A week in Indonesia

Seven days across Indonesia: Muntilan, Surakarta, Klungkung, Surabaya, Jakarta, Solok and Banda Aceh. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Muntilan

One day in Muntilan, Indonesia

  1. Borobudur TempleTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Borobudur Temple CompoundsTemple or shrine · Next to Borobudur Temple · On the map
  3. Karmawibhangga MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Borobudur Temple Compounds · On the map

3 stops, 0.6 km on foot along the streets: about 6 min of walking.

Day 2: Surakarta

One day in Surakarta, Indonesia

  1. Great Mosque of SurakartaMosque · On the map
  2. Radya Pustaka MuseumMuseum · 1.5 km on from Great Mosque of Surakarta · On the map
  3. National Press MonumentMuseum · 0.5 km on from Radya Pustaka Museum · On the map
  4. Masjid Wustho MangkunegaranMosque · 0.4 km on from National Press Monument · On the map
  5. Mangkunegaran PalaceTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Masjid Wustho Mangkunegaran · On the map
  6. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, SurakartaMosque · 1.3 km on from Mangkunegaran Palace · On the map

6 stops, 6.6 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 21 min of walking.

Day 3: Klungkung

One day in Klungkung, Indonesia

  1. Tirta Empul TempleTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Mengening TempleLandmark · 0.5 km on from Tirta Empul Temple · On the map
  3. Gunung KawiTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Mengening Temple · On the map

3 stops, 2 km on foot along the streets: about 29 min of walking.

Day 4: Surabaya

One day in Surabaya, Indonesia

  1. Ampel MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. House of SampoernaMuseum · 1 km on from Ampel Mosque · On the map
  3. Bank Indonesia Museum, SurabayaMuseum · 0.6 km on from House of Sampoerna · On the map
  4. Museum Sepuluh NopemberMuseum · 1.1 km on from Bank Indonesia Museum, Surabaya · On the map

4 stops, 4.1 km on foot along the streets: about 49 min of walking.

Day 5: Jakarta

One day in Jakarta, Indonesia

  1. National Museum of IndonesiaMuseum · On the map
  2. National Monument of IndonesiaMuseum · 0.6 km on from National Museum of Indonesia · On the map
  3. Merdeka SquareSquare · Next to National Monument of Indonesia · On the map
  4. Merdeka PalacePalace · 0.7 km on from Merdeka Square · On the map
  5. Istiqlal MosqueMosque · 0.7 km on from Merdeka Palace · On the map
  6. Jakarta CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Istiqlal Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 5.6 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 15 min of walking.

Day 6: Solok

One day in Solok, Indonesia

  1. Ombilin coal mineLandmark · On the map
  2. Nurul Islam Great MosqueMosque · 1.2 km on from Ombilin coal mine · On the map
  3. Sawahlunto Rail and Train MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Nurul Islam Great Mosque · On the map
  4. Goedang Ransoem MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Sawahlunto Rail and Train Museum · On the map

4 stops, 5.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 12 min of walking.

Day 7: Banda Aceh

One day in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

  1. Baiturrahman Grand MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Aceh MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Baiturrahman Grand Mosque · On the map
  3. Aceh Tsunami MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Aceh Museum · On the map

3 stops, 1.9 km on foot along the streets: about 24 min of walking.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.