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Indonesia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Parepare, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Parepare

Indonesia

Parepare, a port city on the southwest coast of Sulawesi, is the birthplace of B.

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Kintamani, Indonesia
Bronze

Kintamani

Indonesia

Sitting on the western rim of the Mount Batur caldera in Bali, Kintamani is a tiny stopping point with direct views over the volcano and Lake Batur below.

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Salatiga, Indonesia
Gold

Salatiga

Indonesia

Walkable city in Central Java with a café-filled centre and a concentration of historic churches, Salatiga sits at the foot of Mount Merbabu in elevated terr…

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Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Bandar Lampung

Indonesia

Bandar Lampung, the provincial capital at the southern tip of Sumatra, has a dense café and restaurant scene and sits close to Bukit Barisan Selatan National…

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Bukittinggi, Indonesia
Gold

Bukittinggi

Indonesia

Bukittinggi is a highland city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, known as the birthplace of Mohammad Hatta, co-proclamator of Indonesian independence, and as the e…

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Padang, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Padang

Indonesia

Padang cuisine — the fiery, coconut-rich cooking of the Minangkabau people — takes its name from this large city on the west coast of Sumatra, the capital of…

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Pemangkat, Indonesia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Pemangkat

Indonesia

Coastal town at the mouth of the Sambas River in West Kalimantan, Pemangkat has a walkable centre with cafés and restaurants and sits directly on the water,…

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Solok, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Solok

Indonesia

West Sumatran town set among green valleys and tropical palms, where traditional Minangkabau curved-roof architecture — visible in its civic buildings — fram…

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Palu, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Palu

Indonesia

Palu sits at the mouth of the Palu River on Sulawesi's northwestern coast, with a walkable centre offering cafés and restaurants along the waterfront and mou…

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Kota Ternate, Indonesia
Bronze

Kota Ternate

Indonesia

Once the capital of a powerful sultanate that fought over control of the spice trade in the Moluccas, Ternate is a waterfront city in Indonesia's North Maluk…

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Jambi City, Indonesia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Jambi City

Indonesia

This large port city on the Batang Hari River — the longest river in Sumatra — Jambi is the provincial capital of Jambi province and a centre of oil and rubb…

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Manado, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Manado

Indonesia

Coastal city on the Bay of Manado in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, with a walkable centre full of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches.

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Tegal, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Tegal

Indonesia

North-coast city in Central Java, Tegal sits on the Java Sea with mountain views to the south.

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Purworejo, Indonesia
Gold
Mountain villages

Purworejo

Indonesia

A regency in southern Central Java, Indonesia, bordering the Indian Ocean to the south and the highlands of Wonosobo and Magelang to the north, Purworejo sit…

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Jepara, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Jepara

Indonesia

Jepara, a coastal city in Central Java near Mount Muria, is known across Indonesia for its Javanese teak wood carving tradition and furniture industry, and a…

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Semarang, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Semarang

Indonesia

Large port city on Java's north coast, Semarang is the capital of Central Java and carries a substantial legacy of Dutch colonial architecture alongside a li…

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Mungkid Satu, Indonesia
Bronze

Mungkid Satu

Indonesia

The administrative capital of Magelang Regency in Central Java, Mungkid sits roughly four kilometres from Borobudur, one of the world's great Buddhist temple…

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Cianjur, Indonesia
Silver

Cianjur

Indonesia

A busy Indonesian city set against a backdrop of volcanic mountains, where a grand patterned roundabout anchors the low-rise centre and the surrounding uplan…

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Tamblingan, Indonesia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Tamblingan

Indonesia

Crater lake on the northern slopes of Gunung Lesung in Bali, Tamblingan sits within a large caldera alongside two sister lakes and is ringed by dense forest…

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Tarakan, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Tarakan

Indonesia

An island city off the northern coast of Borneo, Tarakan is the largest urban centre in Indonesia's North Kalimantan province.

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Padangbai, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Padangbai

Indonesia

This busy ferry-port village on Bali's south-eastern coast, where vivid turquoise water fills a tree-lined bay dotted with traditional outrigger boats, ferri…

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Bengkulu, Indonesia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Bengkulu

Indonesia

Founded by the British as their main pepper-trading post and held for nearly two centuries before being exchanged for Malacca in 1824, Bengkulu is a coastal…

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Banjarmasin, Indonesia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Banjarmasin

Indonesia

Banjarmasin, the largest city in South Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, is known as the City of a Thousand Rivers — a delta settlement spread across rough…

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Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Sumbawa Besar

Indonesia

A broad valley of vivid green rice paddies and palm groves spreads across this West Nusa Tenggara town, backed by a forested mountain range and dotted with r…

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Kediri, Indonesia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Kediri

Indonesia

City in East Java split down the middle by the Brantas River, Kediri has a walkable centre with a real café and restaurant scene.

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Pariaman, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Pariaman

Indonesia

A coastal city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, Pariaman sits directly on the Indian Ocean with a stretch of coastline and mountain views inland.

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Ambarawa, Indonesia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Ambarawa

Indonesia

This Central Java town on the edge of Rawa Pening lake, Ambarawa is known for the Indonesian Railway Museum, built around a 19th-century rack railway line th…

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Tondano, Indonesia
Silver
Wine country

Tondano

Indonesia

Highland town on the shores of Lake Tondano in North Sulawesi, with cool temperatures, a concentration of historic churches, and vineyards in the surrounding…

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Bima, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Bima

Indonesia

Bima is a coastal city on the eastern end of Sumbawa island in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province, shaped by its history as capital of the Bima Sultanat…

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Singaraja, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Singaraja

Indonesia

Once the colonial administrative capital of both Bali and the wider Lesser Sunda Islands, Singaraja is northern Bali's largest city, sitting on the coast wit…

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Probolinggo, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Probolinggo

Indonesia

Coastal city on the north coast of East Java, Probolinggo is the main gateway for travellers heading to Mount Bromo, with the mountains rising close to the s…

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Surakarta, Indonesia
Silver
Big-city explorations

Surakarta

Indonesia

Widely known as Solo, this large Central Javanese city carries deep royal heritage as one of two successor states to the Mataram Islamic Kingdom, established…

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Pekalongan, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Pekalongan

Indonesia

Batik production defines Pekalongan, a port city on the northern coast of Central Java, Indonesia, where the textile tradition is varied and distinctive enou…

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Banyuwangi, Indonesia
Bronze

Banyuwangi

Indonesia

A waterfront city at the far eastern tip of Java, Banyuwangi serves as the capital of its regency and has built a reputation as a festival city, with events…

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Langsa, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Langsa

Indonesia

A city on Sumatra's Acehnese coast where dense mangrove-lined waterways mirror dramatic tropical sunsets, with upland country close by and a lively urban bas…

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Pasuruan, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Pasuruan

Indonesia

Coastal city in East Java with a centre notable for its historic churches, Pasuruan sits on the Madura Strait with mountain views inland, a short drive south…

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Sukabumi, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Sukabumi

Indonesia

A mid-sized city in West Java set in the southern foothills of Mount Gede, Sukabumi sits at elevation and enjoys a cooler climate than the surrounding lowlan…

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Bontang, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Bontang

Indonesia

This coastal city on the eastern shore of Borneo in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province, Bontang sits along the Makassar Strait and serves as a significant…

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Pangkalpinang, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Pangkalpinang

Indonesia

This coastal provincial capital on Bangka Island's east coast holds a notably diverse religious landscape, with landmarks including the Cathedral of St.

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Gorontalo, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Gorontalo

Indonesia

A city on Tomini Bay in northern Sulawesi, Gorontalo is known for its strong Islamic heritage — sometimes called the "Porch of Medina" — and holds an unusual…

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Bogor, Indonesia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Bogor

Indonesia

Bogor's Kebun Raya botanical garden — one of the oldest and largest in the world — sits at the heart of this large West Javanese city south of Jakarta, along…

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Depok, Indonesia
Silver
Big-city explorations

Depok

Indonesia

The University of Indonesia, one of the country's most prestigious universities, anchors this large city in West Java directly south of Jakarta.

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Palopo, Indonesia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Palopo

Indonesia

A mid-sized city on the coast of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Palopo sits where the sea meets a mountain backdrop.

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Blitar, Indonesia
Bronze

Blitar

Indonesia

Blitar, a city in East Java, is known across Indonesia as the burial place of Sukarno, the country's first president, whose grave sits a short distance from…

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Magelang, Indonesia
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Magelang

Indonesia

A Central Java city set between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing, Magelang is thick with historic churches and sits close to water, with UNESCO World Heritage…

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Purwokerto, Indonesia
Silver

Purwokerto

Indonesia

This city in southwestern Central Java with a walkable centre carrying a real café and restaurant scene, Purwokerto serves as the administrative capital of B…

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Serang, Indonesia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Serang

Indonesia

The provincial capital of Banten on Java's northwestern coast, Serang sits along Banten Bay and the Java Sea, with the historically significant site of Old B…

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Gold

Pakualaman

Indonesia

Compact Indonesian town on the water with a lively café and dining scene, a notable cluster of churches, and easy access to the UNESCO World Heritage landsca…

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Gold
Big-city explorations

Malang

Indonesia

This large Indonesian city with an exceptionally dense café and restaurant scene, a notable concentration of historic churches, and easy access to upland cou…

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