TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Are you trying to find the perfect travel destinations to spend your holidays in Indonesia? Well, lucky you, we got four travel destinations here listed below, as quoted from the Travelounge Magazine, September edition:
Lake Toba Festival
North Sumatra, September 8, 2013
Lake Toba Festival will be held on September 8 to 14, 2013. This time, the beautiful Samosir Island, which is located in the middle of the lake, will be the host. Festival in Batu Hoda beach and performances at Parbaba White Sand, Pangururan will certainly captivate tourists of Lake Toba.
Indonesian Coffee Festival
Yogyakarta, September 14, 2013
After a successful coffee festival last year, another one entitled "Tubruk Coffee, The Local Lifestyle" will spoil coffee lovers again this year. Tubruk Coffee is a name given by local people for thick black hot coffee. Each region in Indonesia has their own unique ways to enjoy the tubruk coffee. It has been considered a lifestyle for the local people.
In this festival, the coffees fans can witness, learn about, and taste the diversities of the Indonesian tubruk coffee. If you are one of the coffee lovers, you should not miss the event, which is being held in Ambarukmo Hotel, Yogyakarta from September 14 to 15, 2013.
The International Shadow Puppet Festival
Bali, September 22, 2013
On September 22 to 27, 2013, the Gianyar Province in Bali will host a shadow puppet festival which will presents famous local and foreign puppet masters. The exact location of the festival will be at Rumah Topeng (House of Masks), Banjar Tengkulak Pusat, Kemenuh village, and Gianyar. Not just from Indonesia, representatives from around the world such as Japan, India, China, Iran, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand will show off their mastery of performing the shadow puppets.
Ambon Gulf Festival
Maluku islands, Ambon, September 27, 2013
Maluku would like to introduce its charming tourism through the Ambon Gulf Festival, which will be held on September 27 to 29, 2013. There will be an attractive traditional boat race called the Manggarube Arumbae, where one boat packed up with 31 people. There will also be a women paddling race where the women competitors will paddle up racing boats wearing Maluku traditional dress. Another race is the swimming race which started from the Ambon Gulf to the Galala, which is located in the south end of Ambon.
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