Indonesia NOT Just Bali

Indonesia NOT Just Bali!

“Where is Indonesia? Is it near from Bali?”,  these questions that asked by foreign tourists when they are in Bali, whereas they are in Indonesia.

    Another phrase that we often heard, “I know Bali but not with Indonesia, where is it?” , It is Ironical,  this Country is very spacious, has a beautiful sea, various of cultures and sites of cultural heritages that have been recognized by the world, but the world people, especially foreign tourists, they are more recognize Bali than Indonesia.

      Bali exactly is one of “Indonesia’s diamond” which have a strong appeal to bring the world people with its natural beauty and culture. Bali is known as The Gods Island, Thousand Temples Island, or An Paradise Island. With outstanding natural beauty, like a volcano mountain “Batur Mountain”  that seems closer and big, green rice fields which give a sense of peace and comfort, as well as the grains of sand and the beauty of the sea. The wind that breeze and clouds in the sky seems to be offering endless natural beauty.

Bali is very famous island in Indonesia and as the island  that built such a paradise. Bali was once the location of the famous movie "Eat, Pray, Love", the location of the prestigious event such as “Miss World 2013”, as well as the location of  meeting for leaders of countries in the world.

   Indonesia is the paradise of tourism, Indonesia is considered as a country with “a million diamonds” scattered throughout the country. The “Diamonds” are able to be environmental friendly income and generating substantial foreign exchange for Indonesia and capable of prospering society through  tourism.

       Indonesia can’t just depend Bali island on the tourism, Indonesia need to develop and introduce to the world about other destinations in Indonesia such as Papua With  Raja Ampat Archipelago, North Sumatera With the Lake Toba and Nias Island, Central Java with Borobudur Temple (UNESCO world’s heritage) And Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta With Javanese Culture, Mount Bromo In The East Java, The West Java With Sundanese Culture And History (Heritage), Sulawesi With Bunaken Underwater Park,Lombok In West Nusa Tenggara, Komodo Island (New Seven Wonders) in East Nusa Tenggara, West Sumatra With Mentawai Island, Toraja, Borneo Island With The Dayak and Banjar Culture , Lampung With Krakatau Mountain, and many other beautiful destinations and haven’t yet discovered and introduced to the public in the world.

    Many “diamonds” are scattered in every place in Indonesia that provide an amazing natural landscape and culture, with these things, Indonesia can open world’s minds that Indonesia has more things to know and explore.

     These exciting destinations which may be more beautiful and exotic than Bali. It is time for Indonesia to begin building a broader tourism and not depend only on Bali. Not only the government that has responsilibility for Indonesia’s tourism, but all of people in Indonesia, with this responsibility,  Indonesia must has courages to introduce all of  Indonesia’s landscapes, arts  and cultures to the world and make the world realize about Indonesia because Indonesia not just Bali.