All what you need to know about Tourism in indonesia:
All what you need to know about Tourism in indonesia:
Introduction:A Beautiful State. The archipelago sea is the world's largest, spread over large areas and scenic overlooks the Indian and Pacific oceans;, making every area in this State rich tourist attraction Centre does not repeat.
*Before travelling to Indonesia:
Visas (Visa)
There are two types of visas (Visa) to Indonesia, the first for a period not exceeding 30 days and for a period not exceeding 60 days.
Granted the visa type I (30 days) for a minimum of seven days and the cost of production is $ 10, and if it has been more than seven days become cost $ 25. This visa can be issued at ports of Indonesia such as airports and ports, where the passport must be valid for at least six months, accompanied by a return ticket to your country, and that the entry of official outlets. And Arabic countries to which it applies these rules: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Egypt. And to nationals of other States, Arabic review of the Indonesian Embassy in their home country for a visa. Morocco is the only country excluded from the 30-day visa, and requires its nationals visa via the Indonesian Embassy in their country.
This visa is extendable, and each additional day you need to pay $ 20 for the day with plates exposes you more than 60 days for the visa to imprisonment and fined 25 million rupiah.
The second type is a visa for 60 days and cost $ 45 for long, being released in the Indonesian Embassy in your country or the nearest country to your country, and required the original passport and one photograph of the visa applicant and fill out a form to the Embassy and provide full papers to the competent employee. Among the States that apply this system, all the Arabic. These non-renewable visa must pay a fine of $ 20 for each additional day.
*Customs:
Prevents any kind of goods for trade and not for personal use, of these instructions will pay fine of 25,000 rupees for each purpose. You are advised not to use cardboard boxes as Governor or packing when traveling. It also imposes restrictions on video cameras and recorders and microscope and sports equipment
Free market (duty free): tobacco allowed in accordance with the following restrictions: 50 cigars or 200 cigarettes or 100 grams of tobacco. And allowed 1 liter of alcohol; a reasonable quantity of perfume and personal goods valued up to US $ 250 for the traveler and $ 1000 for the family.
*Weather and the favorite period for tourism:
Enjoy Indonesia located on the equator, tropical climate, where two of the monsoon: wet and dry. The mountainous areas in the western coast of Sumatra, West Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua has the largest amount of rainfall. Moisture in Indonesia generally high, averaging about 80%.
Preferred period for tourism: it is advisable to visit Indonesia, depending on the season and because of the visit. The best time to visit is the dry season between April and October. The humidity is relatively low and the nice weather, although the wet season visit is also possible in most parts of Indonesia, with the potential for flooding and interruption of communications in some areas. Linked touristic seasons in Indonesia by the end of the holidays: Ramadan and Christmas, the period between mid-June and mid-July, where Bali, Sumatra and Java are filled with tourists. It also advised not to visit the country for Eid al-Fitr with the degrees of crowding large numbers.
*Telecom and mobile phones:
International access code-it calls: + 62.
International access code: 017-outgoing calls, 001, 007, 008. or by Bix international: 101 or 102.
Status of public telephones: telephone network in Indonesia is in a constant state of growth and development, with public phones still uncommon. In the majority of cities can be found in the "mobile offices" where you can make local and international calls. Beside these offices can be found on the phones off for local calls in Indonesia only. These offices can also send fax wetilix and telegraph.
When calling from a phone in Indonesia follow these instructions:
Local call: local number as it is.
Long-distance in Indonesia: 0 and then the area code and then the phone number.
International call: 017 (or 001, 007, 008) and then the country code and then the area code (if any) and then the phone number.
Long-distance driven recipient: 0871 and then the area code.
Internet connection: off 080989999 (modem).
Phone card number: 168.
Emergency numbers:
-Police: 110.
-Fire brigade: 113
-Ambulance: 118
-Rescue crews: 115
-Central police station in Jakarta: + 62 21 7218144
Cellular phone networks and OS: in Indonesia, several companies of cellular phones, namely Indosat, Telkomsel, XL, Three, Axisworld, Smart Fren and all working in the GSM system except the last is CDMA System.
The cellular phone market in Indonesia in case of severe competition and therefore lower prices. You can purchase a prepaid SIM for RS. 20,000 or less (2 US dollars) and the price of the call can be up to 1,000 rupees per minute, as well as the price of text messages is very low. And often have the best coverage of Telkomsel network in remote areas. When you buy a SIM card you must fill some of the information in the phone and it would be desirable to request the tour guide or an Indonesian friend to do so otherwise the card will not work.
System: presidential Republic
The nature of the Governor and his title: President.
Name of capital city: Jakarta.
The number of provinces/States: Indonesia consists of 33 provinces (governorate), concentrated in six areas: central Sumatra (9), Java (6 provinces including the capital), Kalimantan (4 provinces), Nusa Tenggara (3 districts), Sulawesi (6 counties) and the Maluku islands webabau (4 provinces). Even in 1999, East Timor was part of Indonesia.
*Geography:
Area: 1904569 km.
Population: 248216193 inhabitants (the fourth country in the world).
Partition and places landmark: Java island is the largest inhabited islands by population, while Puncak Jaya in Papua, the highest peak in Indonesia (4884 meters), and Lake Toba in Sumatra Island, is the largest lake (1145 square kilometres). Indonesia's longest river mahakam and barito River in Kalimantan, which is the central machinery continue to travel on the island.
Longitude and latitude: Indonesia is located between latitudes 11 ° South and 6° to the North, longitude 95 ° and 141° ° East.
Society
Nationalities: Indonesia has a large number of ethnic groups of up to 300 ethnic talk 742 languages and dialects, while the origin of most Indonesians to Austronesian roots, which is believed to be originally from Taiwan. Other ethnic Melanesians who inhabit Eastern: Indonesia, as the largest ethnic group is the Javanese (42% of the population), and they dominated the country politically and culturally. The Javanese alsondion walmlioion walmadorion there, and a few concentrated cities and urban centres of Chinese, Indian and European, Arabic and Indonesian alsinoine influential ethnic minority population of up to 3-4%. Despite these wide, Indonesia remains a largely harmonious, although social, religious tensions and ethnic and violence in recent years.
*Religions: the Indonesian Constitution recognizes freedom of religion for all. Although Indonesia is not an Islamic State officially that they contain the largest Muslim nation in the world among Islamic Nations up in Indonesia to 86.1% (Census 2000), most of the year. All other religions are divided as follows: 9% Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and 3% other 2% minorities. Most Indonesian Hindus are Greece, most Buddhists in Indonesia are ethnic Chinese.
Islam entered Indonesia through the North of the island of Sumatra in the 13th century AD, via traders to become the dominant religion in the 16th century. Catholic Christianity also arrived to Indonesia over the colonists and the Portuguese missionaries spread Protestantism after the Dutch missionary efforts at colonization of the country. Other religions in Indonesia many, most notably: the Hindu Javanese and alabaghan Pala, aldayak, Orthodox Christians, and the doctrine of reconciliation among religions, which depends on the participation and consensus of customs and traditions and beliefs.
Official religion: officially recognizes six religions: Islam is a central, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.
Official language: Indonesian.
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