TRAVELLING IN 
INDONESIA

The country of
Indonesia is spread
over 13,677 islands
of which 3000 are
inhabitable.There
are five main islands
- Sumatra,Java,Sulawesi,
Bali and Kalimantan
together wiht the
western half of
New Guinea.

Capital:Jakarta

Pop:159,000,000

Language:
Bahasa Indonesian
which is a varient
of Malay.Older folk
still speak Dutch
but many younger
folk speak English.

Time:
There are three time
zones:-

Java,Sumatra,Bali
are GMT+7
Kalimantan,Timor &
Sulawesi GMT+8
Molucca islands &
Irian Java GMT+9


Electricity  110v
apart from Jakarta
which is 220v.

Passports/visas
UK Full passport
Visa not required
as long as not
stopping for more
than 60 days.

Money:Rupiah
All major credit cards
are accepted though
travellers cheques are
a little more limited
and usually only
accepted at banks and
hotels.


Health:
Cholera/Typhoid/Yellow
Fever/Polio are
recommended.
Water- boil all!

Boil milk and avoid
salads,fresh food.
eat well cooked
foods.

Air Travel:
Indonesia's national
airline is GARUDA
and especially cheap
fares are available 
through this airline
to Far east and
Australasian desti-
nations.
Approx flying time
from the UK is
17 hours.

Second airport is
DENPASAR on Bali.

BEACHES:
Good beaches at
Kuta in Bali
Sanur in Bali


OF INTEREST:
Many of Indonesias
islands contain
temple sites and
old royal palaces
and remains such
as Narmada in
Lombok with it's
huge complex
of palace dwellings.

NIGHTLIFE:
Jakarta nightlife
is quite lively and
there are over 40
cinemas in the city
some showing English
/subtitled films.

CLIMATE:
Tropical climate varying
from area to area.The
Eastern monsoon brings the
driest weather(June to
September)The western
monsoon brings main rains
(dec to March)Rainstorms
can occur all year.The
higher regions are cooler.