Economic Continuity

Lush Forestry awaits the Nature Lover 

With 62% of the Dutch East Indies being covered with forestry, this puts us just second behind the Amazon! Even as the Dutch East Indies is famous for its much wanted spices like nutmeg and also one of the biggest partners in the lucrative Spice Trade, fret not as the natural state of  the Dutch East Indies is still largely preserved. The Dutch East Indies is also home to 227 bird species, of which 77 are not found anywhere else on Earth. Take a trek on one of our guided tours through our forests - touch trees aged 150 years old, breathe in the clean, clear air of nature and sight rare birds, a must visit for the Nature Lover.

Dutch East Indies forests, you'll never get closer to Mother Nature than on our very own guided tours. 


A Trip to our Padi Rice Fields

A staple food for 100 million households, Rice is extremely important to the people of the Dutch East Indies. Glorious kingdoms of the past like the Tarumanagara, Mataram and the Majapahit depended heavily on rice yields as well, and as of yet Java is still extremely well known for it's rice exports. Take a visit to our padi fields, catch local farmers planting rice traditionally, known as Terganteng and let our guides take you through the traditional steps of planting rice, still unchanged by modernity.


An eye-opener for those who have never seen or tasted rice, seize this opportunity to experience the experience of your life!

Beautiful Marine Life of the Dutch East Indies

Coral reef island off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia

At the heart of the Coral Triangle, the world's richest marine region, Dutch East Indies' coral reefs provide homes for 1000 species of fish. 

Also forming one of the natives' primary occupation, fishing provides food on the table as well as the Dutch East Indies' profitable exports. Undaunted by maritime sea routes for the Spice Trade such as the Clove Route and the Cinnamon Route, fishing is still a thriving business, whether for leisure or for work. 

Allow local fishermen to take you on their traditional boats, known as Jukung, as you experience how to fish on the waters off Dutch East Indies. Don't know how to fish? Then just enjoy the show, sit back and relax, as you float on these Jukung without a care in the world. 

Fishing in the Dutch East Indies - your perfect answer to relaxation.