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Re: 4 weeks in the region

by woodnoggin 02 May 2012

We travelled through Indonesia to Timor Leste during Ramadan last year. We encountered no major problems except for during Eid itself.…
RE: Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa - a motorcycling odyssey

by asjan 09 April 2012

hopefully i will go to sumbawa the day after tomorrow and try to rent a scooter somewhere there. how is the traffic in Sumbawa Besar?…
RE: Sumbawa

by merantau 19 March 2012

I have not heard of people renting bikes in Maluk or Sekongkan. The most likely place in the west is Sumbawa Besar. People rent bikes…
Re: Sumbawa

by merantau 13 March 2012

If you are serious about climbing Tambora check out the reports at [www.gunungbagging.com] There is a lot of info and photos at this site.…
RE: Bali - Flores - Lombok by Boat and Flight help with itinerary

by timdog 17 February 2012

You could also, of course, break up the journey en route and still make the trip faster than you would on the tourist boat. If you were…
RE: Bali - Flores - Lombok by Boat and Flight help with itinerary

by vinnnn 16 February 2012

There are definitely lots of quiet less touristy parts of Lombok, especially compared to Bali. We didn't really see a lot of them, but…
Re: Nusa Tengarra itinerary advice please!

by merantau 10 February 2012

There is a recent thread that asked a very similiar question so check it out as, from memory, there were a lot of responses . I think…
Re: Backpacking Indonesia - 5 week itinerary

by merantau 04 February 2012

Firstly, congratulations on your up-coming wedding. I wish you a happy day and lasting bliss thereafter. You have 23 days before the wedding…
Good Sumbawa Hotels

by msscubadiver 01 February 2012

I just visited Sumbawa and stayed at two new, clean, affordable hotels. Just wanted to pass along some better options to travelers. Sumbaw…
Re: hotels on Sumbawa and Flores

by merantau 03 November 2011

Agreed, Hotel Tambora in Sumbawa Besar is good value for money and is worth seeking out Easily the best option in SB. At Hu'u beach, I…
hotels on Sumbawa and Flores

by macvanderhelm 01 November 2011

Bad, very bad is the Suci Hotel in Sumbawa Besar. No service at all in Mona Lisa Bungalows at Pantai Lakey. Very good is Bima Mantika…
good new homestays

by macvanderhelm 31 October 2011

On Sulawesi it's hard to find a decent hotel but there is a new one in Bima, Bima Mandika, managed by a Belgian guy and his Indonesian…
"shuttle"bus from Sengigi Beach Lombok to Sumbawa and Flores

by Kobusginneken 09 September 2011

In Sengigi Beach (Lombok) most travel offices offers "busshuttles"" to Sumbawa Besar or Bima for RP 250.000 This is not a busshuttle but…
Re: flying into denpasar. how to get to alor?

by mango5 28 August 2011

To give you a rough idea of travel times overland (travelling by day) *without seeing any sights* apart from wanderimg around the town…
RE: Taxi share Maumere to Moni THIS WEDNESDAY 24th Aug 2011 ADVICE please!

by mango5 23 August 2011

It's doable overland in 2 weeks. I did it a month or so ago and I'm no spring chicken. The roughest bit was Sumbawa City to Bima 10 hours…
RE: Problems with Tiara Mas bus on Sumbawa

by timdog 31 July 2011

Sounds to me like the guy you bought the ticket from wasn't a Tiara Mas employee, but a sub-agent. Most of the big bus companies have…
Sumbawa--Moyo Island & Santonda Island

by smj265 13 July 2011

My friend and I were very interested in trekking MT Tambora, but ultimately decided that we wouldn't have enough time. Instead we plan…
Re: Bali-Lembongan-Lombok-Sumbawa-Sumba travel advice

by Mauricio 15 May 2011

It won't be terribly pleasant or comfortable, that's for sure. From Maluk take a bus to Sumbawa Besar, and then another bus to Sape via…
sumbawa

by Kobusginneken 29 March 2011

We have planned to vist Sumbawa and Flores this summer in july and august We want to stay some days in Sumbawa Besar at Hotel Kencana…
RE: Visa extension in Bima, Sumbawa?

by timdog 27 November 2010

It seems from [this|http://gaungntb.com/2010/08/pendirian-kantor-imigrasi-di-bima-sudah-mendesak/] that Sumbawa Besar will be your best…
Re: Visa extension in Bima, Sumbawa?

by kitsnz 27 November 2010

That's good news! Sumbawa Besar is closer than Mataram, cheers for the reply! If I can apply 2 weeks before my VOA expiry, it may not…
RE: Visa extension in Bima, Sumbawa?

by drbruce 27 November 2010

I don't know if there is an immigration office in Bima, but there is one in Sumbawa Besar. It's not too far from the airport. Small place…
RE: Sumbawa & Flores

by Mauricio 07 May 2010

The best budget place in Sumbawa Besar is Hotel Mekarsari, on a gang off Jl. Hasanuddin, near the Yamaha and Daithasu dealers. FYI, you…
RE: Where to go on Nusa Tenggara

by Laszlo 03 May 2010

The main surfing beach in Sumbawa is Huu on the south coast - supposedly also nice for non-surfers. Inland, there are areas with traditiona…
RE: pulau moyo

by craneboywill 23 April 2010

Hi Mauicio, We were guests at the Aman and direly wanted to be able to visit Moyo again without the price tag. We asked around ( from…