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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Indonesia
Know the most popular landmarks in Indonesia. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
Bali city guide,
and Lombok city guide.
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| W Wegenast |
03 May 2003 |
Stayed at Ibis Arcadia Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Jakarta is scary sometimes, so much poverty....if you go for taxis, only choose BLUEBIRD as they can be trusted and always use meter. It's not advisable to walk around alone at night in JKT....
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| J Teh |
13 March 2003 |
Stayed at Atlet Century Park Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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There are lots of nice local foods around, from light to heavy meal, however, you must ask your friend to help as the location is not around the hotel vicinity. Places like Kelapa Gading area, Mangga dua are one of the places where you can find both good shopping deal and nice food.
Jakarta is not an easy place to walk around like in Bangkok, so buy a map before you travel and know where you want to go if you are travelling on free and easy, unless you have friends. As for transportation, always use blue bird taxi as it is safer for foreigners. Always check if the meter is on. Please prepare small notes for taxi as they don't give you small change like in Singapore.
The Spas is good and cheap, much cheaper than in Singapore, it is a good try.
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| S Lee |
08 March 2003 |
Stayed at Novotel Surabaya - Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Good taxi service available round the clock. Just a short distance from the hotel to the city.
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| S Lee |
05 March 2003 |
Stayed at Ciputra Hotel Semarang - Semarang, Indonesia.
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Taxis are readily available to bring you around at any time of the day.
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| R Schafer |
10 February 2003 |
Stayed at Park Lane Jakarta, The - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Jakarta is a difficult city to get around in. The best option is to get a Silverbird taxi from the hotel and have him standby while to are shopping, eating, or in meetings. This practise is costlier than it use to be but is still the best way to get things done in the city. Plan your travels to avoid heading the same direction as rush-hour traffic.
The best restaurants include Stix, Riva, Hazarra, Porta Venicia, Batavia Cafe, and Paprika. All very good. There are also now a few Starbucks in the city. Batavia Cafe is also a great place to visit from a historical perspective.
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| E Nah |
16 January 2003 |
Stayed at Atlet Century Park Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Always travel by meter when in a taxi. Go by Blue or Silver bird ONLY. Even so, make sure your driver knows the way or better still buy a map before you enter the country. Good Jakarta maps are hard to come by, even at the malls. Bookshops are a rarity for English books. It's best to know your way around by being orientated on the map via landmarks. Asking around may not help 'cos even the hotel staff may not always understand what you are saying in English.
Learn a few essential Bahasa Indonesia words for convenience/survival. Stay away from city central if you are Chinese-looking or caucasian 'cos at any time, an uprising with people brought in from other islands can occur.
Senayan is more or less, a safe place away from the crowds. Walking to Plaza Senayan after dark is ok. Just don't go beyond the area on foot. Try to dress down - don't show off and don't show too much skin. I was followed on my return walk from expensive Pasar Ria and Blok M (half hour's walk away) so you need to watch your back and keep in crowded and bright areas. If followed, make a u-turn, then follow the person following you. That shook my follower off.
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| A Ilangakoon |
27 December 2002 |
Stayed at Inna Garuda - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Yogyakarta is a wonderful place to visit. It is in close proximity to the world heritage sites of Borabudur and Prambanan which you can visit conveniently either on your own using local transport or by arranging tours with local tour groups located in close proximity to hotel Natour Garuda.
We also visited Mt. Merapi an active volcano just 25 km away from Yogya. In Yogyakarta itself the Kraton is interesting and local transport includes Andongs (horse cart) and Becacks (bicycle rikshaws) which are cheap and great fun. Shopping along Jalan Malioboro and eating Indonesian food at night from street cafes is also good fun.
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| S Mount |
26 December 2002 |
Stayed at Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Yogya is a fantastic place especialy for those that what to experience something different from Bali. There are many tours laid on to Borobudur etc. a very good restaurant and definitely worth a visit is 'Gadja Wong' on Jalan Gadjya.
Taxi's have improved a great deal, all of them use meters, so its a cheap and comfortable way to get around. learn just a little bit of the local language and you'll have a great time.
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| M Dinghin |
09 December 2002 |
Stayed at Atlet Century Park Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Little bit far from center but taxis very cheap.
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| B Barnett |
26 October 2002 |
Stayed at Senggigi Beach Hotel - Lombok, Indonesia.
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Hawkers are the main problem with Sengiggi - on the beach and down the main street. They are not aggressive or unduly persistent, unlike e.g. some African countries, but as soon as one goes another appears!!
Good choice and variety of restaurants in Sengiggi - ludicrously cheap in many, with drinks often costing more than food!! The absence of the 21% GST tax, which luxury hotels charge, make this a good option.
The place was very quiet when we were there, but this was just after Bali. Lombok is very undeveloped - almost "primitive" - certainly outside of Sengiggi. Well worth hiring a jeep or car for 3/5 days to see the island. Car hire is cheap, but rental agreements seem rather vague on insurance etc!! Roads are pretty good and traffic light, other than around Mataram. The drive up North from Sengiggi is spectacular. We were not impressed with Kuta in the south.
People are very friendly - crime doesn't seem to be a problem. A great place to relax.
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