14 Best Places in Samarinda, East Kalimantan Indonesia

Rabu, 23 Desember 2015

14 Best Places in Samarinda, East Kalimantan Indonesia

Samarinda is the capital of the province of East Kalimantan, as well as being one of the biggest cities in Kalimantan.



Samarinda has sights with a very beautiful view, if you want a vacation to a place where the suitable place, guaranteed you will not be disappointed, especially if you are visiting with relatives or family vacation you will be guaranteed to be more fun.
Here's 14 Best Places list in Samarinda mandatory you should visit:

1. Wet Rice Island


Wet Rice Island is located in Bontang, East Kalimantan, more precisely in the Makassar Strait. To reach these places, at least you will take roughly about 3 hours of Samarinda. Although far, but a long trip will be satisfied when you see the beauty of Wet Rice Island. Views of the white sand and clear blue water will make you forget the long drive to get here. You will also be greeted by a tall lighthouse that has been unused. The beauty of the island is not only limited to the white sand and panoramic beaches, underwater world Pulau Beras Basah can not be missed.
2. Kumala Island
Kumala island is a tourist spot in New York City in the middle of the Mahakam River. The island is derived from river silt deposition. If seen, elongated shape resembling an overturned boat. These attractions are called like Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in Jakarta. This is because the island of Borneo Kumala also describe the culture ranging from traditional buildings, temples and also calf. In addition to building local cultural value, here too there is a vehicle for modern games such as sky tower height of 75 meters, mini train, cable car and also komemdi swivel.
3. Niagara Tanah Merah
Niagara Tanah Merah located in the hamlet Purwosari, District of North Samarida, or about 14 km from the center of the city of Samarinda. These sights are easily accessible by public transport, you just need to ride public transportation department Segiri Market - siring River. Waterfall with a height of 15 meters is quite unique. Flowing water will look clear and clean, but when on the bottom, the water will turn into a murky reddish. This is because the soil here manifold peat. Nevertheless, the tourist attractions in London is still much visited by tourists, especially during weekends.
4. Niagara Pinang Thousand
This waterfall is located in the Village of North Sempaja, North Samarinda. Thousand Waterfalls Pinang has a unique shape because such steps like stairs and can be climbed. The water flow is not too heavy so it is relatively safe to play with the children. In addition to playing the water, you can rent a bicycle to get around the artificial lake water. You can also to fishing in the pond full. Here too there are many gazebo for relaxing while enjoying your lunch. If you still want to be in this tourist spot longer, you can stay in villas in the region.
5. Telaga Batu Permai Besaung

Tourist attractions in Samarinda This is a green area which is used as a camping site. Although not camping here, but you can enjoy the beauty maih Telaga Batu Permai this Besaung. Land in the region have varying heights so that the river through which so resembles a short waterfall. You can soak and play in the shallow water reservoirs. Additionally, you can also walk to explore the area to see its beauty.
6. Botanical Unmul Samarinda
Unmul Samarinda Botanical Garden is 10 km from the center of the city of Samarinda. These attractions are educational forest belonging to the University of Mulawaman, but open to the public. In the area of ​​the botanical garden, there is a huge lake that you can rent a bicycle surrounded by water. If you want to get around this area, you can use the carriage. Moreover, the tourist attractions in Samarinda also has a mini zoo and museum wood that contains information about the types of timber in Borneo. Unmul Samarinda Botanical Garden is open every day except Friday, from 09:00 to 16:00
 7. Green Valley Recreation Park
These attractions are not far from the Botanical Gardens Unmul Samarinda, precisely in the path of Samarinda - Bontang KM 15. Green Valley Recreational Park there are camping ground, flying fox, a replica of the forest, swimming pool, playground, gazebo, fishing ponds and the cafeteria. In addition to being a tourist in New York City which is visited by many families, this park is also used as a location for outbound for school children and employees of many companies.
8. Cultural Village Pampang
Cultural tourism demand because besides can see the local culture, you can also learn about other cultures. In Samarinda, there sebuahtempat popular cultural tourism which Pampang Cultural Village. The village is inhabited by the Dayak Kenyah. On weekends, this tourist spot visited by many tourists outside the city and abroad. Every Sunday, at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. held art shows in lamin or village meeting halls. This building is unique because it is a traditional house with carvings typical Dayak tribe. Interestingly, during the ongoing performing arts, the whole village will be wearing their traditional clothes.
9. Kampung Weaving Samarinda
One characteristic of the city of Samarinda is tenunnya cloth. Samarinda typical woven fabric has a plaid pretty. If you want to buy this woven fabric as souvenirs, please come to the District Samarinda Seberang. There are two villages that became the center of this craft is Baqa and Kampung Kampung Masjid. These two villages into tourist attractions for visitors from out of town. Here, in addition to buying the fabric, you can also see the manufacturing process. The process of making fabric is still very simple because it uses a loom not a machine called 'Gedokan'.
10. Tjiu's Palace Samarinda
This tourist spot located in the area of ​​his right Speech at Jalan Sultan Sulaiman (lamp 6) Samarinda. Tjius palace is wahasa family attractions has many attractions of entertainment such as fishing pond, water bikes (pedal and engine) with a shape that is quite unique that such cute animals (ducks, dragons etc), there is also a car-shaped, large ships, bicycles motors and much more. There are also trains and a special children's area mengelililngi water cycling. And there is also a futsal field. To enter these sights are not subject to tariffs, but at the moment in this tourist spot is forbidden to bring food and drinks from outside. For someone who has a hobby of fishing, this place is perfect.
11. Crocodile
Travel crocodile breeding Makroman Samarinda -An interesting natural attractions in the city of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Island Makroman Kalimantanyaitu Captive alligators. More details of this place is the village on the island, Makroman villages, districts Palaran is approximately 17km from the city center samarinda. This places you can travel using two-wheeled vehicles or four-wheeled vehicles. The natural attractions of approximately 7 hectares have 3 types of crocodiles that are currently in captivity Makroman. the names of the crocodile species are Siamese crocodiles, estuarine crocodiles and alligators tongs. All types of crocodiles is in this captivity,
12. Pelas Year
Pelas Year Pampang the cultural activities carried out by the Dayak Kenyah community as an expression of gratitude to God (FATE), which has given the gift of a crop of agricultural communities. Every year the Dayak Kenyah in Pampang always carry out the ceremony Pelas Year or thanksgiving ceremony to the authors of a good harvest. One more ritual that is still preserved is Junan ceremony. Junan ceremony is a tradition that is hundreds of years old, but until now still remain to be implemented. Junan is the ritual taking of the sugar cane by means of wear squeezed ironwood.
13. Edge Mahakam (Mahakam River Tourism)

Mahakam river is the river flow that surrounds large parts of Regency, West Kutai and Samarinda. Social and cultural activities Samarinda we can see, such as the use of the river as a means of transport for the transport of passengers and goods as well as agricultural products traded between the island and exported to foreign countries through the Port of Samarinda. At night can be visited and enjoyed also grilled corn snacks and there are several other food stalls along the banks of the Mahakam River's banks.

14. Masjid Islamic Center Samarinda

The mosque is located in the Village of Ulu Lerong Gulf, Samarinda. Built in 2001 and inaugurated in 2008, the Islamic Center Mosque became one religious tourist places most visited in the city. Inspired architecture of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Turkey, for example, on the size of the patterned dome. The mosque has a 99-meter-high main tower adapted to asmaul husna, and six towers with shorter size that symbolize the pillars of faith. In addition, the stairs to the main floor of the mosque amounted to 33 pieces, the same number as rosary beads.
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