Indonesia - Links

Tourist Info:

• Indonesia Ministry of Tourism
• Wonderful Indonesia website
• Bali.com
• http://www.lavalontouristinfo.com/
  Island Information Website for the East Nusa Tenggara Province (East of Bali from Flores to West Timor). Recommended by cruisers.
• Come2Indonesia - useful information on obtaining visas

Yachting Links:

• A Cruise Through the 17,500 Islands of Indonesia
  Published by SAIL Magazine in November 2015. The story of 40ft catamaran "Ceilydh's" time in Indonesia.
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/SailSEAsiaGroup/
  Sail SE Asia Cruisers Facebook Group
• Indonesia to Australia, Cruising in Company
  The page on the Sail Indonesia website where boats returning from Indonesia to Australia can post their details if they wish to meet up with other yachts doing the same thing.

Cruisers' Reports:

• First Hand Cruiser's Report on the e-Visa System (June 2024)
• Returning to our Yacht after an Eight Month Absence (June 2024)
• Cruising Notes on Malaysia and Indonesia (August 2023)
• Jayapura Discovered
  An unexpected stop lead to a fixed boom and new friends in this interesting city - by SY Tenaya (2015)
• Two Months in the Anambas Islands - Cruising Notes

More cruiser reports can be found at Indonesia/Related Reports.

Cruisers' Blogs/Vlogs:

• Indonesian Throughflow - Making Sense of Ocean Currents (2023)
  The currents around Lombok regularly run at 3 knots, even making it to 10 knots on occasion. Sailing here is impossible if you’re trying to go through the wrong way at the wrong time.
• Indonesia – Maratua Atoll (2022)
  Sailing against a rip-roaring current to Tranquility - atoll entry report.
• http://www.dellandpeter.com/ 
  Anchorages in Indonesia & Malaysia (2010)
• The Sailing Adventures of the Silverstein FamilyAnchorages in Western Sumatra (2009
  SY Pacific Express have recorded the Lat and Longs of all their anchorages with comments.

Cruiser Provided Maps and Charts

• SV Ocelot - Indonesia Tracks
• SV Soggy Paws - Indonesia Compendium

Useful Apps:

• Grab App – A ride-hailing, taxi, food and grocery delivery app.
• Gojek App - Another popular ride-hailing app for running errands.

Environmental Initiatives:

Sungai Watch

Based in Bali, the organisation has installed 268 rubbish barriers, mainly in Bali with a few others in East Java to try and combat the pollution problem in and around Bali and Indonesian waters.  They are funded by donations from communities and businesses, which can then put their names on the barriers.

Last updated:  August 2025