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Karimunjawa Islands

The archipelago Java keeps to itself

Karimunjawa is where Javanese families go when they want a beach and no crowds. Only five of the twenty-seven islands are inhabited, and the whole group is a marine national park.

The snorkelling is the point: shallow reef in bath-warm water, reachable by a short boat hop from the main island.

There is no rush here and very little to do, which is the appeal. Most itineraries put it at the end, after the volcanoes.

Karimunjawa Islands in pictures and video

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  • Shallow coral reef in clear water off Karimunjawa
    Reef off Menjangan Kecil
  • An empty white sand beach on an outer Karimunjawa island
    Outer islands

Journeys that include Karimunjawa Islands

Java Highlights

10 days

Our most complete route: the cultural heart of Yogyakarta, sunrise on Bromo, the blue fire of Ijen, and three unhurried days on the Karimunjawa reef.

From, per person
$1,480
Group
2–12 travellers

Reef & Highlands

6 days

A gentler route for travellers who would rather not start their day at 1am: West Java's tea terraces and crater lakes, then the Karimunjawa reef.

From, per person
$940
Group
2–10 travellers