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Bandung

A cool highland city ringed by volcanoes, with Art Deco streets, tea estates and day trips to the craters of Tangkuban Perahu and Kawah Putih.

Photo: Abdurrozaqf · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Bandung is being written. It's on the Java list as If You're Nearby.

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Spiritual · UNESCO

Borobudur

Central Java
About 184 miles away

The world's largest Buddhist temple, a stone mountain of carvings.

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Must-See
Cities · UNESCO

Yogyakarta

Central Java and Yogyakarta
About 198 miles away

Java's cultural capital, with the sultan's palace, and the Hindu temples of Prambanan nearby.

1 Sight
Worth a Detour
Cities · Food

Jakarta

About 74 miles away

A huge, chaotic capital with old Dutch quarter.

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The Full Short List

Java

Borobudur, Yogyakarta and Mount Bromo.

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