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Tourist Information
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Capital
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Indonesia is the largest archipelago and the fourth most populous country in the world. Converting of five main islands (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua) with 33 provinces, 30 smaller archipelagos. It has a total of 17.508 islands of which about 6.000 are inhabited. It stretches 5.150 km between the Australian and Asia continental main lands and divides the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the equator. The name Indonesia is composed of two Greek words: ‘indos” which means Indian and “nesos” meaning Islands. The Capital City of Indonesia is Jakarta.
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Visa
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All travelers to Indonesia must be in possession of passport valid for at least six months from date of arrival and have proof (tickets) of onward or return passage.
Recently the Government of Indonesia has issued a new regulation concerning the application of visa to enter Indonesia. Immigration authority will provide Free Tourist Visas for a period of 30 days to nationals from 11 countries only on the basis of reciprocity. The countries are Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Chile, Morocco, Peru, and Vietnam. Moreover, Visa on Arrival (VOA) will be given to nationals of 52 countries. These are Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, New Zealand, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America, Austria, Belgium, India, Ireland, Kuwait, Luxemburg, Maldives, Egypt, Oman, Portuguese, Qatar, The People of Republic China, Russian, Saudi Arabian, Spain, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greek, Iran, Islandia, Lao PDR, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Nederland, Suriname, and Sweden. Visa on arrival is valid for 30 days and maybe extended under the permission of Indonesia in conditions as follows, the natural disaster happens in the place that is visited by the tourist. And if, the tourist is sick or got an accident during other visiting. Other nationals must apply for visa at Indonesia Embassies or Consulates in their home country. In addition, the visa cannot be replaced with any other immigration letters.
Entry ports where visa-on-arrival may be issued are the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta, Ngurah Rai airport in Bali, Sultan Syarif Hasim airport in Pekanbaru, Tabing airport in Padang, Juanda airport of Surabaya, and the Sam Ratulangi airport in Manado.
While authorized seaports are Batam, the Sekupang, Batuampar, Nongsa, Marina, Teluk Senimba, Bandar Brintan, Talani Lagoi and Bandar Sri Udana Labon in the Riau archipelago, Sri Bintan Pura in Tanjung Pinang, Belawan port and Sibolga in North Sumatra, Yos Sudarso Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Teluk Bayur of Padang, Tanjung Priok at Jakarta, Padang Bai and Benoa in Bali, the port of Jayapura, Bitung, Tanjung Balai Karimun, Tanjung Mas in Central Java, Tenua and Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara, Pare-Pare and Soekarno Hatta port in South Sulawesi.
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Airport
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Taxi fares are metered and will cost between Rp.60.000 to Rp 75.000 to the downtown area of the city where the most largest hotels are located. The air-conditioned airport bus service is approximimately Rp 10,000 to any of the five city zones. Limousine services are provided by some of the leading hotels in the city. Faster and comfortable in Jakarta is Trans Jakarta bus service Rp.3,500. At all major airport terminals, inquires about local transportation should be directed to the information counter.
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Transportation
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Garuda Indonesia’s flagship airline services all major cities in Indonesia. They fly only jets and mainly wide-bodies. Web link www.garuda-indonesia.com. Merpati airline services domestic routs. Merpati city link. PELNI (The National Passenger Line) crises crossing the archipelago on fixed schedule. Main ticket office is in Jl. Angkasa 18 Kemayoran, Phone (021) 4211921. Train travel across Java and Sumatra can be cheap depending on the class.
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Local Time
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Western Indonesia (Sumatra & Java) GMT+7
Central Indonesia (Sulawesi & Nusa Tenggara) GMT+8
Eastern Indonesia (Maluku & Papua) GMT+9
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Weather
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Climate wise, Indonesia is distinctly tropical. The east monsoon from June to September brings dry weather while the west monsoon from December to March is moisture-laden bringing rain. The transitional period between these two are interposed by occasional rain showers, but even in the midst of the west monsoon season, temperatures range from 21 degrees C (70 degrees F) to 33 degrees C (90 degrees F) except at higher altitudes which are much cooler. Heaviest rainfalls are recorded in December and January. Humidity is between 60-100 %.
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Exchange rate
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Rupiah (Rp) IDR: 500, 1000, 5000, 10,0000. Coins IDR: 25, 50, 100, 200, 500.
US dollars and other major currencies in banknotes or travelers cheque are easily exchangeable in banks or at authorized money changers in main tourist destination.
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Folk Religion
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Customs allow on entry a maximum of one liter of alcoholic beverages, 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars of 100 grams of tobacco and a reasonable amount of perfume per adult. Cameras, Video cameras, portable radios, cassette recorders, binoculars and sport equipment are admitted provided they are taken out on departure. They must be decreed to customs. Prohibited are firearms, narcotics drugs, pornography, Chinese printing and medicines, transceivers and cordless telephones, films, prerecorded video tapes, and laser disks must be screened by the censor board. There is no restriction on import or export of foreign currencies and travelers cheques, however, the import and export of Indonesia currency exceeding Rp. 100 million rupiahs is prohibited.
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Folk Custom
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Etiquette
It is inappropriate to use the left hand to eat or to give or receive anything.
Clothing
Dress is normally casual and light clothing is advisable due to the hot, humid climate.
Trousers or slacks and shirts are generally considered appropriate but a jacket and tie are required for formal occasions or when making official calls. For certain formal occasions, long sleeved batik shirts are acceptable. For travel to mountain areas, a light sweater or jacket is recommended. Halter tops and shorts are frowned upon in most places except around spots facilities or on the beach, proper decorum should especially be observed when visiting places or worship.
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