Madura Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in East Java Province, In Madura
About Madura
A byword for crowded poverty even in Indonesia, Madura's infertile soil has led to an estimated 10 million Madurese migrants leaving the island, with only around 4 million left to eke out a living from subsistence agriculture (corn), tobacco and cloves, salt panning, fishing and cattle farming. A larger contrast to the largely lush and fertileJavanext door is hard to imagine. Those geographic and climatic reasons, together with a lack of well known sights, make Madura asoff the beaten pathfor travellers as it gets in this part of Indonesia. History has not dealt the people of Madura a kind card. The island was in an almost perpetual state of conflict, with different parts of the island siding with different kingdoms in various medieval Javanese conflicts. In the colonial period, the rulers
Top Attractions in Madura
Explore the best things to see and do in Madura:
- ★Air Mata Cemetery
- ★Benteng VOC Kalimo'ok
- ★Bull Racing
- ★Camplong Beach
- ★Gili Iyang Island
- ★Gili Labak Island
- ★Kalianget Old Town
- ★Kangean Islands
Where to Eat in Madura
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bebek Songkem Pak Salim
- 🍴Campur Lorjuk Bu Hamidah
- 🍴Kaldu Kikil Pakong
- 🍴Sate Mak Cenneng
- 🍴Warung Ibu Adnan Kaldu Kokot
Where to Stay in Madura
- 🏨Baitul Kamul Hotel
- 🏨Garuda Hotel
- 🏨Gatra Hotel
- 🏨Hotel Rahmat
- 🏨Melati Hotel
- 🏨Mitra Land Hotel
Madura Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 14 sections including: