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Republic Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago.

Provinces in Indonesia: Bali, Bangka-Belitung, Banten, Bengkulu, Central Java, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, East Java, East Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sumatra, Gorontalo, Jambi, Lampung, Maluku, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Papua (Irian Jaya), Riau, Riau Kepulauan, South East Sulawesi, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, West Irian Jaya, West Java, West Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, West Sulawesi and West Sumatra.

Special regions : Aceh [ Sumatra ] and Yogyakarta.

Indonesia is located between the Southeast Asian peninsula and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

The country borders Malaysia on the island of Borneo (Indonesian: Kalimantan), Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea and East Timor on the island of Timor.

The largest populated islands are Java, where about half of the population lives, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with Malaysia and Brunei), New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea) and Sulawesi.

Capital City of Indonesia: Jakarta


car hire, hostels, hotels, tour operator, travel guides, transportation / traveling to indonesia

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Car Rental Indonesia

 Avis Car Rental - Bali and Jakarta
 Herz

Hostels Indonesia

 Hostelbookers.com - Great Hostels, Free booking, Fast & Easy to use
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Hotels in Indonesia

 Booking - Hotels in Indonesia  - an easy way to select and book hotel rooms
Hotels in Jakarta, Bali Kuta, Bali, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Bali Nusa Dua, Surabaya, Surakarta, Semarang, Bukittinggi and Bali Ubud 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels. Booking is a dedicated hotel and accommodation reservation website.

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Tour Operator / Travel Agents



Travel Guides Indonesia / Related books

Indonesia - Lonely Planet Travel Guide  
by Justine Vaisutis (Author), Neal Bedford (Author), Mark Elliott (Author), Nick Ray (Author)
Stretch your hand through ancient stone latticework to touch the lucky Buddhas atop Java's majestic Borobudur; Drink with the deceased (and try not to slip on buffalo blood!) at an elaborate and riotous Torajan funeral; Sniff out the infamous durian, scaly salak or spiky rumbutan at a local fruit market; Step aside as a giant Komodo dragon swaggers slowly by, with the confidence only 100kg of top-of-the-food-chain lizard can exude.
Eleven authors, more than 300 days of in-country research, 73 ferry trips, 197 detailed maps, 205 bowls of nasi goreng. Includes in-depth information on volcano trekking, surfing, diving, orang-utan watching and the best adventure opportunities across the entire archipelago.
Paperback: 924 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 8 edition (January 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1741044359; ISBN-13: 978-1741044355.
Indo Surf and Lingo - by Peter Neely (Editor)
The newly updated edition of the #1 best selling surfing guide to the islands of Indonesia. The book is loaded with maps, photos and descriptions of all the well known and not so well known surf spots in Indonesia.
Paperback: 148 pages; Publisher: Peter Neely; Newly revised 2007 edition (April 1, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0957724632; ISBN-13: 978-0957724631

Transport / How do I travel to Indonesia

 Jakarta Airport - Jakarta International Soekarno-Hatta Airport - 20 Km West of Jakarta
j Jakarta Airport - Halim Perdanakusuma Airport
 Sultan lskandarmuda Airport, Banda Aceh - 5 km from the centre of Banda Aceh
 Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung - Site 5 km from the centre of Bandung
 Polonia Airport, Medan  - Site 1 Km from the centre of Medan
 SM Badaruddin II Airport, Palembang - Site 12 Km at North West of Palembang
 Tabing Airport, Padang - Site 9 Km from the centre of Padang
 Bandara Sultan Syarif Kasim II, Pekanbaru  - Site 10 km from the center of Pekanbaru
 Supadio Airport, Pontianak - Site 17 Km at Southeast of Pontianak
 Kijang Airport, Tanjung Pinang

 PT(Persero) Angkasa Pura II - Indonesia Airports And Air Traffic Services
PT(Persero) Angkasa Pura II is a State-owned company engaged in the provision of airport management and air traffic services.

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights

 Kereta Api - Indonesian Railways

 Pelni - ferries

 Map of Indonesia [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Bibliothek - Map Collection ]


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 Travel Insurance

 Tourism in Indonesia - Tourist Board Indonesia - official site

For sheer size, scale and variety, Indonesia is pretty much unbeatable. The country is so enormous that nobody is really sure quite how big it is; there are between 13,000 and 17,000 islands. It's certainly the largest archipelago in the world, spreading over 5200 km between the Asian mainland and Australia, all of it within the tropics and with huge areas of ocean separating the land masses. Not surprisingly, Indonesia's ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity is correspondingly great - the best estimate is of 500 languages and dialects spoken by around 200 million people.

The largely volcanic nature of the islands has created tall cloud-swept mountains swathed in the green of rice terraces or rainforest, dropping to blindingly bright beaches and vivid blue seas, the backdrop for Southeast Asia's biggest wilderness areas and wildlife sanctuaries. All of this provides an endless resource for adventurous trekking, surfing, scuba diving, or just lounging by a pool in a five-star resort.

 Indonesia-tourism.com

 Portal Nasional Republik Indonesia
 Indonesian Embassy in London

 Jakarta - Capital City Indonesia

 Bali
 Bangka-Belitung
 Banten
 Bengkulu
 Central Java
 Central Kalimantan
 Central Sulawesi
 East Java
 East Kalimantan
 East Nusa Tenggara
 South Sumatra
 Gorontalo
 Jambi
 Lampung
 Maluku
 North Maluku
 North Sulawesi
 North Sumatra
 Papua (Irian Jaya)
 Riau
 Riau Kepulauan
 South East Sulawesi
 South Kalimantan
 South Sulawesi
 West Irian Jaya
 West Java
 West Kalimantan
 West Nusa Tenggara
 West Sulawesi
 West Sumatra 

 Ace - Sumatra
 Yogyakarta - Joglosemar Online
Culture & Traditions, Towns; and Tourism

 Banda Islands
The Banda Islands (Kepulauan Banda in Bahasa Indonesia) are a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140km south of Seram island and about 2000km east of Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. The capital city is Bandanaira, located on the island of the same name.
The Portuguese navigator Antonio de Abreu was the first European to encounter the islands, in 1512. Controlling production of nutmeg and mace was a major motivation for the Dutch conquest of the islands in the 1621, led by Jan Pieterszoon Coen. At the time nutmeg was one of the "fine spices" kept expensive in Europe by disciplined manipulation of the market, but a desirable commodity for Dutch traders in the ports of India as well.

 Antara - news agency
 BMG - information on meteorology and geophysics for Indonesia region
 East Java Tourism Service
 Enchanting Lands
 Indonesia News
 Indonesia-Tourism
 Jakarta On-Line - Regional Office of Tourism
 The Jakarta Post
 Vocal.net - Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko
 West Borneo

Cuisine - Indonesian Foods / Recipes

 The Food of Indonesia: Authentic Recipes from the Spice Islands  
By Heinz Von Holzen, Wendy Hutton (Editor)
Hardcover 144 pages (April 1, 1999); Publisher: Periplus Editions
 Taste of Indonesia - by Helena Soedjak
Indonesian cuisine has emerged as a result of an extraordinary blend of cultures and ingredients. Although influenced by Indians, Chinese, Arabs and Dutch, it retains its original flavours and compositions. For example , Indians and Indonesians prepare distinctly different curries. The recipes m Taste of Indonesia cover complete menus including appetizers, soups, seafood, poultry, beef, pork, lamb, rice, noodles, vegetables, desserts, and beverages. All of the recipes are laid out with an easy-to read ingredient list and easy-to-follow step-by-step preparation format.
The spices and ingredients used in the recipes are extensively described with useful tips for the substitution of unusual ingredients Taste of Indonesia describes how popular Indonesian dishes can be prepared at home . It provides detailed instructions for the preparation of each of the 93 recipes. Taste of Indonesia covers not only the cuisine, but also the geography, history, economy, religion, art, music, and culture of Indonesia. A special section is provided on popular dishes like sate (grilled meat on skewers), sambal (chili sauce), gado-gado (salad with peanut dressing), and krupuk (shrimp crackers).
Paperback 176 pages (March 1, 2002); Publisher: Snow Lion Graphics / SLG Books

History of Indonesia

 A History of Modern Indonesia Since C.1200 - M.C. Ricklefs
Recognized as the most authoritative general account of Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, from the coming of Islam c.1200 to today, this book covers the rich history of the Indonesian archipelago with a focus on indigenous affairs. Merle Ricklefs poses the question of how diverse but related linguistic and ethnic communities came to form the unitary Republic of Indonesia, and sheds important light on the crises and challenges facing this vast nation. For this third edition, Ricklefs has added chapters on the Soeharto period after 1975, on Indonesia since Soeharto, and on western Indonesia in the 17th and 18th centuries. Other revisions are found throughout the book, and the bibliography has been thoroughly updated.
Paperback 512 pages (August 31, 2001); Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Language: English; ISBN: 0333801008
 Sukarno: A Political Biography -  J.D. Legge
Paperback 479 pages (September 2003); Publisher: Archipelago Press; Language: English; ISBN: 9814068640.
 Sukarno [ Wikipedia ]
Sukarno (June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. He helped the country win its independence from the Netherlands and was President from 1945 to 1967, presiding over mixed success in the country's turbulent transition to independence. Sukarno was forced from power by one of his generals, Suharto, who formally became President in March 1967.
 Islomania: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands - Thurston Clarke
Travel writer Thurston Clarke has long been obsessed with islands, an affliction he calls "islomania", and this book is a kind of love letter to these little (and not so little) worlds surrounded by sea. Beginning with the accepted model for Robinson Crusoe's remote abode, Mas a Tierra in the Pacific, Clarke then takes readers on a tour of his favourite islands, exploring their geography, history and culture. From George Orwell's Jura, where he wrote "1984", to the beautiful (but slowly sinking) Maldives in the Indian Ocean, this is a book about some of the most curious and evocative places on earth. And over every island falls the shadow of Crusoe, persuading us that islands are more liberating than confining, more contemplative than lonely, more holy than barbaric.
Paperback 384 pages (July 4, 2002); Publisher: Abacus; Language: English; ISBN: 0349114552

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java - Brian Brake, Inger McCabe Elliot
Java is a trade-route island, whose 2,000-year-old history has been influenced by a succession of religions and waves of colonisation by Chinese, Indians, Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch and English. Each left its imprint on Javanese culture and the development of batik. The author takes the reader on a spellbinding tour of the island and on a discovery of batiks history, motifs, and methods of production.
Hardcover 240 pages (May 31, 2004); Publisher: Periplus Editions/Berkeley Books Pte Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 0794602436
 Indonesian 
Teach Yourself Indonesian is the course for anyone who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Indonesian with confidence.
 Gamelan: The Traditional Sounds of Indonesia - Henry Spiller
This is an introduction to the familiar music of Indonesia - both as sounds and cultural phenomena. It examines the meaning and significance of traditional Indonesian musical expressions and explores the agricultural roots of modern day dangdut dancing.
Hardcover 325 pages (October 2004); Publisher: ABC-CLIO; Language: English; ISBN: 1851095063

Web Portals / Search Engine / Directory

 Aviation-indonesia.com
Aviation Indonesia Dot Com will provide many information about everything (well, almost) in the world of aviation and general information about Indonesia.
 Catcha - Indonesia's No. 1 Local Search Engine
 Indocenter - The Indonesian Portal - Search Engine!
 Indonesia [ asiadragons ]
 Searchindonesia.com

 Yellow Pages Indonesia


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