Your Pavorite Place You've Treveled to

Your Pavorite Place You've Treveled to

Pontianak famous equatorial line. This city has become one of the regions of the world through which the imaginary line that divides the earth into two parts, north and south. To strengthen the predicate as the Equator, in Pontianak established a monument right in locations suspected as the midline of the earth. In addition, Pontianak also traversed by two rivers, namely Sungai Kapuas River and Porcupine. Both rivers have even depicted in the logo of the city. Not only popular to the equator and the Kapuas River, the city also has many tourist attractions to be proud of tourist attractions in Pontianak which  could be a choice of your holiday destination:

Keraton kadriah

Built in 1771 by Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Alqadrie which is the first sultan of the Sultanate of Pontianak, located in Jalan Sultan Kadriah Tritura, Pontianak. The building is dominated by yellow and made of wood purchases, timber in Borneo, known as ironwood because of its strength. In the yard, there are relics of ancient cannons Japanese and Portuguese. While in the building, you can see the sultan's throne and the queen, complete with photographs, clothing sultan and various other collections belonging to the sultan. One of the unique collection is a handwritten Koran itself by Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Alqadrie.

Makam kesultanan batulayang

            Pontianak cemetery seven sultan and his family. The main tomb here of course the tomb of the first sultan, Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Alqadrie, who was in a room right in the middle of the complex and shaped like a small bunker. The entrance for pilgrims made low so they have to stoop when signed as a tribute to the sultan. Outside the complex, there is a mound of stones that are colored green. Stone is called an batulayang. This cemetery is located about 2 km from the Equator Monument. To come in here, you are free.

Masjid jami pontianak

This mosque is also known as Masjid Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman. Together with the palace, the mosque becomes a witness to the origins of the city of Pontianak. The four-storey roof of the mosque and included the four main pillars of wood purchases with a diameter of 0.5 meters. In addition, the mosque can accommodate 1,500 worshipers is made in the style of houses on stilts to avoid flooding during the Kapuas River overflowed. Pontianak Jami Masjid located about 200 meters from the palace Kadriah. Once out of the mosque, you can stop by the traditional markets located on the left side of the entrance of the mosque. In this market, you can buy fresh fish from the Kapuas River.

Tugu khatulistiwa

Monument became the pride of the citizens of Pontianak, Equator Monument. This tourist spot is located about 3 km from the city center. The main monument is composed of four pillars of wood purchases, the two pillars of the rear pillar is higher than the front. In addition, there is an inscription EVENAAR between the two rear pillars. Here there is a museum that contains information about the imaginary line of the earth. There is also a souvenir shop selling miniature Equator Monument. To get into these places, you are free. But if you want to get a certificate signed proof of a visit by the mayor of Pontianak, you must pay 10,000 Rupiah. The best time to visit tourist attractions in London are the most popular on March 21 to 23 or 21 to 23 September. At that time, there was a natural phenomenon where the sun was directly above the equator so that all the objects that are above this line will not have a shadow.

Taman alun-alun Kapuas

The existence of the Kapuas River can not be separated from the lives of the citizens of Pontianak. In addition to being water transport lines, river banks is also used as a recreational park for the family. Tourist attractions in Pontianak which are visited on the afternoon and evening is in front of the mayor's office. 3-hectare park features replicas of the Equator Monument at one corner. In addition, there are plenty of benches that you can use to relax while enjoying the culinary offerings that are sold around the site. There are many things that we can do in my town, some of them can be done at Kapuas River. Precisely around the Kapuas River, there are many canoe rentals that we can get a canoe to row. On Kapuas River, especially in the evening, we can see there are many people rowing canoes. A canoe can be rented for only Rp10.000,00-Rp15.000,00. From Kapuas River we can also ride Galaherang from Alun Alun Kapuas and watch the sunset. Gala herang is a sort of passenger ship. There are also some types of Gala herang and the price is various. Some of them provides acoustic music peformance on it that we can watch as we enjoy the view of Kapuas Bridge and River. Beside the acoustic music performance, we can also have some snacks or drinks sold on the Gala herang. The other thing that we can see in Pontianak is in gulis Monument. Around the monument we can see beautiful and colorful water fountains. At night, so many peopel visit Digulis Monument to relax around it precisely at Digulis Park. In addition to the Monument park in gulis, Pontianak has another monument called Equator Monument. It is located in Siantan. Pontianak City is called Equator City beacuse Pontianak is a city croseed by the equator line. At equator monument, we can witness culmination event that only occurs twice a year where Pontianak feels warmer that usual. This event can attract the tourists to come Pontianak.  

Aloe vera center

Aloe Vera Center is where the cultivation of aloe vera plant which is located in Jalan Budi Utomo, Siantan Hulu, North Pontianak. From Terminal Kapuas, you can ride public transportation department Siantan Hilir. Here, you can find aloe vera with giant size. Just imagine, every frond may exceed the weight of 1.2 kg. You can also see the processing of this plant into a variety of foods such as dodol, sweets and flour. In addition, aloe vera is also processed into cream for the skin. Before going home, you can also purchase a variety of refined products was as souvenirs for friends and family at home.

Pasir panjang

The beach is located in District Seventeen or around 17 km from the city Singkawang. Typical beach scenery you can see here, the white sand, clear blue water and a row of trees in the vicinity. If you sit back and relax just is not enough for you, please play volleyball, swimming, fishing or surfing here. Amenities at this resort are complete, ranging from hotels, cottages, restaurants, souvenir shops to discos. To be able to enjoy the beauty of these beaches, you are charged 10,000 rupiah per person.