The puffing volcanoes and rugged landscape of East Java is very pretty to look at and offers some brilliant trekking opportunities. The giant cloud-shrouded craters of Mount Bromo, Semeru and Ijen will offer some of the best sunrises across all of Indonesia, and for those that prefer to stay closer to the ground there are national parks, a handful of beautiful Hindu temples and a few off-the-beaten-path coves that are a surfers dream. The ancient city of Malang and the sprawling Surabaya will bring you back to civilisation en route to the wilderness of this naturally stunning province.
Travel Tip #91
There is more ocean than land in Indonesia but there are still over 200 million people and more than 500 clans speaking over 250 languages.
Customer Feedback
Six great and amazingly different hotels - we would happily recommend any of them. We had three excellent guides as well. And we lost track of the number of "Wow" moments. In addition to the obvious, including Paramban, Borobodur and Bromo, we would add our tour of the markets + rickshaw ride in Malang, and having coffee with Mr Rai at the Agung Rai Gallery in Bali. Our guide in Bali, Otok (?) was excellent at explaining local culture, and we left an offering at his family shrine.
