonesian cultural park in Southeast of Jakarta would be a great idea to gave a glimpse of Indonesian cultural diversity:


Taman Mini Indonesia Indah new logo


Kala Makara, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah main entrance


Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum (Suharto Museum)


Sasono Utomo, the main building in Javanese Joglo style


Indonesia Museum


Keong Emas (Golden Snail) IMAX theatre


Javanese joglo house modeled after Mangkunegaran Palace, Solo. Central Java pavilion.


The Javanese joglo interior


Javanese pavilion




Gate of Balinese pavilion


Minangkabau Rumah Gadang traditional house, West Sumatra pavilion


Jambi pavilion


Nias house


Batak Toba house


West Kalimantan Dayak Baluk house


Indonesian archipelago lake


Aeromovel monorail ride around the park


Birdpark


Fairy tale Disneyland-like Istana Anak-anak Indonesia (Indonesian Children Castle)


Well, visiting Taman Mini Indonesia Indah for me is just like revisiting my childhood memory lane, it's fun...

More...


Raden Panji Asmoro Bangun searching for his long lost wife, Dewi Sekartaji


Dewi Sekartaji as Keong Emas


Douglas DC-3 Seulawah, Garuda Indonesia's first plane, donation of Aceh people for Republic of Indonesia.

SE TU JU / BE TUL


I was trying to give focus on one place/area in Indonesia per page (this page BALI), so I can update the first page to make a table of contents so that AFers can browse and find what they want easily I wanted it to be organized, but no worries mas! thanks for your effort!
I too made a mistake ..too many photos and not so much info, the page takes minutes to load! LOL


Back down memory lane! I used to like it when I was 5 or so, now it's a no-no for me hehe
Hey what park has a baboon like mascotte? you could enter a cage with orang utans for a photo, I used to love that one! was it in taman?

I think either that Ragunan Zoo or Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua, coz in Taman Mini there's no baboon or orangutans, only birds and reptile park.

I think I got mixed up I think it's the Taman Safari, but the mascotte is the Dutch/Hollander/Monyet Belanda/Nose Monkey and it's from Dufan! lol
Speaking of Dufan (Dunia Fantasi):




Ancol Dreamland, an amusement park in north Jakarta, Indonesia, the largest integrated tourism area in South East Asia is one of the most attractive places serving the densely populated city of Jakarta. It has all the adventures people crave for; Sea World, Fantasy World, Atlantis Water Adventure and Marina Beach. This is Jakarta's largest and most popular recreation park. It is built on reclaimed beach land at the Bay of Jakarta, having, sea and freshwater aquariums, swimming pools, an artificial lagoon for fishing, boating, bowling, an assortment of nightclubs, restaurants, a steam-bath and massage parlors. The Ancol complex includes a Marina, Dunia Fantasi (Fantasy Land), a golf course, hotels and a drive-in theater. The "Pasar Seni" or art market has a varied collection of Indonesian handicraft, paintings and souvenirs on sale. At a nearby open-air theater art performances are held using the local dialect.

Sea world
Atlantis Water Adventure
Dunia Fantasi Mascot
Ancol Golf Course

Shopping in Jakarta is good, that's for sure.
I think I made this photo in Mal Kelapa Gading in 2007.
At the moment they are running their "Lebaran Shoptacular Promo".
Correction : DEL pointed out that this photo is actually Mal Taman Anggrek.




Sumpit the "table of contents" idea is pretty cool, but I think that eventually I should make it into a "sub-forum" type of format so that each section can have its own thread and can continue to expand without any limit.
But in the meantime, let's continue as we are.

Hey the "Visit Indonesia 2010" trailer you provided in your first post above is great fun.
The Indonesian Ministry of Culture & Tourism produced this advertising campaign and they were also our sponsors for this years Indonesian Film Festival in Australia.
The trailer exists in three versions - 30 seconds, 60 seconds and 6 minutes (and I have the DVD ).
Nice to see it on Youtube, but try to imagine how it is when you see it on a huge cinema screen with an Australian audience and pumping out Dolby Digital sound
It totally rocked and everybody in the audience loved it.
I mean bule were going up to our special guest Jajang C Noer and asking her about the Indo tourism trailer How cool is that ?

Yes we can, but will it make the thread more interesting for foreigners? People rather see a brochure about the best things than to read a whole book about all the things. They'll get to the book once they're really interested. That's why I wanted it to keep it limited. We can make sub-forums but I doubt it will be limited :P we already have threads like beautiful pics of indo & best indo food etc, the pics keep on coming, AFers can look there if they're really into Indonesia
You can pin this thread if you want he he he

^That's cool! I love the vid.. I love the trips, makes we wanna do that again!! too bad they've only shown Sumatra/Java/Bali/Pulau Komodo in the video. Indo should promote the eastern islands as well! Then you can really see our diversity! In people and nature!
Anyway.. back to the topic



Also known as Old Jakarta, and Old Batavia (Oud Batavia), is a small area in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dubbed "The Jewel of Asia" and "Queen of the East" in the 16th century by European sailors, Old Jakarta — or Batavia, as it was named by the Dutch — was once considered a center of commerce for the whole continent due to its strategic location and fertile resources.
As important settlement, urban center, and the center of commerce in Asia since 16th century, Oud Batavia is home of several important historical sites and buildings.

Fatahillah, Jakarta History Museum
Fine Art and Ceramic Museum
Sunda Kelapa Harbour
And many more

Other museums in Jakarta:
Jakarta National Museum
Taman Prasasti, Gravestone Museum

KEPULAUN SERIBU

Pulau Seribu means a "Thousand Island" consisting of almost 128 small islands located in the Bay of Jakarta in the Java Sea. Most of these are inhabited and can be reach in about 1 - 2 hours from Marina Ancol by ferry or by chartered board. The surrounding reefs are home to a wide variety of fishes, making Pulau Seribu an ideal spot for diving, Snorkeling and fishing. Some of the islands is this group developed for tourism are Pulau Bidadari, Pulau Ayer, Sepa, Coconut, Pelangi, Bira, Pantara, Kul-kul and Pulau Putri. There are also cabins for tourists, besides golden beaches fringed with coconut palms. The surrouding waters are a paradise for skin divers.They are filled with a myriad of tropical fish, which live among the multicolored corals. The Pulau Putri Paradise Co. has developed Pulau Putri, Pulau Melintang, Pulau Petondang and Pulau Papa Theo as a holiday resort with cottages, restaurants, diving and sailing facilities.


Surfing, to catch some waves!
Resort at Ayer Island
Dutch Fort at Pulau Bidadari (Heavenly Nymph Island)
Bira Island
Under Water World at Putri Island

Nice, Sumpit Lanjutkan!

Ayo.. participate dong

MONUMENTS

Monas (monumen nasional), National Monument.
Arjuna Wijaya
Patung Pemuda (Youth Monument)
Welcome Monument
West Irian Liberty Statue

Grand buildings and heaps of museums are nice, but one thing I really enjoy about Jakarta that never gets a mention in tourist brochures is all the vibrant street music culture.

ok... these places are all the flashy touristed types... how about OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS islands and tribes please??

i would go to Mentawai islands and Nias someday.... any info on them??

read the first post :P
but we can do sumatera on the next page, this one is JKT only or any other suggestions for the next page?

I will contribute some more more later, but for now this.

I am almost sure that that is not Mal Kelapa Gading. I lived close to it for 5 months and i visited it regularly together with La Piazza.
Mal Kelapa Gading doesnt have more than 4 levels too. :P
This looks more like Taman Anggrek, which is at the other side of Jakarta.

And i would like to add:

Damn this topic, this makes me remind everything. noooo, i miss it so much.

You are right.
That photo is one I made in Mal Taman Anggrek..... no coconuts here. Mal Kelapa Gading has the coconut trees.

Ragunan Zoo

Ragunan Zoo is a zoo located in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia. Its area is about 1.4 km². The zoo was established in 1864 and moved to its present location in 1966. It is inhabited by 295 species and 4,040 specimens.

The Schmutzer Primate Centre was opened in 2002, within the Ragunan Zoo but privately funded and managed separately. Dr Willie Smits of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation designed the orangutan enclosure so that the orangutans have as natural an environment as possible. Thick dark glass allows visitors to see the orangutans while being invisible to them.

Lake at Ragunan Zoo
Tangawizy
DEL
Furan
GC
Ralf
Mas Maja
Sumpit

Yup that's Taman Anggrek
Kelapa Gading is in the east right? Bosan!! T.A. is OK lah!
I still like PIM I&II and senayan city!

ah yes, please share your pics! no nudity please.
i thought u lived in jogya?

Nightlife

Jakarta is a strange juxtaposition of being the capital of a country with the world’s largest population of Muslims, but at the same time its nightlife is also one of the most vibrant in the Asia Pacific region. From hanging out with the “chi chi” in an upscale lounge, to exploring the seediest discos, or just grabbing a beer at the local sports bar, Jakarta offers a wide selection of over 200 bars, clubs, pubs and lounges scattered across the entire city to cater to every whim and preference.

Red Square
X2 Club
Dragon Fly
Jaya Pub
Cazbar

We should promote our tourism and show the world what Indonesia has to offer!
We all know we have a lot to offer and not everything can be in the spotlights of this thread, but we can organize things and share the top attractions of each location!
Every page another place in Indonesia! one place, 20 posts! So if you participate, please share some info!
Everyone..

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Amusement Park Ancol Dreamland Post #07
Amusement Park Taman Mini Post #03
Monuments Post #12
Museums & Historical Sites Post #09
Nightlife Post #20
Ragunan Zoo Post #18
Shopping Post #02
Street Performers Post #13
Thousand Islands Post #10




Mountains & Volcanoes Post #27
Temples Post #23
Water Sites Post #26

The origins of the name 'Java' are not clear. One possibility is that the island was named the island after the jáwa-wut plant, which was said to be common in the island during the time, and that prior to Indianization the island had different names. There are other possible sources: the word jaú and its variations mean "beyond" or "distant". And, in Sanskrit yava means barley, a plant for which the island was famous. It was hence referred to in Indian, specifically Tamil literature by the Sanskrit name "yāvaka dvīpa" (dvīpa = island). Another source states that the "Java" word is derived from a Proto-Austronesian root word, meaning 'home'.

The area of Java is approximately 139,000 km2. The island's longest river is the 600 km long Solo River. The river rises from its source in central Java at the Lawu volcano, then flows north and eastward to its mouth in the Java Sea near the city of Surabaya. The island is administratively divided into four provinces (Banten, West Java, Central Java, and East Java), one special region (Yogyakarta), and one special capital district (Jakarta).

Cool contribution guys.... neway let me do my share...

In the mood to be an instant Indiana Jones or Lara Croft...? Maybe ruins of temples across Indonesia would tempt you...
More specifics threads Beautiful Ancient Temples of Indonesia

Here's the temples...

Borobudur, the largest buddhist monument in the world. According to Sri Kahulunnan Inscription probably the original name was "Bhumi Sambhara Bhudara", the mountain of collective virtue of ten stages of Budhisattvahood. Bhara Bhudara was later simplify to be Borobudur.






Not far from Borobudur stood Mendut temple. Mendut original name probably Venuvana, "the temple of bamboo forest".


Mendut temple houses the grand statue of Dhyani Buddha Vairocana, at the left is Boddhisatva Avalokitesvara, at the right is Boddhisatva Vajrapani


And Pawon temple



Prambanan, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and Southeast Asia (The largest Hindu temple in SE Asia should be Angkor Wat, but after Angkor Wat was converted to be a Buddhist temple, well...). ;p



Imagine.., there was originally 237 temples stood in this Prambanan compound...

Walking through Prambanan at its heyday as if walking through forest of temples...

800 metres north from Prambanan stands Sewu buddhist temple. Originally known as Manjusrigrha temple (The house of Manjusri) one of important boddhisattva.


Actually Sewu is the second largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia after Borobudur. It consist of 257 temples


Ratu Boko Palace... several kilometres south of Prambanan, stands on a hill is the compound of Ratu Boko. It is not a temple, the actual function is not clear, probably a fortified palace or monastery.


The gate of ratu Boko Palace

Banyunibo buddhist temple, not far from Ratu Boko. In Javanese Banyunibo means "Water drops"


Barong hindu temple, also not far from Ratu Boko


Pustakasala, the latest discovery of Hindu temples burried under Mount Merapi volcanic ashes north of Yogyakarta in Universitas Islam Indonesia complex.

... >.< I really think this is the better idea right now LOL. its hard to maintain this thread hehehe
I hate it when I was wrong :P

OK, I'll see if I can do it.
I have the power to do just about anything that the forum software allows, but I will need to check with Ben first.

^Gumxia gumxia

Water sites


Sungai Citumang & Green Canyon






Karimun Jawa


Madakaripura


Coban Rondo


Solo River


Kawah Putih


Cikaso Waterfall


Lake Kumbolo


Pasir Putih Beach


Tanjung Lesung

Mountains and volcanoes

MT. BROMO (My all time favourite volcano)
It's so not from this world
it's sooo unreal!!

Kawah Ijen


Kelut


Krakatoa

Krakatoa, is a volcanic island made of a'a lava in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is used for the island group, the main island (also called Rakata), and the volcano as a whole. The island exploded in 1883, killing approximately 40,000 people, although some estimates put the death toll much higher. The explosion is still considered to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history, with reports of it being heard nearly 3000 miles from its point of origin. The shock wave from the explosion was recorded on barographs around the globe.

and many... MANY more on Java!

Now that picture says it all !!

I want to go and explore.

Indonesia is truly blessed with rich cultural and natural heritage. It would be very nice to see other places in Indonesia promoted with equal drive as Bali (and Lombok?) which seems to be getting most of the attention, because as a foreigner I do not get much information about other various Indonesian destinations even through Visit Indonesia campaigns. Keep this thread going... I hope to be able to visit your beautiful country one day.

Thank's Crystal, c'mon visit Indonesia..., I've already visit peninsular Malaysia a year ago..., and now planning to visit Angkor Cambodia later this year or maybe early next year....
One nice thing about peninsular Malaysia is the cities esp. KL have great infrastructure and neat transportation networks that make me a Jakartan envious... Don't get me wrong, I love Jakarta with all its problems... however I hope Jakarta could have something nice like monorail or cool airport train someday....

I heard Malaysian's favourite spots in Indonesia are Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Bukittinggi West Sumatra...



I've created and uploaded map of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah





And also map of Prambanan Plain that contains numbers of Ancient Javanese Hindu-Buddhist temple mainly from 8th to 9th century





Hope that help...




Anyway this is the picture I've took at Borobudur stairs under the arches of Kala giant, Cool lens flare huh....

i just back from maluku, place of many virgin island. will share it once sumpit finished the western and middle part of indonesia.
and yes, the scene view is really EPIC

I want to go to BROMO!

During trans Java Anyer-Panarukan road trip (expedition for work) during sunset, I saw the tip of golden volcanoes of Bromo-Tengger mountain range from afar at Probolinggo and wishing to be there... not stuck on Java northern coast road...
Well maybe next time...