West Kalimantan

Lying directly on the equator with many canals crisscross the city and one of Indonesia’s longest rivers, the Kapuas (1,143 km long) divides the town in two, providing an essential and historical communications link. Stone carvings and ceramics can be traced as far back as the 5^th century, but it is the influence of Islam that has had the most impact on this region. West Kalimantan covers an area of over 146,608 sq km, rich in a variety  of minerals and precious stones and remains largely unexplored.

Getting there :
Supadio International Airport, 18 km from Pontianak is easily accessible from Jakarta or Singapore by air. PELNI’s ship sail from Jakarta and Surabaya to Pontianak. Pontianak is easy accessible from Kuching, East Malaysia via Entikong. Coastal areas are mainly swamplands with more than 100 rivers sculpting the flat plains. In the mountainous eastern parts of the province, away from the city and plains, there are many Dayak villages. A large Chinese population, Malays and other Indonesian ethnic groups account for the rest of the inhabitants of the province. West Kalimantan has a tropical climate with the average daily minimum temperature of 22,9° C and maximum 31,5° C, with light rainy season from March-May and the heavy rain from November-January.

Tourism Events

Bumi Khatulistiwa Culture Festival.

The festival is held twice a year to celebrate Pontianak’s position right on the equator.

This festival features traditional West Kalimantan art, tourism and cultural exhibitions,

Traditional sport competition contests and seminar are also held this event on March 2008.

Places of Interest

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East Java (NEW!! Promo Tour & Travel)

The Majapahit Dynasty, based in and around East Java, began the foundations of an empire that was to dominate the entire Indonesian archipelago, the Malay Peninsula and part of the Philippines for hundreds of years. This was the beginning of profitable trade relations with China, Cambodia, Siam, Burma and Vietnam. As the power in Central Java declined in the 10th century, powerful kingdoms rose in East Java to fill the power vacuum. During the reign of King Erlangga both East Java and Bali enjoyed lucrative trade with the surrounding island, and an artistic and intellectual renaissance. Parts of Mahabarata epic were translated and re-interpreted to conform to an East Javanese philosophy and view of life, and it was from this era that East Java inherited much of its temple art. Today the open-air amphitheater at Pandaan perfomances tell some of the stories of this gloriuos past, set against an impressive backdrop of distant volcanoes, capturing the spirit of the province’s culture and scenery. East Java’s claim to fame in modern history is its vanguard role in the struggle for independence againts colonial forces in 1945. Little of the Majapahit Empire’s former glory still stands in East Java. Nevertheless, East Java has a variety of attractions, ranging from temple sites to unspoiled beaches, stunning volcanoes, extra ordinary highland lakes, resplendent marine parks and fantastic wildlife reserves. The provincial capital, Surabaya is second in size, population, and commerce only to Jakarta. It is also the most industrialized province in the nation with the strong economy based on agriculture (coffee, mangoes and apples), fisheries and oil.

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