Home of spicy

Facing the Indian ocean on the western coast of Sumatra island the city of Padang, west Sumatra province, has became the biggest and busiest sea port at the region for trade with India, the United Kingdom, Portugal and the Netherlands since the 17th century with locally-grown pepper as the famous commodity which also makes most of the foods are spicy (locally called as "masakan Padang" or "Padang food" the simpler in English).

Asian traders from India and China that settled here were also left lots of cultural traces in the old part of the city.

Old international trade city

Located on the northern coast of Sumatra island, the main attraction of Medan is Cultural diversity. Various tribes seen in this city, a mixture of different cultures and the widely development of art makes this place rich in authenticity. Tropical forests, fields and rice, a mysterious volcanic lakes and exotic beaches add to this interesting place. This is the reason why Medan is so popular in becoming the adventure holidays with backpacking in Indonesia.

The city of Medan is an enormous, modern city, and yet still manages to retain some of its earlier colonial character. The city of Medan has a long story as an international trade city in the region.

Moslem domination city

Devastated hit by an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale that followed by the tsunami at 2004, the city of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, now is much better than before the earthquake and tsunami events. In fact, since 2007, Banda Aceh reached a number of achievements. More than 805 years of age, The city of Banda Aceh was once the capital of Aceh Darussalam's kingdom. The Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam was the first Islamic kingdom in Southeast Asia.

The word of Banda Aceh itself comes from the word "bandar" in local pronunciation which mean "port" in English and Aceh which is the majority ethnic group who inhabit the city.

Elegant classical culture

Solo, formally known as Surakarta, is home for many traditional and heritage sites as well as many cultural and historic places. Located 65 km northeast from its sister city Yogyakarta, Solo fiercely proud of its Javanese traditions. Lying across in fertile plain terrain along the longest river in Java, River of Solo, Solo remains a distinctly Central Javanese with an elegance all that the city owned.

Solo also known for its two royal houses with centuries of power and influence over the city. There are many royal festivals and ceremonies still held with great affectation until today.

Last empire of Java

Located on central Java near the Indian Ocean, Yogjakarta, is a place of poetry, dance, drama, sacred monuments and exotic cuisine deep-rooted in rich history. Yogyakarta is one place in Indonesia where the past exists alongside the modern life. Led by a king, as a part of Indonesia, Yogyakarta still form as a kingdom until today. So that Yogyakarta has special status as an autonomous region in Indonesia.

With its outstanding history as a great ancient empire in south east Asia, Yogyakarta cultural heritage preserving numerous ancient temples that can found scattered in almost all areas of Yogyakarta and its surroundings.