Surabaya is now the second largest metropolis in Indonesia. Of course it is a bustling city, a city that is so diverse, a city that is multi-ethnic and from an environmental point of view, this city is a giant city that is quite green. In addition to modern shops and high-rise buildings scattered all over the city, this city insists on trying to maintain environmental balance, one of which is building a modern, green city park complete with various infrastructure, the park is Taman Bungkul, a city park that is recognized by the United Nations as The 2013 Asian Townscape Award, as the best city park in Asia.
There are lots of things you can do for fun there:
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| Surabaya |
Take a walk around town.
You like new things and you are a city adventurer who is always thirsty to experience the beauty and variety of a city? Surabaya is the right city for you to explore.
You can enjoy the city by walking down its sidewalks enjoying everything as it is. The sidewalks are shady with shady trees as an effort for residents to fight the city's natural temperature heat. Walking through traditional markets such as Pasar Turi, mingling warmly with the residents there, enjoying the train station building, which is more than half of which is still a remnant of the colonial era.
If you want to find a modern twist in this city, you can visit Tunjungan Plasa, Grand City Mall, Galaxy Mall, Suoermall Pakuwon or if you are a clothing businessman then take a look at ITC Surabaya Mega Grossir, who knows you may find a supplier with quality goods and low prices.
You can expect to find a fantastic taste of the city's street food that is not inferior to the taste of street food anywhere else in the world. Or you can enjoy it at culinary centers such as at the Pakuwon Food Festival. This place is open every day. Please note, the taste of Surabaya food is usually spicy and full of spices, just like other Southeast Asian cuisines. Don't forget we are the land of spices!
Tabebuya Flower (Handroanthus chrysotrichus)
If you are lucky and are in Surabaya when the Tabebuya flower blooms, then you will find a very beautiful atmosphere along the streets of Surabaya. On either side of the road, colorful flowers become the scenery as well as the shade for this hot city.
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| Tabebuya Flowers |
Tabebuya flowers are very dense, similar to Sakura flowers, the types of colors are very diverse, white, pink, yellow, red and several other color variations. Except for the hot air, you will briefly feel that you are in Sakura country at that time. If you are an artist then come there and find inspiration from the blooming of Tabebuya flowers...
Modern Spots to Visit
- Surabaya North Quay
You can find a unique tourist attraction in the city of Surabaya. Its name is Surabaya North Quay. This place is a stopover terminal for luxury cruise ships that are packaged in such a way that it becomes an attractive location for sightseeing.
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| Surabaya North Quay |
This place is located at Perak Utara Cantian Customs area. Through this terminal you can watch luxury cruise ships leaning on, watching the sunset in the evening through the 3rd floor.
Not only that, this place also provides a variety of delicious culinary specialties from the city of Surabaya. The facilities of this place are very well maintained. Starting from sofas, comfortable air-conditioned rooms, relaxing chairs and neatly arranged buildings.
The price of the entry ticket varies, starting from IDR 10,000 to IDR 50,000. The IDR 50,000 ticket allows you to get closer access to the waterfront. This Surabaya tourist spot is fairly unique and of course it will be a new experience for those of you who come from outside Surabaya.
Opening hours from 11.30 to 20.00 local time. You can adjust your visit schedule if you are interested in seeing the luxury cruise ships stopping in Surabaya.
- Atlantis Land Surabaya
This modern tourist spot is a family tourist location. Many facilities are intended for children and families. This tourist location is located on Jalan Sukolilo number 100 Surabaya and the current entry ticket is only IDR 100,000.
At this location you will meet several types of tour groups, including:
1. Ice Palace
Various kinds of games are there with the theme of winter toys and recreation. Because the theme of this location is ice or snow. Overall in this room the temperature is -15 degrees Celsius.
2. Dino Land
The theme of this location is the Jurassic Age, so the tourist attractions here are about Dinosaurs. There is a train that takes you back in time, with dinosaurs present everywhere
3. Tornado and Boomerang Slide
This is a skating park, you will be invited to surf with the tires there from a height of 30m. This is definitely a spot for kids and teens.
4. Palace of wax statues
Just like other wax statue palaces, here too you will find wax statues of several important figures. Of course you can use this to pose with the statues.
- House of Sampoerna Museum
Sampoerna is a tobacco-based business empire. The Sampoierna family established their business from the beginning in this city. So that this museum is also a museum of tobacco (kretek cigarettes) which is memorabilia from their efforts so that now they have become a giant tobacco in Indonesia and Asia.
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| Sampoerna's Collection |
What's unique is that when you enter this museum you can also go around Surabaya for free. In the museum yard parked a special red bus to take visitors who want to get around the city of Surabaya. Here you will be offered a free tour around Surabaya which is packaged in the Surabaya Heritage Track. This museum is quite complete, you can even find a cafe there.
Nature and conservation efforts
There are conservation efforts being made by the community and local government which can also become attractive and educative tourist sites in Surabaya. Among others are:
- Keputih Bamboo Forest Park
Bamboo is an important plant for Indonesians, is a building material, material for making household utensils, making food and others. The bamboo forest is also a very important ecosystem for humanity and the life of this planet.
On Jalan Raya Marina Asri, Keputih area, Surabaya there is a location of 40 hectares, used as an urban forest that is intended for bamboo trees.
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| Keputih Bambo Forest |
Bamboo trees in this forest area are planted parallel and in some parts form beautiful alleys. Green bamboo leaves and some of them that have fallen down add to the atmosphere and the scenery is even more beautiful.
Opened for free for 24 hours full. You can study bamboo trees and enjoy their beauty there.
- Wonorejo Mangrove
Surabaya's mangrove tourism is quite famous and is a green lung for the bustling life of the city. The location is on Jalan Raya Wonorejo, Rungkut area.
The 200 hectare mangrove forest area is a very beautiful natural tourist spot that soothes the eyes. In this place has many interesting things that you can try. Among them is exploring the forest area using a boat with a rental fee. Apart from that, there are also fishing ponds, jogging tracks, pavilions, culinary center canteens, photo spots and more.
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| Mangrove Wonorejo |
When walking in the jogging track area for 2 kilometers, you will be able to see the melodious sound of birds chirping, including seeing swamp crabs clinging to the roots of the mangroves. Beautiful scenery that you may rarely see in the city center.
Entrance to this tourist spot is free. You will only be charged when enjoying some of the facilities in it, such as renting a boat to explore the mangrove forest. The fee for adults is IDR 25,000 and children IDR 15,000.
- Pakal City Forest
The urban forest covering an area of approximately six hectares is an important spot to maintain the balance of the city's ecosystem. Located in Sidorejo, Surabaya, this urban forest is managed quite neatly.
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| Pakal City Forest |
This urban forest is clearly not only for ecological functions, but also for recreation. So even though it is a small forest, there are enough tourist support facilities there.
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| Apsari Park |
- Apsari Park
Apsari Park has been around since the Dutch era, formerly known as Kroesen Park. Although basically this is a city park, Apsari Park can also be said as a botanical garden, because so many plants are grown there. The location of this park is in the Genteng district, Surabaya city
Religious Tourism
- Cheng Hoo Mosque
Cheng Hoo Mosque is the first mosque in Indonesia to use Chinese Muslim names. This mosque has an architectural blend of Chinese and Arabic culture and is dominated by red, green and yellow colors.
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| Cheng Ho Mosque |
Cheng Hoo Mosque on Jalan Gading No 2, Ketabang, Genteng District, Surabaya City. The mosque was built in 2001, and was inaugurated on May 28, 2003.
- Sanggar Agung Temple
Sanggar Agung Temple or Hong San Tang Temple is a temple in the city of Surabaya. The address is at Jalan Sukolilo Number 100, Pantai Ria Kenjeran, Surabaya. This temple, apart from being a place of worship for adherents of the Tridharma, is also a tourist destination for tourists. This temple opened in 1999.
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| Sanggar Agung Tenple |
The hallmark of this pagoda is a statue of Kwan Im as high as 20 meters which is located by the sea. This temple is dedicated to Nan Hai Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa or South Sea Kwan Im Bodhisattva. This statue was built after an employee of Sanggar Agung saw a woman in a white robe walking on the water when she was closing the Temple at night. The sighting is believed to be the appearance of Kwan Im himself. Another icon from Sanggar Agung is a giant gold-plated Phra Phrom statue.
Visiting this temple you can also see the four-faced Buddha statue which is part of the temple.
- Tian Ti Pagoda
Tian Ti Pagoda or the sky of the earth is an exotic icon that is often the destination for tourists to take pictures at Kenjeran Park. Tian Ti Pagoda is a duplicate of the pagoda in Beijing, China, also known as the Temple of Heaven. At Kenjeran Park stands a replica measuring 60m x 58m, bigger than the original.
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| Tian Ti Pagoda |
The Temple of Heaven is is the other name for a temple that has high historical value and is one of the cultural heritage buildings in China. At Kenjeran Park, at the front of this pagoda there is also a giant stage for the annual Chinese New Year festival.
City Icons
There are several city icons that might interest you to visit, some of which are:
- Suramadu bridge
The Suramadu National Bridge or Suramadu Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Madura Strait, connecting Java Island (in Surabaya) and Madura Island (in Bangkalan, east of Kamal to be precise), Indonesia. With a length of 5,438 m, the Suramadu Bridge is currently the longest bridge in Indonesia. The Suramadu Bridge consists of three parts, namely the overpass, the connecting bridge and the main bridge. The road that crosses this bridge was previously a toll road since its inauguration in June 2009 to October 2018.
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| Suramadu Bridge |
The Ground Breaking for the construction of this bridge was carried out by President Megawati Soekarnoputri on 20 August 2003 and the construction and inauguration of its opening by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 10 June 2009.[2] The construction of this bridge is aimed at accelerating development on Madura Island, covering the infrastructure and economic sectors in Madura which are relatively lagging behind compared to other areas in East Java Province. The estimated cost of building this bridge is 4.5 trillion rupiah.
The construction of this bridge was carried out from three sides, both the Bangkalan and Surabaya sides. Meanwhile, concurrently the construction of the middle span consisting of the main bridge and connecting bridges was also carried out. This bridge was inaugurated along with the inauguration of Jalan Raya Bogor (in Bogor City, West Java) with the status of a National Road.
This bridge has a beauty that you can enjoy when crossing the Suramadu Bridge, namely you will be amazed and amazed because when you are in the middle of the bridge, you can see the beautiful sea and also if you come at the right time like sunset/sunrise the view will be even better.
- Bungkul Park
The park which has an area of 900 square meters is located on Jalan Taman Bungkul, Darmo, Wonokromo District, Surabaya City. The name Bungkul is taken from the title of a character named Ki Ageng Supo who received the title Sunan Bungkul.
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| Bungkul Park Surabaya |
Inaugurated on March 21, 2007, this park has quite complete facilities. Starting from jogging spots, free wifi access, skateboard arena, fountains, playgrounds and others
Being an icon of pride for the people of Surabaya, because in 2013 this park was awarded as the best park in Asia from the United Nations through The 2013 Townscape Award.
What we have listed above are just some of the fun facts about Surabaya. There are many others that you can get if you go to this city.
How to visit Surabaya?
There are many ways to come to Surabaya. You can use Air Plane, Bus, or Train.
From The Capital City of Jakarta you can use Air Plane, Bus or Train, There are many class you can choice. Luxury class until Economy you may choice. These also the similar choice if you come from Semarang, Jogjakarta or Bandung.
From Medan, Padang or Palembang better to take Air Plane, because these cities are long enough from Surabaya. But you can easily take bus or air plane from Denpasar, Bali you can easily taking either bus or air plane. In normal condition there are a lot of flight schedule from Denpasar to Surabaya everyday.
