Indonesia Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Indonesia Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Indonesia and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Indonesia.

Etymology: The name is an 18th-century construct of two Greek words, "Indos" (India) and "nesoi" (islands), meaning "Indian islands".

Capital: Jakarta.

Independence / foundation: It would be the early 20th century before Dutch colonial rule was established across the entirety of what would become the boundaries of the modern Indonesian state. Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945.

Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949.

Population: 279 million.

Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
1 USD = 15,525 - 15,967 IDR
1 EUR = 16,980 - 17,306 IDR

Time zone: UTC+7

Languages spoken: Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese); note - more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia.

Religions: Muslim 87%, Protestant 7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, other <1% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified <1%.

Climate: Tropical climate. Hot and humid. More moderate in the highlands.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $3.4 trillion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $12,400.

Main airports: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Bali Ngurah Rai Airport, Juanda International Airport.

World heritage sites in Indonesia

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 10.

Top world heritage sites:

- Komodo National Park.
- Borobudur Temple Compounds.
- Prambanan Temple.
- Ujung Kulon National Park.
- Sangiran Early Man Site.
- Lorentz National Park.
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.
- Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy.
- Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto.
- The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks.

Interesting facts about Indonesia

- Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago.

- Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, followed by India and Pakistan. It also has the most active volcanoes across the globe.

- Komodo dragons are unique animals that can only be found in Indonesia. They are protected in the country’s national parks of Komodo Island.

- Indonesia has 76 active volcanoes. Many of them can be hiked and you can get close enough to see lava.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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