COUNTRY GUIDE / 20 cities and places
Indonesia.
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- Bandung1 discovery ideas
- Bayan1 discovery ideas
- Borobudur1 discovery ideas
- Ijen1 discovery ideas
- Jakarta4 discovery ideas
- Kelimutu1 discovery ideas
- Komodo4 discovery ideas
- Lembang1 discovery ideas
- Mataram1 discovery ideas
- Pasirjambu1 discovery ideas
- Pemenang1 discovery ideas
- Raja Ampat3 discovery ideas
- Rancabali1 discovery ideas
- Sembalun1 discovery ideas
- Sukapura1 discovery ideas
- Tampaksiring1 discovery ideas
- Tegalalang2 discovery ideas
- Ubud2 discovery ideas
- Waigeo1 discovery ideas
- Yogyakarta4 discovery ideas
Bandung
Watch an angklung performance at Saung Udjo
Join the audience at Saung Angklung Udjo and play the shaken bamboo angklung together with the ensemble, then photograph it.
Bayan
Chase the Tiu Kelep waterfall
Wade the jungle river trail from Senaru to stand in the spray of the twin-tiered Tiu Kelep waterfall and photograph it.
Borobudur
See sunrise over Borobudur Temple
Climb the nine stacked platforms of Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist temple, as sunrise reveals the stupa-topped valley and photograph it.
Ijen
See the blue fire of the Ijen volcano (Indonesia)
Descend into the crater at midnight to see the eerie blue flames of burning sulphur — and photograph it.
Jakarta
Ride to the top of the National Monument
Take the lift up the 132-metre Monas obelisk, crowned with a gold-leaf flame, for the skyline over Merdeka Square and photograph it.
Stand beneath the dome of Istiqlal Mosque
Enter Istiqlal, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, and stand beneath its 45-metre steel dome facing the cathedral across the road, and photograph it.
Try kerak telor from a street cart
Watch a vendor flip kerak telor, the Betawi spiced omelette of glutinous rice cooked over charcoal, then eat it and photograph it.
Rent a bicycle in Kota Tua old town
Pedal one of the colourful ontel bicycles across Fatahillah Square among the Dutch colonial facades of Kota Tua and photograph it.
Kelimutu
See the three-coloured lakes of Kelimutu
Hike up Kelimutu volcano before dawn to watch its three crater lakes glow turquoise, olive and black side by side, and photograph it.
Komodo
Swim at Pink Beach near Komodo
Wade into the water at Pantai Merah, where crushed red coral tints the sand rose-pink, and photograph it.
Watch Komodo dragons on Komodo Island
Trek with a ranger across the savannah of Komodo Island to see the world's largest lizard in the wild and photograph it.
See the Komodo dragons (Indonesia)
See the wild dragons with a ranger on the island home of the world's largest lizards — and photograph it.
Climb to the Padar Island viewpoint
Hike the ridge of Padar Island for the classic view of three crescent bays with black, white and pink sand, and photograph it.
Lembang
Peer into the Tangkuban Perahu crater
Stand at the rim of the steaming Kawah Ratu crater on the Tangkuban Perahu volcano north of Bandung and photograph it.
Mataram
Taste ayam taliwang in Lombok
Order ayam taliwang, the fiery grilled chicken glazed in chilli and shrimp paste that is Lombok's signature dish, and photograph it.
Pasirjambu
Reach the turquoise Kawah Putih crater lake
Descend to the milky-turquoise sulphur lake of Kawah Putih inside the crater of Mount Patuha and photograph it.
Pemenang
Snorkel the reefs off Gili Trawangan
Swim out over the coral gardens of Gili Trawangan to drift above green sea turtles in the shallows and photograph it.
Raja Ampat
Swim with manta rays at Manta Sandy
Hover above the cleaning station at Manta Sandy as reef manta rays glide in to be cleaned, and photograph it.
Snorkel the coral gardens of Raja Ampat
Drop into the water off Arborek jetty above the richest coral reefs on Earth and drift among the reef fish, and photograph it.
Boat out to the Wayag lagoon
Take a boat to the remote Wayag islands and climb a jagged limestone peak for the maze of turquoise lagoons below, and photograph it.
Rancabali
Walk the Rancabali tea plantations
Wander the rolling green rows of the Rancabali tea plantations in the highlands above Ciwidey and photograph it.
Sembalun
Trek to the crater rim of Mount Rinjani
Climb through the cloud forest to the crater rim of Mount Rinjani, Indonesia's second-highest volcano, and look down on the Segara Anak lake, and photograph it.
Sukapura
Watch sunrise at Mount Bromo (Indonesia)
Watch the sun rise behind the smoking craters above a sea of mist — and photograph it.
Tampaksiring
Take part in the purification at Tirta Empul
Watch pilgrims move through the holy spring bathing pools of the Tirta Empul water temple and photograph it.
Tegalalang
Walk the Tegallalang Rice Terraces
Descend the emerald subak-irrigated valley of the Tegallalang rice terraces at golden hour and photograph it.
Hike the Campuhan Ridge Walk at dawn
Follow the grassy spine of the Campuhan Ridge above the Ubud jungle as the mist lifts at dawn and photograph it.
Ubud
Feast on Balinese babi guling
Order a plate of crackling babi guling, the spit-roasted suckling pig that defines Balinese celebration food, and photograph it.
Meet the macaques at the Sacred Monkey Forest
Wander the mossy temple ravine among the long-tailed macaques of the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary and photograph it.
Waigeo
Climb the Piaynemo karst viewpoint
Climb the wooden staircase at Piaynemo for the postcard view over the mushroom-shaped karst islets of Raja Ampat and photograph it.
Yogyakarta
Stroll Malioboro Street after dark
Weave through the batik stalls, buskers and lesehan food mats of Malioboro Street, the beating heart of Yogyakarta, and photograph it.
Explore the Kraton Sultan Palace
Walk the pavilions and gamelan courtyards of the Kraton, the living palace of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, and photograph it.
Stand before the Prambanan temple spires
Face the towering candi spires of Prambanan, the ninth-century Hindu temple compound dedicated to Shiva, at dusk and photograph it.
Eat gudeg for breakfast in Yogyakarta
Order a plate of gudeg, the sweet slow-stewed young jackfruit dish that Yogyakarta is famous for, from a morning warung and photograph it.