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Rafting under waterfall, Pekalen River, East Java.

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Overview

East Java (Jawa Timur) is a wild, rolling region of dizzying peaks, smoking volcanoes and unspoilt panoramas. Dotted across this landscape you'll discover ancient temples being swallowed by a riot of vegetation, national parks where growls, barks, and squawks echo from the undergrowth, and stunning beaches with world-class surfing.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Trowulan Museum

East Java

One kilometre from the main Surabaya鈥揝olo road, the impressive Trowulan Museum houses superb examples of Majapahit sculpture and pottery from East Java鈥�

Kawah Ijen

East Java

The Ijen plateau's most extraordinary sight is the magnificent turquoise sulphur lake of Kawah Ijen. A night hike to the crater in which the lake boils鈥�

Makam Bung Karno

East Java

At Sentul, 2km north of the town centre, former president Sukarno鈥檚 grave is marked by a massive black stone and an elaborate monument of columns and鈥�

House of Sampoerna

Surabaya

Undoubtedly the city鈥檚 best-presented attraction, the House of Sampoerna is home to one of Indonesia鈥檚 most famous kretek cigarette manufacturers (now鈥�

Candi Singosari

East Java

Situated right in the village of Singosari, 12km north of Malang, this temple stands 500m off the main Malang鈥揝urabaya road. One of the last monuments鈥�

Panataran Hindu Temples

East Java

The Hindu temples at Panataran (locally called 'Penataran') are the largest intact Majapahit temples, and the finest examples of ancient East Javanese鈥�

Candi Sumberawan

East Java

This small, squat Buddhist stupa lies in the terraced, cultivated foothills of Gunung Arjuna, about 5km northwest of Singosari. It was built to鈥�

Pulau Tabuhan

East Java

A droplet of creamy white sand, topped with a tuft of scrub, this tiny island set offshore from Java, nearly halfway to Bali, is surrounded by a ring of鈥�

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