15 Countries for First-Time Travelers
| August 10, 2018
11. Indonesia
It’s hard not to be mesmerized by a country with over 18,000 islands and the second-largest tropical forest in the world. The country stretches 4,000 kilometers, from Aceh in the west to Papua in the east, and it’s the perfect place to enjoy sun, beaches, nature, and wildlife.
Whether you’d like to see orangutans in Kalimantan, find the perfect waves in Mentawai or Bali, or go diving in Sulawesi, Indonesia has something for you. And if you’re feeling particularly brave, why not pay a visit to the Komodo dragons, the largest lizards on Earth?
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