Sightseeing Tours & Trips in Java

Check out Sam Poo Kong Temple in Semarang, then wander through Dutch colonial buildings like Lawang Sewu and Greja Blenduk. In Jakarta, you'll walk the cobblestoned streets of Kota Tua Old Town and see historic pinisi ships at Sunda Kelapa Harbor. Trek through misty Arjuna Temple, photograph the colorful Telaga Warna Lake, and watch sulphurous gases rise from Si Kidang Crater on the Dieng Plateau. Stop by Bandung's Geological Museum and walk Jalan Asia Afrika with a photo break at Gedung Sate, plus tour 21 historic locomotives at Ambarawa Train Museum.

Check out the UNESCO-listed Borobudur Temple with a local monk, then hop on a traditional dokar through Candirejo Village. You'll take an executive train from Yogyakarta to Mojokerto to see Madakaripura Waterfall near Mount Bromo. Head out on a sunrise 4WD jeep trip into Bromo's volcanic caldera.

Over 15 days, you'll check out Jakarta's cobblestoned Kota Tua Old Town, Bandung's Geological Museum and art deco Gedung Sate, plus the colorful Jodipan Village in Malang. There's a sunrise jeep trip to Mount Bromo's crater with a 45-minute hike to Penanjakan Hill, and you'll bike through Wanurejo Village to Borobudur Temple.

Catch sunrise over UNESCO-listed Borobudur Temple from Setumbu Hill, then bike around the monument through local villages and rice terraces. Trek to Mt Bromo's crater rim crossing the Sea of Sands and Teletubbies Hill, then hike Ijen Crater to see sulfur miners working by the turquoise lake.

Check out Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist sanctuary and a UNESCO site, then head to Prambanan temple complex to see Hindu reliefs showing scenes from the Ramayana saga. Ride a bicycle or carriage through Candirejo village to see traditional Javanese life, including how locals make manioc chips and perform gamelan music. Wake up early at 4 a.m. to take an off-road vehicle up Mount Penanjakan for sunrise views over Mount Bromo's volcanic crater, with Mount Batok and the active Mount Semeru visible from the viewing platform.

You'll watch the sunrise over Mount Bromo's volcanic crater at 2,329 meters, then ride horseback down through the outer caldera. The UNESCO-listed Borobudur Temple is the world's largest Buddhist temple complex, built entirely from volcanic rock - you'll cycle through traditional Javanese villages to reach the symmetrical Pawon Temple afterward. Travel by train from Yogyakarta to Mojokerto through East Java's landscapes, and take a rickshaw ride through the sultan's city of Yogyakarta, the cultural heart of Central Java.

Watch the sunrise from Mount Penanjakan as the light hits Mount Bromo, Batok, and Mahameru, then head across the Sea of Sand in an off-road vehicle. You'll see the UNESCO-listed Borobudur temple complex with its 5-kilometer bas-reliefs showing Buddha's life, and visit Candi Selogriyo perched on a hilltop surrounded by rice terraces. Travel through Java on the high-speed Whoosh train from Jakarta to Bandung and the scenic Sancaka panoramic trains, stopping at the 47-meter Prambanan Hindu temple complex and cycling through traditional villages near Sayegan.

Watch sunrise from Mt. Penanjakan's platform with views over Mount Bromo and Mount Batok's volcanic craters, then head to the UNESCO-listed Borobudur temple complex to see Candi Mendut and Candi Pawon temples. You'll tour Yogyakarta's Sultan's Palace and Prambanan Hindu sanctuary to check out its detailed Ramayana relief work, plus visit local batik factories and silversmith workshops.

Check out the UNESCO-listed Borobudur temple complex, the world's largest Buddhist sanctuary, plus the smaller Candi Mendut and Candi Pawon temples nearby. You'll walk through the Hindu temple complex of Prambanan with its detailed Ramayana reliefs and cycle through Candirejo village that's surrounded by green rainforest. Wake up early to see sunrise from Mt. Penanjakan where you'll get views of the volcanic crater, Mount Batok, and Mount Bromo which is still active.