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Welcome to Jakarta Travels.

My name is Andy Susyandi and I am a tourist guide or escort in Jakarta Indonesia. Please contact me ( cell phone: +6281315138342 ) if you are going to visit Indonesia. I can guide you safely through, showing you the sights and sounds. I accept also business guide like is handicrafts, traditional clothes, textiles, garments etc.
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TOUR PROGRAMS:

OVERLAND

8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS JAKARTA – CIATER HOT SPRING – BANDUNG – PANGANDARAN – DIENG PLATEAU – YOGYAKARTA
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About INDONESIA

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CIATER HOT SPRING WEST JAVA

Ciater is a pretty little in the middle of huge tea estate. Its main attraction is the Sari Ater Hot Spring Resort, the pools are probably the best of all the hot springs around Bandung. You can enjoy swimming in warm sulfurous water pools that can heal rheumatism and skin problem.

I took tourist to Ciater hot spring from Romania for 1 day trip from Jakarta to Bandung, name is Stoikovich but he want called Tudor. He was satisfaction and exciting. He came to Jakarta for some business for 3 weeks.

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IRONSMITH

If going Pasir Putih volcano to south of Bandung very closed to Ciwidey, where you passing to ironsmith village. Peoples are making some traditional weapons for farmers.

At Ciwidey village

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TANGKUBAN PARAHU VOLCANO WEST JAVA

The name Tangkuban Perahu or the “Overturned Boat” derived from the Sundanese “Sangkuriang” legend. Its craters are remnant of a gigantic collapsed volcano, it still simmers and bubbles, sending up deadly sulfurous fumes. Its last serious eruption was 1969, filling the area with black clouds, ash, and mid flows. Tangkuban Perahu Crater is easily accessible by car that makes it as impressive sights.

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CIJALU WATER FALL
After pass to Wanayasa Lake and drive thru to Ciater Hot Spring if turn righ around 6 km will see beautiful Cijalu Water Fall 83 m highest.

CIJALU WATER FALL

BLUESKY ON WATER FALL

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SAUNG ANGKLUNG UDJO

Angklung is an Indonesian traditional musical instrument which is made of bamboo. Saung Angklung Udjo ( SAU ) was established in 1966 by the late Udjo Ngalagena, known as Mang Udjo or Abah Udjo, and his wife, Uum Sumiati. As an art studio, SAU is also a place for art performance, laboratory for art education, and a typical tourism object of West Java, which is based on the value of cooperative. SAU has been trying to realize the ideals and expectations of the Angklung legend Abah Udjo, who says that Angklung is the art and cultural pride of the Sundanese.

BAMBOO MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF SAUNG ANGKLUNG UDJO

1. Wooden Puppet (Wayang Golek) Demonstration
Wooden Puppet ( Wayang Golek) performance is a typical Sundanese art performance. This art performance show a drama performed by wooden puppets, which resemble human body equipped with their costume. In its early development , this art performance is shown by awooden puppeteer in traditional ceremonies, such as village cleaning up, exorcism, and many others. Philosophically, the word wayang (puppet) means shadow. Wayang is a reperesentation of human’s character such as anger, benevolence, a moral massage is always delivered to remind us to always te God and do good deeds to other people. The kind of seed we sow determines the kind of harvest we shall reap.
Generally, each individual wooden puppet performance lasts for at least 7 (seven) hours starting in the evening at 20:00 or 22:00 and ending in the morning at 04:00. A demonstration of how wooden puppets talk, dance , and fight will be show at SAU. If you are interested in watching the complete a wooden puppet performance, you should watch the famous puppeteers such as Bapak dalang Ade Kosasih Sunarya from Giri Harja Studio, Bapak Dede Amung Sutarya from Munggul Pawenang Studio, or contact Rumentang Siang Theatre.

2. Helaran
Helaran is often played in circumcision celebration and harvest season. In these occasions, the angklung used is the ones with Salendro notes-the original notes of Sundanese Angklung. The notes are Da, Mi, Na, Ti, La, and Da. Helaran itself is played in cheersfultone because it is played to entertain people and to thank God, who has blesses us daily with all his gifts.

3. Traditional Dance

- Mask Dance
The dances that are performed are segments of the classical dances of Kandaga Mask, a series of Parahyangan style mask dance which tells about the Kencana Wungu Queen who was chased by Prabu Menakjingga, who was madly in love with her. This dance consists of two acts. First act (without mask): Layang Kumintir the messenger for Kencana Wungu Queen from Majapahit Kingdom, who was investigating the situation in Blambangan Kingdom. Second act (wearing mask): Layang Kumintir disguised as a charming and strong man to fight Prabu Menakjingga.

The mask reperesents human’s character. Menakjingga with red colored mask reperesents aggressive , temperamental, and impatient character.

- Peacock Dance

Peacock is wonderful kind of a bird with magnificent-colorful feathers. Peacock dance illustrates peaococks those are mingling in the garden, yet expresses the energetic and vibrant movements of peococks with their amazing feathers. Peocock dance is a form a new-creation dance originated from West Java.

4. Calung

Calung is a bamboo music instrument that have a pelog salendro scale, usually played by 4 or 5 person by hitted. The way of making is same as angklung, Calung was palyed while crack jokes, sing, and dance. There are two kind of Sundanese calung: Calung Rantai and Calung Jinjing, kind of calung that popular now is calung jinjing. Calung Jinjing sonsist of four or five; such as calung kinking (12 tube), calung Panepas (5, 3, and 2 tube, calung jongjrong (5, 3 tube).
In its development, for calung completeness, now calung that used is calung Kinking 1 piece, Calung Panepas 2 piece and Calung Gonggong 1 piece without using Calung Jongjrong (but sometimes we can use it).

5. Arumba

Arumba is a traditional musical instrument made of bamboo in diatonic tone scale, which produces harmonious and dynamic tone. This musical instrument was invented in 1970’s. Arumba is the the acronym for Alunan for the letters A, Rumpun for the letters RUM, and Bambu for the letters Ba.

6. Mini Angklung

These Mini Angklung is not only used an ornament but also can be used to play simple songs. We will play children songs which are popular in many countries, including in Indonesia. We will invite tou to sing the together.

7. Angklung Padaeng

This Angklung is also called angklung DO re Mi because it is arranged into diatonic tone scale. This tone was arranged by the founding father Bapak Daeng Soetisna in 1938. Since then, angklung type can be played for local, national, and international songs.

8. Play Angklung Together

Angklung has gained its popularity. If the players play the instrument harmoniously, the beautiful melody of a song can be resulted. It is hoped that through angklung. The world peace can be achieved. Since angklung represents universal musical instrument, it is believed that everybody can play it melodiously. After watching several angklung performance, now it is your turn to try it out. In a matter of minute, you can play angklung as if you were a professional player. In this interactive section, all of the audience will be invited to play angklung together.

9. Angklung Orchestra

Nowadays angklung is often played as an orchestra. It is also frequently cpmbined with other musical instruments wusch as guitar, percussion, etc. Angklung can be accompany all kinds of music from classic to pop, and it can lead everybody to sing. The strongest point of angklung is performed in a big group (orchestra) as long every player plays it in harmony. In SAU, we introduce a new method of playing angklung which involve a few people to do angklung performance with excellent result.

10. Angklung Jaipong

Angklung Jaipong is a combination of jaipong dance and the orchestra of angklung. Jaipongan is kind of intercourse dance originated from the folk dance ‘ketuk tilu’. Penca element conspicuously presented in the gesture wjhich made the dance performs dynamically. The Jaipongan founder is Gugum Gumbira. He invited the dance by exploring many kinds of folk dances and penca from Karanwang, Subang, Cianjur, Sukabumni, and East Priangan. Since then, jaipongan becomes popular in Indonesia and International.
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