- What to bring interesting from Indonesia?
- Practical and beautiful
- Beautiful and unusual
- Delicious gifts
- Bargaining Is Appropriate!
A trip will remain in the memory of a tourist for a long time, if, in addition to vivid impressions and emotions, you grab a couple of souvenirs with a national character, several practical things of good quality. The question of what to bring from Indonesia has dozens of interesting answers. A kind of rating of popular groups of goods that can be transported from this exotic country will be presented below.
I would also like to note the moment that prices are relatively low here. Many things cost an order of magnitude cheaper than in the capital of the Russian Federation and differ significantly in price from what can be seen in Russian territorial and regional cities. Experienced travelers advise not to grab the first product you like, it is best to walk around, take a closer look, and only then make a purchase. In addition, tourist trips to some factory also often end up with purchases that are more expensive than in the local markets of the resort.
What to bring interesting from Indonesia?
The first answer that comes to mind is figurines of cats, the main symbols of Indonesian culture. Most often, statues of beautiful, graceful animals are made of wood and then painted by hand. According to local beliefs, cats symbolize family, warmth, affection, they are obligatory present at Indonesian wedding ceremonies.
In the markets, in shops, just on the streets, you can buy beautiful figurines carved from wood, stone, bone, or molded from clay. Their cost can be radically different from each other, it all depends on the material, the skill of the finish, the size of the sculpture. In addition, the Chinese "brothers", neighbors, also contributed, so you can see cheap plastic representatives of the cat tribe. It is better to refuse the purchase of such cheap souvenirs by buying a smaller amount, but real Indonesian wonder animals.
Practical and beautiful
It is these definitions that are used by tourists, first of all, when they see pieces of furniture made by local craftsmen from rattan or grapevine. Flexible, easy to process material is used for the manufacture of: chairs and stools; tables and chairs. Such furniture becomes an excellent decoration in the country or in the interior that maintains the traditions of ethno-style.
Seasoned travelers give advice on how to make this large purchase lower in value. To do this, you can take a short trip inland, away from major resort towns. Furniture craftsmen live in the villages, carefully preserving the traditions of their ancestors.
Beautiful and unusual
In the memory of many tourists, Indonesia remains a beautiful bright flower, this applies to lush exotic vegetation and stunning outfits of local women. Representatives of the beautiful half of the tourist group are ready to part with a certain amount of money right away, just to get the same beauty - the finest silk dress. In addition to silk dresses, stoles and shawls, Indonesian batik, decorated with complex ornaments or patterns, is actively bought.
The next category of so-called women's purchases is products made of precious metals, in Indonesia there is a good selection of jewelry made of gold or silver, and high-quality jewelry is also popular with local beauties. Products are distinguished by their massiveness, complexity of decoration, the use of precious or semi-precious stones. In many jewelry stores, you can see how beauty is born almost before our eyes, handmade rings and bracelets, chains and pendants will remind you of an exotic Indonesian journey for a long time.
Delicious gifts
With food in Indonesia, everything is in order, the only difficulty is that most often the tourist will have a too difficult and long flight home. Therefore, many guests do not consider food as gifts or souvenirs. And it is completely in vain, firstly, a jar of Indonesian honey can be a good gift. It differs both in consistency and taste from the native European one, rather, it resembles a cream. Good gifts from this country: green tea; flavored coffee.
The locals prefer green tea with jasmine; they have long grown it and sold it for export. Therefore, tea with aroma takes up little space in a suitcase and weighs a little, while becoming one of the best gifts for colleagues and family.
Bargaining Is Appropriate
Finally, a few tips from those who have already visited Indonesia. The main thing to remember is that prices are initially overpriced, and local residents are ready to decrease. But only on condition of bargaining, even if they pretend that they are not going to give up a penny. You need to trade actively, correctly, smiling all the time, and then the process itself will be remembered and the purchase will be successful.
