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For those of you who love beach tourism, this time we recommend you one of beaches in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia, namely Surumanis beach. This beach is quite unique, because the beach has a waterfall that flows into the sea. The beach is located in Pasir village, Ayah sub-district, Kebumen regency, Central Java province. The distance is about 40 kilometers from downtown Kebumen. The entrance ticket price for this beach area is Rp12,500 per person. The tariff includes parking fees. For visitors who want to camp in this beach area, you have to pay Rp15,000 or 1 US dollar per person.

Surumanis Beach is beautiful with clean brownish black sand. The length of the Surumanis Beach line is about 600 meters. You can play on the sand or swim in the sea. This beach also has a hilly topography, making you feel satisfied because you can feel two different tourist atmospheres, namely hills and beaches in the same place. Here, you can also explore the hills as the access is quite easy.

Surumanis Beach also provides adequate facilities, such as a large parking lot, information center, toilets, restaurants, and prayer rooms. In addition, there are also game rides, camping ground, and several instagramable photo spots. If you want to spend the night, this beach also has an inn or cottage.

If you love adventure, exploring the outdoors and trying new things, Indonesia Festival Outdoor (INDOFEST) 2024 is back in Jakarta. The largest outdoor and adventure equipment exhibition in Southeast Asia takes place from 4 to 7 July 2024 at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), to be precise in Hall B.

Indofest 2024 is enlivened by hundreds of well-known brands from various outdoor equipment products, adventure clothing, camping equipment to bicycles. This year, the theme is INDOFEST GEAR (Green Equality, Action and Responsibility) with the tagline "More Outdoor Less Waste". With this theme, it is hoped that all parties who adventure in nature can preserve nature.

Not only shopping, there are many activities to participate in from indoor to outdoor at INDOFEST 2024. Coming to this event, you can learn to do outdoor activities. So, if you are a beginner, no need to worry. There are lots of workshops and demonstrations on what is needed when doing outdoor activities. For example, learning land navigation techniques with compasses and maps or learning to cook in the wild with minimal camping equipment.

In the outdoor area, you can try miniature rock climbing or experience a virtual reality adventure. As always, the exhibition also features musical performances. Some of them are idols of outdoor lovers. This year, INDOFEST 2024 is targeted to be attended by 50,000 visitors.

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If you are on a trip to South Sulawesi, try visiting the Balleangin Tourism Village, one of the tourist villages listed in the top 50 Indonesian Tourism Village Awards (ADWI) 2024. Indonesian Tourism Village Awards is an award-giving event for tourist villages based on assessment criteria from the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. Balleangin Tourism Village is often dubbed a hidden gem that offers a unique and enchanting tourist experience in South Sulawesi. One of its unique features is that it has the second-largest karst cluster landscape, after South China.

Balleangin Tourist Village is located in Balocci District of Pangkajene and Islands Regency. From the town center of Pangkajene, it can be reached in about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Balleangin Tourist Village is located in a karst cluster, so it has many tourist attractions such as Taman Batu, or "Park of Rock" which is 5 to 15 million years old. Around the area, you can go trekking and take selfies with the unique karst rock landscape. It is also the oldest ancient painting in the world, estimated to be 45,500 years old, and is a witness to ancient human civilization. The painting provides a deep understanding of the life and art of prehistoric humans.

Balleangin also has many waterfalls. You can visit the waterfalls to enjoy the fresh water and its cool natural weather. You can also go along the Batange River with river tubing activity. The expanse of rice fields and flowing rivers are one of the main attractions to enjoy and feel the village life. You can enjoy the beautiful village scenery by exploring it using an ATV. To spend the night there, don't worry, there is Zulu Park or Qafwan Resort. If you spend the night there, you will experience quality accommodation with a comfortable touch of nature.

Indonesian coffee varieties such as Aceh Gayo, Sunda Arumanis, Bali Kintamani, and Toraja were showcased to coffee entrepreneurs and connoisseurs at an exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 27-30, 2024.

The Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) to Istanbul Darianto Harsono said in a statement on Monday (1/7) that the "Coffex Istanbul 2024" exhibition was attended by exhibitors from six countries and visited by more than 20,000 people.

Quoted by Antara, Indonesia's participation in Turkey's largest coffee exhibition is considered important because the market share of Indonesian coffee in Turkey is currently only around 0.4 percent of the total coffee imported by the country. Darianto noted that this figure contrasts with Indonesia's real potential as one of the world's largest coffee producers.

The Coffex Istanbul exhibition is seen as the right momentum to increase the Turkish public's knowledge of Indonesian coffee and build networks among fellow entrepreneurs in the coffee and cocoa sector.

Besides various types of coffee, from green beans to ready-to-brew coffee, the Indonesian Pavilion at Coffex Istanbul 2024 also presents vanilla and cocoa powder.

The Consulate General of Indonesia (KJRI) in Istanbul specially invited the runner-up of Indonesia Barista Championship 2022, Kelvin Delviro, to brew the best coffee beans. The Consulate General also collaborated with five Indonesian coffee entrepreneurs, namely Anjali, Catur Coffee, Iceh Agro, Kelleng, and Tanamera. According to the Consulate General in Istanbul, visitors to the Indonesian Pavilion praised and recognized the excellence of Indonesian coffee.

More than 50 purchase requests resulted from Indonesia's participation in this exhibition. There were initial purchase commitments from several buyers for three containers of Arabica and Robusta coffee, valued at 400,000 dollars (approximately IDR 6.5 billion), through the signing of letters of intent (LoI) between Aceh Agro and Oggetti Metal Sanayi and Hancioglu Kahve. The Indonesian Consulate General in Istanbul stated that it will continue to market Indonesian coffee with the right product and target strategy.