Travel to Indonesia to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work,

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Backpacking in Indonesia?

  • You can really do some super hiking and island hopping in Indonesia with your backpack (or suitcase). Whether you have two weeks of vacation or three months time, in Indonesia you will not get bored.
  • Prepare for a beautiful mix of varied islands, diverse religions, special cultures, tropical nature, rare underwater world and lots of relaxing places.

Travel in Indonesia?

  • A trip through Indonesia is a journey past beautiful rice fields, impressive volcanoes, swaying orangutans, high jungles and paradisiacal islands.
  • Cities and islands spotting: Bali, Bandung, Irian Yaya, Lombok, Sulawesi, Sumatra.
  • Nature spotting: jungles on Sumatra and Borneo, rice fields on Bali, corals near Lombok.
  • Animal spotting: forest elephant, pygmy dragon, komodo dragon, hornbill, orangutan, bird of paradise, sumatran tiger, echidna, black macaque.

Studying in Indonesia?

  • Education in Indonesia: universities and colleges are internationally well regarded, tuition fees are low.
  • Studies in Indonesia: major fields of study are anthropology, business administration, biology, medicine and law.
  • Study cities: Bandung Bogor, Jakarta, Surakarta, Yogyakarta.
  • Language courses in Indonesia: Bahasa can be learned in several places including Bali, Jakarta and Malang.

Internships in Indonesia?

  • Internships: internships can be found in all kinds of sectors such as tourism, health care, development work and business.
  • Characteristics: English language will get you pretty far in business, if you speak a little Bahasa that gives you an advantage.

Working in Indonesia?

  • Both temporary and long term work can be found mainly in the tourism sector.
  • Indonesian organizations consider a pleasant working environment without conflicts very important.
  • Friendships are common among colleagues, employees are often helpful and friendly.
  • Gratitude, respect and punctuality play an important role.
  • In the sectors education, management, engineering and tourism most expatriates and foreigners are employed.

Volunteering in Indonesia?

  • Particularly available in the animal care and activity support sectors.
  • Animal projects: protection of elephants or corals.
  • Characteristics: short-term volunteering of 1 or 2 weeks is also possible.

Working as a digital nomad in Indonesia?

  • Favorite locations: Bandung, Canggu and (Ubud in) Bali, the Gili Islands, Jakarta, Yogyakarta.
  • Characteristics: low cost of living and beautiful locations.

Living in Indonesia or Bali?

  • Language: it is quite important that you learn to speak some Bahasa, or another local language. The language is relatively easy, so you can quickly make yourself understood.
  • Health care in Indonesia: The quality is generally good in the cities, outside it gets worse as quickly. Water supply and hygiene can be problematic.
  • Quality of life: Indonesia generally ranks pretty well among expats and digital nomads. Main reasons for this are the people, food, activities, standard of living and relative safety. 
  • Health insurance: make sure you have your own well-covered health insurance.

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Travel in Indonesia

  • Traveling in Indonesia is an adventure and has it all. The diversity is enormous: Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world, about 265 million people, and consists of thousands of larger and smaller islands. The people are very friendly and helpful. Travel along beautiful rice fields, climb volcanoes, see orangutans in the jungle on Kalimantan or Sumatra and sunbathe or surf on the white or black beaches with the perfect wave on Bali. Go on a cultural tour and get to know the rich history of the country or experience the phenomenal sunrise at the Buddhist temple Borobudur on Java. The sea that surrounds the countless islands of Indonesia offers opportunities for diving and surfing at the best spots in the world.
  • Do you like volcanoes? Then Indonesia is the right place to go for you. The country has many volcanoes and volcanic areas. Visit and climb Bromo or Merapi on Java or walk to the crater lake at Kawa Ijen, also on Java. Indonesia is a surfers' paradise: many world-class super spots can be found along the coastlines of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Sumbawa, Sumba and further east.
  • Eat at local streetfood places: here you will find the tastiest dishes for a low price: satay, gado gado, tempeh, nasi goreng, sate gambing (picknickstyle) and rendang (spiced and stewed beef or jackfruit).
  • Go in search of orangutans in the jungle of Sumatra or Kalimantan.
  • Indonesia has many temples and temple complexes, where you can sniff Buddhist and Hindu (in Bali) culture.
  • Visit Samosir, an island in the middle of crater lake Danau Toba on Sumatra. The traditional Batak live here, with their beautiful houses (where you can sleep).
  • Bukittingi: a tourist city, centrally located on Sumatra, where there is a lot to see. It also has a cool climate due to its high location. Bukit Lawang: the place on Sumatra from where you can go on a jungle tour to see orangutans.
  • Visit the Prambanan and Borubodur, the largest temple complexes on Java.
  • Purah Besakih, a beautiful high-altitude mega temple complex on Bali.
  • Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in the center of Jakarta.
  • Gili Islands (east of Bali and northwest of Lombok). The main reasons to go there are: sun, sea, beach and parties. Gili Trawangan in particular is a great place to stay if you like partying, diving and snorkeling. If you are looking for peace and quiet and are trying to avoid tourists, you should go to Gili Meno or Gili Air. From the harbor town of Bangsal you can get there in 20 to 60 minutes. In addition to the 'outrigger boats' to the Gili's, you will also find many scammers and annoying taxi drivers and captains in Bangsal. To avoid problems, many people choose the long crossing from Sengiggi, Lombok.
  • Be aware that use and/or possession of (soft) drugs is prohibited and is also severely punished.
  • Beware of arak, an alcoholic drink that is locally distilled and available locally. There are known cases of people dying after consuming this drink. Other locally distilled drinks can also be dangerous.
  • Be careful with food and drinks: not everything is equally fresh. Use your common sense. No ice cubes in drinks and preferably no raw vegetables or lettuce if you have any doubts about the way they are prepared.

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    What social activities can you do abroad?

    • Opportunities are found in the areas of helping, learning or studying. You can get involved to volunteer in a social project at a school in Africa, Asia or Latin America. You can get involved in nature, in a project with animals or cleaning the sea or beaches. Those who want to learn more can choose for example a language course in Latin America, Spain or South Africa.

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    • If you want to gain work experience, and/or also earn money, go and work abroad. You can combine backpacking in Australia with temporary work. You can work on campsites in Europe or bush camps in Africa. You can pretty much go all over the world to work in the hospitality industry, hotels and hostels, in the healthcare sector or for example at a diving school.

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    • Have you ever thought of mountain biking, rafting (going down a wild river on a raft or rubber dinghy, climbing or canoeing), survival (which involves building rafts, climbing or canoeing), abseiling (descending a rock face while secured to ropes), zip-lining (whizzing down a cable), canyoning (starting at the top of a river and then climbing, swimming, diving down the bed) or caving (scrambling, wriggling and crawling through caves and crevices)?
    • Maybe you feel more comfortable on a bodyboard (on a half-wave surfboard, you surf the high waves lying down-with flippers), on a hang glider or while paragliding (with a parachute you float down a mountain or dune), hydrospeeding (on a bodyboard with flippers and a wetsuit on you go down a wild river via rapids) or Tiefschneeskiing (racing down through powder snow)?

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