Showing posts with label river. Show all posts
Showing posts with label river. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Great 4 reasons to visit Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Limboto lake (by @serlinvjtaib)
1. This lake is one of the biggest lake in Gorontalo. Gorontalo is a new province in Indonesia but they have discovered many beautiful spots. You can see some eagles hunting the fish in the lake and see beautiful sunset during the evening. Many photographers captured this moment in Limboto lake. There is a harbor where you can see the surrounding of the lake.

Floating village (by @sassozhy_fs)

2. Floating village named Torosiaje is located at Tomini bay which becomes good spot for you to visit. Some of the work as fishermen and some of the work as a local seller. They also rent some small sottages for the visitors who want to enjoy the situation in this floating lake.

Olele diving spot (by @begitulho)
3. For you who like diving, Gorontalo has special spot where you can see the bauty of Gorontalo underater. It is located at south of Gorontalo. It is in Bone Bolango regency about 25 kilometers from Gorontalo city. This spot is like a huge aquarium. There are so many kinds of fish you can meet there. There is also a cave with 50 meters depth where become a place for some species to live. If you don't have any snorkeling equipment, you can rent it there. Or if you can not swim you see the underwater by renting a special boat (glass bottom boat) which has glass under the boat so that we can see the underwater.


Nantu forest (by kakigatalgtlo.blogspot.com)
4. It is like a national park where you can se many species of animal and birds. During the evening you can see some animals are drnking water and eating mud near the river. To get to this place you should have a permition.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Surfing in Bono river, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia

Surfers in Bono river (tripus.com

This river is one of the river that we can do surfing as it has enormous wave on November to December. This river located at Muara Sungai Kampar, Pelalawan, Riau, Indoensia. It is unique because the enormous waves that look like wave in the ocean so that many tourist do surfing here. When we see it at glance we can not notice that it is a river. The name of Bono is taken from local language which has meaning Big Wave.

Top 5 Touristic places in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia

Aek Maratua fall  (by @alizarjourney)
1. For you who like wall climbing, you can try at this waterfall as it has wall created by the flow of the water. While climbing you can enjoy the fall as well.There are some waterfalls around this area which are close each other. But among others, this fall is most popular as it has unique stone wall. This fall has Tangga Seribu fall. Tangga meand stare/ stage and seribu means thousand. This fall is located at Tangun village, Bangun Purba, Rokan Hulu regency, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia. 

Bono river (tripus.com)
 2. This river is one of the river that we can do surfing as it has enormous wave on November to December. This river located at Muara Singai Kampar, Pelalawan, Riau, Indoensia. It is unique because the enormous waves that look like wave in the ocean so that many tourist do surfing here. When we see it at glance we can not notice that it is a river. The name of Bono is taken from local language which has meaning Big Wave.

Guruh Gemurai fall (by @alifmulyadi)
3. It is located at Kasang villave, Kuantan Mudik, kuantan Sengigi regency, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is about 20 meters high which popular because its pictures are spreading through social media. Guruh Gemurai is taken from local language which means "noisy" made by the water. You can swim or climb to the rock carefully.

Beting Aceh beach (by @indraa_syahputra)
4. This beach is located in border area between Sumatra, Indonesia and Malaysia. It is located in Rupat Utara, Bengkalis,, Riau porvince, Sumatra, Indonesia. BetingAceh is an island with beautiful white sand that can enjoy your eyes. The people living there are also so friendly. In this island, you will meet a lighthouse and you can climb it and for sure you will see beautiful long white sand shore.


Kahayang lake (by @dimastri)
5.  Kahayang lake is located at Limbungan village, Rumbai Pesisir, Pekanbaru, Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia. This lake is actually made by the government but became popular because many people come to enjoy the view. This lake is an icon of  Pekanbaru city.