Batu Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in East Java Province, Indonesia
About Batu
Batu is a very common Indonesian place-name element - Batu Gajah, Batu Ampar, etc. Sometimes these get informally shortened to “Batu”, but this place is Batu full stop. The word means “rock” or “boulder”, and is often applied to landing places, but in this instance it may indicate a royal retreat in a pleasant upland climate. In ancient times only the ruling elite could take themselves away in that fashion, with their grand entourages. Early modern times and the Dutch colonial period saw the growth of a mercantile class glad to escape from sweltering Surabaya, and Batu expanded as a hill station. The nearby town ofSelectawas constructed as a purpose-built hill resort in 1928 on the slopes of Mount Arjuna (Gunung Arjuna), and city-dwellers acquired weekend houses here. The area had reached
Top Attractions in Batu
Explore the best things to see and do in Batu:
- ★Alun Alun
- ★Batu Night Spectacular (BNS)
- ★Batu Secret Zoo and Wildlife Museum
- ★Coban Rondo Waterfall
- ★Jawa Timur Park 1
- ★Mount Panderman
- ★Museum Angkut
- ★Punten
Where to Eat in Batu
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cart Food
- 🍴Depot Santai
- 🍴Jagung Bakar
- 🍴Pasar Senggol
- 🍴Sate Hot Plate
Where to Stay in Batu
- 🏨Hotel Sumber
- 🏨Kampung Lumbung Boutique Hotel and Spa
- 🏨Kartika Wijaya Hotel
- 🏨Klub Bunga Butik Resort
- 🏨Metropole Hotel
- 🏨Royal Orchid Garden
Batu Travel Guide Sections
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