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Diving into the Underwater Paradise of the Derawan Islands
Diving into the Underwater Paradise of the Derawan Islands

Helloindonesia.id – The Derawan Islands are a group of islands located in Berau Regency, East Kalimantan. The Derawan Islands have 3 sub-districts, namely Derawan Island, Maratua, and Big Dipper, Berau. There are at least 4 famous main islands in the archipelago, namely Maratua Island, Derawan Island, Sangalaki Island and Kakaban Island with their own uniqueness. […]

Seluang Betebak Rice Homecoming, a form of gratitude for food prosperity
Seluang Betebak Rice Homecoming, a form of gratitude for food prosperity

Helloindonesia.id – Unlike the previous nights, the atmosphere of the seventh night of the Erau Festival was more lively. On that night, apart from the bepelas ritual, several special rituals were also carried out which were only held that night. One of these rituals is the rice betebak homecoming season. This festive procession which was […]

Belogo, a Unique Traditional Game from Kutai
Belogo, a Unique Traditional Game from Kutai

Helloindonesia.id – The people of Kutai are still strong in maintaining the preservation of their traditional games. Amid the siege of various modern games, traditional game competitions remain a prestigious arena for the people of Kutai. This can be seen in every implementation of the Erau Festival. In this annual event, traditional games become an […]

The Cool Erau Tenggarong Festival
The Cool Erau Tenggarong Festival

Helloindonesia.id – In the middle of every year, precisely in June, the City of Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan becomes very crowded. Why is it crowded? The reason is that in that month a festival called the Erau Festival is often held. Erau itself comes from the Kutai language, which is eroh which means […]

Dive On the Haji Mangku Cave in Maratua
Dive On the Haji Mangku Cave in Maratua

Helloindonesia.id – The various attractions offered by Derawan Islands are indeed tempting every tourist, both those from Kalimantan Island and outside the island to visit it. Starting from the beauty of the marine life, the charming Gili islands, the Maratua Paradise Resort which is like the Maldives of Indonesia to the stingless jellyfish lake on […]

Bulungan: The Almost Forgotten Sultanate in North Kalimantan
Bulungan: The Almost Forgotten Sultanate in North Kalimantan

Helloindonesia.id – Are you familiar with the Sultanate of Bulungan? Some people may feel unfamiliar with the sultanate that used to exist in the province of North Kalimantan. One of the remaining traces of the Sultanate of Bulungan that can still be seen today is the Bulungan Sultanate Museum located in Tanjung Palas, North Kalimantan. […]

Seeing the active action of proboscis monkeys in the Tarakan Mangrove Forest
Seeing the active action of proboscis monkeys in the Tarakan Mangrove Forest

Helloindonesia.id – Tarakan is a district in Kaltara (North Kalimantan), which is the youngest province in Indonesia since last October 2012. There are not too many tourist objects that can be found in Kaltara, but there is one tourist forest that you must visit while in Tarakan, namely the Tarakan Mangrove Forest area. The Mangrove […]

Talawang, the Last Defense of the Dayaks
Talawang, the Last Defense of the Dayaks

Helloindonesia.id – To complete the saber, the Dayak people use talawang (shields or shields) in battle. Similar to the mandau, talawang are cultural objects that were born from the Dayak people’s belief in magical powers. In addition, Talawang also has an aesthetic side that is shown in the carving motif. Talawang is made from ironwood […]

Theatrical Motion of the Mandau Dance
Theatrical Motion of the Mandau Dance

Helloindonesia.id – Kalimantan is one of the ethnic tourism destinations in Indonesia. Besides being blessed with beautiful natural scenery, the people of Kalimantan are also known to have exotic cultures. The exoticism of Kalimantan culture is reflected in one of the traditional dances. In Central Kalimantan, for example, there is a traditional dance called the […]

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