Next Level Travel
Trips for Women
Rich Diversity
The world’s fourth most populous country is like 100 countries
melded into one: a kaleidoscope of a nation that sprawls along the
equator for 5000km. Indonesia is a land of so many cultures, peoples,
animals, customs, plants, sights, art and foods that it defies
homogenization. The people are as radically different from each other as
the variety of landscapes you'll see. Over time, deep and rich cultures
have evolved, from the spiritual Balinese to the animist belief system
of the Asmat people of Papua.
Beaches & Volcanoes
Venturing across Indonesiayou’ll see a wonderfully dramatic
landscape as diverse as anywhere on the planet. Sulawesi's wildly
multi-limbed coastline embraces white-sand beaches and diving haunts,
while Sumatra is contoured by a legion of nearly 100 volcanoes marching
off into the distance, several capable of erupting at any time. Bali's
beaches are the stuff of legend, but you don't have to travel far to
find even more beautiful and less touristed stretches of sand in Nusa
Tenggara. The Banda islands in Maluku, Derawan in Kalimantan and Pulau
Weh off Sumatra all offer superb beaches too.
Amazing Spectacle
Dramatic sights are the
norm. There’s the sublime: an orangutan lounging in a tree. The artful:
a Balinese dancer executing precise moves that would make a robot seem
ungainly. The idyllic: a deserted stretch of blinding white sand on
Sumbawa. The astonishing: crowds in a glitzy Jakarta mall. The
intriguing: tales of the beautiful Banda Islands' twisted history. The
heart-stopping: the ominous menace of a Komodo dragon. The delicious: a
south Bali restaurant. The solemn: Borobudur's serene magnificence.
Great Adventure
This
intoxicating land offers some of the last great adventures on earth.
Sitting in the open door of a train whizzing across Java, gazing out at
an empty sea while on a ship bound for the Kei Islands, hanging on to
the back of a scooter on Flores, rounding the corner of an ancient West
Timor village or simply trekking through the lush wilderness. The great
thing about adventure in Indonesia is that it happens when you least
expect it. An orangutan swinging through the trees? Surfing breaks on
remote islands? Yes and yes.