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- Bandar Lampung
- The capital of Lampung has several interesting
places such as the Museum and the Monument of the Krakatau
Eruption. Worth while seeing or doing is the weaving proces
of Tapis textile, art and dance performances or just sunbathing
on the beach.
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- Museum of Lampung
- Located at Teuku Umar Street, it can be reached within
15 minutes from the centre of Bandar Lampung. It contains ethnographic
and archaeological collections, Chinese ceramics, traditional
music instruments, ancient Tapis cloth and ornaments.
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- Way Kambas Reserve and Way Wako River
- Way Kambas is 2 hours drive from Bandar Lampung. 130,000
hectares of area on Lampung's East coast Way Kambas is the best
place to watch wild Sumatran elephants, tigers and many species
of birds. Motorboats can be hired at Way Kanan for cruising
around and up the river.
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- Way Kanan River
- Here we can sail along Way Kanan and Way Kambas by
canoe or boat to watch the surrounding flora and fauna while in
the mouth of Way Kambas, we can do fishing and swimming. In the
morning, we can safari for 2 hours through the prepared track
and listening wild animals roaring and birds singing.
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- Elephant Training Centre
- Way Kambas Elephant Training is an international project
which is partly funded by the World Wildlife Fund. The aim of
training them is to make the captured elephant be useful to mankind.
Most visitors come to Way Kambas to see the training centre and
to have an opportunity to ride on an elephant.
Simple tourist facilities are available at Way Kanan such as lodges,
wooden houses on poles, river boats and an observation centre.
Way Kambas is accessible by car from Bandar Lampung. The activities
and special interests are bird watching, jungle tracking, seasons
of elephants safari, and river cruises.
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- Krakatau
- An uninhabited island Krakatau is located on the southern
part of the Bay of Lampung. Krakatau is reachable in three hours
by boat from Canti, a fisherman village near Kalianda, South Lampung.
This group of islands consists of four islands, one of them is
called Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) which has grown higher
every year. Anak Krakatau has emerged from the bottom of the sea
between three other islands by early 1928 or 45 years after its
1883 formidable eruption.
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- Pugung Archaeological Site
- Located in Pugung Raharjo village, 40 kms northeast
of Bandar Lampung is a site of megalith and prehistoric relics
as well as of the classical Hindu Buddhist period. There are primitive
trenched fortresses which almost surround its site. Stone inscription,
ancient Chinese porcelains, Polynerian statue and the statue of
Bodhisatwa are at the museum, a house on poles located on the
way to Pugung Raharjo.
- Merak Belantung Beach
- Located 40 kms south of Bandar Lampung on the way
to the seaport of Bekauheni. The beach is ideal for swimming and
wine surfing. Cottages and equipment for wind surfing are available
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