After taking in the story of the Sampoerna family, owners of the kretek brand, at the informative museum, visitors can get a fascinating glimpse of the kretek cigarette production facility in operation: more than 3 000 workers rolling cigarettes ma..

This was once the capital of the greatest Hindu kingdom in Indonesia, the Majapahit kingdom (1294-1478). Given the fragility of the construction materials used (brick and wood), the vestiges now only amount to a few isolated elements, but the inspiri..

Before exploring the site, stop at the Trowulan Museum, which provides an excellent introduction to Majapahit art and civilisation. Statues, pottery, ridge tiles and vases… terracotta has pride of place. The piggy banks are remarkable. Note the excep..

Since the 15C, Surabaya has had an Arab district, with Jalan Mas Mansur running between it and Chinatown. You are bound to forget where you are in the little street leading from Sunan Ampel Mosque ( no entry for non-Muslims ), where merchants selli..

Created in 1916, Kebun Binatang is one of the oldest and largest zoos in Southeast Asia. It boasts a great variety of animals, including species endemic to Indonesia: boa constrictors, Sumatra tigers, calaos, and the famous giant lizards, Komodo Dra..