Sumatra
May – September
Volcano rim sunrises at Berastagi, orangutans in Bukit Lawang, lake Toba's island-in-an-island.
Tap an island — or use the list below the map
Interactive map of the Indonesian archipelago
Concept travel platform · PIXZ.DEV showcase
Seventeen thousand islands.Start with six.
Jelajah means to explore — this field atlas turns the archipelago into something you can click. Pick an island, read the field notes, and draw a route across the map.
The atlas
Field notes, by island.
Every island in the atlas carries the same three notes: what to see, when to come, and how you arrive.
Java
April – October
Borobudur at dawn, Bromo's sea of sand, and a train ride that threads eight provinces.
Kalimantan
June – September
Houseboat rivers through Tanjung Puting, fireflies at dusk, and the slow heartbeat of the interior.
Bali & Nusa
April – October
Temple tides at Tanah Lot, the cliff walks of Nusa Penida, and rice at first light in Jatiluwih.
Sulawesi
May – October
Toraja roof-lines, diving the walls of Bunaken, and a cuisine that quietly outruns the map.
Papua
October – April (east)
Carstensz's glaciers, Raja Ampat's submerged gardens, and forests that still name new species.
The route builder
Draw your line across the map.
Add islands from the atlas — the chart draws your route and keeps an honest count of days. Two days per island, one for every crossing.
Your chart is blank — add islands from the atlas above.
0 legs · 0 days2 days per island + 1 travel day per leg
The field journal
Three entries from the road.
Photographs and notes from concept trips — the tone a real journal would carry.
Entry 01 · Kuta, LombokThe boats come home at six
The jukung return in a line nobody draws for them — one skips ahead, then thinks better of it. Sit on the sand; the show is free and punctual.
Entry 02 · Penanjakan, East JavaAbove the weather
Four in the morning, a thermos, and a bench at the rim. The clouds arrive like a tide and the volcanoes stay above it, unbothered.
Entry 03 · Kotagede, YogyakartaStreets that keep their shade
The old town paints itself in fades — mint, rose, chalk. Rent a bicycle; the distances are honest and the shade is rationed like a treasure.
Practicalities
Before you sail.
The three questions every archipelago trip asks, answered plainly.
- The dry season (April–October) covers Java, Bali, and Sulawesi comfortably.
- Papua and Raja Ampat run opposite — their best window is October–April.
- Shoulder months mean thinner crowds and a coin-flip on afternoon rain.