Tampaksiring Palace

on Minggu, 05 Desember 2010

Tampaksiring Palace, located in Gianyar regency, Bali province, is the only Presidential Palace that was built after Indonesia Merdeka. The five other castle is a building that has stood since the days of Dutch colonialism, including the Presidential Palace and Istana Merdeka (Jakarta), Istana Bogor (Bogor), Cipanas Palace (Cipanas), as well as the Great House (Yogyakarta).

Tampaksiring Palace was built by an architect named RM Soedarsono on the initiative of President Sukarno. Development of the presidential palace is divided into two periods, namely 1957 and 1963. In 1957, the complex was built Wisma Merdeka and Wisma Yudhishthira. While in 1963, the second phase of development completed two other major buildings, namely the State and Wisma Wisma Bima, and one Multipurpose Building (conference building).

Tampaksiring Palace built in the area is mountainous with an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level (DPL). The travelers who visit this place to witness history and functions of historic buildings that once used by the president of the Republic of Indonesia.

At Wisma Merdeka which has an area of 1200 m2, for example, visitors can view Bedroom Bedroom I and II, President, Family Bedroom, Living Room, and the Space Working with such a beautiful arrangement. In this building visitors can also see the decorations in the form of sculptures and paintings of choice.

While at Government House, the tourists can see a building with an area of 1476 m2 which is the building to entertain the guests. Between Wisma Merdeka and Wisma Negara are as deep + 15-meter gap that separates the two homestead. Therefore, built a bridge along the 40 meters with a width of 1.5 meters to connect two homestead it.


Guests will be escorted through the state usually this bridge to go to Government House, so the bridge is also known as the Friendship Bridge. The guest of honor who never pass through this bridge, among others, Emperor of Japan Hirihito, President Tito of Yugoslavia, Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.

Wisma Yudhishthira is the place to stay for the party presidency and the party guests. Wisma is located in the middle Tampaksiring Palace complex has an area of approximately 1825 m2. While Wisma Bima with an area of approximately 2,000 m2 is usually used as the rest of the presidential guard and escort the guest country.

Another building that is not less important is the Conference Building. This building was purposely built for the purpose of the cabinet meeting, a dinner guest of the state, and important conferences, such as Summit (Summit) ASEAN XIV, held on 7-8 October 2003 ago.

Still in the palace area, the tourists can also enjoy other attractions are quite famous on the island of Bali, the Pura Tampaksiring that is right under Tampaksiring Palace. This temple is also known as the Pura Tirta Empul because in this temple are sacred springs (Tirta Empul). In this place, the tourists can do meditation and reap the blessings by way of bathing at the pond fed by water from Tirta Empul. Sacred spring that is said to have been used for purification and treatment since a thousand years ago.

Tampaksiring Palace complex and Pura Tirta Empul located approximately 40 kilometers from Denpasar City. From the capital city of Bali province, tourists can use private vehicles or public transportation (taxi). However, if want a practical sightseeing, tourists can hire the services of travel agents (travel agents) contained in Denpasar.

The travelers who require lodging hotels and resorts can be rented around Tampaksiring. For those who like shopping and culinary connoisseurs as well as to satisfy the desire on the souvenir stalls and food stalls are widely available in this region. [Perempuan.com]

Moyo Island, Small Island Teaser Heart of Lady Diana


Although small, quiet island but has a tremendous natural wealth of this, some people managed to attract "large" caliber Lady Diana and Mick Jagger for a vacation. Moyo Island, a small island located in the northern island of Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara Province. Seeing the beauty of the beach, sea and nature, it offers tranquility for connoisseurs of the beauty of the outdoors and underwater.

To reach Moyo Island is easy. Travelling by car can be reached from Sumbawa Besar to Ai Bari, a coastal village located about 20 km north of Sumbawa Besar. Or if they do not want to bother, Hotels and Golden Beach Hotel Tambora in Sumbawa Besar, can arrange trips to the island. Ai Bari in Samawa means salt water, a poor fishing village facilities, but from the Samawa, Bajo and Bugis who inhabit this area, very friendly.

Ai Moyo Island Travel from Bari to Moyo Island can be reached for about 15 minutes by speedboat, or use a motorized boat. One fisherman who always provide this transportation is Mr. Lahi who are used to receive foreign guests, often written in various travel guide books!

Moyo Island has a height variation from 0-648 m above sea level. As a marker of sustainability of the island is still an area of about 30,000 acres, hundreds of butterflies will be seen from behind bushes, trees or in the middle of savanna. The island is also home to 21 species of bats, birds, macaque, wild pig, deer and snakes. With the natural conditions are still very natural, not advisable to enter the island without a guide. Because there may be lost. "But strangely, every time there is a stray, it would still find a way out of his own. Whether" escorted "by a bird or a butterfly," said Mr. Maman, one of the guides here. According to him again, "residents" (read: being subtle) of forest on the island of Moyo did not like disturbing.


MoyoBila Island to visit this island, we can see unspoiled natural beauty. Forests are beautiful and almost untouched, waterfalls and rivers experience, as well as the beauty beneath the endless sea. In addition to hiking in the woods, along rivers and waterfalls, several caves that can be reached by foot, can be an alternative activity. One of them is Cave Sweet Ai that must be achieved with a little rock climbing. This cave where hundreds of bats nest. In addition, other activities you can do is trekking for two hours that can be started from Labuan Haji, Waterfalls toward Brang Rea (Big River) located in the middle of the island.

Moyo Island is also a "paradise" for bird lovers. Of 124 bird species found in Sumbawa, 86 species of which are in the island. Rare bird species can also be found here. Among them is the yellow-headed Parrot and bird Gosong. The last bird, is unique because it relies on plants and twigs to produce heat during the incubation period of eggs.

If you want to snorkel or dive, the area around the island offer a variety of underwater beauty that is equally interesting. Marine parks that form the hard and soft coral formations are beautiful, can be found also sponge (Sponge) and crustacea. A Dutch tourist who happened to have just finished snorkeling, shares his experiences. "Last time I saw small sharks snorkel swimming around the coast Ai Sweet. And in some places, the scenery was beautiful reefs. I also saw an eel," said Karsten, tourists are.

Moyo Island Moyo Island also offers natural beauty under the sea. Almost the entire island surrounded by reefs that are still in good condition and not damaged. Sharks with a length of approximately two meters, anemones, pelagic, eels, groupers and even mantas, all there. If you want to dive, you can do around the Island Medang, located in northwestern island of Moyo. You can contact Blue Lagoon Resort is located on the outskirts of the town of Sumbawa Besar. Cruises from Bali, Lombok or even abroad often do a stopover on the island. Pcrjalanan usually stop in the island of Moyo and Satonda Island, a tiny island in the northeast of the island of Moyo who has a salt water lake in the middle of the island.

In addition to far from the reach of domestic tourists, promotion of the island of Moyo is still very small. For a vacation here, it takes time and funds availability is quite good. However, if there is a desire to see a small beauty of this country, Moyo Island is one place worth visiting. "If it happened to be lucky, you can see a bunch of flying fish," said Mr. Lahi, pointing to a group of flying fish leaping from the water to the surface.

From : Tamasya Magazine