Things to do in and around Bogor — from misty-morning treks and waterfall dips to hands-on culture and food you can only find in the rain city. Hand-picked by the people who live here.
Two hundred years of towering trees, orchids and colonial history, right in the middle of the city. Here is how to do the Bogor Botanical Gardens properly on your first visit.
When the sun drops, Bogor’s old Chinatown street lights up with soto, laksa and doclang. This is the city’s greatest meal, and it is served on the pavement.
Rolling emerald tea terraces, mist rolling off the ridge and a cup of the freshest tea imaginable — the Gunung Mas plantation is Puncak at its most photogenic.
Three waterfalls on one short trail, cool mountain air and a forest full of monkeys — Curug Nangka is Bogor’s easiest wild escape.
Cross one of Indonesia’s longest suspension bridges, then walk on to a hidden waterfall and lake in the Gede-Pangrango forest. Situ Gunung is a spectacular day out.
Two wheels are the perfect pace for Bogor. Loop the Botanical Gardens, thread the old kampung lanes, and roll out to the rice fields on the city’s edge.
When the sun drops, Bogor’s old Chinatown street lights up with soto, laksa and doclang. This is the city’s greatest meal, and it is served on the pavement.
Rolling emerald tea terraces, mist rolling off the ridge and a cup of the freshest tea imaginable — the Gunung Mas plantation is Puncak at its most photogenic.
Everyone knows the drive-through safari, but Taman Safari in Cisarua hides night safaris, animal shows and a cool mountain setting worth a full day.
Inside the Botanical Gardens sits a wonderfully old-school natural history museum, anchored by a full blue whale skeleton. It is Bogor’s best rainy-day secret.
Three waterfalls on one short trail, cool mountain air and a forest full of monkeys — Curug Nangka is Bogor’s easiest wild escape.
The white colonial palace at the heart of Bogor and the herd of spotted deer grazing its lawns are the city’s most beloved sight — here is how to enjoy them.
Two hundred years of towering trees, orchids and colonial history, right in the middle of the city. Here is how to do the Bogor Botanical Gardens properly on your first visit.