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Tidung island in the Pulau Seribu may be a trend for travelers from
Jakarta. However, the islands closest to the Mother City is actually
have the other islands are not too popular, but still interesting.
When examined with care, Pulau Seribu is a place where tourism is likely the most practical and cheap for travelers from Jakarta. First, traffic free journey because it is fully rely on marine transportation. The nearest group of islands that can be achieved no more than 30 minutes.
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Try to compare if traveling out of town, like to Puncak, Bogor, Bandung, or to take up to several hours. If from Jakarta, the departure point can be selected, ie from Marina Ancol Pier or New Muara Port, Muara Angke.
Second, travelers can do island hopping, or around some islands in one occasion.
To do this, some travelers can go together and hire a speedboat, yacht, ship, or a wooden fishing boat. The price of course depends on the islands who want to visit. For example, to speedboats capacity of 28 people with the purpose of Bidadari Island, Ayer island, and Onrust, costing Rp4 million.
For a more luxurious yachts ships with a capacity of about 25 people with a goal four neighboring islands such as Pulau Edam, Onrust, Fortunately, Java, and Hair, estimated to be about Rp 5 million.
For a wooden fishing boat can be much cheaper price. If you want to use a regular passenger ship, generally just docked in the islands are uninhabited, such as Java or Lucky Island Scout Island.
The advantage, lower cost, but can not do island hopping. Because of its simplicity, the islands in the Thousand Islands is currently getting ogled the travelers, especially those originating from Jakarta.
Well, last week Seputar Indonesia daily opportunity to follow the "Education Tour" around the four islands in the Thousand Islands with Production House (PH) Tender Indonesia, which also makes the travel program, Backyard Adventures, which aired on local television in one of Jakarta. Islands visited, among others, Edam or Damar Island, Pulau Onrust, Untung Jawa Island, and the Rambut island. The following are extracts journey.
Edam Island / Damar Island
This island does have many names. Actually the official name of the island of Edam. But the fishermen are often referred to it as Pulau Damar. The legend says that this island had a lot of Damar trees. Meanwhile, the Jakarta people even call it monkey island.
Edam Island became the first destination of our journey. By using the boat from Marina Ancol yacht, we were only takes about 20 minutes to arrive.
The trip was not too felt because we were traveling yacht ship very comfortable, equipped with air conditioning, living room, and a large television that can be used for karaoke. Up on the Island of Edam, not many people who encountered.
Of course, since this is an uninhabited island. When we arrived, there were only a few people who were fishing. But that does not mean nothing can be seen on the Island of Edam. Main attraction of the island is the 65-meter-high lighthouse was built in 1879 and is still used today.
Harder than ever, until now light house which built at the time of the Dutch king Willem II ZM has not been renovated at all. Building exterior is still very strong, typical Dutch building.
The lighthouse itself was made of iron plates joined together by bolts and nuts. Well, this lighthouse is a bit less manicured. As we climbed the stairs as much as 16 floors, stairs and railings have rusted a lot. The windows are too many who no longer look in the mirror. Although somewhat tragic, but once reached the top of the lighthouse, beautiful scenery waiting.
From an altitude of approximately 65 meters, the blue extend Jakarta Bay area, combined with the jungle island of Edam, blue sky, plus the city buildings are faintly visible. Clearly visible on the edge of the beach water color changes from green to blue.
While admiring the scenery, the breeze is cool nan swept our faces. How nice. Because the pleasure of being on top of the lighthouse, many of us are reluctant to go down, instead kept busy taking photos, photos.
Having fallen from the lighthouse, we talked briefly with one of the lighthouse keeper, Mr Ngadi. He is maintaining the lighthouse with his partner, for at least six months. Alone live in one of the island's hard to imagine we are accustomed to the hurly-burly of Jakarta. Perhaps to overcome the loneliness, too, raising two dogs, both male.
"Not bad for a friend to play," said Mr. Ngadi.
Onrust Island
The second island we visited was the island of Onrust. The island is clearly more popular than the Island of Edam and is known as many stores as relics of the Dutch master VOC Batavia.
One thing that indicates if the island is plotted as tourist attractions is the many food stalls that stood in this place, although in fact only open on weekends only. The attraction of this island is on the remnants and ruins of the ruins of a hospital dormitory pilgrims who never used in the 1930s.
Leaving only ruins are the remains of the wall until he was clear that these ruins is a former hospital or hostel pilgrimage. Only information that was on the front of the ruins that explains the function of these buildings in the past.
Seeing how large the room is not with the capacity of a dorm room, it seems that one room can be very crowded with pilgrims. In the middle of the island stands a building that is used as a museum.
The museum is filled with pictures that indicate unusual activity on the island due to loading and unloading activities of logistics war in the Dutch colonial era.
Many objects of archaeological or heritage salvage Netherlands, from where to eat until the iron shoe that serves as the handcuffs to the prisoners who were arrested on the island.
In addition, the island is also home to the funeral for the Dutch elite, including a princess. Gravestone is decorated with poems daughter from her husband. Some people often come to this cemetery and to provide more offerings of food or beverages. When we come to the grave, there is a unique offering in the form of a can of liquor is placed at the edge of the tombstone.
According to the guide tourkami, some pilgrims are often given unique offerings. In addition to the Dutch cemetery officials, there are also inmates who died on the island. The legend says that the rebel commander's grave DI / TII, Kartosoewirjo exist on this island. Because many of the tomb, many mystical smells of news circulating on the island.
Even so, the news was grim on the island of Onrust discourage people in Jakarta to stay and spend the night here with a tent. When New Year's Eve, many people in Jakarta who choose to come to just see the fireworks from Jakarta is evident from this island.
Untung Jawa Island
The island is known as a tourist fishing village. According to his nickname, this is where a great place to eat a variety of seafood served with a variety of ways, from fried to baked.
Here also our party ate lunch staring at the wide beach. Fortunately the island of Java, including the bustling island inhabitants. In addition to accommodate the many seafood restaurants, the island is also frequently used as vacation and rest.
When we visited here, some groups of young people of school age, which if judging from the young man dressed in Jakarta, looking cool around the island, riding a bike, or just playing on the beach water.
Another attraction on the island is mangrove or mangrove forest area large enough. Visitors can comfortably walk in the area that has been provided to be able to enjoy a close mangrove plants embedded in the ground. If the note clearly, mangrove plants seeds that fell to the ground, can by itself create new mangrove trees.
Miraculously, it seemed no one cared mangrove plants can grow and hold to protect coast from erosion and water tides (high tide). Unfortunately, in this area a lot of trash (which seems from Jakarta), which stuck on the sidelines of mangrove plants.
While in the area of mangrove forest, the road continues to the coast. In coastal areas will be found in mangrove plants that grow shallow some distance to the beach. This place is beautiful enough to be a spot to take a picture.
Rambut Island
The last island we visited was the Rambut Island, familiar with the nickname of the island kingdom of Burung.Tak surprise, because about 20 000 birds living on the island. In March until September amounts can be increased because there is migration from Australia and India.
To see clearly the birds are scattered and the forests that surround the island, please go up to the tower located in the middle of the forest. Above, a desire to see a variety of birds can be satisfied.
Rambut island Forest also is unique. Section, various tree "weird" to be found in it. As we walked these woods, we found a big tree fallen across the middle of the road, but its roots are still growing.
Island officials said the hair, bitten by a crab tree roots, but still grown up now. Go deeper into, we found a tree that cabangcabangnya tightly twisted tree in the side.
If viewed closely, the tree was like hugging a tree beside him. Playfully, the officers told us that it was "desperately in love trees."
The strangeness does not stop there. On the way, we also found a fallen tree whose roots are very beautiful. More came back in, we also find some mangrove plants. When resting in the middle of the woods, it seems we really are in the middle of dense forest. Sounds of birds chirping in his ear. What a beautiful harmony
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