uk Mailing List: Re: Travel to Indonesia tips

[Mohammad Oryza Ananda (mohdoryza.ananda]

some advice:

- get sort visit visa, preferably from Indonesian Embassy in UK
http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/consular_visa.html

- If they bring high tech equipment, declare it and make a note that those 
stuff will be repatriate back to the country of origin

- cash cannot exceed equivalent to IDR 5,000,000, do not put money in the 
smallest hand-carry bag as it will most likely be investigated
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/indonesia/jakarta/know_jakarta/info-12-jakarta_airport__customs.php

- get blue bird taxi just right outside custom area
http://www.bluebirdgroup.com/
http://www.expat.or.id/info/taxisafety.html

- on the way back, prepare cash US$100 or IDR100,000 for airport tax
http://www.sqtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=646

- There is no such a thing as Exit Permit Fee (fiskal) for foreigner
http://asianfinest.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t101148.html

- give your friend a local Indonesia mobile (handphone) number of an Indonesian 
who can act as interpreter when deem needed

- last but not least, forward this email to your foreign friend :)

and for Ferry: have more faith in Indonesia system, it's your country too.

rgds
ananda



----- Original Message ----
From: Ferry Darmadi <f3ry81 [at] yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2009 8:16:39 AM
Hi all,
Dalam waktu beberapa bulan lagi ada teman saya dari UK yang akan berkunjung ke 
Jakarta. Saya lagi mau minta tips2-nya neh buat bagaimana caranya menghindarin 
oknum2 gelap di airport yang suka mengambil keuntungan atas ketidak-tahuan 
tourist atas system Indonesia. 
Apalagi oknum2 ini selalu berhasil mendapatkan keuntungan besar dari menipu dan 
merusak citra Indonesia. Oleh karena itu bila ada yang sudah mempunyai 
pengalaman di sini, mohon berbesar hati untuk membagi infonya.
Thanks.
Ferry