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.

Heavenly sunrise

Mount Bromo is derived from Brahma (one of the main Hindu gods) is still active volcanoes. The mountain is not as big as the other volcanoes in Indonesia, but has spectacular and dramatic scenery. Exceptional beauty makes everyone who visit Bromo will be amazed.

It's amazing if you can take a sneak peek to heaven and Bromo is the right place that you looking for. You can see the roundness of the sun first of all just as small as a match pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a full circle and give information so that we can see the views of the mountains in this region.

From Cheng Ho to Colonial

Built from a dried swamp, Semarang became a famous port city since the 16th century. Since then Semarang visited by many other nations including Admiral Cheng Ho, Chinese explorer that live in The Ming Dynasty, which left the tracks by building a mosque in Semarang. Today, the city of Semarang is a mixture of an old and new java cultures, Arab and Chinese.

As the capital of Central Java, Semarang has many baroque era buildings built by the colonial. This is because the colonial has made Semarang as one of their major ports as well as functioned as a defenses fortress and military headquarters.

Paris van Java

Bandung is one of the favorite vacation spot in indonesia the reason is because of its cool weather, factory outlets, variety of food, beautiful tourism places and friendliness. Situated on a plateau in the beautiful Parahayangan mountains, Bandung's pleasant climate and lush vegetation have offered an escape from the heat of the lowlands since the mid-19th century, when it was the heart of the region's most prosperous plantation.

Nestled in the mountains of java at some 750 meters above sea level, bandung's cooler climate has always been its major draw.

Where all the Asian

Jakarta, with its history as a port city since the 12th century is where all the Asian place. Located on the northwest coast of Java, is considered as a strategic place to gather spices from all over Asia which is a major regional producer of spices at the time. It is follow by the existing cultures of where all Asian.

Jakarta is only the beginning of your adventure holiday with backpacking in Indonesia. More over you still have to go directly to the location that you like based on the reference that you got in Jakarta.