5 Place Most Beautiful Scenery in Indonesia

As a country which is located in the most strategically place in the world, Indonesia is endowed with so many beautiful natures from the end of west to the end of east. Those lovely Landscape are given by our mother land as if it will never run out. Starting from a row of mountains, valleys, seas, lakes, forests and many more, which are waiting to be explored.

Among the myriad of those beautiful nature, the author will try to summarize the loveliest landscape which is owned by Indonesia in this article. Here are 5 places that have the most beautiful natural scenery and deserve to be visited for enjoying its outstanding view.

1.        Rinjani Mountain

A Mountain which is located in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, has very beautiful sceneries like: Green landscape, Segara Anak Lake, and the enormous caldera that beautify this mountain, so no wonder it has always been a favorite place for mountain climber lovers. Besides having a beautiful landscape, Mount Rinjani has also a diversity of flora and fauna that is matchless. 

The trip to explore the beauty of this mountain will be paid with the incredible views that can be seen from its peak that reaches 3,726 meters above sea level. From up there, we will see the peak of Agung Mount in Bali, Ijen Mount in Banyuwangi, and Tambora Mount in Sumba. Those mount peaks appear from behind the beautiful and white clouds.

 

2.       Raja Ampat Islands

Raja Ampat archipelago is known as one of the most beautiful diving place in the world because of the beauty of its underwater life. The archipelago, which is located in West Papua, has 610 islands surrounded by greatly clear waters and inhabited by a quarter of marine animal species that exist in the world. 

Because of its beauty, this place becomes a haven for nautical tourism lovers and also as a giant whale shark habitat. Moreover, it has a manta point dive that is, a place for divers to swim with giant manta ray that its wings reaches 9 meters long. We can also find shipwrecks and aircraft from World War II used as a habitat of ornamental fish and colorful anemones.

 

3.      Sianok Canyon and Valley Harau, West Sumatra

Sianok Canyon

Valley Harau

Western Indonesia also has an enormous beautiful nature, namely Sianok canyon and valley Harau which are located in West Sumatra. These valleys have green and gorgeous landscapes, surrounded by cliff which is as tall as buildings in big cities.

In addition, both the valleys are also surrounded by natural tropical forests, waterfalls which the water is very cold, and there is also the Thousand Caves, located in the middle of the forest. Sianok canyon regarded as Indonesian Grand Canyon. Meanwhile, Harau Valley is known as the most beautiful valley in Indonesia, which is surrounded by green and wide paddy fields, so that it becomes a favorite place for tourists to take pictures.

 

4.     Baluran National Park, East Java

This national park is located in Situbondo, East Java. It is also known as African Van Java because nearly 40% of the area is a savanna habitat for wild flora and fauna. Although it is seen as a barren and dry place, in fact it becomes the main attraction of this place. 

Visiting Baluran National Park means photographing the wild side of flora and fauna life in Indonesia. You will find about 444 species of plants, 26 species of mammals, and 155 species of birds. In addition, there you also can see herds of bison, buffalo, leopard, deer, and even mousedeer.

 

5.       Toba Lake, North Sumatra

Toba Lake is a volcanic lake which has been famous all over the world. It is formed by 75 calderas, which its length is approximately 100 kilometers and its wide is about 30 kilometers from the terrifying eruption of Mount Toba millions of years ago.

It is the largest lake in Southeast Asia and is located in the province of North Sumatra. The lake presents the natural beauty of the green and magnificent hills. In addition, its cold air and fog that appeared in the morning makes this place is similar to the landscapes in Northern Europe.