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Lembah Pelangi Waterfall

Lembah Pelangi Waterfall sounds unfamiliar for either local or foreign tourists. Lembah Pelangi Waterfall
is located in Sukamaju village, Ulubelu sub district, Tanggamus district, Lampung province, Indonesia.
The access to this place is quite difficult because Ulu Belu sub district is a remote area in Lampung with
its hilly contours which make this tourist spot elusive.

Lembah Pelangi Waterfall has two levels where the waterfall on the second level has two branches. The
height of the first level waterfall is about 100 meters, while the second level waterfall is about dozens of
meters. The best enchantment of this waterfall is the rainbow which appears between the valley and the
waterfall as the name suggests. The soft flowing gurgling waterfall sounds is like a chant of nature which
can remove the tiredness of the long trip to go there. Under the waterfall, there are several spots of
warm water which can be an interesting spot for bathing.

In this place, you will be shown a panorama of natural beauty which is very interesting for every pair of
eyes seeing it. Rocky hills accompanied by leafy trees will actually soothe both your eyes.

Way Kambas National Park

Way Kambas National Park is a national park for elephant sanctuary located in Lampung precisely

in the Labuhan Ratu sub district, East Lampung, Indonesia. Way Kambas National Park, established in
1985, is the first school for elephant in Indonesia. In the beginning of its establishment, Way Kambas
National Park was named the Elephant Training Center / Pusat Latihan Gajah(PLG), but the last few
years this name was changed into Elephant Conservation Center / Pusat Konservasi Gajah(PKG),
which is expected to become a center for elephant conservation in taming, training, breeding and
conserving elephants. Until now, this PKG has trained for about 300 elephants which have been
deployed to all over the country.

In Way Kambas National Park, there are some endangered animals such as Sumatran Rhinos,
Sumatran elephant, Sumatran tiger, Mentok Rimba, and Buaya sepit. There are also so some plants
which are mostly found there such as Api-api, Pidada, Nipah, and Pandan. On the marshy coasts of
Way Kambas National Park is often found various species of birds, such as, Lesser Adjutant, Pheasant
Blue, Kuau Raja, Pependang Timur, and some other birds.

The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of
France and one of the most recognizable building in the world. The tower is the highest building in Paris and the
most-visited monument in the world; millions of people visit it every year. The engineer Gustave Eiffel came up
with his name for this tower. The tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair.
The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, and as height as an 81-story building. Upon its completion, it is higher than
the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41
years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930; but, due to the addition in 1957 of the
antenna, the tower is now higher than the Chrysler Building and it is the second-tallest structure in France after the
2004 Millau Viaduct.

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur temple is a very famous Budist temple. It is is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. Built in

the 8th and 9th centuries by Syailendra Dynasty, the temple is consist of teen floors. It symbolize the teen floors of
Bodhisattvas ( teen level to achive perfection ).
Borobudur Temple also can be divided into three levels. Those are Kamadatu, Rupadatu, and Arupadatu. Kamadatu
symbolize the lowest level of human. Here people still tied to the law of karma. Here we can see Karma Wibangga Reliefs.
The second level is Rupadatu Level or the level of face. It symbolize people that starting to search for illumination. At this
level, we can see Lalitavistara, the relief about Budha. There are also other reliefs and story at this level.
The last one is Arupadatu level or the level without face. It symbolize the perfection. It is the circle floors at the temple where
we can see the many stupas.
 Sultan Palace

Kraton Yogyakarta or Sultan Palace was build in 1756 by Prince Mangkubumi (Hamengkubuwono I) as a center of the
Kingdom Ngayogyakarta.The palace building stretches from north to south. In the north front side of the palace you can find
the square also called “Plaza North” and at the the backyard is called “Southern Square”.
The inner Palace is the center of the compound and is decorated with beautiful ornaments and has teak wood structures in
its interior.Inside the inner palace is the Sultan’s work room and library where he used to carry out his work. There is also a
special room for royal weddings and for the inauguration of Princes or Princesses. The most important area in the inner
palace is Bangsal Prabayeksa, a hall where sacred weapons are kept. On permanent display in the hall are a collection of
keris, spears, knifes, arrows, war uniforms and guns. Once a year, in the Suro month, a Javanese month, the weapons are
cleaned during a sacred ceremony.
If want to visit the palace we must pay 2500 rupiahs. And it is open from 9am until 2 pm.