Natural features in Indonesia

Natural features

Komodo National Park

Komodo, Nusa Tenggara Timur

Islands in eastern Indonesia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, seen on ranger-led walks on Komodo…

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Mount Bromo

Jawa Timur

An active volcano in East Java rising from a vast sea of sand inside an ancient caldera, with Mount Semeru smoking behind.

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Raja Ampat

Papua Barat Daya

An archipelago of 1,500 islands off West Papua with the richest marine life on earth, around 75% of all known coral species.

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Tanjung Puting orangutans, Borneo

Kalimantan Tengah

A national park in Indonesian Borneo where you travel up the river on a klotok houseboat for 2 or 3 days, sleeping on deck, to feeding stations such …

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Gili Islands

Tanjung, Nusa Tenggara Barat

Three small car-free islands off Lombok, with white beaches, clear water and turtles.

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Lake Toba

Tuktuk Sonak, Sumatera Utara

The largest volcanic lake in the world, in a caldera in North Sumatra, with Samosir Island in the middle.

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Nusa Penida

Semarapura, Bali

An island off Bali with dramatic cliffs and beaches, such as Kelingking Beach, shaped like a T.

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Kawah Putih and Bandung highlands

Soreang, Jawa Barat

A crater lake in the highlands south of Bandung in West Java, whose water changes colour from pale turquoise to white, surrounded by white sand and d…