West Java

A highland province around Jakarta, with cool Bandung, the Bogor Botanical Gardens, volcanic craters and tea plantations, perfect for weekend trips.

West Java surrounds Jakarta and is predominantly Sundanese in culture, with volcanoes and highlands across its terrain; its capital is Bandung. Bandung has a cool climate, Art Deco buildings from the colonial era, the Asian-African Conference Museum and shopping streets, with Tangkuban Perahu volcano, the white crater lake and tea plantations nearby. Bogor has a long-established botanical garden and the presidential palace, and Pangandaran on the south coast has beaches and a national park. The dry season, May–Sep, is best. Most travelers go from Jakarta by high-speed rail, train or car, and Bandung also has an airport.

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