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Top 10 Destinations Indonesia

Top 10 Exotic Destinations in Indonesia

Adventure looms large in this vast and steamy archipelago, where the best of Southeast Asia’s spicy melange simmers tantalisingly. Heady scents, vivid colours, dramatic vistas and diverse cultures spin and multiply to the point of exhaustion, their potent brew leaving your senses reeling.

Rippling across the equator for nearly 5000km, Indonesia encompasses more than 17,000 islands, two-thirds of which are inhabited and richly layered with character. On Sulawesi, the elaborate funeral ceremonies and timeless traditions of Tana Toraja are light years from the surfing culture of Lombok. But so too are the mighty saddle-backed Batak mansions of Danua Toba and the volcanic lakes of Sumatra from the mummies and deeply etched gorges of Papua’s Baliem Valley. The resorts and restaurants of Bali pamper precocious style cats, while at the same moment threadbare backpackers are adopted by homestays in Kalimantan.

Indonesia’s cities are in a constant state of urban evolution, where dense populations, technology and construction live in hectic symbiosis. But most of the archipelago’s territory remains unexplored, concealing a wealth of cultures and a myriad of landscapes. Oceanic rice fields and ancient sultanates in Java are humbled by haunting volcanic cones. Maluku’s alabaster beaches and desert islands remain pristine while the tourist trail heads elsewhere. The jungles of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua are zoological wonders, revealing impish monkeys, stoic sun bears, leopards, orang-utans and remarkable marsupials.

Lonely Planet lists the top15 natural, adventurous and exotic destinations in Indonesia and we are proud to see Lake Toba / Danau Toba of North Sumatra is listed as No.4 out of 15 of the destinations.

1. Kelimutu -Multihued crater lakes set atop an ancient volcano
2. Sumba – Fascinating and isolated island with unique tribal traditions and a rich weaving heritage
3. Pulau Weh – Undisturbed beaches, visiting whale sharks and sublime diving
4. Danau Toba – Gracious Batak hospitality and Southeast Asia’s largest volcanic lake
5. Banda Islands – Sublime snorkelling and pristine coral gardens in history’s fabled Spice Islands
6. Pulau Ternate & Pulau Tidore – Volcanic vistas overlooking ancient sultanates
7. Borobudur – Swaying palms, luminescent-green rice fields and Indonesia’s most breathtaking monument to Buddha
8. Gunung Bromo – Bubbling volcano resting in the desolate wastes of the Sea Of Sands
9. Bali -Heady fun, night-time pleasure, palaces, temples, shopping and Indonesia’s tourist heart
10. Bunaken Marine National Park – Underwater odysseys, staggering marine life and dazzling reefs
11. Tana Toraja – Elaborate funeral rites and a mystical mountain kingdom
12. The Baliem Valley – Trekking Papua’s stunning highlands and encountering diverse cultures
13. Pulau Biak – Birds of paradise, white-sand beaches and WWII wreck diving
14. Tanjung Puting National Park – River adventures, jungle treks and endearing rust-red orang-utans
15. Loksado – Hiking, bamboo, rafting and losing yourself in the enigmatic Meratus Mountains