TIPS TO GO UNDER WATER

If you plan to travel to the sea, diving is one option to enjoy the full beauty of the sea. Some even rely on tourist diving activity be one of the facilities to attract tourists. Many dive sights in this hemisphere who indulge fans with underwater adventure that can not be forgotten.

Given this diving is an activity that is quite dangerous, some things need to be taken to ensure that we can dive safely, comfortable and enjoyable. Some safety rules to be followed are:

1. Check with your health. Examination should be carried out include lung health (including X-ray examination of Thorax), ENT (Ear Nose Throat) condition, blood pressure and so on. Diving will be very dangerous if you have certain health problems.
2. For novice divers who do not have a diving certification, you can find an official and qualified dive instructors at the resort where you plan to dive. You can learn to dive and follow his training ranging from basic lesson or a novice divers. Before practicing your diving should undergo medical tests and the test pool. Never try to dive alone without the guidance of an instructor or dive without diving course and get certified first.
3. Once you graduate and get a certificate Diving Course, do not dive in dangerous places, such as strong or fast-flowing place Shipwreck (the ruins of the sunken vessel). Secondary education in Learning & Learning Diving and diving experience needed to dive in places like that. Always listen to directions and follow the rules given by the divemaster who leads the dive.
4. Note the weather conditions where you want to go diving before diving, make sure that the water temperature and weather conditions are safe to dive. Immediately pull over when you hear or see a storm coming. Water is a conductor of electricity, immediately leave the water (sea) when we heard lightning in the distance.
5. Check your scuba gear! Especially if you hire the diving equipment. Make sure all SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving equipment is properly installed and working properly. Do not go diving in a dangerous place.
6. Protect your skin with a sunscreen / sunblock. Note the content of the material contained therein. Use a waterproof sunscreen that contains at least 15 SPF to protect your skin.
7. Expand drink. Your body will need plenty of water. Avoid dehydration.
8. Once you are in the water, you will feel like being in the middle of nowhere during a dive. Be prepared to meet with various types of sea creatures, coral reefs, or even shipwrecks. Keep your hands! Do not touch or hold the sea creatures are beautiful to look at, especially if you do not wear gloves.
9. Recognize symptoms of changes in your body, such as heat exhausion if your body feels very hot and how to overcome them. And symptoms of hypothermia that your body feels very cold and handling. Immediately make a mark on your dive instructor if this occurs.
10. Look carefully around you before the exit. Listen if there is a speed boat that will pass. Jet ski speeding is also a serious threat to your head. Use a surface signaling device such as a flag?, Diver below? where you dive.
11. Remember, do not be too long dive. And avoid travel to plan your dive a day before you plan to return home, especially if you plan to go home by plane.

Happy Diving!

BUNAKEN MARINE PARK, MANADO, INDONESIA

Bunaken marine park located in North Sulawesi Province, not far from Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi Province. With a motor boat ride, a distance of Manado and Bunaken Island can be reached within 35 minutes. Bunaken Marine Park can be divided into two parts, namely the Northern and Southern. Northern section covers five islands, and coastal areas between Molas to Tiwoho called Coastal  "Molas-Wori". Southern part consists entirely of coastal areas between the Poopoh Village and Popareng Village called "Coastal Arakan-Wawontulap".

Bunaken as one tourist attraction marine, often said to be a paradise under the sea. This is because the beauty under the sea is not only known by local tourists only. However, the name of Bunaken has expanded to foreign tourists as one of the most beautiful marine parks in the world that is rich in diversity of shapes and colors of coral reefs and marine life and fish species. Bunaken Marine Park total area is 79,056 ha. Where, Northern area is 62,150 Ha and 16,906 Ha of South Section.

Besides known with underwater beauty, Bunaken has 20 points for diving with depths varying up to a depth of 1344 meters. Bunaken Marine Park is among 10 world's most popular diving spot. Surrounding Bunaken Island there are 12 diving points. This point is often visited by foreign tourists into the coolest place to dive with underwater beauty, because there is a steep decline in reef walls and into the food of the fish, caves and indentations which is amazing.
 

Diving is a great way if you want to fully and clearly enjoying the panoramic beauty of the underwater Bunaken. But do not bother to bring their own diving equipment because there rented scuba equipment with prices ranging from U.S. $ 150 / day. If you want more cheap just rent snorkeling equipment, the rent is U.S. $ 7.5. While rents underwater camera, to capture the beauty of this Marine Park can be rented wiyh price of U.S. $ 25 only. If you are not a professional diver's good to hire the services of instructors, which they peg rates between U.S. $ 30 - U.S. $ 60.

# How to get there?

To go to Bunaken, we can use a small boat usually operated in the Port city of Manado. There are two choices of rental boats from Manado to Bunaken, namely Bersehati Market and Marina. Rent a boat from Manado to Bunaken Bersehati Market rates between U.S. $ 30 - U.S. $ 40. Meanwhile, if the applicable rate of Marina more expensive which is about U.S. $ 60 - $ 80.

Because the speed of this boat does not have a box of glass to see the marine park, in the Bunaken Marine Park terminal we had to move the existing glass vessel. Move this ship cost about U.S. $ 10 per person. If renting a boat that is the glass box so they can see firsthand the beauty of Bunaken Marine Park, this boat can be rented at a price of U.S. $ 80 - U.S. $ 100. The capacity of this ship a maximum of 12 people so if it can be rented in groups or wait for someone who had the same goals to Bunaken boat rental costs will be cheaper.

There are many choices of airlines serving the route, both from Jakarta, Denpasar and Makassar. From Jakarta, for example, you can choose the Garuda Indonesia (twice a day flight time), Lion Air (3 times daily flight schedule) and Batavia Air (flight schedules twice a day), with a travel time for approximately 3 hours drive.

 

Boat rental price has actually been standardized, but sometimes there are several boat operators who like to play the price. But there are tips from us if you want to Bunaken:

• We must ensure that the ship owner if the cost of boat rental was clean or not. Make sure if you still have to pay tips to the ship operator his return later. Do not let the operator / crew asked for more tips back from Bunaken whereas at the beginning talking about the rental fee was not discussed on the tips.
• We must be sure not to bear the cost of lunch ship operators, because the cost of lunch at Bunaken quite expensive. The problem if they only answer is up to tenants, ultimately depends on your own.
• Sometimes the boat operator was very friendly to accompany you swim. It would be better if you ask from the outset whether to provide such services are additional costs that must be spent for them.
• If you had your own equipment for swimming, snorkeling or diving would be nice if you bring the equipment, because the cost of rental equipment in the Bunaken quite expensive and difficult negotiable.
• Do not forget to bring your own drinks, if you do not have to buy drinks at Bunaken at a price above the average in the ground.
• Go to Bunaken are in groups will certainly be cheaper than if alone. So take a friend or family as much as possible.
• There are many packages offered if to Bunaken. You can choose whether you want it delivered to snorkel, diving alone or escorted to the area of Bunaken are usually visited by dolphins or by mermaids. Everything has a price, of course, depending on your budget and time. So as much as possible to spend to stay there, because it seems impossible if you want to explore it all in a day. The cost of lodging there around U.S. $ 30 - U.S. $ 100 day, depending on the facilities offered.

WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK LAMPUNG, INDONESIA

Way Kambas National Park located in district Way Jepara, Central Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia. Located 110 km from the town of Lampung. It is the oldest national park in Indonesia that specifically protect elephants, although there are also some other protected rare animals such as rhinos and Sumatran tigers. Way Kambas is now the mascot of Lampung. Here you can see the attraction of a clever elephant dancing, as well as elephant riding through the woods, swamps, grasslands, and shrubs. Way Kambas National Park can be reached during the two-hour drive from the city of Bandar Lampung.

On the Way Kambas National Park area also contained Elephant Training Center with an area of ​​500 ha + operated starting on August 29, 1985. in this area visitors can see how the original wild elephant, but can be tamed and trained to be companions to make the attraction and leisure and also for other interests. So with no activity of these to be one that appeals to tourists in increasing tourism by displaying a variety of activities, such as:

·   Visitors can ride the elephant with a picture together. ariffs ranging from U.S. $ 2.

·   Watching soccer Elephant, Elephant race, and tug of war with the Elephant.  It costs only U.S. $ 3

·   Elephant Safari with reute specified and the event was very popular with foreign tourists. imposed tariffs ranging from U.S. $ 20

·   Watching forms of elephant (in a package of attractions featuring 14 kinds of demonstration.)

·   Runway Elephant pool while resting in Pasangrahan.

·   Can watch elephants being trained, bathed and tethered.

#   Daily Open

Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm

Admission price of U.S. $ 2/each

# How to get there?

For travelers can travel overland from Jakarta to Lampung using buses at a rate equivalent to U.S. $ 2-5 (Economy class), U.S. $ 10 -20 (business class & executive) 1.5 hour long journey. Or from the port of Merak, North Jakarta to Lampung Bakauheni port can use fast boats that only sail between the hours of 6 am to 5 pm with shipping time 40-45 minutes and the fare of U.S. $ 5. if using Ferry boat takes about 2-3 hours at a cost of about U.S. $ 3.

For air travelers who seeked to use some airlines such as Sriwijaya, Batavia and Garuda Airline flights serving Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta - Raden Inten, Cape Coral - Lampung. Travel time 45 minutes, weekday rates range from U.S. $ 20.
From lampung can be reached about 2 hours away, can use the car rental price of U.S. $ 20/day.

Information on the Way Kambas National Park, please contact:

Way Kambas National Park

Jl. Raya Labuhan Ratu Lama, Labuhan Ratu, Sukadana – Lampung Timur – 34196 Indonesia

Telp    : +62 725 7645024

Fax     : +62 725 7645090

Email   : program@waykambas.or.id, kabalai@waykambas.or.id

For comfort during visit Way Kambas National Park following a tips should be considered:

1. To leave early because of the travel routes in this park quite a distance.
2. Do not come home too late, the road to this place is quite vulnerable.
3. Price food sights rather expensive and there is rarely enough sellers so prepare lunch before entering the gates of the National Park.
4. Prepare sufficient cash.
5. Use boots or covered footwear.
6. Ensure full gasoline tank before entering the tourist area.

BOROBUDUR TEMPLE, MAGELANG, INDONESIA

Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located in the village of Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Its location is located approximately 100 km (65 miles) southwest of Semarang and 40 km (25 miles) northwest of Yogyakarta, the temple was scouted by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD in the reign of the dynasty Syailendra. Borobudur has ten yard which describes the journey that must go through to seek perfection of the Buddha.

This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th Centuries. It was built in three tiers: a Pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The division is adjusted with the teachings of Buddhism is the teaching of life to achieve perfection, free from the law karma. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of ​​2.500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s.

Relief of the Temple

            
#   Daily Open

Monday - Sunday 06.00 to 17.00

#   Price Admission

Domestic  : Monday - Friday Rp 15,000 (adult) and Rp 10,000 (children and students)

Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays Rp 17.500 (adults) and Rp. 11.000 (children and students)

Fitri holidays, Christmas and New Year Rp 25,000 (adult) and Rp. 12,500 (children and students)

                  

Abroad     : U.S. $ 15 (General)
         U.S. $ 8 (Student)

             *March 2011

#   How to get there?

From Yogyakarta trip can be done using the public bus route Yogyakarta - Borobudur with fares starting from US$ 2. From terminal Borobudur trip can be done using three wheels pedicab with tariff US$ 1, from terminal to the Borobudur park, or use a Horse Cart at the rate of US$ 2 from the terminal to the park or US$ 5 for rates around the village. When you use your own vehicle parking fees for private vehicles US$ 1  while for the bus tour rate of US$ 2.

For more information on these attractions can call the contact number below:

PT Taman Borobudur Tourism Unit Office

Jl. Badrawati, Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, 56 553 Indonesia

Phone  :+ 62293788266
Fax      :+ 62293788132
E-mail  : borobudur@borobudurpark.co.id

Borobudur Conservation Center

Jl. Badrawati, Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, 56 553 Indonesia

Phone :    +62293788225, 788 175

Fax     :    +62293788367

E-mail :    balai@konservasiborobudur.org
Web   :    http://konservasiborobudur.org

After enjoying the beauty of Borobudur temple you can carry by a souvenirs to family or friends at home. Some of the by which we can recommend to take home include:

Ø       Wayang kulit

Wayang or puppet craft dolls comes from the word Ma Hyang meaning leads to an infinite one. Skin is a kind of wayang made of buffalo leather sheets and figures carved into the nature of puppet characters representing human nature in the world. Usually played in a puppet show with the theme of a particular story that contains life advice. The price range starts from US$ 10 to millions of dollars.

Ø       Craft of mini-rickshaws and a horse cart

A ricksaw and a Horse Cart is a traditional means of transportation used around the temple of Borobudur. Local artists create these miniature transportation of wood, copper and brass. The price varies from US$ 6.5, to US$ 50 depending on the materials used.

Ø       Keris
Keris is a traditional weapon of Javanese society. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the dilated, often tortuous blade, and many of them have the prestige (Damascene), namely strokes on a piece of bright metal blade. Is a mandatory accessory for a man of Java in weddings or other traditional events. Some are even believed to contain elements of mysticism and treated specifically.

Vacation Preparation

Before you take a vacation, make planning and preparation distant days in advance. It is preparing a holiday in the beginning is tedious. But, by doing this will make your holiday better. Holiday preparation is the deciding factor for your vacation a success.

Here are some things you need to prepare before, during and after the holiday:

BEFORE HOLIDAY

•    Preparation vacations far in advance

Prepare well in advance. Because if you suddenly change the destination of tourist attractions, then you still have plenty of time to do so.

•    Destination attractions

Set a tourist destination. You can discuss with your family if you want to do a family recreation. Vacation does not mean always out of town or a place far from home. Vacation on the edge of town if there is a comfortable tourist attractions and beautiful scenery can also be an alternative option. For example on holiday at the beach or the park. Another option is to vacation in the city, such as visiting historic sites and playgrounds.

•    Booking hotels

Make sure you've booked a place of lodging such as hotel or villa before the holidays. If you are on vacation without the use of private vehicles, the message is also a vacation rental vehicle in place if you want to visit some tourist sites. Usually the hotel or rental vehicle has been booked well in advance by many tourists.

•    Find a travel guide information

Start looking for tourist resorts in the location you want to go. Tourist information you can get on websites, magazines, the chat with friends, and other media. Dig up information such as local customs, unique things in there, as well as tourist sites nearby in the same area. Of course this makes your vacation more meaningful and educational.

•    List of luggage

Begin to record any luggage to be carried. The goal is that nothing is forgotten. Imagine a vacation where your camera was left behind, of course, your vacation can be quickly forgotten. Objects such as paper, markers, or pencils though looks are not important, could also be taken. You can draw a map of tourist attractions, plan objectives, and noted the important things during the trip.

•    Bring items that are useful

Do not carry too much luggage so that you are not free. Especially if you use public transportation such as airplanes, ships, or trains. Do not let these items to make your mobility impaired. Therefore, make the best estimate for your luggage in accordance with existing conditions.

•    Completeness of documents

Take care of all travel documents and the required health documents. For example, if you are planning a holiday abroad, you can take care of some of the necessary documents for you and your family.

Towards the day of departure, you can also make final preparations. Specifically you can physically prepare you to not fatigue at vacation spots or in places of recreation. Some things you should consider, especially if you plan a vacation out of town or overseas, is as follows:

•    Getting enough sleep

Strive enough sleep the day before you leave for vacation. On the day you leave on vacation, usually physical condition would be quite tired from a long trip away. There may be a delay of flight time which makes you wait long enough so that you are exhausted. Weather changes will also affect your health. Therefore, you need to physically prepare you to avoid falling ill while on vacation.

•    Eat right

A week before leaving on vacation, try eating and drinking properly. If you're on the go and impaired in the stomach, it will disrupt your travel and vacation.

•    Check your luggage

Prepare all the luggage you had planned in advance. For example you can prepare suitable clothes, cameras, musical instruments, toys, books, medicines, cosmetics such as sunscreen, and various other items that make your vacation comfortable. Do not forget to prepare snacks to enjoy during the trip.

•    Drugs

If you have special health problems, such as heart disease or hypertension, it helps you prepare for a cure for the disease preventive measures in place to vacation.

•    Avoid alcohol and coffee

Avoid consuming alcohol or coffee, especially if you travel to abroad. Since you will experience jet lag, whereas alcohol and coffee will have a negative impact on jet lag.

To the location of Holiday

After all preparation is completed, it was time to go on vacation. You may travel for hours to the location of a vacation. What should you look for in a trip? Here are some interesting tips that can be done.

•    Itineraries

If using a private vehicle, choose a comfortable and safe routes. If You bring the kids, choose a comfortable terrain, because it could be a child The experience motion sickness or fatigue.

•    Stop to rest

If you drive your own personal vehicle, then if you start step a side drowsiness and fatigue. Do not hesitate to rest if you start feel sleepy so you're not too tired and sick at the destination. If you resting in the car, choose a fairly safe area. Few even choose the location of the police station to rest.

•    Many drink

Drink plenty of fluids that contain no alcohol during the trip. Travel long distances and long cause health problems such as dehydration.

•    Exercise

Try moving the body if you sit too long on a plane, train or other vehicles. Lack of movement and sitting huddled over long hours can lead to blood clots in the legs. Therefore, the passengers need to do some exercise by walking in the hallway or by flexing the hip and leg muscles while sitting

•    Watch the kids

Carry a child on the way is a challenge. Children will easy to complain because the length of the trip. Bring books, toys, or other materials for the child's attention.

Arrive at Getaways

When you arrive at your holiday destination, the following points should you consider and do to make your vacation a success.

•    Adjust your self

Once arrived at the destination location far enough, do not jump around to spend time on the first day or second day of your arrival. Let your body and mind adjust to different schedules. If you fail to do this, it could make your vacation stress and become messy.

•    Keep food and drinks

Keep food and drinks you tight as safe as possible. Do not carelessly buy food at the curb if conditions are poor. Do not wait hours to eat because of the fun on vacation. Do not drink tap water in the hotel safe to say though. Better you drink bottled water clean secured. Then eat foods that are cooked and cooked well. Avoid drinking ice cubes. If you are vacationing in an area that is very different from your neighborhood, avoid eating any food, in any place and at any time your heart's content. Some common diseases like diarrhea experienced by the tourists who reportedly affects two fifths of the people traveling on vacation. Or other diseases due to viruses and bacteria from foods such as fever. Late meals can also cause problems of catching cold.

•    Maintain cleanliness

Make it a habit to wash your hands after every move, or before eating.

•    Working together between family members

If you are vacationing with your family, do not let my mother does everything like she did at home. Working together as a family to do housework daily. Such a gesture would make a very enjoyable vacation for each person.

•    Seek emergency information

Do not forget to find out the location of hospitals, doctors, or police station nearest to your vacation. If there is an emergency situation, you can instantly know what to do. The hotel will usually give relief to give such information.

•    Create beautiful memories

In vacation place, a time to take pictures so you can see when I go home again. You can also buy some souvenirs and local crafts. A selection of photos, postcards, and souvenirs, maybe even some local handicraft items, must be able to evoke memories of your vacation.

Vacation Plan

Before the holidays, the plan must be made in advance by considering the following matters:

a)     Make your vacation plans from far-away days allow sufficient time for the whole family to spend her ideas about the holiday so enjoyable for all. Things that should be considered include: Destination vacation, vacation spots, vacation time, funding for the holidays (try to save money and children included), vehicles used for vacation, vacation spots, activities to be performed in place of holiday attention to the benefits that may obtained from these activities for the whole family, what foods will be taken. Plan your goods will be taken during the vacation in accordance with the power and capacity you need.

b)     Make a list of personalized medicine, for example: asthma medication, epilepsy medication, heart medications, high blood pressure medicine, cold medicine, medicine flu, paracetamol, etc.. Always carry the phone number of your family doctor.

c)      Prepare documentation and travel diary, which contains:

   1.      Anyone who participated in the holiday on the way.

   2.      Any place that you visit during the holidays.

   3.      The most valuable experience in living each day vacation        together.

   4.      The events and the impression gained every day during the  holidays.

Vacation Benefit

Vacation benefits for families include:

1.     New Roles.

When on vacation, everyone has a different responsibility than they do at home. Parents and children must work together as a team that will strengthen the bond and all family members will rely on each other and respect each other, giving rise to his current role that closeness and togetherness. Parents and children with their respective roles can arrange travel plans and solve problems together when the holidays.

2.     Self-Study.

At the time traveling, children can learn responsibility markedly when they were asked to keep his younger brother, make the beds, clean their own luggage, inspect the goods before returning home. According to the study, adults who have never traveled on at the age of the children, tend to have more feelings of fear when having to travel.

3.     Looking through the 'eyes' of children.

Parents should listen intently views of the child at the time of planning and implementation of the holiday. They will learn and realize that their opinions are noted, felt otherwise authorized, and get involved in decision making so that children become more respectful of parents, more confident and feel closer to parents.

4.   Flexibility.

When the obstacles encountered during a family vacation, be fl eksibel and do not be angry. Think positive and suppose the problem is emerging as an adventure that must be solved, immediately held a family meeting to create a new plan. Children will learn that if they encounter problems in their life, then be fl eksibel and bounce back from the anger is good.

5.   Parents during the holidays can open and broaden children.
Activism during the holidays when the children can learn science, earth sciences, cultural sciences and even science and state government directly.

6. Provide a sense of fun and adventure that reduce stress and create a new spirit when it should return to their daily routines.

7. Foster togetherness in the family, when doing activities that involve the whole family.