Nature tourism
Raja Ampat, one of the world's richest marine biodiversity Sianok canyon in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra
The beach at Gili Meno with Lombok in the distant background
Lake Tondano, North Sulawesi
Forests on Sumatra and Java are examples of popular tourist destinations. Moreover, Indonesia has one of longest coastlines in the world, measuring 54,716 kilometres (33,999 mi), with a number of beaches and island resorts, such as those in southern Bali, Lombok, Bintan and Nias Island.
However, most of the well-preserved beaches are those in more isolated and less developed areas, such as Karimunjawa, the Togian Islands, and the Banda Islands.
Dive sites
With more than 17,508 islands, Indonesia presents ample diving opportunities. With 20% of the world's coral reefs, over 3,000 different species of fish and 600 coral species, deep water trenches, volcanic sea mounts, World War II wrecks, and an endless variety of macro life, scuba diving in Indonesia is both excellent and inexpensive.
Bunaken National Marine Park, at the northern tip of Sulawesi
Tulamben Bay in Bali
Nusa Lembongan
Nusa Penida. Lombok
National parks
Lesser Bird of Paradise Bogor Botanical Gardens established in 1817
Cibodas Botanical Gardens established in 1862
Gunung Leuser National Park
Kerinci Seblat National Park
Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Lorentz National Park in Papua
Komodo National Park in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Ujung Kulon National Park in the west of Java.
Volcanoes
Hiking and camping in the mountains are popular adventure activities.
Mount Bromo East Java
Mount Rinjani
Tangkuban Perahu and the volcanic crater Kawah Putih, north and south of Bandung
Mount Merapi near Yogyakarta
The legendary Krakatau with its new caldera known as anak krakatau (the child of Krakatau).
Gede Pangrango West Java
Mount Tambora, Sumbawa
The three-colored volcanic crater-lake of Kelimutu, Flores
Puncak Jaya in the Lorentz National Park
Lake Toba close to Medan in North Sumatra.
Cultural Tourism
Bali
In Bali, where most of Indonesian Hindus live, cultural and religious festivals with Balinese dance-drama performances in Balinese temples are major attractions to foreign tourists.
Toraja in South Sulawesi which still has strong animistic beliefs, offers a unique cultural tradition, especially during funeral rituals.
Minangkabau ethic group
Asmat and Dani in Papua
Dayak in Kalimantan
Mentawai in Sumatra
Yogyakarta, a special province in Indonesia known as centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture.
Ancient Temples
Borobudur temple in Central Java
Prambanan complex, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia
Islamic Heritage
Maimun Palace, Medan
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Islam has also contributed greatly to the cultural society in Indonesia.
Islamic culture is prominent in Sumatra, and a few of the remaining sultanate palaces can be seen in Medan and Tanjung Pinang. However for visitors in Islamic sites, either local or foreign, Muslim or non-Muslim, the rules of conduct and dress modesty is applied, such as removing the footwear while entering mosques or makam (tombs), visitor should not entering the site wearing shorts (sarong usually lended near the entrance to cover lower torso of the visitors), and wearing kerudung (head-dress covering) for women.
In Aceh the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque and tombs of Aceh Sultanate kings is popular destination.
In Medan the Medan Great Mosque and Maimun Palace is also major Islamic heritage destination.
Most of Indonesian major cities have their own historical or monumental Masjid Agung (Grand Mosque) that become city's landmark as well as tourism attraction.
Istiqlal Mosque, the Indonesian national mosque and the largest in Southeast Asia is Jakarta's major landmark as well as tourist attraction.
In Java the ziyarat pilgrimage is usually linked to historically important Islamic figures of Wali Sanga (Nine Saints), they are important because of their historic role in the Spread of Islam in Indonesia. Their tombs and mosques scaterred along Java's north coast towns, such as Demak, Kudus, Cirebon, Gresik, to Ampel in Surabaya. The 15th century Agung Demak Mosque hailed as the first mosque established in Java. Menara Kudus Mosque is notable for incorporating Majapahit Hindu-Javanese architecture. The tomb of Sunan Gunungjati near Cirebon, is also the important ziyarat site in West Java.
Colonial Heritage
Jakarta History Museum in Kota
Batavia Stadhuis now Jakarta History Museum in Kota
Fort Rotterdam in Makassar
The popular heritage tourism attractions is Kota — the center of old Jakarta, with its Maritime Museum, Kota Intan drawbridge, Gereja Sion, Wayang Museum, Stadhuis Batavia, Fine Art and Ceramic Museum (Former Court of Justice of Batavia), Toko Merah (Red Store), Bank Indonesia Museum, Bank Mandiri Museum, Jakarta Kota Station, and Glodok (Jakarta Chinatown). In the old ports of Sunda Kelapa in Jakarta and Paotere in Makassar the tall masted pinisi ship still sailed. The Jakarta Cathedral with neo-gothic architecture in Central Jakarta also attracted architecture enthusiast.
Bandung historical avenue around Asia Afrika and Braga Street displays rich collections of Indies and Art deco architecture from early 20th century. Several hotels such as Savoy Homann in Bandung and Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya are colonial heritage hotels suitable for those whom interested in Dutch East Indies colonial history. The VOC forts can be found in Yogyakarta, Makassar, Bengkulu and Ambon. The colonial buildings might also be found in old town parts of Indonesian cities, such as Semarang, Surabaya, Malang, and Medan. The heritage tourism might also focussed on the era of 17th to 19th century royal Javanese courts of Yogyakarta Sultanate, Surakarta Sunanate and Mangkunegaran.
Metropolitan Tourism
Bandung with its boutiques, distribution stores and factory outlets is well known by locals and foreign visitors as shopping heaven in Indonesia National Monument in Jakarta Metropolitan tourism activities are shopping, sightseeing in big cities, and enjoying modern amusement parks. Ancol Dreamland with Dunia Fantasi theme park and Atlantis Water Adventure is Jakarta's answer to Disneyland-style amusement park and water park. Several similar theme parks also developed in other cities, such as Trans Studio Makassar and Trans Studio Bandung. The nation's capital, Jakarta, offers many places for shopping. Mal Kelapa Gading, the biggest one with 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi), Plaza Senayan, Senayan City, Grand Indonesia, EX, and Plaza Indonesia are some of the shopping malls in the city. Next to high-end shopping centers with branded products, Indonesia is also a popular destination for handicraft shopping in the region. Certain Indonesian traditional crafts such as batik, songket, ikat weaving, embroidery, wooden statue and fashion products are popular souvenirs for visitors. Indonesian textile and fashion products are known for its good value; good quality with relatively cheap and reasonable price. Bandung is a popular shopping destination for fashion products among Malaysians and Singaporeans.[40] Another popular tourist activity is golfing, a favorite sport among the upper class Indonesians and foreigners. Some notable golf courses in Jakarta are the Cengkareng Golf Club, located in the airport complex, and Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club. Bali has many shopping centers, for instance, the Kuta shopping center and the Galeria Nusa Dua. Nightlife of Indonesia is also popular among foreigners, especially in the big cities like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Manado, Denpasar and Medan.
Gastronomy Tourism
Indonesian cuisine varies greatly by region and has many different influences. Some Indonesian cities have their own signature dishes. Such as Mie Aceh, Padang's rendang, Palembang's pempek, Jakarta's soto betawi and gado-gado, Bandung's siomay and batagor, Yogyakarta's gudeg, Solo's tongseng, Semarang's lumpia, Surabaya's rawon, Madura's satay, Balinese nasi campur and babi guling, Makassar's konro, Manado's tinutuan, to Chinese Indonesian mie goreng. Some exhibitions, fairs and events often also incorporated eating experiences. Such as Jakarta Fair that offer local delicacies as well as food products from various corners of Indonesia, or Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival (JFFF) that feature food and fashion.
International Tourist Arrivals
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, is located in Tangerang Regency, Banten.
Adisumarmo International Airport (IATA: SOC) in Solo, Central Java,
Juanda International Airport (IATA: SUB) in Surabaya, East Java,
Achmad Yani International Airport (IATA: SRG) in Semarang, Central Java,
Husein Sastranegara International Airport (IATA: BDO) in Bandung, West Java
Adisucipto International Airport (IATA: JOG) in Yogyakarta.
Ngurah Rai International Airport (IATA: DPS).
Selaparang Airport (IATA: AMI) located on the west coast of Lombok
Hang Nadim International Airport, in Batam, Riau Islands
Visa Regulations
Indonesian Visa
On February 1, 2004, Indonesia introduced unpopular and tighter tourist visa regulations. Although tourist visas were formerly free and valid for 60 days, visitors from certain countries were now required to purchase one of two visas on arrival (VOA): a US$15 visa valid for 10 days or a US$25 visa valid for 30 days. This was heavily protested by the tourist industry, which pointed out that this cost adds up for families and 30 days is a very limited time to travel in Indonesia with a number of remote and hard to reach locations.
The countries now subject to these tighter regulations include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Visitors to Indonesia are required to be in possession of valid passport with minimum of 6 months validity and a return or an onwards journey ticket at the time of arrival. Other visa classes are available for entry into Indonesia including; Transit visa Visit Visa Tourist, Social, Business - for single and multiple journey Working visa (including dependants) Diplomatic service visa. Diplomatic service passport holders of 9 nations can obtain a 14 day visit visa; Cambodia, Mongolia, Cuba, Montenegro, Croatia, People's Republic of China, India, Peru, Iran, Serbia, North Korea, Turkey, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Equador and Myanmar.
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