Travel guide

Bandung

Cool highland city of cafés

🗓️ Best time: April–October💰 Budget · ~$45/day📍 Indonesia

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About Bandung

A cooler-climate West Java city ringed by volcanoes and tea plantations — Art Deco architecture, a booming café and factory-outlet scene, and steaming crater lakes nearby.

⭐ Things to do in Bandung

Tangkuban Perahu volcanoKawah Putih crater lakeDago tea & café stripFactory outlet shoppingFarmhouse LembangKawah Putih white craterRanca Upas deer campBraga Street Art Deco

🍽️ What to eat in Bandung

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

BatagorSiomayNasi timbelSurabi pancakes

✈️ Know before you go

🚕 Getting around

Ride-hailing (Gojek/Grab); car for the volcanoes.

💡 Local tip

Go early to Kawah Putih — the turquoise crater lake is clearest before midday clouds.