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Wild indonesia

I intend to discover wildlife, crazy flora, interesting locals and snorkle fantastic reefs.

14 years ago, March 29th 2010 No: 1 Msg: #107508 Delete Edit

oligdurmast
Ollie Hall

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Hello there I would like to travel in Indonesia from the end of may.Indonesia is so large so I would like to know where abouts/what isand woud suit me best.

I intend to find wild indonesia and woud like to travel independently, hitch hiking staying with locals etc. I intend to travel through any country im in the "wildest" I possiby can and I wil certainly be staying wel away from the normal tourist destinations.SO was wondering which area was least developed.
I would also ove to see alot of wildlife on my trip and would love to be able to see as much as I can without the help of a tour company. I also would like a fantstic coastline.

So if anybody could please advise me on what area of indonesia that would be most suitable for a:
Wild adveture
Local (untouched) people/Tribal
Lots of widlife
Jungle
Beautiful coast
Beautiuful mountains

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14 years ago, April 8th 2010 No: 2 Msg: #108254 Delete Edit

pPamela
Pamela Joy Fuge

N Posts: 102

Hi,
How long do you intend on spending in Indonesia?
Can you speak Indonesian language?
Sumatra would be my suggestion for you.

Loads of jungle, long bus trips, rough travelling, beautiful coastline from Bengkulu to say Tapan.
You can take a bus from Tapan through the Kerinci National Park to Sungai Penuh and then to Kersik Tau where the magnificent Gunung ( mountain) Kerinci is.
From Kerinci you can go and see the ancient Kubu tribal people of Jambi best to take a guide from Kerinci.
Then yuo can proceed through to Bukittinggi and Lake Maninjau.
You can climb Gunung Merapi if you wish in this area.
A 17 hr rough bus trip awaits you from Bukittinggi to Lake Toba the largest lake in the world from a volcano crater.
Lake Toba is for relaxing and seeing the Batak culture and great waterfalls etc.
From Lake Toba 4 hr bus ride to Medan - big city.
You then have a choice of a jungle paradise of Tangkahan- 5 hr bus trip from Medan.
Visit Tangkahan through the week- weekends finds annoying locals making noise and leaving rubbish everywhere.

More adventure can be had in south Aceh- namely Ketambe.
Pulau Weh a plane flight and ferry is worth a visit off the coast of Banda Aceh.
West Coast of Aceh is very non touristy if you wish to venture there.
send me a private message and your email and I can send you some maps.
Pamela who spent 5.5 months in Indonesia in 2006 my 7th visit to Indonesia since 1997.
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14 years ago, April 11th 2010 No: 3 Msg: #108442 Delete Edit

y4ny4n
Yanyan

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Hi,

Pamela is right, Sumatra might be the place !
But in case you want to try on Java, i suggest Kawah Putih ( a cauldron) in West Java (a little bit "touristy" here, though), or for snorkelling and stuff, Karimun Jawa in central Java is not that overly exposed YET.

If you like temples, but not interested with Borobudur/Prambanan..you might want to try the Dieng Plateau Area , a 4 hr ride from Yogyakarta. It is not as well known as those 2, but it's lovelier in my opinion. For volcanoes, you can try Merapi or Semeru.

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13 years ago, June 8th 2010 No: 4 Msg: #112703 Delete Edit

pPamela
Pamela Joy Fuge

N Posts: 102

Hi,
Just wondering how you went with your trip. Hope you will come back and let us know about your experiences Reply to this

13 years ago, June 21st 2010 No: 5 Msg: #113704 Delete Edit

mumun indohoy
mumun

N Posts: 2

Well your description of what you want is a bit vague. Indonesia has a lot of untouched tribal society and definitely a lot of wildlife. My suggestion would be to go to Borneo where the Dayak people are and the (remaining) forest. If you decide to travel Sumatera than drop by Jambi where you probably can meet the 'Suku Anak Dalam' or the forest people. Even in Bali, if you check out the remote villages, they're still quite traditional. In Java there is the Baduy people around Banten (not far from jakarta even) and in Garut there is the Naga village.
Papua is always famous for everything, paradise birds, steep mountails, dangerous malaria and primitive societies, and also underwater wonders, so it could be a choice for you.

But whereever you go, there will be a lot of nature :P

But to be honest, in a developing country like ours (I'm Indonesian) a lot of things would come to you as primitive eventhough exposed to the modern world. Come to Indonesia and see what I mean :D Reply to this