-Day Indonesia Travel Log: Explore Exotic Destinations for Only $6500 in 23 Days

Spent around 6500 for a 23-day trip to Indonesia, including round-trip airfare.
Landed at Jakarta airport at 12 PM on the 7th, got a visa on arrival for 35 USD, and took a train to the city for 70,000 IDR.
On the 8th and 9th, spent two days touring Jakarta, visiting the monument, museums, mosques, churches, and the old Dutch town.

Exchanged money in Jakarta’s Chinatown with a good exchange rate.
Bought a cheap SIM card, 85k for 50G, which was more than enough. Made it easy to call a taxi, order food, and book train tickets.
On the 10th, traveled from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, costing 320,000 IDR, an 8-hour train ride. Ordered through the Traveloka app at a convenience store, with a few thousand RMB in service fees.

From the 10th to the 13th, toured Yogyakarta, visited the Chicken Church, went to Mount Merapi twice, rented a motorcycle for three days at 80,000 IDR per day, found it across from the train station. No deposit, only needed to leave an ID. Gas was cheap, less than 40,000 IDR to fill up.
On the 14th, took a 7-hour train from Yogyakarta to Probolinggo, 320,000 IDR per person, same purchase method, about 10,000 IDR in service fees.

Rented a car in Probolinggo for 2 days, 240,000 IDR.
Got up at 2 AM on the 15th, rode to Bromo volcano, watched the sunrise, saw the sea of clouds, took photos of the volcano, not as impressive as the pictures.
On the 16th, rode 200 kilometers round trip to Teras Semeru, but couldn’t see the volcano due to thick clouds.

On the 17th, took a 4-hour train from Probolinggo to Banyuwangi, ticket plus service fee around 90,000 IDR.
On the 18th, rented a motorcycle for 75,000 IDR, rode 80 kilometers round trip, and visited the Enchanted Forest.
On the 19th, bought a ferry ticket to Bali for 12,000 IDR at a convenience store opposite the Banyuwangi pier, arrived in an hour.

After disembarking, went to the opposite bus station to buy a ticket to Ubud, no direct bus, so bought a ticket to Mengwi for 70,000 IDR, 4 hours later, took a taxi for 125,000 IDR to the hotel in Ubud.
On the 20th, rented a motorcycle for 4 days, 220,000 IDR, visited the area near the palace, walked around the Ubud market, not very enjoyable.

On the 21st, rode to Tirta Empul, entrance fee 50,000 IDR, and the rice terraces, also 50,000 IDR.
On the 22nd, rode from Ubud to Canggu and Kuta, then to Uluwatu, returned to Ubud in the evening.
On the 23rd, relaxed in Ubud, ate, and rode around.
On the 24th, took a bus from Ubud to Sanur pier, bought a ferry ticket to Nusa Penida for 54 RMB on Ctrip.

On the 25th, rented a motorcycle for 60,000 IDR per day, rented for 2 days, visited Angel’s Billabong and Broken Beach. Climbing up and down Angel’s Billabong was really exhausting!!!!
On the 26th, went to Broken Beach and Angel’s Billabong, fun, recommended, no entrance fee, 5,000 IDR parking fee.
On the 27th, visited the east line, Atuh Beach and Diamond Beach, could go directly from Atuh Beach to Diamond Beach, saving 35,000 IDR entrance fee!

On the 27th, I had a motorcycle accident on my way back, which unfortunately derailed my plans to visit Lombok. I had to cancel my flight from Lombok to Kuala Lumpur and the return flight to the Maldives. Dealing with the airline for a medical refund was an added hassle.

I mistakenly thought my midnight flight on the 30th was actually on the 1st, leading to the need to purchase a new ticket home. Finally, I arrived in the afternoon on the 1st, exhausted but relieved to be back.

This trip was truly a series of unfortunate events. Not only did I face travel disruptions, but my phone also broke, with a damaged baseband, leaving me out of service and disconnected.