Freshwater Lake Tourism Object

Freshwater Lake Tourism Object - Freshwater Lake is a lake and tourist area located in the Gayo Highlands, Central Aceh District, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The Gayo tribe calls this lake the Fresh Ocean Lake. It has an area of ​​approximately 5,472 hectares with a length of 17 km and a width of 3.219 km. Laut Tawar Lake is called by the name Sea because the water area of ​​this lake is very wide. Likewise with the name Bid, because the water in this lake is fresh water.

The existence of Freshwater Lake aside from being a tourist attraction, this lake is also used as a source of water for Central Aceh District and several other districts in the vicinity. The panorama around Freshwater Lake which is flanked by two hills presents its own beauty for those of you who visit the Freshwater Lake Tourism Object.

In Freshwater Lake, there is also one species of fish that only exists here, namely the depth fish. This fish, which has the Latin name Rasbora Tawarensis, is shaped like an ornamental fish with a slender body the size of a thumb, and shiny white scales.

Based on folk legend, Freshwater Lake took place from the story of a princess who married a man from another kingdom, which was not sanctioned by her parents.

When leaving the palace, the princess received a message not to look back during the trip. But the princess forgot, so there was thunder and lightning and heavy rain that made the princess fall down and cry. The rain and tears of the Princess are then believed to be the source of the formation of Freshwater Lake.

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Aceh Tsunami Museum Tourism Object

Attractions Aceh Tsunami Museum - Aceh Tsunami Museum is a museum designed as a symbolic monument to the earthquake and tsunami of the Indian Ocean in 2004 as well as an education center and emergency shelter if a tsunami occurs again.

The design of Aceh Tsunami Museum was designed by an architect from Indonesia, Ridwan Kamil. The museum is a four-story structure with an area of ​​2,500 m² whose curved walls are covered in geometric relief. Inside the Aceh Tsunami Museum, visitors enter through a narrow and dark alley between two high water walls.

To recreate the atmosphere and panic during the tsunami, the walls of the Aceh Tsunami museum are decorated with pictures of people dancing the Saman, symbolic meaning of the strength, discipline, and religious beliefs of the Acehnese. From above, the roof forms sea waves. The ground floor is designed to resemble a traditional Acehnese house on stilts that survived the tsunami.

The Tsunami Museum building commemorates the victims, whose names are listed on the wall of one of the innermost rooms of the museum, and the members of the community who survived this disaster.

Apart from its role as a memorial to the dead, the museum will also serve as a place of refuge from such disasters in the future, including an "evacuation hill" for visitors in the event of a tsunami.

The exhibition at the Aceh Tsunami Museum includes electronic simulations of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, as well as photographs of victims and stories told by survivors. Indonesian Tourism.

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Weh Island, Hidden Paradise at the Tip of Sumatra

Pulau Weh is a small island which is located on the westernmost island of the archipelago in Indonesia. In fact, this island used to be one with the island of Sumatra, but due to a volcanic eruption during the Pleistocene era, this island was separated from Sumatra.

Pulau Weh is famous for its ecosystem. The Indonesian government has designated an area of ​​60 km² from the edge of the island both inward and outward as a nature reserve. Megamouth sharks can be found on the beaches of this island. In addition, this island is the only habitat for the endangered frog, Bufo Valhalla (genus Bufo). Coral reefs around the island are known as habitats for various fish species. The existence of Pulau Weh has not been touched even though its size is not large and access is easy.

Diving on Pulau Weh is a fun recreational activity. Guided by experienced divers and dive instructors, they are ready to offer various dive sites such as the Marine Park on Rubiah Island. Apart from that, you will also find lots of fun marine animals, especially manta rays, sharks, whales, dolphins, and turtles.

Even though it is only a small island, the natural beauty and exotic underwater panorama of Pulau Weh will provide an experience that will never be forgotten.

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