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For flights from Yogya to Denpasar v.v. check these websites:Garuda: http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/index.php.Mandala: http://www.mandalaair.com/. Lion Air: http://www.lionair.co.id/main.asp.
Renting a car could make a convenient travel time , but there are things you should know for your pleasant trip too. Firstly, GET TO KNOW ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Find out if the fare will include the fuel and driver meal. In touristic areas, they will provide you water and umbrella during the rainy season. If you have to buy the fuel, find out which type of car you are going to use. Some will give you a cheap rate but you will spend more in fuel. Renting a car with the driver will be better but you have to get all the terms and conditions from the car rental company from the first hand or the hotel transport desk. Find out who will be responsible in case the car crashes or damaged during your renting time. In case you rent the car along with the driver, the driver will be responsible for it. Make everything clear before you rent the car. Secondly, BE CAREFUL WITH THE DRIVER. Do not...
There are 7 international airport in Indonesia : Soekarno-Hatta (Jakarta), Ngurah Rai(Bali), Polonia (Medan, North Sumatra), Sultan Syarif Kasim (Pekanbaru, Sumatra), Tabing (Padang, Sumatra), Juanda (Surabaya, East Java), and Sam Ratulangi (Manado, North Sulawesi). Many international flights from/to Jakarta and Bali, where other smaller international airports will just few flights from the neighboring countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and Phillipines. All the capitals of the provinces and few smaller cities will have airports for domestic flights. Ask the competent persons for any information you need for the airport (your relatives/friends/hotel staff/travel agencies) : maximum baggage, check in time, departure/arrival area/terminal, etc. The airport tax will be 15,000IR (less than US$2) for domestic flights and 75,000IR (around US$8) for international flight. Trolley may...
Ojek is a motorcycle, along with the motorcyclist, that offers you a ride to some places, one of the ‘unofficial’ main transportation that commonly used in all over the cities in Indonesia. Ojek is a good alternative transportation, especially when you don’t want to deal with the traffic in the big cities or when you want to reach some places that the cars can’t do so. Each motor will just have one passenger and you should bargain the fare before you ride on it. For the short ride (100-200m), it will cost you around 2,000 IR (Indonesian Rupiah). Ask the common/usual fare to others before you bargain to get the good deal. The safety is not an issue for the short ride there. Most of the times, the helmet is not available and the motorcyclists are kids. It is not a good choice of transport during the rainy season.
It is a two wheeled transportation carried by a horse. In many cities in Indonesia, delman is one of the main transportation. It has good seats for 4-5 people (average ones) and screen to protect the passengers from the rain. The taller or the fat ones most probably will not enjoy the ride on delman though with more than 2 companions. Most of the delmans are uniquely decorated by the owner, jingle bells along the way, colorful roof/wheel, or interesting horse attires. During the big festivals (Eid, Independence Day, Christmas, Easter, New Year, Harvest Season), the delman’s decoration will be more delightful. Just get ready for the inconvenient thing: when the horse raises its tail, hold your breath.
It is a two wheeled square box carried by cow(s) and the best transportation for the farmers to carry their crops when the roads are narrow or unpaved. This PEDATI can be seen only in the farm areas or villages. Whenever you see one, ask the farmer if you can ride on his PEDATI. He will be very happy to give you a ride for free. The ride may not be comfortable because no seats will be available. Don’t forget to get some pictures. Not only will the farmer pose for you, but also the cow.
The driver seat will be at the right side of the car in Indonesia, like the way they do in UK or Thailand. The passenger is expected to go down at the left side of the car. Most of the cars will be Japanese cars (Toyota,Honda) and you may see some European/American cars in the big cities. Many cars are still using the accelerator without automatic driving system. There are no specific rules for the manufacture’s year or whether the gas fumes are tolerable or not, so you will see many old cars on the street with noisy horns and engines; and very intolerable grayish to blackish gas fumes.
Some plane crashes in the early 2007 made Indonesia’s aviation system and airlines in one of the worst airlines’ top list in the world. Nevertheless, many improvements have been made for the flight safety and enhance Indonesia domestic flight’s standard. The weather will be the common reason for the airlines to delay their flights. The planes may even fly back to the departure airport or turn to the other destination to avoid the bad weather, technical problem, and even the weird thing (my Jakarta-Makassar flight had to transit in Bali for 5 hours for unexpected visit of vice president in Makassar city). See my other transportation tip ‘The Peak Season’ too. Most of the airlines use Boeing 737 series whereas The Lion Air uses the latest one Boeing 737-900 and Batavia has Airbus series for the longer flights. Be sure to have longer gap time to your next flight because the domestic flights...
Stasiun Jakarta Kota.. ....,KOTA TRAIN STATION.... better known as Stasiun Beos (Beos Station), is an old train station in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The station was CHANGED TO A HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LANDMARK IN 1933...
As the most populous Moslem country in the world, 1 week around the Eid time will be the peak season in all over Indonesia. It is a Muslim’s festival after fasting month Ramadhan, it was on September 13th in 2007 and will be advanced 10 days every following years). Traffic during those days happens in Java cities, especially Jakarta. Nevertheless, Christmas time will be the peak season for the Christian areas like Manado, Ambon-Maluku, Papua cities, and Medan. January (New Year), school holiday (the end of May to first weeks of July) are the other peak season for the flights. There is a Mardy Grass festival in Bali so February will be considered as the peak season in that area. During Hajj and Umroh time (Muslim’s pilgrim ritual to Saudi Arabia), you may see more people in the bigger airports. You should have your airline tickets bought by your Indonesia’s relatives/friends/colleagues in...
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Q: Hello Folks, I am going to Indonesia and want an idea as to what is a realistic daily budget, a little further...
A: Motorcycle may cost you around 30-50k + 10k for the petrol. Say 50k on average for both basic accommodation will be around 100k-150k 30k-50k for the food so 300k...
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