Travelling in Indonesia with kids

The joy of travelling in Indonesia with kids knows no bounds – it’s a sensory feast of new experiences, smiling faces, and adventure: the one thing for which kids have an almost insatiable appetite. Your patience probably does have bounds though, so first consider how prepared you are to travel; slowly. If you are, take them touring off the beaten track, it’s likely they’ll be less scared of kayaking with Komodos than you are and if it rains, they’ll just pull on a poncho. If you’re not, go the flexible route, staying close to Bali’s beaches, but with the option to explore further if you feel like it.

Soak up the beach culture
Show us a kid that doesn’t like the beach and we’ll show you a monkey that doesn’t want to steal your shiny glasses. They don’t exist. Whether it’s a classic bucket and spade day on one of Bali’s golden sand stretches, or learning to dive amidst Amed’s coral gardens, a clean, uncrowded beach is the stuff of family dreams.

Alan Wilson, from our supplier, Ecolodges Indonesia, shares his advice on travelling in Indonesia with kids: “I would definitely recommend Indonesia for families. Journeying across the country involves a lot of travel because it’s so vast, but it is very well-serviced, so even though there’s a lot of travelling involved in the tours, it’s not stressful for families – it’s all part of the adventure. I think children aged 10 upwards would get the most of a holiday in Indonesia; I wouldn’t recommend very small children come along as although they seem to cope well with the toing and froing involved with travel, they may lose interest in the cultural aspects of the country. Having said that, I’ve known people to bring young babies who have coped tremendously; it depends what sort of a family you are, but in the main, Indonesia with small children is better suited to adventurous parents.”