Indonesia Hidden Attractions!

Indonesia Hidden Attraction

KEDIRI, INDONESIA

Tanah Lot

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes

UBUD, INDONESIA

Sacred Monkey Forest (Mandala Wisata Wenara Wana)

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques

EAST NUSA TENGGARA, INDONESIA

Komodo National Park

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons

INDONESIA

Gereja Ayam, the Abandoned Chicken Church

This massive abandoned chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl

ABANG, INDONESIA

Tirta Gangaa Water Palace

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano

SUKAWATI, INDONESIA

Goa Gajah

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth"

KELIMUTU, INDONESIA

Kelimutu Volcano

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain

MAGELANG, INDONESIA

Borobudur

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple

KIA, INDONESIA

Korowai Tree Houses

In southeastern Papua, the Korowai people live in unique treetop dwellings

BATURITI, INDONESIA

Pura Ulun Danu Bratan

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface

RANTEPAO, INDONESIA

The Funeral Rites of Torajaland

Eerie cemeteries carved into the side of cliffs and Babies are buried in the hollows of trees

BANYUPUTIH, INDONESIA

Kawah Ijen

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano

INDONESIA

Abandoned Bounty Beach Bungalows Resort

A Balinesian resort, empty and trapped in time

PADANG BARAT, INDONESIA

Jembatan Akar

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together

TEMBUKU, INDONESIA

Trunyan

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose

HULU KUANTAN, INDONESIA

Amorphophallus titanum

A monster in the plant world, up to 10 feet tall and smelling of death

SIDOARJO, INDONESIA

The Sidoarjo Mud Volcano

A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day

SIMPANG RENGGIANG, INDONESIA

Lengkuas Island

A hundred and twenty year old twelve story lighthouse located on a beautiful Indonesian island.

BOAWAE, INDONESIA

Liang Bua cave

Real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia

KUTA SELATAN, INDONESIA

Luhur Uluwatu Temple

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it

CAMPAKA, INDONESIA

Gunung Padang

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid

DENPASAR UTARA, INDONESIA

Pura Goa Lawah

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king

RONGGUR NIHUTA, INDONESIA

The Toba Caldera

Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether

SURAKARTA, INDONESIA

Solo Batik Carnival

Annual street carnival celebrating Indonesian heritage

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA

Taman Sari Underground Mosque

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia

UBUD, INDONESIA

Symon's Art Zoo

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings

RAJABASA, INDONESIA

Anak Krakatau

The second generation of a mighty volcano rises from the sea

PONTIANAK UTARA, INDONESIA

The Equator Monument

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be

MUARA ANCALONG, INDONESIA

Wehea Forest

Explore a uniquely pristine Borneo forest, now protected by former headhunters turned tour guides.

SEMARANG, INDONESIA

An Nurumi Mosque

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral

BAWOLATO, INDONESIA

Nias Ceremonial Stone Jump

Warrior training: The Indonesian tourist trap

SOUTH JAKARTA, INDONESIA

Goal Bola-Bola

Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia