Getting Started Itineraries History The Culture Environment Food & Drink Java History Culture Getting There & Away Getting Around JAKARTA History Orientation Information Dangers & Annoyances Sights Activities Jakarta for Children Tours Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Drinking Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around Around Jakarta WEST JAVA Jakarta to Merak Merak
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Around Malang Blitar Panataran Gunung Kelud Pacitan Around Pacitan Probolinggo Gunung Bromo & Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park Bondowoso Ijen Plateau Jember Watu Ulo & Papuma Kalibaru Meru Betiri National Park Alas Purwo National Park Banyuwangi Baluran National Park
Bali History Culture Getting There & Away Getting Around SOUTH BALI Kuta & Legian Seminyak North of Seminyak Sanur Benoa Harbour Bukit Peninsula DENPASAR Orientation Information Sights Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around NUSA LEMBONGAN & ISLANDS Nusa Lembongan Nusa Ceningan Nusa Penida UBUD Orientation Information Sights
Activities Courses Tours Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Drinking Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around AROUND UBUD Bedulu Pejeng Tampaksiring North of Ubud South of Ubud EAST BALI Coast Road to Kusamba Gianyar Bangli Semarapura (Klungkung) Around Semarapura Sidemen Road Pura Besakih Rendang to Amlapura Road Gunung Agung Kusamba to Padangbai Padangbai Padangbai to Candidasa Tenganan Candidasa Candidasa to Amlapura Amlapura Tirta Gangga Amed & the Far East Coast Kubu Region Tulamben Tulamben to Yeh Sanih WEST BALI Tanah Lot Pura Taman Ayun Marga Tabanan South of Tabanan North of Tabanan Balian Beach & Lalang-Linggah Jembrana Coast Negara
Around Negara Gilimanuk Taman Nasional Bali Barat Labuhan Lalang CENTRAL MOUNTAINS Gunung Batur Danau Bratan Gunung Batukau Area NORTH BALI Yeh Sanih Singaraja Around Singaraja Lovina West of Lovina Pemuteran
Sumatra NORTH SUMATRA Medan Bukit Lawang Parapat Danau Toba Sibolga PULAU NIAS Gunung Sitoli Teluk Dalam Pantai Sorake & Teluk Lagundri Traditional Villages ACEH Banda Aceh Pulau Weh Aceh’s West Coast Pulau Banyak Gayo Highlands Gunung Leuser National Park WEST SUMATRA Padang Around Padang Mentawai Islands Bukittinggi Around Bukittinggi Danau Maninjau Kerinci Valley BENGKULU Bengkulu Northern Bengkulu Pulau Enggano RIAU
Pekanbaru 448 Around Pekanbaru 451 Dumai 451 Riau Islands 451 Pulau Batam 451 Pulau Bintan 455 Other Riau Islands 459 JAMBI 460 Jambi 460 Muara Jambi 462 SOUTH SUMATRA 463 Palembang 463 Danau Ranau 467 Krui 467 Pasemah Highlands 467 Pulau Bangka 468 LAMPUNG 469 Bandarlampung 470 Way Kambas National Park 472 Kalianda 473 Gunung Krakatau 474 Bakauheni 474 Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park 474
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History Wildlife Climate Getting There & Around LOMBOK Mataram Around Mataram Lembar & the Southwestern Peninsula Senggigi Gili Islands North & Central Lombok Sapit Gunung Rinjani Tetebatu South of Tetebatu South Lombok East Lombok SUMBAWA West Sumbawa Sumbawa Besar Around Sumbawa Besar East Sumbawa Bima & Raba
Around Bima Sape KOMODO & RINCA ISLANDS Komodo Rinca FLORES Labuanbajo Ruteng Around Ruteng Bajawa Around Bajawa Boawae Riung Ende Kelimutu Moni Around Moni Maumere Around Maumere Larantuka Around Larantuka SOLOR & ALOR ARCHIPELAGOS Adonara Lembata Alor WEST TIMOR Kupang Around Kupang Soe Around Soe Kefamenanu Around Kefamenanu Atambua & Around ROTE SUMBA Waingapu Around Waingapu East Sumba South-Central Sumba Waikabubak West Sumba
Kalimantan History Culture Wildlife Getting There & Away Getting Around
WEST KALIMANTAN Pontianak Sungai Kapuas Singkawang Around Singkawang Ketapang Gunung Palung National Park CENTRAL KALIMANTAN Pangkalan Bun Sungai Lamandau & Sungai Balantikan Kumai Tanjung Puting National Park Palangka Raya Sebangau National Park Sungai Kahayan Muara Teweh SOUTH KALIMANTAN Banjarmasin Around Banjarmasin Marabahan & Margasari Kandangan Negara Upau Loksado Around Loksado South Coast EAST KALIMANTAN Balikpapan Around Balikpapan Samarinda Kutai National Park Tenggarong Sungai Mahakam Upper Mahakam Sungai Kedang Kepala
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Sungai Belayan Berau Pulau Derawan & Sangalaki Archipelago Sungai Kayan & Apokayan Highlands Krayan Hulu Sebuku Sembakung Tarakan
Getting There & Away Getting Around SOUTH SULAWESI Makassar Around Makassar Pantai Bira Pulau Lihukan & Pulau Betang Pulau Selayar Taka Bone Rate Watampone Sengkang Pare Pare Palopo TANA TORAJA Rantepao Makale Around Tana Toraja MAMASA VALLEY Mamasa Around Mamasa CENTRAL SULAWESI Pendolo Tentena Poso Around Poso Lore Lindu National Park Palu Donggala & Tanjung Karang Kolonedale Teluk Tomori Morowali Nature Reserve Luwuk Banggai Islands Tanjung Api National Park Ampana TOGEAN ISLANDS Pulau Batu Daka Pulau Kadidiri Pulau Una Una Pulau Togean Pulau Tomken & Pulau Bolilangga Pulau Malenge Pulau Walea Kodi NORTH SULAWESI Gorontalo Around Gorontalo Kotamobagu Bogani Nani Wartabone
National Park Manado Pulau Bunaken Tomohon Around Tomohon Danau Tondano Airmadidi Bitung Pulau Lembeh & the Lembeh Strait Tangkoko-Batuangas Dua Saudara Nature Reserve Sangir-Talaud Islands SOUTHEAST SULAWESI Kolaka Kendari Around Kendari Raha Around Raha Bau Bau Tukangbesi Islands
Maluku History Culture Getting There & Away Getting Around NORTH MALUKU Pulau Ternate Pulau Tidore South of Tidore Pulau Halmahera Pulau Morotai SULA & BURU Sula Islands Pulau Buru PULAU AMBON Kota Ambon Around Pulau Ambon LEASE & SERAM Lease Islands Pulau Seram BANDA ISLANDS Bandaneira Pulau Gunung Api Pulau Banda Besar Pulau Hatta Pulau Ai Pulau Run (Rhun) SOUTHERN MALUKU
Kei Islands Tanimbar Islands Southwestern Maluku Aru
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History Climate Wildlife Culture Getting There & Away Getting Around WEST PAPUA Sorong Raja Ampat Islands Fak-Fak Around Fak-Fak Manokwari Pegunungan Arfak Cenderawasih Bay National Park THE NORTH Jayapura Sentani Around Jayapura & Sentani Pulau Biak Pulau Yapen THE BALIEM VALLEY Wamena Around Wamena Baliem Valley – South Baliem Valley – Northeast Baliem Valley – Northwest Danau Habbema Lani Country Yali Country & Beyond THE SOUTH Merauke Wasur National Park The Asmat Region Korowai & Kombai Regions
Directory Accommodation Activities Business Hours Children Climate Charts Courses Customs Regulations
Dangers & Annoyances Discount Cards Embassies & Consulates Festivals & Events Food Gay & Lesbian Travellers Holidays Insurance Internet Access Legal Matters Maps Money Photography & Video Post Shopping Solo Travellers Telephone Time Toilets Tourist Information Travellers with Disabilities Visas Volunteering Women Travellers Work
GETTING THERE & AWAY Entering the Country Air Land Sea Tours GETTING AROUND Air Bicycle Boat Bus Car & Motorcycle Hitching Local Transport Minibus (Bemo) Tours Train
Health BEFORE YOU GO Insurance Vaccinations Internet Resources
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Further Reading IN INDONESIA Availability of Health Care Infectious Diseases Traveller’s Diarrhoea Environmental Hazards Women’s Health Traditional Medicine
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