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Entry requirements

Passport and visa service: Visa Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic representations: List of Indonesian embassies and diplomatic representation abroad
For more information: Embassy of Indonesia in Greece
99, Marathonodromon
154 52 P Psychico
Phone: 2106742345, 2106746418, 2106774692
Fax: 2106756955
Indathgr@hol.gr

Recommendation: To travel around Jakarta, taxis give the most comfortable service. The Blue Bird and Silver Bird companies are the most recommended ones.
Maps of urban networks: Maporama
UT Library on line
Mapblast

Recommendation: Indonesia is well served by airlines. Buses, and in Java the train, are also practical.
Rail companies: Website of PT Kereta Api

Flight from Greece: Different aircraft companies like Qatar Airways, Emirates and Gulf Air operate departures from Athens to Jakarta. To find out air connections from Greece to Indonesia click here

Recommendation: The roads and highways are jammed but they are generally in good condition. In the event of an accident with corporal damage, the police must be called. A car insurance is not compulsory, but it is better to subscribe to an insurance policy covering your liability as much as someone else's. It is strongly recommended that you hire a car with driver.
Road maps: Maps of the main cities
Find an itinerary: Link to detailed maps of the Indonesian provinces

Historical: Old Batavia (Kota), Taman Fatahillah, and the chicken market bridge, the old port of Sunda Kelapa; Glodok, the district given to the Chinese in 1741; Lapangan Banteng Square and its superb colonial architecture; the Wayang Museum.
The Daerah Istimewa of Jogjakarta and the sultan's palace.
Cultural: The temples, the National Museum, the cultural and artistic communities of Yogyakarta and Ubud, the shadow theater wayang, the traditional gamelan orchestra, the Balinese dances.
Nature: Terraced rice fields (Bali), volcanoes (Java, Lombok), beaches (Bali, Nusa Tenggara), forest (Kalimantan), the flora and fauna of Sumatra.
Religious: Hindu temples (Prambanan, and many temples in Bali), Buddhist temples (Borobudur)
Thermal: Hot springs at Ciater (Java)
Beach: As Indonesia is an archipelago, there are very many beaches. In Bali we can mention Lovina Beach, Jimbaran, Kuta.
Winter sports: no
Outdoor activities: Jet ski, diving, windsurfing, surfing, hiking
Shopping: Among others, the factory outlets of Bandung, and the crafts of Bali

Top Highlights in the Main Cities
Port of Sunda Kelapa
Jakarta Museum
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
Monumen Nasional
Old Batavia
Glodok
Wayang Museum
Istiqlal mosque
Chicken market bridge
Antiques market

Top highlights of the country
Borobudur
Prambanan
Merapi volcano
Lake Toba
Bogor Garden
Balinese dance show
Wayang show
Besakih temple
Terraced rice fields in Bali
Yogyakarta keraton

Food specialties: Pork and buffalo grilled in bamboo pipes and basted with tuak (palm alcohol) in Sulawesi. Kalimantan shrimp, ayam goreng (fried rice and chicken), bakmi (rice noodles), babur ayam (a usually sweet porridge, made of chicken, sticky black rice or mung beans), gado-gado (steamed bean sprouts with vegetables and a spicy peanut sauce), krupuk (a preparation based on shrimp and manioc flour, sliced and fried), nasi goreng (fried rice with vegetables or meat), satay (meat on skewers with peanut sauce).
Drinks: Beers brewed locally (Angker and Bintang), rice wine brem, lassi, a drink of Indian origin based on yoghurt, coffee prepared "Turkish style", tea (with jasmine, ginger...), fresh fruit juice, and green sands, a very refreshing fizzy drink made with apple and lemon.
Dietary taboos: Culinary restrictions vary with the religion practised.

Domestic currency: Indonesian Rupiah
ISO Code: IDR
To obtain domestic currency: The local currency is the Indonesian rupee (IDR).
Possible means of payment: You can pay in cash (the most usual method of payment), and by debit card (the existing interbank networks are: ALTO, BERSAMA, CAKRA, PRIMA, LINK, CIRRUS, PLUS, VISA, and MASTERCARD).
Cheques and bills of exchange are little used.
Transfers between accounts at the same bank or at different banks are used a lot. For a transfer or international transfer, payment by SWIFT is usually used.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Indonesia, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Official language: Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia)
Other languages spoken: There are more than 660 languages. The most important ones are Javanese (70 million), Sundanese (20 million), Madurese (9 million) and Malay (15 million). English is also spoken.
Business language: English
Getting some knowledge: Different websites which give an introduction to Indonesian are listed on the website Living in Indonesia.
Free translation tools: Freedict.com - Free English-Indonesian dictionary
Indonesian Language Resources - Useful links for Indonesian-English translations
lexicool - Free Greek-Indonesian-Greek dictionary