Java

Java is Indonesia’s cultural and political core, running from the energy of Jakarta to Yogyakarta, the island’s traditional heart and the base for exploring the temples of Borobudur and Prambanan nearby. Traditional markets throughout the island offer some of the country’s best regional cooking, often unchanged for generations. It is the island most Indonesians would point to first if asked what defines the country, and it rewards travellers willing to move slowly between its cities.