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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Indonesia
Take a tour of the top places to go in Indonesia. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Bali city guide,
and Lombok city guide.
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| S Gallyot |
05 September 2004 |
Stayed at Le Meridien Jakarta - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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I didn't take any tours cos I was there for business but Hardrocks good, not very far from the hotel. Laguna is a restaurant to go and if you're travelling by cab make sure you take the BlueBird cabs, they go by the meter. If you choose not to travel at night, then the Hotel's Tiga Puluh Bar will be the best place to relax and have some fun. As for shopping, Mangga Dua (2) should be the best place to shop.
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| T Derville |
29 July 2004 |
Stayed at Waka di Ume - Bali, Indonesia.
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Highly recommend Ayung river rafting, good fun for all ages! Art galleries a must and high end ones are Agung Rai Gallery, Tate Gallery on Monkey Forest Road, and Neka Gallery.
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| A Valiani |
15 July 2004 |
Stayed at Qunci Villas - Lombok, Indonesia.
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We would recommend Lombok over Bali as it is quieter and somewhat untouched. We travelled around in a rented 4X4 and motorbike; remember your helmet! The Sengiggi strip restaurants are very basic and it seems the fine dining is in the hotels.
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| J Cheang |
13 June 2004 |
Stayed at Green Garden Hotel - Bali, Indonesia.
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We walked around Kuta town, did a lot of shopping for wood carvings, some sarongs, which were very cheap. Found a restaurant called Kunyit Bali, in front of Santika Beach Hotel in Kuta, which served delicious Balinese food. We also chartered a van to take us to Kintamani, Mt. Batur, Ubud, and along the way, lots of vendors selling wood carvings, handicrafts, which were very much cheaper compared to Kuta. As we are from Malaysia, the sun, sea and surf did not interest us much since we have plenty of that back home, but the shopping did!
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| W Suraji |
12 June 2004 |
Stayed at Ibis Kemayoran - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Be sure to visit places like Taman Mini - great cultural revelation. Do also spend a full-day at Dunia Fantasi especially if you have kids. They'll love it there. For the shopaholics, don't leave Jakarta without stepping out to Mangga Dua Mall. It is great for the computer freaks as well. If you have the time, head on to Bogor and then up to Puncak. Don't forget to visit the Taman Safari there. Great outdoors for the whole family.
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| D Bolton |
28 May 2004 |
Stayed at Inna Garuda - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Jogja was great. Don't miss the Ramayana Ballet, quite spectacular. Prambanam and Borobodur temples were sensational. If you really like the time to look around these places rather than being rushed by a limited tour schedule, book a taxi for the day. Of course you'll need to bargain, but we got a car and driver (albeit with almost no english) for 400,000 rupiah for the day (and no doubt you could get it cheaper too) and for this we toured to Borobodur for as long as we wanted, the village of Kaliurang for views of Mt Merapi (although it was raining the walk through the rainforest there was beautiful - so didn't see the volcano) and Prambanam is also very beautiful and worth a good look. Also hire a guide at both temples - only 40,000 rupiah and worth the money - very informative.
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| J Jiang |
24 May 2004 |
Stayed at Melasti Beach Resort - Bali, Indonesia.
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No need to eat at the hotel restaurant, as there are a few nice restaurants near the hotel. The shops near the hotel tend to be cheaper than the ones near Kuta. When take a taxi in Bali, always use meter, and try to take blue (light and navy color) color taxi, Blue Bird is a good company. Japanese food is a good value in Bali, as they are cheaper than anywhere else. Of course, you should always try the chicken satay:) if you are taking a one day tour to nearby island, try to ask for the sailing boat. When shopping always bargain, they tend to ask one third of the price. You can find good silver jewelry, sarong, swim suit, housing ware and other good stuff.
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| S Kim |
21 May 2004 |
Stayed at Melasti Beach Bungalows - Bali, Indonesia.
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We really enjoyed Ubud. Less people, great shopping, more relaxing and the accommodations seem much nicer and better priced. I highly recommend a place called Tegal Sari.
If you like to surf and want a great resort, I recommend Uluwatu Resort. It was conveniently in walking distance to the surf site and the Surfing Village on your walk down is great.
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| W Van der sluis |
20 May 2004 |
Stayed at Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Yokya is a very busy town with good Indonesian culture. The Borobudur should be visited early in the morning cause of the heat. Gadjah Wong is the very best restaurant in town. Take a cab and do go there.
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| C Crowe |
10 May 2004 |
Stayed at Alila Manggis - Bali, Indonesia.
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We hired a car and driver for a day's touring and travelled around East Bali, through the beautiful, lush paddy fields, stopping off at Tirthaganga Water Palace, up to the volcano and lake Kintamani and finishing for dinner and a performance of Balinese dancing in Ubud. Although this involves a fair amount of time in the car it is a good excursion for anyone with a relatively limited time in the area.
We also went diving on the wreck about an hour's drive north from the hotel. The dive is excellent with plenty to see, with the added advantage of being fairly shallow, so inexperienced divers can also give it a try. The rest of our long weekend in Bali was just spent enjoying the hotel, it's fantastic ambience and it's facilities.
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