Places to visit in East Java, Indonesia
8 places to visit in East Java, Indonesia, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Trowulan, Ijen Crater, Mount Bromo and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your East Java volume.
1 Heritage site · 3 Famous places to visit · 4 Hidden gems
Heritage sites in East Java (1)
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Trowulan
An archaeological site of about 100 square kilometres thought to be the capital of the Majapahit Empire, described in the 14th-century poem Nagarakretagama. Among its red brick remains are the split gate of Wringin Lawang, the Bajang Ratu gate and a sunken royal bathing pool.
Famous places to visit in East Java (3)
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Ijen Crater
A volcano complex in East Java whose crater holds a turquoise lake of strongly acidic water. Before dawn, sulfur gases burning at the vents glow as blue fire, while miners carry heavy loads of yellow sulfur up the crater wall.
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Mount Bromo
An active volcano rising from a vast plain of grey volcanic sand in the Tengger caldera, at 2,329 metres not the highest peak of the massif but the most famous. Its name comes from Brahma, and the Tengger people still climb to its smoking crater to make offerings.
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Mount Semeru
The highest mountain on Java, an active volcano 3,676 metres tall at the southern end of the Bromo Tengger Semeru park. Climbers walk in past the lake of Ranu Kumbolo, and the summit often puffs out small clouds of ash.
Hidden gems in East Java (4)
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Baluran National Park
A dry corner of East Java where savanna covers about 40 per cent of the land, alongside lowland forest and mangroves, under the 1,247 metre Mount Baluran. Banteng, deer and peafowl on its open grassland earn it the nickname Africa van Java.
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Heroes Monument
A white obelisk shaped like an upturned nail, the main symbol of Surabaya, raised to those who died in the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. Beneath it, the 10 November Museum tells the story of that day.
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House of Sampoerna
A tobacco museum in a Dutch colonial compound of 1862 in old Surabaya, once an orphanage. Liem Seeng Tee, founder of Sampoerna, bought it in 1932 for his first big cigarette factory, and kretek are still rolled by hand on the floor below the gallery.
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Penataran Temple
One of the largest Hindu temple complexes in East Java, on the lower slopes of the Kelud volcano about 12 kilometres from Blitar. Begun in 1197 and built up until the 15th century, it was the favourite sanctuary of the Majapahit king Hayam Wuruk.
Collecting in East Java
What are the best places to visit in East Java?
LOQAH lists 8 places in East Java. The best known include Trowulan, Ijen Crater, Mount Bromo, Mount Semeru and Baluran National Park. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in East Java?
8, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in East Java?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in East Java before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose East Java and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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