The first thing to do if you have decided to travel from Singapore to Indonesia is to check the visa conditions. The best thing to do is to go to the Indonesian embassy in Singapore and check what are the conditions and the costs for getting a tourist visa. People from different countries fall into different visa conditions.

Normally a 30 day tourist visa costs $70, however the price may be different for residents from specific countries Moreover if you are resident of Australia, Brazil, Finland, Norway, Poland you can take your visa on arrival. There are more countries eligible for visa on arrival so check this at the embassy as well.

Once you have done your homework and all documents are ready, decide which transport you will use to go from Singapore to Indonesia. You can go by air or by ferry. Again the decision should be taken after you have checked all options available so it is better to contact a tourist agent who can recommend you the best route according to where you'd like to go.

Obviously a short break will not give you enough time to visit all the spectacular places of Indonesia, so think well where you'd like to go in order to make the most of your trip.

Bali - one of the best tourist destinations in Indonesia and Asia is only three hours away from Singapore by air. Bali temps with great resorts and breathtaking landscape. The main places that you must visit are Kuta, Nusa Dua, Ubud, Legion and Sanur. If you are going on a short holiday, than may be Bali is not the best destination as you will not have time to fully indulge yourself. An option for a weekend trip is to go to Batam. It is only 30 minutes away from Singapore with a ferry.

Visit Waterfront City as it is the main tourist destination featuring many attractions such as bungee jumping, carting, paintball, parasailing, seafood and even a snow park. If you are looking for a long, relaxing holiday to pamper yourself than Bintan is the right destination. It is an island featuring six luxurious resorts to satisfy even the most refined taste.

The time you have available is only one of the parts of the equation when you are planning your trip. It is best to choose a time of the year rich of events in order to make the most of your visit. On Sumba, mock battles that hark back to the era of internecine warfare are held in February and March. On Balinese New Year, Nyepi, (March-April) everything shuts and the island grinds to a standstill as locals seek to convince evil spirits that the island is uninhabited.

During the Balinese festival of Galungan (moving dates) even the gods descend to earth and join in the revelry. There's a dramatic Easter Parade on the island of Larantuka, whip duels in Ruteng, Flores in August and Torajan funereal feasts in central Sulawesi, held mainly between August and October. As most Indonesians are Muslim, many festivals are affected by the lunar calendar; dates are subsequently 10 or 11 days earlier each year.