Nestled on the island of Lombok’s western side, Cakranegara offers a quieter alternative to the bustling city of Mataram in Indonesia’s archipelago.
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Trekking Mount Rinjani, Lombok
At 3,726-metres-high, Mount Rinjani on the island of Lombok is the highest mountain in Indonesia, not including Irian Jaya. The trek to Mount Rijnani’s summit is not considered an easy walk-in-the-park.
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The gorgeous island of Lombok in Indonesia’s archipelago is relatively untouched, compared to the maddening tourist haunt of neighbouring Bali.
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The gorgeous island of Lombok in Indonesia’s archipelago draws intrepid travellers to climb the still active volcano -Mount Rinjani – but the journey is long when you are two islands away in Java…
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The Indonesian island-hopping continues…with a train journey from Yogyakarta in central Java, cutting across the island to infamous Mount Bromo, on Java’s east coast.
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Following a little intrepid island-hopping, it is time to explore Indonesia’s cultural city of Yogyakarta, on the exotic island of Java…
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Leaving Kalianda on the beautiful island of Sumatra today for a little Indonesian island-hopping by bus, ferry, and another bus to Jakarta, on the densely populated island of Java.
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A 26-hour arduous journey from Padang to Kalianda, followed by a boat trip to Pulau Sebesi, and then another boat to Pulau Krakatau, only to arrive at the wrong island!
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Stranded off the western Sumatran coast on Siberut Island for several days, what else is there to do but explore…
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Intrepid jungle trekking through Siberut Island off the western coast of Sumatra continues…
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The first part of intrepid jungle-trekking at Sumatra’s isolated Siberut Island is to encounter Indonesia’s remaining indigenous – the Mentawai.
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The long intrepid journey continues from Bukittinggi in western-Sumatra, south-west to Siberut Island – one of the islands forming the Mentawai Islands off Sumatra.
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