Visit Indonesia - the country with 200 million people and enjoy the culture, nature, people and wildlife. Begin
your trip in Medan, North Sumatra or Jakarta or Bali If you start from Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra, it is served almost daily with flights from Singapore by Silk Air and Garuda Indonesia. The main points of interest are the Batak people, Batak traditional houses and Lake Toba with its tiny island in the middle - Samosir Island. After 3-4 days touring you have two options; to drive back to Medan and fly out to Java or to continue overland to West Sumatra the land of Minangkabau via Sibolga, Tarutung and Padangsidempuan. This overland journey will pass through villages, rice fields, farms, hills, rivers and rain forest.

You will reach Bukit Tinggi or high hill, a city located on the highlands in West Sumatra. This land belongs to the Indonesian Matrilineal System which is still strongly followed by the local people. They have beautiful houses built on stilts and decorated with buffalo horn. Padang is the capital of the province which ia also  the name of people who come from this area; "orang Padang " known as the best business people in the country. In every city throughout Indonesia you will see " warung Padang" - local restaurants that sell Padang food which is quite spicy.

After 3-4 days in West Sumatra you can move on to Java, the most populated island with 100 million people. Visit Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, see Sunda Kelapa the old harbor with hundreds of local boats, National Monument Park with its 100 meter high monument with a 33kg frame gold on the top, the National museum which consists of archeological statues from all over Indonesia and Miniature Park where you can see 26 traditional houses from the 26 provinces of Indonesia and where you can find a variety of handicrafts exhibited.