Sunday, February 19, 2012

Queen Elizabeth National Park

There is a large of tourists who are visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park enjoy, so they have a chance to observe the different species of wildlife have, but at the same time, there are many tourists who visit the salty Lake Katwe to people watching, as she told me different types of salt in its natural form.
There is a large of tourists who are visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park enjoy, so they have a chance to observe the different species of wildlife have, but at the same time, there are many tourists who visit the salty Lake Katwe to people watching, as she told me different types of salt in its natural form.However, there are so many that is just the sound of birds around the lake Munyanyange only a few meters away from Lake Katwe in Katwe-Kabatooro City Council want to hear. Mr. Richardson Ouma, who is an expert on bird watching and field guide at Katwe Tourist Information Centre (Katic) mentioned that currently has bird-watching into an interest in activities, many tourists to Uganda came and Lake Munyanyange, so visitors can love sound of their music, which they imitate a few times.
There is a large of tourists who are visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park enjoy, so they have a chance to observe the different species of wildlife have, but at the same time, there are many tourists who visit the salty Lake Katwe to people watching, as she told me different types of salt in its natural form.
There are so many birds that migrate from distant places such as Kenya and also from Canada and many other places, and they settled at Lake Munyanyange and they are the equals of white browed Robbin chats, Black Headed Gonoleks, long-tail grackles, African Hoopoe, Winding, Zitting, flamingos, Desert Cisticolas among many others.

Munyanyange Lake is a small, shallow crater, which appears only in the rainy season in north-east of Katwe town. I is thus a country of so many birds and has the largest number of black-backed gulls less, Larus fuscus. These birds can be described as Palaearctic migrants, because they do not usually leave the move in October and April. Ouma said that the birds love the sea because they are safe, because at some point in time after the lake is difficult to find a muddy bottom, and thus the animals is to go after the birds in order to them for that matter feed to find KATIĆ now intends to fence off the lake, so the rest of the animals have no access to the lake and this project is the nature of Uganda, an NGO, whose representatives are still waiting for them, so they are not birds affected the process can be monitored

Martin Kikoni Muhindo, the Katwe-Kabatooro City Council Clerk Shs5m available from the Council to mitigate the environmental impact in the two lakes. This comes after the September 2011 partnership between municipal authorities and KATIĆ on the management of these crater lakes in the region.
There is a large of tourists who are visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park enjoy, so they have a chance to observe the different species of wildlife have, but at the same time, there are many tourists who visit the salty Lake Katwe to people watching, as she told me different types of salt in its natural form.He added that about 32 bird species have been identified in the water of the lake, while they did the waterfowl counts in July 2010 were confirmed a total of about 410 birds from 11 species.

Ancient Buildings

 executive summary by Darmansjah

Other Jakarta, Other Copenhagen

Once out of the airport of Copenhagen, Soren Simonsen Langberg; Marketing Wonderful Copenhagen, immediately greeted us with smiles. Subsequently, she shared Copenhagen Card and pen and asked us to write the name on each card is Copenhagen.


After all done, we were invited to ride the metro to the center of town. "This card can be used to ride a variety of public transportation, such as metro and city buses. In addition, it could be to get into tourist attractions, such as several museums in the city, "said Soren explains the benefits of the Copenhagen Card, which costs about 100 U.S. $.



The journey from airport to the station closest to the King Arthur Hotel where we stayed about 10 minutes. However, the foot feels pretty sore to continue the journey to the hotel dating back some 130 years.


"Car prices here are quite expensive. Therefore, the general public prefer cycling or walking, "added Soren half explains why we were invited to walk to the hotel, Wednesday (5 / 10) afternoon.


Copenhagen in the cold air that was recorded around 19 degrees centigrade, we then try to get around town with a bike that lent the hotel. From the trip, we were more convinced by the statement Soren, various corners of the city is not separated from cyclists and pedestrians. Some even use a bicycle that was shaped like a wagon for the ride of their children.


"Other Jakarta, Other Copenhagen," commented one member of our party who was a visit to Copenhagen in order to try new routes Emirates, the Dubai-Copenhagen. "In Jakarta, we are witnessing '
malignant' his motorcycle, while in Copenhagen bicycle that seemed to master the streets," he continued.



Not only that, if the ancient buildings in Jakarta increasingly depleted, in Copenhagen just the opposite. Devotees of old buildings are very satisfied. The buildings erected since the 16th century still looks pretty and charming.
In addition there are a number of places to eat have a recommendation 'prestigious' Michelin (Michelin Guide). The food is not only delicious, the setting was very appealing.


Copenhagen, a small town with a population of some 1.2 million people, practically identical with the bike and ancient buildings. Very interesting!


Saturday, February 18, 2012

Desert Safari, Challenging and Fun

Original text by Fandri Yuniarti, Executive summary by Darmansjah

Sunday afternoon, October 9, 2011, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates, it still feels pretty hot, around 35 degrees celsius. But curiosity for Desert safari in Margham make it not a problem. Moreover, the vehicles used are very comfortable, udar in it cold, and passengers are free to look outwards.



Travel in the city center which is about 40 minutes did not feel old. Although relatively busy road, traffic is relatively smooth and enjoyable.


Dubai safari is very different from that generally in coloring various animals.
This activity is more of an off road in the 'sand hills' which is only slightly decorated grass.



However, in the beginning we are introduced with a camel safari, Desert Margham the occupants. Additionally, while waiting for the champion rider reduces wind of the four tires to be used, we are welcome to enjoy a very cold soft drinks, photographs with camels, as well as see the attraction of birds falcon.



'This is a conservation area, "said Ismail, a driver mainstay Arabian Adventures who took our party. He explained about the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve which is used for safari. 'The extent of approximately 225 square kilometers, "said Ismail.



That afternoon safari participants pretty much, at least there's 20 cars ready to haul dozens of tourists. One vehicle can be filled 5 people, including motorists.



Our initial journey with Ishmael was not too raises concerns because the area is traversed guurn still relatively flat and friendly. However, about 5 minutes later, Ismail doing 'stunts'. As he climbed the hills of the desert, the extreme car is tilted to the left, and right, dropped sharply, and again challenged the hill. Guaranteed, passengers scream loud!

Not only that, when climbing the hills are high enough, not infrequently used vehicles 'cranky', stopped in altitude, such as that experienced by the group. However, racial fear vanished as direct motorists backed dengna smooth.

'Exam' safari was not there. In one of the hills are high enough, the mobile tire yagn we use later foundered. However, again the organizers of Safari desert professionality show. Only about two minutes after the incident, the car surveillance team had arrived on the scene and immediately pulled the vehicle that we use.

Furthermore, our team exchanging vehicles with a team of inspectors so that safari runs smoothly until sunset.

Safari does not stop there. After the abdomen was shaken many times, participants are invited to a dinner area in the middle of the desert. In some Arabic Majlis (the thick carpet palces to eat) provided a variety of beverages and foods, ranging from mineral water, soft drinks, coffee Arabica combined with the dates, wine, grilled chicken, roast lamb, a variety of seafood, to the fruits. In addition, there is also the location of free heina tattooing.


Dinner time was even more complete. Apart from the moon shining very bright, also because of the attractions of 'belly dance' (belly dance). 'It was quite a draw with safari rates are approximately U.S. $ 120,' said one of his entourage at the end of the show.

Continues to grow

Dubai, as dikemukan Jewbury Richard, Senior Vice President-Commercial Operations Far East & Australasia Emirates, development is very rapid. 'At least during the last 15 years,' he said.

'Desert area has been transformed into a sea of ​​skyscrapers buildings, "added Matt Howard., Public Relations Managers Emirates' Corporate Communications Department.

Therefore, go Jewsbury, Emirates-largest airline in the Middle East, continues to expand by opening a variety of direct flights from Dubai to the countries of the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The latest is the Dubai-Copenhagen route.



Jewsbury statements reflect at least the height of human beings across the country, in addition to economic development.



Dubai has a population of 1.6 jtua yagn soul-with 80%-comers deserve to be visited. The country was not merely offer desert safaris, but also a number of other tourist attractions, such as beach decorated with an icon of Dubai, Burj Al Arab and Dubai Mall.


At the Dubai Mall, visitors can not only eye wash and shop around 1,000 stores, but also enjoy the beautiful Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world that has 160 floors), the world's largest aquarium, and dancing fountains are fantastic dinner.



However, desert safaris certainly worth a priority!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Detour Cesme

Original text by Jennifer Chen, executive summary by Darmansjah

Under the radar for years, the windswept, idylic coastline of Turkey’s Cesme Pninsula proves an unexpected delight.

Shore enough beach-bound near the low key resort town of Alacati

Aegean gem , kemalpasa Caddesi, alacati’s main drag, is lined with Greek buildings that date back more than a century.

 The pinisula’s azure Aegean waters attract beachgoers throughout the year, particularly in summer.

We were tired of being cold. The March weather had made our two-week trio to Turkey a parody of a vacation gone awary. Heavy rain dogged us in Istanbul, Bursa was frozen with sleet, and the North Aegean Coast freeted us with doleful, gray skies. “The good thing is there are no other tourist around...for a reason,’ my husband joked a gale-force winds lashed the windsheild of our rental car. Holiday spirits and good-jumored fortitued were fading fast with each weather map that forecasted much of the country blanketed in either snowflakes or driving rain. It was, we agreed, time to head south.


But to where? With only a few days to go on our road trio, the fabled resorts of Anatolia’s Mediterranean coast were beyond our reach. Driving in Turkey can be a monotonous affair. Distances are often longer than you think, and while there are serene stretches-rolling hills of pine forest, groves of olives trees, a hamlet of weathered stone dwellings-much of what you see along the main motorways in grim and utilarian. We passed gargantuan gas stations and housing blocks in dusty mauve or lime green that would rival China’s slapdash urban architecture in its breathtaking hideousness.



Our chosen salvation, picked almost at random, was the Cesme Peninsula, a 30-kilometer-long promontory that is, after Cape Baba to the north, the country’s-and Asia’s-weterenmost point. It didn’t require heroic, caffeine-enhanced driving. More alluringly, the forecast was fair with sunny skies.



Like most places along Turkey’s side of the Aegean, Cesme (pronounced chesh-meh) is steeped in history, without the mobs of European holidaymakers that mar the tourist traps of the Med. The ancient Cretans settled here, followed by the Ionians Known to the Romans as Kysus, the main town of Cesme was purportedly the last overland stop along the silk Road, the point where silks, spices, and other coveted rarities from the East were loaded onto ships sailing for Italy. The local wine earned a reputation, too, so much so that the enterprising Genovese built a fortress here in the 14th century to guard shipments of it. Then came the unavoidable decline: in 1566, the juggernaut that was the ottoman empire simply absorbed Cesme and the offshore Greek Island of Chios, and the peninsula’s once-bustling port was eclipsed by the nearby city of Smyrna.



Fortunes for this forgotten corner of the empire began to turn in the 1800s when Smyrna’s wealthy began building lavish asummer homes to take advantage of the fine beaches, aquamarine waters, and hot springs. Diving past Smyrna, now known less evocatively as Izmir, I can picture the rites of longgone summer; well-fed wives of prosperous merchants sorting out the linen, silver, and rugs, children and pets underfoot, while servants heastily pack the unwiedly caravans of coaches-all desperate to set out before the morning sun became unbearable.



It isn’t difficult to conjure up a modern day version of this scene-the 21st-century descendants of Smyrna’s summering crowds fleeing the city’s heat, dust, and smog in their minivans. We had to chart our won escape route to the peninsula. After playing a lonely southerly coastal road punctuated only by yet more gas stations, we steer our car through the tangle of highways surrounding Izmir, a sprawling metropolis of featureless concrete slabs. It’s dauntingly, almost aggresively ugly, though the graceful sweep of the bay helps to soften the scene.

A hair-raising few minutes brings us perilously close to the city, and then we’re safely on the toll road to Cesme. Shopping malls and car parks give way to fields of artichokes, aniseed, and sesame; apartment towers are replaced by orchards of twisted fig and mastic trees. Minus the occasional wind turbine, the landscape can’t have changed much from the way it looked a century ago. We drive in appreciative silence, absorbing the rocky, brush-covered hills that give the terrain a malancholy beauty.

Our arrival at the Tas Otel in the resort town of Alacati does little to dispel this sense of timelessness. A whitewashed stone house with indigo shutters, the hotel had once been the home of two sisters who kept their livestock downstairs while their family occupied the second floor. These are the unlikely origins of Alacati’s current reaissance as the peninsula’s toniest summer destination. In 2000,Zeynep Ozis, a marketing executive and keen windsurfer from Izmir, bought the 19th-century house. The renovation required a samll army of masons, carpenters, and electricians-and provoked a chorus of skeptticism from neigbors. “They thought I was crazy,” Ozis recalls. Ten months later, the town’s first boan fide boutique hotel made its debut.

Competition in the intervening years has reached absurd levels: there are now more than a hundred “butik” hotels in Alacanti, a community of around 9,000 people year-round. But the eight-room Tas stands out for tis homey charm. Warmly greeted by the staff, we’re ushered directly into a cozy library-shelves crammed with art and history books, a crackling fireplace-and served thick slices of homemade apple cake with strong balck tea pured into the tuip-shapped glasses ubiquitous in Turkey. Oglum, a mournful-eyed golden retriever who serves as the hotel’s mascot, pads over to inspect us before settling down on the kilim under our feet. No amount of lemongrass-scented towels and obsequious bowing-the leitmotifs of cookie-cutter hospitality in our home region of Southeast Asia-could match the unaffected welcome we receive here.

Oglum is soon followed by Ozis, a petite blonde women who seems to bustle even while she’s standing still. Showing us a photo book seh helped to compile about Alacati’s distinctive stone houses and history, she sketches the town’s past for us. As with so manya settlements along the Aegea Coast, it’s a tale of banishment exile amid the slow collapse of an empire.

In the 1830s, Turkish landlords bequeathed land to Greek workers brought over to drain the nearby malarial swamps. For a few decades, the town, then known as Alatsata, floursihed as a local hub of winemaking and olive-oil production. But the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 flooded the region with Muslim refugees from Kosovo, Bosnia, and the Greek city of Thessaloniki. More disruption was to follow. In 1923, as an upshot of the Second Greco-Turkish War, a bilateral population exchange saw nearly half a million Greek Muslims dpoerted to Turkey and more than a million anatolian Greeks sent in the other direction. Left behind in Alacati were the vineyard and olive groves, which soon withered under the inexpert care of the new residents who had cultivated tobacco and bred livestock in theri former lives. But the soil proved unsuitbale for the emigres tradtional pursuits, and the townsfolk led a hardscrabble existence.

Alacati’s long climb out of obscurity began in the 1990s, when windsurfers such as Ozis discovered the favorable winds in the nearby harbor. Years of neglect meant the town was in a state of near-perfect preservation, filled with eentury-old stone houses with arched windows and thick walls that warded off the winter chill and the summer heat. Since the Tas’s debut, the pace of gentrifications has hit warp speed, fueled by a peak-season population that surges to 60,000. now, by official decree, all nes houses must mimic the old.

Thes days, Alacati’s season in undeniabley summer-a fact wer ar remidned of as we wander past the shuttered shops and restaurants along the town’s winding  coblblestone streets. Here and there are signs of the town’s newly minted trendiness: a Yastik by Rifat Ozbek boutique selling costly, exquisite ikat cushion covers; a flyer advertising the local out post for Babylon, Istanbul’s eternally cool music club.

But for now, the town dozes in the thin spring light. Two slim girls minding a bakalav shop that looks impervious to fashion watch us umpassively. A tiny storefront selling small souvenir bottles of olive oil dan pots of pine honey is miraculuously open, though the grandmotherly figure keeping watch over the wares seems too astonished to see us to make a bid for sales. At one cafe on the main drag kf Kemalpasa Caddesi, a well-groomed couple in black-she with honey-colored hair and fur-collared coat, he with wrapround shades-sit outside, hands clutched around takeaway cappucinos. We trade knowing looks with a neighboring shopkeeper and shrug in agreement: Istanbulis, harbingers of the summertimer crowds to come.

Though we are several months early for the season, we can at least indulge in the peninsula’s fine, summery fare. That has been the best surprise of our journey so far. Having girded ourselves and our digetions for hearty helpings of lamb, we’ve dicovered that the dishes served along the coast are lighat and nourishing, laced with golden, elegant local live oil: wild, bitter greens foraged from the countryside and sauteed; roaste eggplant mixed with tangy yogurt and ahint of garlic; vine leaves stuffed with rice and mussels.

At Agrilia, a tobacco warehouse converted into a restaurant, we start with a cracked wheat salad with tomatoes, peppery arugula, and a dressing made with uzum pekmezi, grape molasses that adds a rich, but not cloying, sweetness. Artichokes, we’ve learned, ar a regional speciality, so we order the house made pappardelle with artichokes, white wine, and pistachios-a dish that tastes of spring. That night, we sleep well underneath the high ceiling and toile bedspread of our room at the Tas.

In Turkey, the best meal of the day is breakfast. Tables groan with olives, cheeses, pastries, scrambled eggs with peppers and onions, bread, cucumbers, and at least two varietis of honey. At the Nars Ihca, a jewel like hotel located in the former masnion of a 19th-century pasha, a heroic breakfast is served in the intimate drawing room. A sweet farmer’s cheese arrives cloaked in a blackberry coulis. Spinach-and-feta guzleme is feathery, but I’m more absorbed by the momemade preserves of peaches from the owner’s orchards, which I eat straight from the dish and then brazenly demand more.



For our last meal, we splurge at Ferdi Baba, a new restaurant in a half-finished residential development called Port Alacati. Late-model Mercedes-Benz and Lexuses jam the parking lot; inside, the tables are packed with weekending Istanbulis exuding signs of European wealth; diamond studs, a cashmere seater knotted around the neck, the falsh of an expensive watch. Alacati’s wine makers, olive oil makers, and tobacco farmers retreat further into the distance. Then dinner arrives: a tender octopus salad and a perfectly grilled sea bass with a smarttering of herbs and slices of lemon. We tuck in, thankful that at least some things remain eternal

Getting There, from Istanbul , fly Turkish Airlines (turkishairlines.com) to Izmir Adhan Menderes Airport( 50 minutes), from where it’s a 45-minutes drive to Alicati.

Where To Stay, Tas Otel 132 Kemalpasa Caddesi, Alacati, 90-232/716-7772; tasotel.com ; doubles from US$129

Nars llica, Tosun Pasa Yalsi 5066 Alacati:90-232/729-0001; nars.com.tr doubles from US$432

Where To Eat, Agrilia 3041 Sokak No.3 alacati 90-232/716-8594, Ferdi Baba Liman Caddesi, Alacati 90-232/716-9001

Thursday, February 16, 2012

China Calling

China Calling
Whether it’s a trip to the vibrant capital for a mix of historic sites and urban offerings, or a sun-soaked visit to the tropical shores of Hainan Island, China beckons like no other destination


Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Elegance in the heart of the Chinese Capital

Sofitel is a french luxury hotel brand with a presence of five continents, with 130 addresses in almost 40 countries. It offers contemporary accommodations designed for modern, versatile guests who expect and apprciate beauty, quality, and execllence. Artfully blending French elegance with the very best of Chinese culture, the Sofitel Wanda Baijing is ideally located in the central business district.



Thsi five-star platinum hotel provides a contemporary luxury experience with 417 rooms and suites, which now feature exclusive, French-designed MyBeds. Made from down feathers, and with an extra-thick mattress and box xpring, the beds are guaranteed to result in absolute rest and comfort. The hotel offers a variety of restaurants and bars, including Le Pre Lenotre, an award-winning French dining room. Open for lunch or dinner, the 60-seat restaurant loasts luxurious furnishing throughout, bringing a French contry-style chateau to the heart of Beijing. Intimate, individualy lit tables give the venue an authentic Galic flair, while the wine cellar offes renowned wines from Bordeaux, the Loire and Rhone valleys, as well as wines from lesser-known boutique wineries.




A full floor of leisure facilities i also available to guests, with a  28-meter swimming pool, health club, dan spa. The hotel enjoys easy access to the China International Exhibition Centre. The city subway, major tourist attractions like the Forbidden City and Tiananment Square, the antique and silk markets., and shopping malls. It is only 30 minutes via experssway to Beijing Capital International Airport.

Beijing Beckons

A capital city for most of the past millenium, and set to be a global leader in the millenium to come, dynamic Beijing boasts a dizzying array of attractions. To explore the dynastic history of the city itself, no sites defines Beijing quite like the Forbidden City (officially known as the Palace Museum), the old imperial heart of the capital, former home to 24 emperors an their many concubines. Prepare to spend a few hours wandering through the 9,000-plus-room complex, soaking in the impressive anthology of 500 years’ worth of dynastic rule.




Across busy Cahng’an Avenue is Tiananmen Square, where, if you arrive at sunset, you’ll witness the lowering of the national flag, a daily event that attracts thousand of onlookers. Also nearby is Shichahai, a man-made lake cistrict just north of the Forbidden City, which is best explored on wheels. Rent bikes from the eastern shore of Qianhai and set off down the narrow hutong alleyways that exercise, hire a rickshaw and take in sights including Prince Gong’s Mansion and the former residence of Soong Qingling. At night, Shichahai transforms into a neon jungle of watering holes and restaurants.




For an escape from the bustle, spend some time in one of the city’s many parks. Among the more popular is Ritan (“Temple of the sun”) Park, once used by Ming and Qing dynasty emperors to pay homage to their sun god. At sunrise and sunset, the park overflows with tai chi enthusiasts, ballroom dancers, fitness fanatics, ma-jong players, fishermen, rock climbers, yoga practitioners, gossiping grandmothers, and elderly gents taking their birds “for a walk” in their cages.



Although Beijing lost most of its temples during the cultural Revolution, those that survived are well worth a visit. Arrive at the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) early in the morning and join in a thai chi class amid 600-year –old Taoist buildings. Farther north, the Lama Temple (Yonghe) is one of the most beautiful Tibetan-Budhist monasteries in the world. Be sure to check out the magnificent Maitreya Buddha statue, which stands 26 meters tall and is carved from a single piece of white sandalwood.



No visit to the Chines Capital would be complete without a trip to the Great Wall, but avoid touristy Badaling, the nearest section, and drive at least as far Mutianyu, about 90 minutes from the city. Crowds can still be dense, but if you’re traveling with kids, you can share the novelty head farther out to Simatai, a rugged strecth that reward with dramatic views.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Maldives

Sunset's Almost Paradise
Original text by Yulia Sapthani, executive summary by Darmansjah

Maldives, to gain further insight in the southern islands of Asia, making the natural beauty and richness of the sea as a tourist attraction. Since the 1970s, tourism became the country's main source of income.

Maldives is a country that was never absent is called when the world is talking about global warming. The natural beauty of the island nation located in the south Asian region could face lost in the sea.
  Snorkeling is one of the activities yagn Maldives into a tourist attraction. In the clear waters of the Maldives, divers can see variety of marine life.

That afternoon ferry from the pier on the island of Male to the island Hulhumale packed with passengers. This ship is carrying most of the passengers who reside in Hulhumale and work in Male.

FGR. Water sports activities become one of the marketability of the Maldives tourism. To that end, every resort in the Maldives provides a variety of water sports equipment, either for rental or Free of charge



Arriving at Hulmuhale, some passengers chose to ride public buses, through the streets paved and well-organized residential neighborhoods, to where they tiggal. Part of another using personal bike since morning parked at the dock yard.


Every day,
most of the population who live in this Hulhumale have to cross the ocean for 20 minutes by ferry to Male for the activity.They trade, traditional markets and shopping at the mall, or work in the office.



Male is the capital of the Maldives which is also the name of the island. The island is dense with office buildings, markets, schools, malls, to the football stadium, to be the center of various activities of the population.


The island Hulhumale is focused as a residence, of course with a variety of complementary facilities, such as hospitals, small supermarkets, schools, recreation parks and beaches, refueling, and power plants.

In addition to its function, Male and Humamale have other differences. Male is old island which be formed naturally. While Hulhumale is an artificial island, which is man-made island.



Island area of ​​2 square kilometers was reclaimed from October 1997. Based on data from the Housing Development Corporation (HDC), the island is expected to become home to 60,000 people.

Currently, Hulhumale already home to about 3,000 people. Some of them fled from the old island were destroyed by the tsunami in 2004. one of them is Ahmad, who worked as a bus driver.




"We moved here because of the tsunami. Initially living in camps, "said Ahmad, who is now living in apartments built by the government.

Hulhumale is made and
focused as island for shelter. In addition to hundreds of apartment units with a variety of classes that have been standing, in one part of the island there is land on which houses will be built by building a thousand homes.

Threat of Drowning

This program can help residents of the island is prone to sink to move to an artificial island. But this only applies to short-term.

Although composed of many islands, with the number of 1900's pieces, the islands in this country is threatened "lost" because of global warming makes the sea level continues to rise. Moreover, the land surface in the Maldives as high as coconut trees to the highest point.

Be aware of changing conditions that threaten the natural habitat, the population of Maldives has a high concern for the environment. "In ancient times, parents may not pay much attention to environmental conditions. But, now, all understand the importance of protecting the environment, especially marine, "said Ivan, the tour guide.

In primary school, for example, there is the curriculum of marine sustainability
protecting, including diving lessons. "Fishermen also may not use destructive fishing reefs. Fish must be lured one on one, "said Ivan, when the show busy fish market in Male.

Environmental care activities are also often involves tourists who stay at the resort. In the Kurumba resort, for example, there are monthly activities of the resort clean of trash. This activity involves the hotel staff and guests.


Trash and garbage are collected daily from various places on an island, named Thilafushi, to then be processed by type.

Not surprisingly, the waters of the Maldives looks so clean, from the beach to the sea. Biotanical beauty can be enjoyed, even, from sea level.

Concern over the preservation of the Maldives population of this neighborhood, not only influential to their lives. A total of 600,000 tourists who come each year, could also feel the comfort.