Wonderful Indonesia A note from a traveler

Indonesians are very friendly and welcoming people. In the majority of the places you travel to throughout the country, you

will be met with some of the biggest smiles you have ever seen. – Nomadict Matt, Lonely Planet

Fact about Indonesia…..• Top best beaches in Southeast Asia. Followed by Philipines,

Thailand - Phuket, Republic of Palau.

• Longest reef in the world in Wakatobi (Wangi-wangi,

Kaledupa, Tomia, Binanko) Islands

• We have the sun for almost a year! Get ready to get tanned!

• Best diving spots (Weh – Aceh, Wakatobi – Sulawesi, Crystal

Bay - Nusa Penida Bali, Menjangan Island – Bali, Gili Air –

Lombok, Komodo Islands - Flores, Alor Island – Flores, Raja

Ampat – Papua, you name it!)

• It takes 20 years to travel to all 17.000 tropical islands in

Indonesia

• INDONESIA IS NOT ONLY BALI!

Let’s explore the beauty of Indonesia…

As a budget traveler, how do I enjoy Indonesia?

Choose the islands • Best diving spots:

Weh – Aceh, Wakatobi – Sulawesi, Menjangan – Bali, Crystal Bay – Bali, Seram – Mollucas, Raja Ampat – Papua

• Best surfing spots:Legian Beach – Bali, Mentawai – Padang West Sumatra, Sumba Island – Sumba.

• Best wildlife and orangutans: Bukit Barisan National Park – Sumatra, Gunung Leuser National Park – Sumatra, Tanjung Putting National Park – Central Kalimantan Borneo, Danau Sentarum Natoinal Park – West Kalimantan Borneo.

• Best short courses, maditation, and spas Ubud – Bali, Yogyakarta – Central Java, Senggigi – Lombok

• Best beach partiesLegian – Bali, Nusa Dua – Bali, Gili Trawangan – Lombok

• Best hiking spotsMt. Krakatau – between Java and Sumatra, Mt. Rinjani – Lombok, Mt. Semeru – North Java, Mt. Bromo – Java

Stay in the budget room, meet the travelers, listen to them….

Hop from one bus to another and be a hard bargainer!

Eat anything, drink the water, forget the hygiene

• Indonesia is a home for the best eateries after Malaysia and Cambodia. IMO!

Join the local ceremony

• Festival Teluk Jailolo (Jailolo Bay Festival), North Halmahera, Every May 16th – 18th

• Festival Danau Sentani (Sentani Lake International Festival), Sentani Papua, June 19th – 21th

Scammers? We have a lot of them!

Ignore them, take them as a challenge