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The culture of Indonesia has been shaped by long intermction between original indiges customs and multiple foreign influences. Indonesia is centrally-located along ancient trading routes between the Far East, South Asia and the Middle East, resulting in many cultural practices being strongly influenced by a multitude of religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Islam, all strong in the major trading cities. The result is a complex cultural mixture very different from the original indigenous cultures.

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic state in the world. Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands, where only about 7,000 islands are uninhabited. Kalimantan, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra and Papua are the main islands in Indonesia. In addition, Indonesia also has small islands such as Bali, Karimunjawa, Gili and Lombok, which is the goal of both local and international. The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta, which is located on the Island of Java. In terms of geographical, the Indonesian archipelago is located between 5° 54' 08" of longitude in the north to 11° 08' 20" of longitude south and 95°00'38" up to 141°01'12" east longitude. Some islands are located in the equator line. Therefore, day and night have nearly the same time, i.e. 12 hours. On the basis of the geographical location of the area, the territory of Indonesia is divided into 3 time zone ie WIB (Western Indonesian Time), WITA (Central Indonesian Time) and WIT (Eastern Indonesian Time). In addition to the beautiful islands, tropical climate of Indonesia also make Indonesia become a tourist destination which is the main. The best time to travel to Indonesia is during the summer lasts from April to October. The months of March and October is the turn of the season. At the turn of the season, the weather in Indonesia can be erratic. Rain, hot sun and wind bushy can come together in one day. Meanwhile, the rainy season usually lasts from December to March.