Good afternoon fellows, sorry for late post. Now I
will write about adventure in Aceh or before it Nangroe Aceh Darussalam. For
your information about Aceh, Aceh had changed name 4 times. Name still the name
although Aceh change many times it still Aceh that we know has Islamic major
culture. Because of that you must very careful to do adventure in this place.
Why? Because in Aceh besides uses Indonesian Laws, Aceh uses Islamic Laws too.
But don’t be afraid, although likes that Aceh has beautiful nature. There is
forest conservation. In the forest many endangered animals alive in this
forest. Besides the forest, Aceh has many beautiful beaches and lakes. This
some of adventure in Aceh:
1.Leuser Mount Forest Conservation
The first destination that you must come in
Aceh is Leuser Mount Forest Conservation. Actually, It is located in Aceh
province and North Sumatra province, but most of paths start is from Aceh
province, specifically in Kutacane, Southeast Aceh. Well, in this forest you’ll
find many endangered animals, such as Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus
abelii), Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Sumatran tiger (Panthera
tigris sumatrae), Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus). Even there are some
endangered animals, in this place we can hikes to the mountain top in several
days. But don’t worry, although we trough the long way, we can see how we are
too little than God’s creation. Ok I have some clues to you for where is the
path. There are 4 paths, first green kedah, second Agusan, and third Meukek. I
will explain the route more specifically in next article.
2. Blang Kolam Waterfall
Blang Kolam Waterfall is located at Sido Mulyo
Village, Kuta Makmur, North Aceh. It is about 21 kilometers from Lhoksemauwe.
While the journey, you’ll see the beautiful landscape and the village feels
which is cool and comfortable. There is a good news if you come to this
waterfall, it is you must through about 660 downstairs. Is it too far? Take it
easy bro, don’t be hurry to the waterfall. You can take a while to fully your
energy. Because when you know how too beautifully the views of the waterfalls you
will see the unforgotable moment at that waterfall.
Lampuuk Beach located in Meunasah Mosque,
Lhoknga, Aceh Besar, Aceh. The beach is on track calang Banda Aceh (Aceh Jaya). When the tsunami hit, the
beach is approximately 15 kilometers from Banda Aceh was damaged pretty badly.
Hotels on the beach and the surrounding settlements were destroyed beaten
elders residents in big waves.
But, gradually, the beach was
also recovered. Less than a year after the tsunami, the tourism activity in the
re-crowded beach. Along with the
improvements made, the beach has been equipped with various facilities such as
banana boat tourism. For visitors who want to stay overnight, there are also a
variety of accommodations, ranging class inn to the cottage, a rate varied
according to the services and facilities desired.
Lampuuk beach once referred to as
'' Kuta '' - its Aceh. Position beaches stretching from north to south. At the
end of the beach, there is also a coral cliff. Cliff climbing arena often used
as a community of nature lovers. In
addition, the beach can be used as an arena for surfing while adrenaline.
Therefore, the waves were quite large and friends to surf. At the beach,
tourists can swim, sunbathe, sailing, surfing, and fishing and diving.
Telong Burni mountain is a mountain located in
the central highlands and has becoming the hallmark of the district. Mount
Burni Telong is volcanic active and has erupted on December 7, 1924 Date of
causing severe damage to the surrounding environment including agricultural
land and settlements. Burni Telong which in Indonesian means the burning mountain,
at an altitude of 2,600 meters above sea level.
The mountain is only five kilometers from
Redeolong, capital of the central highlands and Rembele Airport (RBL). To reach
the mountain is often called Burni Cempege (mountain full of sulfur-red), there
are several paths. One of them, through Edelwais Strip. Named Edelwais because
along the path overgrown with flowers Edelwais the Gayo people believed to be
the perennial flowers. This path begins with an asphalt road from the main road
intersection Takengon-Bireun up to the slopes Burni Telong precisely in the
village of Bandar Lampahan District of buckle Elephant within 3 miles.
When you want to do the climb should consult
with local youth or invite one or two of them to participate, unless you
already know very well the terrain and mountain climbing lane Burni Telong.
Field conditions to reach to the height of the peak is rather steep. However,
the path of Bandar Lampahan towards the mountain slopes is a favorite choice of
nature lovers or mountaineers. After passing through rugged terrain, we found a
cave, which is often used as a place to stay when climbers want to spend the
night for several days. At the level of a Burni Telong, expanse of pine trees
spoil your eyes is the only active volcano in Central Highlands, Central Aceh
and Bener Meriah
Weh
Island or Pulau Weh or Pulo
Weh (by the local population
commonly referred to only as Sabang, the name of the largest city) is a small active
volcanic island to the
northwest of Sumatra,
45 minutes by fast regular ship or 2 hours by ferry from mainland, Banda Aceh. It was originally connected to the
Sumatran mainland and became separated by sea after the volcano's last eruption
in the Pleistocene era. The island is situated in the Andaman Sea.
The largest city on the island, Sabang,
is the northernmost outpost of Indonesia.
The
island is known for its ecosystem; the Indonesian government has declared 60
square kilometres (23 sq mi) of inland and sea around the island as a
wildlife protection area. A rare megamouth
shark species was
found on shore and the island is the only habitat for the threatened toad, Bufo
valhallae (genus Bufo). Coral reef areas around the island are known for
their large variety of fish species. Weh Island is small island and some beaches can be visited in
one day only by rental vehicles, because there are no public transport there. Some beaches is anoi itam
beach, iboih beach, gapang beach and etc.
That was some adventure that you’ll
meet if you visit Aceh. The Northern Province in Indonesia. Tsunami in 2004
made Aceh tourism broke. But now the adventure began again. So don’t afraid to
start your adventure in Indonesia from Aceh, the Porches Mecca. See you next
time in my blog! Thanks for read my article.
source : http://gunungleuser.or.id/leuser-bukan-yang-tertinggi-bukan-pula-yang-terekstrim-tapi-yang-terpanjang-yang-setiap-langkahnya-tak-akan-terlupakan-saat-mendakinya/
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-http://www.jawapos.com/baca/artikel/2204/Wisata-Pantai-Lampuuk-Kembali-Menggeliat-setelah-Tsunami-
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weh_Island