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Pulau Weh

A small island off the tip of Sumatra with laid-back bungalows and some of Indonesia's best diving, at the country's westernmost point.

Photo: Pavel Kirillov from St.Petersburg, Russ… · CC BY-SA 2.0
Best Time to Go
Mar–Sep
Our full guide to Pulau Weh is being written. It's on the Sumatra and Borneo list as If You're Nearby.

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North Sumatra
About 328 miles away

A giant volcanic crater lake, with the Batak villages of Samosir Island in the middle.

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Nature · Wildlife

Gunung Leuser

North Sumatra
About 221 miles away

One of the last places to see wild orangutans, trekked from Bukit Lawang.

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Spiritual · UNESCO

Borobudur

Central Java
About 1384 miles away

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

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The Full Short List

Sumatra and Borneo

Orangutans and Lake Toba.

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