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Old Nov 13, 2008 | 10:59 am
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divjan
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: NYC
Posts: 945
Indonesia Jun 2009

Hello everyone,

I need to get some expert advice here from some of the more seasoned travelers...to make it easier Ill ask several questions and whoever wants to respond partially please feel free...this will be the 2nd time that I will be visit Indonesia (1st time 2007) and would like to lay out a plan for 20 days that we will be spending there (I am not counting almost 5 days in travel from JFK-FRA-CGK-FRA-ZRH-JFK)....
I am mostly interested in NATURE oriented things; god knows I see enough of shopping malls and concrete streets here in NYC
Our plan was initially to spend 2 days in Jakarta, then off to Borneo (Pangkalan Bun, Orangutan reserves), Gillies (Lombok) and little of Ubud and then back to Jakarta on the 22nd to wish it Happy Birthday, off to NY on the 23rd
Some advice I need on

1) Hotel in Jakarta to stay??, I do not want to spend more than $250/night...last time we stayed in MO (it was run down) but great service

2)I have found out that Travelindo could book tickets for domestic Indonesian flights (i have never dealt with them before but have heard they are difficult to deal with)...any advice on how to deal with them or what airlines to avoid...besides Garuda I had great experience with Merpati and LionAir

3)Rimba Eco Lodge was in my plan, did anyone have any experience with them? Also any other must visit places in Borneo (i know we have limited time but I am just trying to make the most out of it)

4) And if you guys have other suggestions please throw them at me...since my Gili plans are only solid, everything else we could work around

Thank you in advance
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