Indonesia - Java (Chapter)

This is the Java chapter from Lonely Planet's Indonesia guidebook.

Boasting a dazzling array of bewitching landscapes – iridescent rice paddies, smoking volcanoes, rainforest and savannah – as well as megacities and profound traditions in art, spiritualism and learning, Java is the most complex and culturally compelling island in Indonesia.

• experience the ethereal beauty of Borobudur temple at sunrise
• maps
• gaze over the horizon-filling moonscape scenery at Gunung Bromo
• transport
• hike to the crater lake of Kawah Ijen with strong-armed sulphur miners
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Jakarta, Thousand Islands,  Pulau Bidadari, Pulau Macan, Pulau Sepa, West Java, Banten, Merak, Carita, Labuan, Gunung Krakatau,  Ujung Kulon National Park, Bogor & around, Cimaja & around, Cibodas, Gede Pangrango National Park, Cianjur,  Bandung & around, Pangandaran  & around, Cirebon & around, Central Java, Purwokerto, Wonosobo, Dieng Plateau, Borobudur, Yogyakarta & around, Imogiri, Kasongan, Gunung Merapi, Kaliurang, Selo, Prambanan, Solo (Surakarta), Sangiran, Gunung Lawu, Tawangmangu, North Coast, Semarang, Ambarawa, Bandungan, Demak, Kudus, Jepara & around, Karimunjawa Islands, East Java, Surabaya, Trowulan, Pulau Madura, Malang & around, Blitar, Panataran, Gunung Kelud, Pacitan & around, Probolinggo, Gunung Bromo & Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, Bondowoso, Ijen Plateau, Jember, Watu Ulo & Papuma, Kalibaru, Meru Betiri National Park, Alas Purwo National Park, Banyuwangi and Baluran National Park.