The Exotis of Curug Cipendok

CURUG Cipendok is natural sights of the highest waterfalls in the southern part of Central Java. In  tourist area having a height for about 800 meters from sea level (asl) located in this Banyumas Cilongok, visitors can feel the sensation of wind blowing and splashing waterfalls as high as 200 meters. With cool air and natural scenery that really natural.
domestic tourists who come to this curug every holiday can reach 10 thousand people.
in Curug Cipendok many unique panorama. In addition there is a waterfall, there is also a lake and a vehicle Pucung Penginyongan Village. "In this place served dangdut music entertainment and exhibition python. In fact, visitors can picture with a python that was tame
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Butterfly Park
It is said, to reach Curug Cipendok, visitors can use a car or motorbike around 8 kilometers from the village of Losari Cilongok District. Looking ahead, the area protected Curug Cipendok Perum Perhutani Unit I Central Java, will also ride the park plus a butterfly. It will also be equipped with a number of other fauna flora facilities, a Javanese eagles, monkeys, tigers Java, snakes and rare plants in the world.
Cipendok Curug area there are still many animals and rare plant species. Even recently, from research students of the Faculty of Biology Unsoed Purwokerto found two species of rare butterflies. "Here too there are species of orchids, PLANTS and rare plants that exist only in Cipendok, namely puyengan and Euphorbia pulcherrima.

The Natural of Sekar Langit Waterfall

Her name is beautiful, Sekarlangit. This waterfall is a part of tourist attraction (obwis) in Magelang regency, precisely Village Grabag Telogorejo Magelang District. Watershed upstream of this waterfall in the area Ngablak Magelang district. Water that falls from above, so beautiful. That's why people named as interest down from the sky. Cool with the natural panorama of Mount Andong and Telomoyo and campground, Sekarlangit high waterfall about 25-30 meters.

Sekar sky waterfall at the foot of this Merbabu is a good place to travel, the water was cold, with cool air and natural charm pristine waterfalls make this a perfect place for nature lovers or even for just a tour with the family, relatives or your friends.
Wild bird bird accompanied by the roar of water falling makes the atmosphere of this place even more charming and beautiful.

GRABAG waterfall area is accessible by two wheel drive or four, from the direction or salatiga magelang.

The winding road between the mountains and forests make the journey to this place even more fascinating

Tired out during your sightseeing tours? Tips to Relax

Tour guiding is a physically-challenging as well as mind-absorbing work. A tour guide can be really stressed out if you don’t relax properly. This is especially important when leading multi-day sightseeing tours. You shall not use up your energy in the first day and struggle with fatigue through out the remaining of the trip. Balance yourself.

While planning the sightseeing tours, leave the evening of the tour free. The clients can enjoy themselves and you can refresh yourself for the next day. Have a short break after max. 2 hours (especially in walking sightseeing tours). It can be on the coach/vehicle, a short tea/café break, free activity time in a scenic spot…

During the sightseeing tour, you can consciously relax your body now and then. When standing, stand straight with your weight well balanced on two legs, lower the shoulders and do not have a stiff neck. Keep your voice to a moderate noise level so long as every tourist can hear you. Take deep breath to fill brain with oxygen. Use middle finger to press in the middle of two eyebrows. Rub both ears from outer centre to top to hear better. Yawn or bubble the cheeks, shake muscles free.

When you have a moment with yourself, do some body exercises to get refreshed. For example, roll the head from left to right shoulder. Swing your arms around the body. Stretch arms above head and lean to each side. Turn around the body with arms swinging along…

What helpful tips do you use to release stress or fatigue while guiding? Share with OurExplorer .

Tour Guide Barcelona - Shares her experiences with OurExplorer

Tour Guide Marta in Barcelona


I took a course on the Catalan Way of Saint James. Low season is a time to keep training and learning new things that can be interesting for me and my clients, so Monday and Tuesday I attended a workshop organized by the Tourism Department of the Catalan Government.

In the middle ages, pilgrims used to cross Europe to reach Spain and visit the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, where the Apostle Saint James is supposed to be buried. Now the traditional paths pilgrims used to get there have become a very popular holyday experience that mixes religion, with hiking/biking/horse riding, enjoying nature and gorgeous landscape, getting to know first-hand the local lifestyle, and discovering valuable architectural and artistic heritage.

Although the Catalan ways to Santiago aren't as famous as the two northern ones, pilgrims have also traditionally crossed our region on their way there, and now the Tourism Department has collaborated with different specialists to promote them. Guidebooks are being issued, the paths have been marked, and they are working to get more and more services open for pilgrims along their routes. Althought it definitely isn't as fully equipped as the traditional paths are, our ways are a great option for those who have already done the others and are looking for something new, and it's also way less crowded that any other other option.

As for me, although obviously not many pilgrims are likely to use tour guide services, I thought the worshop was very interesting and I learnt a lot about the routes and what you find along the way. I now actually feel like exploring pieces of it with my boyfriend some weekend!

Read more on Marta's blog - http://foreverbarcelona.blogspot.com/

Thank you for this very interesting experience share. Do you have tour guide experience to share with OurExplorer?

Komodo Island, The Nominator of New 7 Wonder

Komodo island proposed for the seven new wonders of nature. Competing with 261 natural tourist destination that diusukan by 222 other countries. In a competition held by the New7Wonders Foundation, in fact many miracles which allows Komodo to win this contest. So what magic is contained in the Komodo Island. Yuk! take a look.

LeisureRoll - the first miracle of course is the Komodo dragon itself. Komodo dragon or a lizard called the Komodo dragon full (Varanus Komodoenis) is the largest lizard species in the world of the living. Komodo dragons are found in Pulua Komodo, Gili and Gili Dasami Motang in Nusa Tenggara. The natives call it by name Ora.

The average length of Komodo dragon can reach 3 meters and weigh 100 kg. Large size is associated with symptoms of island gigantism, the tendency for body meraksasanya certain animals that live on the smallest island associated with the absence of carnivorous mammals. Because of his large size, Komodo dragon position who dominate the top predator ecosystem where to live.

First discovered by Western scientists in 1910. With his huge body and his reputation as a horrible vultures make this ancient animal quickly popular. On the island, located in West Menggarai district, east Nusa Tenggara, the Komodo dragon can be seen up close.

Watching the activity of the Komodo dragon is another miracle. For example, marriage komodo happened between May to August, the Komodo dragon eating deer, goats or pigs. Komodo sunbathing and watching the streets and dicabang trees in the morning.

For that there are several alternative choices. Seeking adventure ancient animals like dragons can be done while trekking to the valley or climb Poreng to Mount Ara. While Banu via Nggulung could be an alternative for those of you who do not want to walk away.

Komodo National Park should be achieved by speedboat from the Port of Bajo West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara during the 4 hour drive.

Floating in the middle of the blue silent Flores Sea, Komodo Island waiting to be admired. Above speedboat, "bonus" was a long journey can be felt. Panorama islands berstuktur arid red soil berkilaun scattered at sea, as well as marine parks colors visible to the naked eye.

In addition, the Red Beach with a charming line of coral, as well as everyday people in Kampung Komodo can also be incorporated into another miracle Komodo Island

Butterfly Kingdom in Bantimurung

Blonde Karst Regions Bantimurung as The Kingdom Of Butterfly or moth kingdom, is being threatened with extinction. Because the activity of hunting and catching the winged animals were thin and elegant, the increase along with increasing population activity in the tourism area which is berhawa cool.
Entering Bantimurung tourism located in Maros regency, about 40 kilometers from the city of Makassar, has become a hallmark will be greeted by dozens of species of butterflies are moving around since visitors enter the gates of the tourist area.
No wonder, if the animal carcasses into a beautiful print is also one of the souvenir to take home or give to friends. Business carcasses butterfly wings lovely, have started to bloom since the 1980s. Animal species of insects were framed in plastic and sold to decorate the walls. Some sellers claim that the business had been theirs for generations.
Decorative butterflies sometimes combined with some types of insects such as centipedes, beetles and so on, seen everywhere: in the restaurant, on the porch, until the overhang the road.
As a sweetener decor, butterfly display packaging was very interesting. Moreover, the selling price is relatively cheap, depending on how many patterns and colors of butterflies in the frame. For one tail butterfly color pattern mediocre, generally offered from Rp 2,000 to Rp 5,000. But there is also the price could get millions, if the display is the butterfly wings that have a very beautiful style.
Butterfly business for local residents is very tempting. How not, begin the process of arrest, until the matter preservation assemble cardboard or plywood and a sheet of plastic does not require great expense, can memberihan However the fairly decent income. Difficult, perhaps just looking for a butterfly species that have a beautiful style. That's it.
Business due to the butterfly, the butterfly population in Bantimurung even from year to year increasingly shrinking, both in terms of quantity and species. Estimated, butterfly species that survive in the tourist area which has a waterfall, now only reach the 135.
Whereas previously, zoologist Alfred Russel Wallace from the UK (1856) after doing research in the area, found about 270 species of butterflies, or about 10.8 percent of butterfly species in Indonesia at that time. No wonder if he called Bantimurung as The Kingdom of Butterfly, because in this region there are various types and species of butterflies.
In fact, Bantimurung also known as the Butterfly Park in the world's most complete. But the title as The Kingdom of Butterfly is now a distant memory, because the fair-bodied species of insects that began in danger of extinction.

Preserve
In response to the threat of extinction of this fauna, the government (Pemkab) Maros struggle trying to tread a tricky people aware of the importance of conservation of the butterfly is one of the chain of the ecosystem in tourist areas Bantimurung.
For local governments, the issue of butterflies packaged into a dilemma. Because, on the one hand, to preserve animal habitats that half the number of species extinction has been a great experience, but on the other hand, if the business community prohibits the butterfly it means limiting the additional income that most people are farmers.
However, maintaining natural ecosystems is a necessity that should not be negotiable. As a first step, a butterfly exhibit was built as a container biakannya developer. One tangkar space, usually containing three to five pairs of butterfly species was considered nearly extinct.
At least, from the hundreds of species of butterflies in the region Bantimurung, there are five types that are considered truly rare, so determined to protect. All five species of butterfly that is Troides Hypolitus, Troides Helena, Troides Halipron, Papilio Adamanthis, and Chetosia Myrana.
From the information developed in the field, known types of Papilio and Atlas also includes rare butterflies can still be found in a wide area Bantimurung approximately 118 hectares, although very difficult to find. The characteristics of Papilio butterfly wings filled the colors very charming. While the Atlas moth has a very wide wings. The locals called the Atlas of butterflies in the butterfly bat, because its wings wide and dark.
Butterfly main options which include rare, in a wire cage and the big bear bred by the Center of Natural Resources Conservation (BKSDA) and South Sulawesi Tourism Office Maros. Breeding system was later introduced to the public in the environment and surrounding Pattunuang Cave, so no longer do hunting. Furthermore, as the responsibility of the local community were also asked breed butterflies in tourist areas are also protected forest areas.
For the community, which no longer ditangkar butterfly species are rare, but are considered to attract visitors to buy. So no longer do the butterfly hunt alone as done in previous years.

Approximately 80 percent of the number of butterflies from the captive that was preserved for subsequent sale to tourists in the region Bantimurung bath. While the other 20 percent is released into the habitat of origin.

The Secret Beyond Teh Beuty of Kalimutu Lake

Indonesia has a variety of charm. one of them is Lake Kelimutu located on the top Kelimutu Ende Flores regency of East Nusa Tenggara. Kelimutu high reached approximately 1600 meters above sea level. In 1886, Kelimutu and had erupted from the eruption, the crater formed 3 fruit that looks like a lake. Color of the lake there is a red, blue, and white.

All three lakes are separated by a wall composed of the lake by the rocks. The third lake was later known as the Lake Kelimutu. In the local language, Flores has a meaning. It looks mean mountain while the quality of means to boil. When Flores Volcano began to show its activities, the lake Flores sometimes change color. Let's say, when a mountain out of gas, even when the temperature changes at the top of the mountain, lake color-changing, too.

Begins journey to Lake Flores, starting from the town of Maumere, Sikka district, East Nusa Tenggara. By using public or private vehicle running time approximately 3 hours when using public transport, can use the travel services, with the use of a rental car to Maumere Flores and back to Maumere. The rent, ranging from 600 thousand dollars for one day.

The trip to Lake Kelimutu winding meanders. Ravines and cliffs visible during the journey. From the town of Maumere, to Koanara village, district Wolowaru, Ende district.

From Village Koanara approximately 13 miles longer is the entrance to Lake Kelimutu. From here, visitors must walk up Kelimutu, by crossing the path. To facilitate the trip, travelers can ask for help in Koanara population as a guide.

After a mile across the path, arrived at Lake Kelimutu. Here, the color of the lake can be seen emerging from the crater Kelimutu. Change the color of the lake is not as easy Kelimutu what we want.

To prove it, you should find out what color the next day Kelimutu Lake. Unfortunately. visitors are not allowed to set up tents around the Sea of Flores. Visitors must return to the village to look for lodging Koanara already available in the village and the next day Koanara Kelimutu back up