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 Traveller's Tales: Doing business in Indonesia
Take note of the helpful information on business travel near in Indonesia. You may read about their business tips and guides. Find out the local business customs and guide on business travel. Also, you might want to read our
Bali city guide,
and Lombok city guide.
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| E Goyne |
24 April 2004 |
Stayed at Bale, The - Bali, Indonesia.
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Bali is safe (even for Australians), but the queues at immigration upon arrival if you don't possess a visa stretch your patience. We waited nigh on 1.5 hours. Immigration and airport staff were flawlessly polite and friendly though, so don't take your frustration with government policy out on them. Just make sure you get a visa before arrival.
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| D Liew |
16 December 2002 |
Stayed at Ibis Arcadia Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Went up to Puncup with friends. An excellent place to get away from the polluted city air. Cool climate and great scenary. Lots of good photo opportunities.
One thing to note is that most money changers do not accept old US-dollar notes. Only the newer post-1999 notes are accepted.
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| J Evans |
02 July 2002 |
Stayed at Melia Bali Villas and Spa Resort - Bali, Indonesia.
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I particularly recommend the services of the knowledgable, English speaking driver whom I retained for a week, at US $30/day. His English name is Robin, and he may be reached on his cell phone at 0818561705. He has good contacts in the various crafts communities, and was extremely helpful in negotiating a large purchase of Balinese wood carvings for me. That is to say, by bargaining on my behalf, he managed to save me an additional 12% on the transaction!
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| J Van gorsel |
06 June 2002 |
Stayed at Atlet Century Park Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Getting around is easiest by taxi. Taxis are always available at the hotel. A place to eat excellent satay at a good price is the Satay House Senayan (in the direction of Blok M from the hotel).
The nearby mall (Plaza Senayan) only has expensive brand stores, but is convenient for ATM's and has a good supermarket.
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| S Leadbetter |
08 May 2002 |
Stayed at Aneka Kuta - Bali, Indonesia.
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Always remember if the locals ask when you bartering: you flew with Garuda, you are a Student, you are an Aussie/Kiwi, your friend bought it cheaper, and find the cheapest hotel in Kuta and say you're staying there. This way you'll pay the lowest prices. Flying with Qantas, being fully employed, being from England/US or Japan, not knowing what the price of something is, and staying at the Aneka Beach hotel is basically saying to the locals... I get a lot of Rupiah to the £/$/Yen so please fleece me.
Definitely visit: Lambongan Island, Gitgit Waterfalls (check out the multi-tiered one - up the hill from the main one), Monkey Forest, Ubud, Ula Watu and the Volcanoes. For thrills hit the Waterbom Park, Slingshot Bungee and Aj Hackets Bungy - oh yes and the surf.
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| R Keehn |
16 March 2002 |
Stayed at Inna Kuta Beach - Bali, Indonesia.
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The extremely low value of the Rupiah, combined with some of the best international class expat chefs in Asia, make Bali currently a gourmands delight.
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| K Hughes |
27 January 2002 |
Stayed at Ibis Arcadia Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Hotel is located near shops , email cafe , McDonalds , Pizza Hut and 2 Indonesian restaurants, all within 5 mins walk. It is about 15 mins in bad traffic to main business area but taxis are very cheap and airconed.
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| G Ferris |
20 May 2001 |
Stayed at Legian Beach Hotel - Bali, Indonesia.
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We arranged to have a car and driver for two days. We did this at the hotel & were very pleased with the service. On day 1, we visited Ubud, with many stops in transit for shopping. That same day, our driver took us to his village & even to his home, which was great! Later that day we visited the Elephant Caves.
Day 2: We had the car & driver again and went to East Bali, again making stops along the way for shopping. We visited Samarapura (also known as Klungkung) and toured the palace & island garden & hall of justice complex. Afterwards we visited Pura Basakih temple complex up in the mountains.
Tourists Beware!!!!! At all tourist attractions we were hounded to death by people wanting to give us tours for a fee and/or sell us something. This got really old really quick.
I'd highly recommend hiring a car & driver rather than going on an organized tour. It allowed us to make as many stops as we wanted and stop for as long as we wanted. This was great for leisurly lunches & for shopping, AND the cost of car & driver (you pay additional for petrol & tip) was very very reasonable.
There's just SO MUCH SHOPPING in Bali, and prices are very low, and usually negotiable. Each town we went through seemed to be known for a different craft: stone carving, ceramics, basketry, jewelery, paintings, etc.
If you run out of rupiah, so vendors will accept US dollars. I'd say about 25% of the time vendors would not accept credit cards.
We had some FABULOUS meals, the following restaurants were some of the best (and definately the most beautiful) I've been to anywhere in the world: La Lucciola (on the beach in Saminyak), Indus (just outside Ubud, with beautiful views of the jungle & terraced rice fields), and Ku De Ta (also on the beach in Seminyak).
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