Surabaya — Attractions

Parks, waterfronts, viewpoints and family days out in Surabaya.

Attractions to know

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Indonesia's longest bridge, a 5.4 km cable-stayed crossing of the Madura Strait, and lit in colour at night.

Founded in 1916 and one of Southeast Asia's oldest zoos, home to Komodo dragons, Sumatran tigers and Bali starlings.

Indonesia's second-largest mosque, crowned by a vast blue dome and a 99 m minaret with a lift up to wide views over the city.

Surabaya's best-loved city park on Jalan Raya Darmo, busy from dawn joggers to evening families, and winner of a UN townscape award.

A city-run seaside park on the north coast with gazebos, souvenir stalls and views of Suramadu Bridge, beside the curving Jembatan Suroboyo.

Boat trips through the mangrove channels of Surabaya's east coast, a calm green escape from the city's heat and traffic.

A former landfill reborn as an 8.5-hectare world-themed garden in East Surabaya, reopened in August 2025 after a major makeover.

A riverside park behind Gedung Grahadi and the boarding point for lantern-lit Kalimas boat rides to the Submarine Monument.

A young mangrove botanical garden on the southeast coast, opened in 2023, with nearly 60 species, a lookout tower and a hanging bamboo bridge.