Travel warning is issued for traveling to Indonesia. For more information please visit U.S. Department of State
Indonesia consists of 5 major islands : Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), Celebes (Indonesian: Sulawesi), Irian Jaya (West New Guinea) and more than 13,000 smaller islands and islets (with Bali, the most visited island in Indonesia.)
Search Indonesia for vacation rentals, furnished apartments, villas, bed & breakfast and other types of accommodation:
Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Indonesia
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +7 (Sumatra, Java and West & Central Kalimantan), GMT/UTC +8 (Bali, Nusa Tenggara, South & East Kalimantan and Sulawesi), GMT/UTC +9 (Papua and Maluku)
- Electricity: 110V/220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Weights & measures:Metric
Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List by
- Borobudur Temple Compounds (Province of Central Java)
- Ujung Kulon National Park (West Java and Lampung)
- Komodo National Park (East Nusa Tenggara Province)
- Prambanan Temple Compounds (Province of Central Java)
- Sangiran Early Man Site (Central Java)
- Lorentz National Park (Irian Jaya Province)
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Island of Sumatra)
Indonesia Regions:
Indonesia consists of 30 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular - propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota);
Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Irian Jaya Barat, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Riau, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Yogyakarta*; note - with the implementation of decentralization on 1 January 2001, the 357 districts or regencies became the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services
Visitor's Impressions
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How to Survive Indonesia by Mark Moxon
Bada Valley, Indonesia by Mark Moxon
