The energy-sapping heat and humidity are the biggest problems facing birders, especially when newly arrived. Whether searching for pheasants on Mt Kerinci, wader watching on the Brantas delta or enjoying birds-of-paradise in Papua, the chances are that you will be sweating copiously. Other discomforts are relatively minor or controllable and you can wander around pretty much anywhere without fear of violence and attack. Indeed, if it were not for the accident risk on poorly maintained and recklessly driven public transport, Indonesia would rank as one of the safest countries in Asia for tourists.
Taken from Jepson, P, 1997, Birding Indonesia, Periplus Editions. Singapore
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The Birding Travel Experience (2)
Add to this the sheer fun and wonder of travelling in this archipelago of diverse cultures and landscapes and Indonesia is sure to be a place you will want to return to time and time again. Most of the sites introduced in this guide are now easily accessible by car thanks to the country’s rapidly improving infrastructure, but birders with a taste for adventure will find traveling to remoter sites a memorable and exciting montage of gazing out of airplane windows at awesome volcanic landscapes, bumping down awful roads in packed minibuses, chugging across sparkling seas on inter-island ferries, and careering along on the back of motorbike taxis (ojeks).
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