Lampung

Lampung Province

The Capital City of Lampung Province is “Bandar Lampung”

Strategically and easily located accessible particularly from Jakarta. Lampung with the capital Bandar Lampung which was formerly two separated towns of Tanjungkarang and Teluk Betung. In the course of the development these towns have spread and were joined into a single town. Lampung has it’s own traditions, high valved handicraft and art creations such as woven cloth interwoven by gold threeds which is called “Tapis” and was made since the time of ancestors.

Sumateran elephants, tigers, and hundreds species of birds could be watched at Way Kambas nature reserve. While Rafflesia Arnoldi, the biggest flower in the world could be seen when it’s blooming at South Bukit Barisan National Park. A huge park of tropical forest on the southern coasline of Sumatera.Agriculture is dominant in providing a source of income to it’s population sach as farming, fishery, and plantation. Clove, coffee and coconut grown extensively along the southern coast. While on the east and hinterland they cultivate pepper, coffee, cassava, cocoa and rice. Tobacco growing area is around the Lake of Ranu on northern part of Lampung.

It is known that Lampung was inhabited since prehistoric time. This proven by the discovery of cultural relics in the form of megalitic sculptures at Kebontebu, Kenali, Pugung and Batubedil. There are historical remains showing that Lampung was under the Indonesia’s greatest Maritime Empire Sriwijaya. The stone inscriptions of “Palas Pasemah” and Batubedil” in South Lampung are among of relics of it’s kingdom on 7^th century. The influence of Moslem is seem frm “Tambra Prasasti” inscription containing contract of merchandise between the kingdom of Banten and Lampung.

Bandar Lampung is the capital city of Lampung Province, located right next to the beautiful landscape of Lampung Bay. For the travelers, Bandar Lampung is a transit city connecting Java and all provinces of Sumatera. Bandar Lampung is accessible both by air and land. Bandar Lampung is accessible both by air and land. It takes 40 minutes from Jakarta to Lampung by air and 6 hours by land. Ferries standby in 24 hours, connecting Bakauheni and Merak with every 30 minutes departure. Travelling along the edge of hilly road as a part of Trans Sumatera is in exiting moment offering the beautiful scenery of the countryside. Traveling along the edge of hilly road as a part of trans Sumatera is in exiting moment offering the beautiful scenery of the countryside.

The major road, the trans Sumatera, leads us all the way to the extreme north or west of Sumatera, a distance of about 2.200 Km. By this extensive network of road and highway, it is quite easy to get to places of interest that we want to visit. While shopping centers and supermarket are located in the heart city of Tanjungkarang and Telukbetung. 

Bandar Lampung

Bandar Lampung. The Capital of Lampung has several interesting places to visit such as Museum, the Monument of Krakatau Eruption. Weaving process of Tapis textiles. Art and dance performances or just sunbathing on the beach.

Traditional Costumes

Lampung is known as produsen of Tapis cloth that made of the elegant golden woven cloth.The Tapis cloth is unique traditional costume from Lampung. The men from "Sang Bumi" (The popular name of Lampung) wear Kikat (head cloth), Celancu (trouser), Sarong Songket, and Keris.The women wear a vest, sarong, and completed by belt and Pending (broach). They put on hair bun that stabbed by wire flower.

Museum of Lampung

Museum of Lampung. Museum of Lampung located at Jalan Teuku Umar, could be reached within 15 minutes from the center of Bandar Lampung. Contents ethnographic and archaeological collections, Chinese ceramics, tradititonal music instruments, ancient Tapis cloth and ornaments.The Lampung Museum keeps the historical objects from the ancestors of the Lampung people. In this museum, the ancient objects such as ceramics inheritance of China and Siam, and the household equipments from the past century were kept. It is opened for public every working day, from Monday until Saturday.The Cultural Center of the Art Center in this museum also performs classical music and Lampung traditional dance on certain days.

Way Kambas Reserve

Way Kambas Reserve. 130.000 hectares of area on the Lampung’s East coast, Way Kambas is the best place to watch wild Sumateran elephants, tigers, and many species of birds.

Elephant Training Center

Elephant Training Center. Elephant training center in Way Kambas is an international project which partly funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The aim of training is to make the captured elephant to be useful for mankind. Most of the elephants now  in training program and visitors come to Way Kambas to see the training center and have opportunity to ride elephants. Simple tourist facilities are available here such as lodging, wooden house on poles, river boat and observation center. Way Kambas is easily accessible by car from Bandar Lampung.

Educational Site of Tirtosani

Considering the numerous flora, fauna and the existence of a cave from the era of Japanese occupation in Indonesia, the government planned Tirtosani Village as the educational site for public, especially students, common people even researchers. It is also commonly called Hutan Monyet (Monkey Forest) for the number of monkey living around the location.The number of rare species of long-tailed monkey (Macaca Facilularia) which settles the location is approximately 300 populations. Moreover, here you can see Raflesia Arnoldi flower (Amorphopallus Titanum Becc) that is only found in Lampung. Each tree growing up in the location is given a name to provide supporting facilities for easier research for botanist likewise common people or students.

Educational site of Tirtosani is located in Tirtosani Village, Sumur Batu Sub-district, North Teluk Betung District, Bandar Lampung City, Lampung Province.As the location is near to the crowded city, educational site of Tirtosani can be easily accessed by any public transportation.

Pekon Hujung Village

Pekon Hujung is a village situated in the slope of Mount Pesagi which has typical architecture of West Lampung District. Its nature, culture, and traditional architecture are the enticements for tourists. Since 2005, the village was planned as one of tourism destinations in Lampung Province. Thus, the local government refurbished the access to the location so that it can be accessed by car. Moreover, the local government also planned to build some guesthouses for visitors who want to take rest around the location for several days more. Pekon Hujung is located in Belalau Sub-district, West Lampung District, Lampung Province, Indonesia.

Ranau Lake

Ranau Lake is the widest one in South Sumatera. It is around 8x16 km²  in width with the scene of Mount Semiung on its behind. It is also surrounded by hills and valleys. Moreover, its water is so clear. The lake is a result of a natural process. It comes from an earthquake and volcanic explosion that created huge shale. A stream from the Mount Semiung later empties to this shale that turned it to a lake. There is natural hot water at the feet of Mount Semiung, which comes from the bottom of the lake. A waterfall, the Subik, can also be seen around the lake.Lake Ranau locates on the border of the District of West Lampung, the Province of Lampung.

The lake can be threaded with private car from Bandar Lampung through Kemuning and Liwa Hills. The road is already asphalted yet it curves all the way, at the border of the District of OKU precisely (on the southern part of South Sumatera Province and West Lampung District, Lampung Province). People can also reach the site with different routes. It is more or less 324 km from the city of Palembang, around 130 km from the city of Baturaja, and 50 km from Muara Dua.

Way Gelang Beach

The shoreline span that buckled joined with foot the Tanggamus Mountain in this territory of regency waters, has many potential as the object tour-maritime. Although was not managed-optimal yet, several coasts became the place that often visited by local and foreign tourists. Way Gelang was some among them; this brownish sandy coastal had about 5 km length.

Wajo River

Wajo River. Way Kambas is two hours drive from Bandar Lampung. Motorboat could be hired at Way Kanan for cruising around and up the rivers.

Bukit Barisan National Park

The area of Barisan Selatan Hill National Park is inhabited by tens kinds of forest bats, various kinds of rare animals and also various kinds of plants in the world (based on information from UNESCO). This forest area is located in Lampung and Bengkulu, where the data of the species have been taken. There are kinds of plants, such as beach-tree (Sonneratia sp.), nipah (Nypa fruticans), sea fir tree (Casuarina equisetifolia), pandan (Pandanus sp.), gardenia (Michelia champaka), meranti (Shorea sp.), mersawa (Anisoptera curtisii), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), resin (Agathis sp.), rattan (Calamus sp.), and rafflesia flower (Rafflesia arnoldi). Besides, there are also many kinds of animals, for instance 118 kinds of mammals, 7 kinds of primates, 425 birds, 9 kinds of rangkong, 91 kinds of reptiles and amphibians, and 51 kinds of fish, honey bear, Sumateran rhinoceros, Sumateran tigers, Sumateran elephants, etc.

In this tour location, visitors can explore the forest, swim, row a small boat, watch the flowers inside the forest, go camping, and go along the river.

The plants, which become special character of this national park, are tall and long Amorphophalus flowers (Amorphophalus decus-silvae), giant Amorphophalus flowers (A. titanum), and giant orchids (Grammatophylum speciosum). The height of tall and long Amorphophalus flower can reach more than 2 meters. This forest location includes Tanggamus, West Lampung, and Bengkulu Districts.

The other objects interests are:

Pugung Archaeological Site, Badak/Muli Indah Beach, Tapis Sarong, Batu Balai Beach, Harapan Beach, Sawmil Beach, Pasir Putih Beach / White Sand Beach, Terbaya Beach, Marine/Pearl Development Center, Marine Tourism Condong Sulah Island, Merak Belatung Beach, Wonotirto Fishery, Menhan / Lamban, Krakatau Volcano, Ancient Grave of Prince Jiwa Kesuma, Tabuan Island, Megalithic Area & Batu Bedil Inscription.

Accommodation

Accommodation. Lampung has several small but comfortable hotels. Three star hotels all have airconditioning in Bandar Lampung, with attached bathrooms, telephones and TV sets.