Travelling in Indonesia
Last updated: 22 March 2002
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With more than 13,000 (some say over 17,000) thousand islands, more than 300 languages and cultures, Indonesia is definitely a unique place to visit. The official language isBahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language), although many people (especially in big cities) speak English. Most people also speak their own (native) languages. In small vilages, some old people do not even speak Bahasa Indonesia. They speak their own native languages. For more information about how Indonesians live, have a look at Indonesian Lifestyle pages.
| Climate. ... detail at indonesia.insan.web.id/travelLet's visit Steve Gill's Most Excellent Adventures in Indonesia. There are a number of excellent photographs of Indonesia and Indonesians at this web site. | Natural resources. ... detail at detail at indonesia.insan.web.id/travelCheck Calendar of Events to plan your trip to Indonesia. (Also check Indonesian events, which is rather out of date right now.) |
Bali
Bali, the island of glorious dance and drama. One of the most beautiful islands in the world. Rather displaying the content in here, visit our Bali Page with its numerous links.
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia. A snapshot of Jakarta by gimonca@skypoint.com.
- Pemda DKI (Provincial Government)
- Jakarta.go.id
- Jakarta Hot Spot
- BeritaJakarta: a portal on Jakarta (*new*)
- Discover Jakarta: all about Jakarta.
- National Museum: a recreation and education site in Jakarta
- Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, a recreation area
- How to get to Bandung from Jakarta
- Alumni of JIS (Jakarta International School) see also this page (*new*)
West Java (Jawa Barat)
West Java covers 46,300 sq. hectares or roughly one third of the Java island. West Java has roughly 35 millions inhabitants. It is the most populous and the most productive province in Indonesia.
Bandung is the capital of West Java. It is used to be called the Paris of Java, and the Flower City. It is also very romantic. Weather wise, it is used to be a "cool" city. It is also famous for its beautiful girls. (This is a biased statement, since I lived in Bandung.) To get to Bandung from Jakarta, have a look at this page.
- Bandung High Tech Valley: a site which aims to provide a complete information center of Bandung. However, this is focused on Indonesian audience (which means it uses Bahasa Indonesia). A great site. Of course I am biased, since I maintain the site.
- Pemda Bandung: Government of Bandung
- Another Travel Information of Bandung site
- General info in West Java (Jawa Barat) and some cities (Bandung, Bogor, Cirebon)
- A little history about Bandung
- Exotic City of Bandung: Interesting pictures of Bandung and Maribaya (hot spring resort).
- The Peak Resort Dining: a nice restaurant North of Bandung. You can see the view of Bandung and its surrounding. (*new*)
- Close to Bandung is the city of Lembang and the crater of Tangkuban Parahu. Read the Legend of Sangkuriang to find out more about Tangkuban Parahu.
- Sari Ater: Hot Spring Resort, Ciater, Subang
- Bogor: a nice city in the middle of West Java
- Cirebon: a city in the Northern East of West Java
- Depok: a suburb of Jakarta (*new*)
Central Java (Jawa Tengah)
- Salatiga (*new*)
- Solo
- A picture of Solo taken by gimonca@skypoint.com. Notice the billboard.
- Borobudur: an ancient Buddhist temple. (updated feb 16, 1996)
- Yogyakarta
- PT Taman Wisata Candi: Candi Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko, including Ramayana Ballet at Candi Prambanan.
Yogyakarta
- Yogyakarta: a special city, popular place for tourists
- Keraton Ngayogtakarta Hadiningrat
East Java (Jawa Timur)
- Pemda Surabaya (Gov. official)
- Surabaya City: information about Surabaya
- Colors Pub in Surabaya
- Mpu Tantular: National Museum of East Java
- East Java Directories
- A picture of Mount Bromo. Note: it's still alive.
- Information about the city of Malang
- Bantul
- Magetan - Government office web site
Sumatera
Various places in Sumatera.
- Minangkabau
- North Sumatera
- Sumatra Utara (North Sumatra) comments on travelling in Bukit Lawang.
- North Sumatra
- Berastagi: a place in North Sumatra
- Karo
- Riau
- Riau Provincial Government (*new*)
- Batam: an island close to Singapore (*new*)
- Riau and Batam
- Sumatra Selatan (South Sumatra)
Kalimantan
Sulawesi Utara
- Sulawesi Utara Manado, etc.
- Pemda Tingkat I Sulawesi Utara (Provincial Government of North Sulawesi)
South East Sulawesi
South Sulawesi
- Wisata Makassar
- Takalar Government Office
Gorontalo
- Pemda Gorontalo: Government office
Maluku
There has been an interest in Maluku (Moluccus) due to the recent civil unrest. We are looking for more links about Maluku. If you know one, especially if it is in English, please share.
Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT)
- Ed Parker's page on Nusa Tenggara Timur
Lombok
- Lombok
- Lombok (another page)
- Lombok Hotels
- IndoEast Network.
Irian Jaya
- Irian, an interesting page to visit. Quite different compared to the rest of Indonesia. Irian is famous for its Asmat people.
- Biak, an island off Irian Jaya.
- Dani People of the Baliem Valley.
- Sixten page on Irian Jaya
- Photo Gallery of Irian Jaya
Timor
- Dilli, (Please do not associate this with political reason. It is here for historical reason. When the political clout is over, we will take appropriate action, such as removing the link if necessary.)
Related to travelling in Indonesia resources
- Surfing in Indonesia (*new*)
- Paket Rupiah: a travel portal for Indonesians
- Garuda Indonesia: Indonesia's airline company
- A list of Tour & Travel agencies in Indonesia. (updated 15 October 2000)
- Accommodating Asia - Travellers' Exchange on Indonesia: bulletin board and discussions
- Visit Indonesia Program (VIP) Welcome Card
- List of Indonesia provinces and their capitals
- Java Atlas
- Museums in Indonesia
- Birding in Indonesia
- East Indies Expeditions
- Hotels in Indonesia
- Indonesian Underwater Adventure
- How I spent my summer vacation
- Mau ke mana?, Tim Zwaagstra's travel page.
- Chilmar's travel-page on provinces of Indonesia.
- Liono's Travelling to Indonesia
- Indonesia Selayang Pandang
- Indonesia Tourism Homepage
- Various pictures of Indonesia taken by Charles <gimonca@skypoint.com>
- Travel-Indonesia.com
- Cycling in Indonesia?
- Wisata Indonesia
- Map of Indonesia by Peter Loud.
- Omega Net
Comments...
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Other travelling and related resources
- 1000 Travel tips: practical info on Central America, the Middle East and SE Asia Chosen as "Best Belgian travelsite of 1998" by Clickx and Connections
- GNN Travelers' Center.
- INFOHUB
- This page is featured at Washington Post web site
- Informasi tentang Tokyo dan Jepang (Bahasa Indonesia).