Foreign travel advice

Indonesia

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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all travel toto:

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  • Within 5km of the crater of Mount Semeru in Lumajang Regency, East Java. Also the southeast area of Mount Semeru along the Besuk Kobokan river, approximately 13km from the crater, and 500m from any Besuk Kobokan riverbank.

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Travel insurance

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To contact the emergency services call 111 or 112 (police), 118 or 119 (ambulance and rescue) or 113 (fire).

To contact the tourist police in anBali emergency.call 0361 7540599 or 0361 224111. To contact the tourist police in Jakarta call 021 526 4073.

The Overseas Business Risk service offers information and advice for British companies operating overseas on how to manage political, economic, and business security-related risks.

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