Wonderful Indonesia!
Over 273 million
Currency: Indonesian Rupee
Language: Bahasa Indonesian
Visa: Constantly changing
Power: 220 volts AC. Plug types F & C
Safety: Indonesia is mostly a safe country to travel, as long as you abide by their laws.
Flights inter-island are cheap and easy to get, buses are a little more complex and can be difficult without local language skills. Taxis and private cars with drivers are plentiful.
Bali – Nyepi Day & Readers and Writers Festival
Sumba – Pasola
North Sumatra – Lake Toba Festival
Jakarta – Jakarta Warehouse Project, Fashion Week & Java Jazz
Java – Dieng Cultural Festival & Solo Batik Carnival
Kalimantan – Erau Cultural Festival
Weather is almost entirely tropical and has 2 seasons, wet and dry. Temperatures usually hover around 28C all year round. In the majority of the country the wet season is from November to March and the dry from April to October. Micro climates occur across the region.
Packing:
As in many tropical climates the best clothing is layered to cater for cooler nights without adding bulk to your bag. Always make sure you have appropriate clothing for the region, ie trousers and shirts with sleeves is going to temples and other sacred places.
Accommodation:-
Dorm beds from 50K IDR
Basic Double Beds with air cond from 200K IDR
Mid range Double from 400K IDR
Luxury upwards of 800 IDR
Food:-
Stalls from 20K for basic dish
Local restaurants 60K on average, dependant on area
Resort or similar 100K plus
Transport:-
Scooter hire – 50K per day
Car hire – 70K per day (but rethink your need to drive yourself)
Car plus driver – 50-70K per day
Mauritius Our last leg in this journey and not the best arrival. The plane was late but then on arrival the queue for visa
A week in the tiny French Island of Reunion Landing in Reunion we were surprised to find no outlets to buy sim cards – which
Far North and Islands Chris arrives in Tana and an early flight to Diego Surez for the start of the last leg in this
Islands and Parks of North Sulawesi A little recovered from 2 days with hot water and a choice of food we are off again to
Raja Ampat Islands Finally off on our adventure – not without yet more disruption’s. A couple of weeks before leaving we find out that
Trip Resumed, feels like a long time ago when trip abandoned due to Covid At last back where we had to leave off in
Indonesia cut short but COVID19 Bali, first port of call. A lovely 28 degrees on landing and no rain then a 3 hour drive for
OFF TO AN OLD AUSSIE FAVOURITE This is a 2 week mix of family and doing our own thing, the perfect mix. Menjangan National Park
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