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Public Holidays in Indonesia 2012 |
23rd March, Friday Nyepi
The day of silence for Hindus, with no noise, work or travel. If you are in Bali, you have to stay indoors.
Electricity is turned off in many areas. Many hotels do allow guests to use the outdoor facilities within the hotel grounds.
Note that Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar is closed for both international and domestic flights from sunset on the day before until sunset on the actual holiday.
In other areas, flights will probably just be more expensive with people taking advantage of the long weekend.
Expect traffic jams from domestic tourists from Surabaya in Bali. |
6th April, Friday. Good Friday
Good Friday is a long weekend and tourist centres like Bandung and Bali will be full of domestic tourists. Flights to Catholic Flores tend to be overbooked during this period. |
6th May, Monday. Vesak Day
The Buddhist holiday. Borobodur is closed. However, there are processions at most temples. |
17th May, Thursday, Ascension of Christ
Many Indonesian offices, and municipal governments may declare Friday a holiday.
This will result in a super long 4 day weekend. Puncak, Bandung and Bali will see a lot of tourist activity. |
17th June , Miraj. The Ascension of the Prophet
It is already school holidays in Indonesia in June. Be aware that the holiday is celebrated with an all night prayer in mosques throughout the country.
Light sleepers will do well to remember this when choosing a room. |
Friday 17 August, Indonesia Independence Day
Indonesia Independance Day occurs during the Muslim fasting month this year.
It will be a low key event with a few roads being closed for flag raising ceremonies and other civic observances. |
Monday 20 -Tuesday 21 August , Lebaran or Idul Fitri.
This is the grand daddy of all holidays in Indonesia.
It will be difficult to travel around as many services are closed or already totally booked up.
Travelers will do well to book far ahead. Avoid traveling between cities. Non-Muslims take advantage of the long break – and schools are closed for 1-2 weeks –It is usually recommended that visitors to Indonesia either travel in a non-Muslim area (e.g. Eastern Indonesia) or stay in the one area for a few days.
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