Here is some practical information for organizing a 15-day tour in Indonesia. These are the questions I asked myself when I organized this beautiful trip in 2017.

What time to choose to go to Indonesia?

Having a tropical climate for the Java and Bali part, the "dry" season extends from May to October / November. However, even in the dry season, it can rain at the end of the day. About the GILI part, no problem choosing because the weather is nice and dry all year round! I will therefore choose to leave from October 2 to 17, 2017 (15 nights) - intermediate period between the dry season and the rainy season - interesting because fewer people on the sites and more interesting prices. FYI, we just had a rainy day at Ubud (1 in 15 is still not bad!).

What to visit in Indonesia in 15 days?

Then, I selected the regions and monuments to visit. Difficult choice for theIndonesia because there are so many sites that it is necessary to manage to choose only the essential and the most interesting without falling into the classic circuits of the tour operators. However, we had to avoid wanting at all costs to visit all the temples, all the waterfalls, all the markets… So, I tried to find the nature-temples-relaxation compromise that will allow us to enjoy the place and not be 100 per hour all the time!

15-day tour in Indonesia – What transport?

Pprice of flights to Indonesia

Then we had to think about the modes of transport. For flights, I chose a TOULOUSE-AMSTERDAM-JAKARTA for the outward and return DENPASAR-AMSTERDAM-TOULOUSE with KLM for a total of 766 Euros. It is impossible to combine these same flights on the Internet at reasonable prices (the outward journey being different from the return). So I asked Leclerc Voyage who perfectly met my requirements for 40 Euros agency fees. This agency was able to combine us with a domestic flight JAKARTA - YOGYAKARTA. The total thefts amounted to 806 Euros. Sometimes it is interesting to compare the Internet prices with those of a travel agency classic ...

Otherwise, when there is no particular problem, for my reservations on the Internet, I usually go through the comparator Skyscanner.

French-speaking driver and guide in Indonesia

As the distances between the different sites are very far apart and require Organisation complicated logistics for 5 people, I opted for booking a comfortable and air-conditioned mini-bus with English-speaking driver and French-speaking guide. But this option only concerns part of the trip (8 full days). Its total all-inclusive cost (transport, insurance, gasoline, driver and guide) per day and per person is 36 €.

15-day tour in Indonesia – Which guide?

See my detailed article: Local guide in INDONESIA

To find a local guide, I consulted blogs and contacted 5 French speaking guides directly by email. The discussions were long and numerous because they all offered me different circuits and prices ...

Finally, I chose Muhammad Firdaus through another guide who simply outsourced the service. And I can say that we were very lucky. Indeed, it corresponded exactly to what we expected and I am happy to recommend it ...

Here are the contact details of our friendly guide who called himself Daus. It is perfect for those who want anecdotes, general and interesting information and who seek to avoid long historical narratives with 10 unpronounceable dates and names that you never remember. In addition, Daus is very available, smiling and endearing! He was able to modify our initial program when necessary to provide us with opportunities to fully immerse ourselves in life and culture in his country (see the Java National Dance Festival below).

 Muhammad Firdaus: fmuhammad993@yahoo.fr  

Phone +62 85 72 59 2 37 37

He is in the process of finalizing his own website: baliparadis.com

15-day tour in Indonesia – What budget?

Here is the total budget calculated for a couple and by post:

DETAILED BUDGET BY ITEMS
Post		Amount in € per couple	Description
Flights		€1 612,00	RETURN FLIGHT + INTERNAL FLIGHT YOGYAKARTA
Hotels		€ 327,00	Total of 15 nights with breakfasts
Meals		€ 420,00	15 € / day and per person (average)
Taxis + other expenses		€ 140,00	Average of 70 € / person
English speaking guide + driver services for 8 days JAVA + BALI		€ 576,00	Total 8 days 2 RP or 500 € / day for 000 or 175 € per day / person (contact Petrus SUWANDI - Guide: Mohamed FIRDAUS)
Entrances + ferry + other fees		€ 217,00	(4 × 4 Crater Bromo IDR 750.000 + horses IDR750 + Crater Ijen IDR 000 + Fery Java-Bali IDR 750.000 or Total IDR 500.000) / 2.750.000 = 5 or € 550 / person + € 000 ferry bali-Gili i.e. 38,50 € / person
TOTAL TRIP PRICE PER COUPLE		€3 292,00	or,    € 1 PER PERSON

15-day tour in Indonesia – What budget hotels?

Here is the detailed budget for the accommodation item and calculated for a couple  :

DATES	LOCATION / CITY	ACCOMMODATION DETAILS				In Rp	In euros	Breakfasts
03-oct	YOGYAKARTA	OMAH KONCO				250000	€ 17,48	YES
04-oct	YOGYAKARTA	OMAH KONCO				250000	€ 17,48	YES
05-oct	YOGYAKARTA	OMAH KONCO				250000	€ 17,48	YES
06-oct	TOSARI	HUNI RAYA				300000	€ 19,00	NOT
07-oct	BANYUWANGI	DIDU'S HOMESTAY BED AND BREAKFAST				241667	€ 16,89	YES
08-oct	BANYUWANGI	DIDU'S HOMESTAY BED AND BREAKFAST				241667	€ 16,89	YES
09-oct	UBUD	ESTY HOUSE				300000	€ 20,97	YES
10-oct	UBUD	ESTY HOUSE				300000	€ 20,97	YES
11-oct	UBUD	ESTY HOUSE				300000	€ 20,97	YES
12-oct	SANUR	GINA GUEST HOUSE				165000	€ 10,00	YES
13-oct	GILI AIR	UNZIPP BUNGALOWS				600000	€ 37,00	YES
14-oct	GILI AIR	UNZIPP BUNGALOWS				580000	€ 37,00	YES
15-oct	GILI AIR	UNZIPP BUNGALOWS				580000	€ 37,00	YES
16-oct	GILI AIR	UNZIPP BUNGALOWS				580000	€ 37,00	YES
	TOTAL / COUPLE					4938334	€ 326,14

15-day tour in Indonesia – Which itinerary?

An article is dedicated to this route with detailed maps and stages: INDONESIA ITINERARY IN 15 DAYS

Come and discover my day to day tour begining with :

DAY 1 - YOGYAKARTA TRANSFER HOTEL