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There are of course many more travel destinations but this is a good start if you have never been to Indonesia.

I stayed for more than a week at 7 seas. Actually by accident due to a booking problem but it turned out to be lucky. They have the best bungalows I have ever seen in Indonesia. Very new with fantastic bathrooms. Stuff is great and the french owner Laurent makes you feel very comfortable.

Room Rates are 400.000-550.000Rp (33-45 Euro) for standard room with fan (depending on season)
and 700.000Rp for deluxe room with AC

If you are in Yogyakarta you are obviously visiting Borobudur and Prambanan.
There isn't anything I can say that already 1000 books and travel logs haven't said.

Just two things to add.

Gorontalo:
If you have nothing to do in Gorontalo don't go there but as it is very likely that you end up there when traveling in Sulawesi - here a few tips.

Bunaken is a diving paradise.
It is really close to the Manado Airport. LionAir flies daily via Masakan (maybe by now direct) I was there in 2010.
There is a public boat every morning from the Manado port. If you miss it you will need to reach a little deeper in your pocket. Around 200.000Rp (negotiable).

I stayed at Lorenso's Homestay (image above) 120.000Rp for a bungalow directly at the water inducing 3 meals!

Mount Bromo and the surrounding area is definitely worth a trip. Coming from Probolingo it is a really nice ride by bus or car up the mountains. Make sure to take a sweater or jacket with you as it can get really cold at night.
I stayed in a small room at a hotel over looking the Bromo Valley. Usual tour guides will take tourist early morning to the view point and later down to the sulphide smoking crater.

The Gilis consist of three different Islands.
Trawangan is the busiest one but 20 minutes walking from the main area it is still very quiet.
The Gilis are great for snorkeling and diving. I saw many turtles only a few meters from the beach.
Meno and Air are also very nice and if you are looking for a quiet time - go there!
Anyway the islands are only a few minutes apart from each other (by boat).

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