All newly arrived to Indonesia local guides obligatory expound the pathos legend: it turns out that originally Bali was equipped with gods exclusively "for themselves" - and only later, having been generous (or maybe having lost control), decided to open it for people..I must say that today's heirs of the ancient demiurges take quite decent rent from the island's guests: Indonesia can not be called a cheap direction .However, Indonesia offers a really high-quality holiday, which fully justifies its cost, and the flow of those wishing to rest "like the gods" is increasing with each season..
The main advantage that Indonesia has is that it is possible to perfectly combine active and beach holidays, ethnological and historical excursions, wildlife observations and hikes of the highest category of complexity - no wonder Indonesia is on the list of must-visit destinations for hiking. At the same time, the quality of local hotels, and the maintenance in them - invariably "at the level."
Two main categories of tourists, which are attracted by Indonesia: "experienced" wealthy travelers in search of new experiences and no less wealthy newlyweds enjoying the wedding trip. If the cost of recreation in Indonesia does not bother, the only "but" may be just the duration of the flight: the flight from Moscow lasts about 15 hours. As for visa formalities, they are kept to a minimum: Indonesia "stamps" visas for Russians directly on passport control.
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The capital is Jakarta. The main resorts-islands: Bali, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Lombok, Sulawesi, Java, Bintan, Batam.
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How to get to Indonesia?
In Bali, Denpasar fly mostly regular flights, charter flights there are raised only in the high season .The most economical and convenient options for flights from Moscow are direct flights between Transaero and Aeroflot (about 12 hours in the air), Singapore Airlines with a connection in Singapore (one flight a week, 13 hours without docking) or Thai Airways (via Bangkok ) .Also, Turkish Airlines + Air Asia (Moscow-Istanbul-Singapore-Denpasar route), Emirates (Moscow-Dubai-Jakarta-Denpasar or Moscow-Dubai-Singapore-Denpasar), Qatar Airways (Moscow-Doha-Denpasar) and Hong Kong Airlines (Moscow - Hong Kong - Denpasar) .
The duration of such a flight, depending on the chosen flight - from 19 to 24 hours. Also, Bali can be reached on Air China flights with transfers in Beijing and Xiamen, Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong or Korean Air via Seoul.
From Kiev to Bali regular flights fly Turkish Airlines, Emirates Airlines and Air France (always with a refueling landing). There are also a number of charter flights from Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk.
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Visa to Indonesia is
Russian citizens can obtain an Indonesian visa for a period not exceeding 30 days upon arrival in the country.
Customs
Import and export of foreign currency is not limited, export of the national - no more than 50 000 IDR, the declaration is obligatory. Duty-free allowed to import up to 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 g of tobacco and 2 liters of spirits, perfume for personal use.
It is forbidden to import medicines, plants, animals, drugs, weapons and military equipment, fruits, pornography, printed publications on Chinese medicine. It is forbidden to export rare animals and birds, tortoise shells, objects and things of historical and artistic value (if there is no special permission).
Professional photo, video and audio equipment must be registered by the authorities upon entry and exit from Indonesia.
Useful phone numbers are
Embassy of Russia in Jakarta: 12940, Jakarta, JI. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X-7, 1-2, Kuningan; tel .: (21) 522-29-12, 522-29-14; website
Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation on. Bali: Perumahan Bali Kencana Resort, Block Cendrawasih No. 18, Ungasan - 80361 Jimbaran; tel .: (361) 279-15-60
Embassy of Indonesia in Moscow: st. Novokuznetsk, 12; tel .: (495) 951-95-49, 951-95-50; fax: 230-64-31, website is
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in St. Petersburg: 8th line of Vasilievsky Island, 29; tel .: (812) 232-11-02
First aid: 118, police: 110, fire service: 113, information desk: 108.
Tourist safety in Indonesia is
The Balinese are deeply religious people, and there are very few crimes committed on the island. However, tourists should still be more careful when visiting Kuta (there are many visitors): do not wear expensive outfits and jewelry. Do not also leave your things unattended on public beaches. It is recommended to change the currency only in exchange offices, without being tempted by the tempting course of street changes. It is better not to use tap water, but to buy bottled water. Also it is necessary to monitor the quality of the supplied ice - sometimes it is prepared from tap water. It is recommended to use repellents and mosquito nets, wear dark glasses, headdresses and use sunscreen. Many beaches are "framed" by powerful coral reefs: it's better to swim in special rubber slippers.
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The climate of Indonesia is
The weather in Indonesia is divided into "dry season" from March to September and "wet season" from November to March. During the wet season, precipitation falls locally, as a rule, at night, in the form of short-term (for 1-2 hours) thunderstorms. Therefore, at this time, there are problems with transport communications, mountain tours and diving become unsafe. The average air temperature ranges from +26 ° C to +35 ° C. The water temperature is + 26. + 27 ° C all year round. The hottest months are July and August.
Actual information: weather forecast for the main resorts of Indonesia for the next few days.
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Banks and exchange points
Currency can be exchanged at the airport, specialized exchange offices in banks, as well as in hotels and markets (though the rate there is quite unprofitable). In large tourist areas, US dollars are accepted for payment (preference is given to hundred-dollar bills), as well as EUR and the currency of the countries of Southeast Asia.
Major banks, hotels and shops accept major credit cards and traveler's checks for payment. In tourist areas, especially in Bali, "credit cards" can be used even in small private institutions, shopping centers and restaurants.
Banks are open from 8:00 to 15:00 from Monday to Thursday, on Friday from 8:00 to 11:30. Weekend - Saturday and Sunday.
Transport Indonesia
In order to cover long distances, in Indonesia it is most convenient to move on airplanes. Often this is the only mode of transport - the country is located almost on 18 thousand islands. For flights within the country for departure from one point to another, an airport fee of 30,000 IDR is charged (payment is made only in Indonesian rupees).
Railway communication is developed only on the island of Java, plus two small segments exist in Sumatra. Traveling by train is quite comfortable, especially when moving from Jakarta to Semarang, Surabaya or Jogjakarta. The fare is quite high, especially in the first class of a sleeping car.
Intercity buses are quite modern cars and go on a tight schedule within one island. There are several routes that include ferries for ferrying to other islands. Tickets are purchased the day before the trip to bus stations or bus companies. The cost is low: about 10 USD per 100 km of the road.
City buses, on the contrary, are mostly old and worn out. The money for the journey must be transferred to the driver or conductor. At the same time, it is necessary to closely monitor what fees are charged to other passengers, since foreigners are often cheated. In general, city buses are best left to the aborigines, and to use a taxi - especially since it is not too expensive. Before boarding, you need to negotiate a price, pay better in Indonesian currency. Most taxi drivers accept dollars for payment (especially in tourist places like Bali), but the course will be extremely unprofitable. In addition, you can use the services of a fixed-route taxi "BEMO" - inexpensive and democratic, as well as motokrish "Ozek" or "Besak". In this case, the price is negotiated before the trip.
Car Rental in Indonesia
Renting a car in Indonesia is not a good idea. The movement in the country is left-handed, roads in large cities and highways are good enough, but here the country and local routes are often not in the best shape. In addition, Indonesia has many roads that have one-way traffic during a certain period of the day and a bilateral one in the other, and there are usually no road signs or warning signs on such roads. In general, there are few road signs in the country and they often contradict each other.
The documents required for the rental are: an international driving license (issued at least one year ago), an age of at least 21 years, as well as paid mandatory insurance and a security deposit (or credit card).
All rates for car hire in large companies usually include unlimited mileage, third party liability insurance, accident insurance, hijack insurance, additional fees and local taxes.
The speed limit on most trails is 70 km / h.
Hotels in Indonesia
In Indonesia - very high-quality and comfortable hotels, fully consistent with their official "star". There are hotels 3 *, 4 *, 5 *, in addition, many 5 * can be characterized as "de luxe." In hotels everything is very clean and civil, they do not drink tap water - free bottled drinking water is provided.
Power supply in large cities and tourist areas is 220 V, 50 Hz. In some remote areas, there are 110 V.
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Shopping and shopping in Indonesia
"Typical set" of Indonesian souvenirs: batik, mother of pearl, wooden dolls and characters of the national shadow theater, masks, figurines of dragons, umbrellas. To the heap - products of folk handicrafts (rattan woven bags, caskets, etc.), wood carvings, paintings, jewelry with emeralds and pearls, silver, spices, coffee, things from paper, ceramics and glass.
In the shops of the resorts of Kuta and Legian you can buy clothes at low prices, and in Seminyak there is a lot of chic (and, accordingly, expensive) boutiques.
Shops are open daily from 9:00 to 18:00, many private establishments, especially in tourist areas, work until 21:00.
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Cuisine and restaurants in Indonesia
In Indonesia, an interesting mix of Chinese, Indian and traditional island cuisines has formed over the centuries. The basis of the local diet is rice "nasi", which is brewed in broth or banana leaves, making rice chips, fried with various ingredients or simply served with vegetables, richly flavored with sauce. Pork is practically not used, but all other types of meat and seafood are prepared with great ingenuity.
Even in Indonesia, you can appreciate all sorts of culinary exotics: swallow nests in chicken broth, shark fin soup, cuttlefish with rice and greens, frog legs in dough and fried locust. Of course, there are dishes more familiar to the European stomach: shashlik "sate", scrambled eggs with nuts and greens "wabi," baked in a banana leaf fish or tuna puree, smoked mackerel, baked crabs, etc.
It is common to drink spicy food in the country with cold water and sweet tea with ice. Freshly squeezed juices are also common (for example, "es-jerk" from Indonesian mandarin), coconut milk and milk with rice and palm sugar "badzhurur", crushed ice with sugar syrup and beans, ginger tea.
Alcohol in the country is almost not consumed, however, in northern Sumatra, in Sulawesi and Bali, where Islam is less common, no one is showering a cheeky tourist with a stone for a glass of wine or a bottle or two of beer. The country produces good local wines (rice "bram"), palm vodka "arak" and beer "tuak" from palm juice.
Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions of Indonesia
Indonesia is interesting with numerous cultural and historical sights, as well as diverse and extremely "densely populated" national parks.
Sumatra is the fifth largest island in the world with hundreds of kilometers of beaches of dark sand, dozens of unspoiled mountain lakes and the ruins of ancient temple complexes. Famous attractions: the volcanic lake of Toba, the royal graves and the palace on Samosir Island, the Palace of Istana, the Mosque-Raya Mosque and the military museum "Bukit-Barisan" in Medan. In the northern part of Sumatra is the largest reserve of the country Gunung-Leser, where rare Sumatran rhinoceroses, tigers, wild bulls and orangutans live.
Around the volcanoes Gunung-Sinabung and Gunung-Sibayak stretched the best areas for tracking on the island. Also worth visiting is the Orangutan rehabilitation center in Bohorok, the picturesque canals of Palembang, the green mountain valleys of Kerinchi and Danau-Ranau and the famous Krakatoa volcano in the Sunda Strait.
Kalimantan (Borneo) is the third largest island on the planet. It is not only the place of residence of the Dayak tribe, famous "bounty hunters", but also an amazing "time reserve": both the nature and life way here remained exactly the same as hundreds of years ago. Resting on Kalimantan, it's worth to visit Melak village with orchid garden, "river city" Pontianak, go on river routes in Muar, Muntei and Long-Iram.
And also: hunting for whales and the "tricolor" Lake Keli-Mata on the island of Flores, the bull race on the island of Madura, the fights of riders on the island of Sumba, jumping through a two-meter stone column on Nias, reserves with lizards (the largest reptiles of the planet) on the islands Komodo and Rinka.
- Visit the full moon at the Lara-Jonggrang temple in Prambanan a performance of the ballet "Ramayana."
- Fight with mammals in the cave of the Goa-Lava Bay cave on the island of Bali.
- In the villages of Nghel, Voloite and Yopu of Flores Island, purchase sarongs and hand-made scarves.
- Look at the Krakatau "volcano-killer" in the Sunda Strait of Sumatra.
- To meet in the vicinity of Kalimantan (Borneo) "bounty hunters" - the Dayaks, representatives of the last "wild" tribe of the planet, who still live according to the laws of the Stone Age.
- Stay overnight in the most secluded hotel in the world - the Amanwana complex in the jungalh on Moyo Island.
- To participate in the "kerapan sapi" - races on the bulls on the island of Madura.
- To get sick at competitions on jumping through a two-meter stone column on the island of Nias.
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Active rest is
An entertaining linguistic fact: in Indonesia, those leisure options that end with "ing" are very popular: diving, surfing, trekking - all this is abundantly represented on 18 thousand Indonesian islands. At the same time, if the popular and long-beloved Russian tourists Bali can be engaged in "resting" in comfort and bliss, then in the wild (in a good sense) corners of Sumatra or Sulawesi, a reckless fusion with nature and a complete ignore of all the benefits of civilization - perhaps satellite phones.
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Surfing
On the archipelago there are several surf sites with a world name, and to saddle the waves here are honored for the honor of many famous surfers .Especially there are many chances to meet them on Plengkung beach (the east coast of Java), whose waves are recognized as the most "long-playing" on the planet: on the top of the turquoise roll of water, you can slide to the shore for a long time, enjoying the view from a height of 5-7 meters .The western coast of Java can boast of the town of Simaya Beach, the wavelength at which is also rather big - 100-200 m depending on the season .A dozen beautiful surfing beaches scattered along the coast of the Mentawai archipelago, west of Sumatra .Finally, it is possible to take a lot of water in the coastal waters of Bintan Island (Riau Archipelago) and in the secret paradise of board lovers - Tanjung-Setia Beach in western Lampung (if anyone asks, we did not say anything about it!)
Popular Excursions in Indonesia
Kintamani tour (8 hours) - 45 USD, Mengvi Tanakh Lot tour (5 hours) - 45 USD, Bird and reptile park (5 hours) - 45 USD, rafting rafting (5 hours) - 68 USD, Safari on elephants (5 hours) - 70 USD, one-day tour "Borobudur-Prambanan" (at least two people) - 235 USD, one-day tour to Lombok Island (minimum two people) - 140 USD, one-day tour in safari park in Surabaya on the island Java (minimum two people) - 185 USD, cruise to Coral Reefs - 90 USD (tourists are also offered many other dive tours), cruise with dinner at sunset - 50 USD.
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