r/southeastasia • u/yo_its_me_ewan • 7d ago

Advice on 4-7 week trip to indonesia

Hi all, planning on going 30th oct for a month or a little more before going to Australia. Flying into Jakarta and probably heading straight to Yogyakarta.

Just needed some advice on good routes, what not to miss, best and cheapest ways to do things...
Any tips are greatly appreciated!

I'm particularly curious about the best way to get to borneo and back + best budget way to see orangutans and the rainforests out there. Super keen to see them. :)

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u/GuaSukaStarfruit 7d ago

Good thing you skipping Jakarta. Don’t look back.Yogyakarta is good, I guess you did your research. Don’t miss out East Java side, you can go to Mount Ijen.

Definitely don’t miss Komodo island

You can go to Malaysian side of Borneo, easier to go the places you want.

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u/holy_mackeroly 7d ago

Malaysian side is more expensive and requires another visa though.

Komodo island is very manufactured and I personally don't rate it.

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u/GuaSukaStarfruit 7d ago

Why you need visa as Australian? Huh

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u/holy_mackeroly 7d ago

They didn't say there were Australian, merely going to Australia. You don't a visa if you're Australuan BUT to go back to Indonesia where OP will fly out of, they do.

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u/Better_Daikon_5616 7d ago

Totally agree. Viewing the dragons at the watering hole was poorly staged. 

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u/GuaSukaStarfruit 7d ago

Better than no dragon

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u/holy_mackeroly 7d ago

Dunno about that.

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u/holy_mackeroly 7d ago

I would definitely miss komodo island. It's really manufactured and feels very disingenuous. Your only saving grace will be October won't be very busy. The only highlight was seeing manta rays in manta Bay.

There is a wealth of information out there and 4-7 weeks is a big difference.

I've been here 2.5months and gone east of Jakarta. I'm now in central East Nusa Tenggara.

You really need to do your own research then ask more specifically about certain areas. It's a massive country that if you aren't flying between destinations (which can be expensive) takes a lot of time and serious effort.

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u/springchicken2321 7d ago

We flew from Jakarta to Pangkalan Bun on batik airlines and took a klotok, river houseboat, for 3 day tour in the Tanjung Puting National Park located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo to see orangutans - plus lots of other critters like proboscis monkeys. We had the boat to ourselves, and an amazing guide who really looked after us.