Insight Guides - Insight Guides: Indonesia

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Getting around the e-book

This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Indonesia, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Indonesia. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Indonesia are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Indonesia. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Indonesias Top 10 Attractions

The astonishing array of Indonesian cultures and customs is equalled by the amazing landscapes and wildlife of this nation of islands.

Top Attraction 1

Borobudur . Mesmerising Borobudur is the worlds largest Buddhist monument. Dating from the 9th century, this gigantic stupa forms the shape of a mandala a geometric aid to meditation. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Orang-utans . The best places to see these magnificent creatures are the rainforests of Tanjung Puting National Park (Central Kalimantan) and Gunung Leuser National Park (North Sumatra). For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Yogyakarta (Jogja) . The Javanese art, dance and music cultivated by 18th-century royalty remain alive in Yogyakarta today, blending seamlessly with the modern-day life of students, farmers and handicraft makers. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Kuta , Sanur and Seminyak beaches . Visions of Bali almost always include its southern beaches, with Kuta in the limelight for surfers and young partygoers, followed by the trendier scenes at upscale Sanur and Seminyak. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

Gunung Bromo . Arrive before dawn to witness the sunrise illuminate one of the worlds most remarkable volcanic landscapes. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

Lake Toba . A water-filled ancient caldera, the largest and deepest in the world, Sumatras beautiful Lake Toba is believed to have been formed by a series of super-eruptions nearly 900,000 years ago. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Ubud . The cultural heartland of Bali, Ubud and its environs attract seekers of spirituality, wellness programs, health foods and tranquillity. Others are drawn by the wealth and handicrafts and artwork produced here. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Tana Toraja . Tucked away in the green highlands of South Sulawesi, Tana Toraja is a land of breathtaking vistas, ancient funerary rituals and graves guarded by wooden effigies. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Ikat-weaving villages . In remote Nusa Tenggara are many islands where ikat textiles are still woven on back-strap looms. Each village has its own motifs and colours, many of which are collected by aficionados. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 10

Komodo National Park . In addition to its extraordinary reptiles, this remote corner of Indonesia offers some of the best diving and snorkelling in the Asia-Pacific region. For more information, .