Surabaya & Malang Tours: 9 Options, Priced

1.Surabaya Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $78Our pick

Spend 4 to 7 hours exploring Surabaya with a private guide and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Arab Street, a traditional market, House of Sampoerna, the Heroes Monument, Hotel Majapahit, and a local restaurant. Guides such as Budi, Olivia, Nabila, and Laila have customized routes for guests, including cruise-port pickups and extra shopping stops.

“Our guide Agus was friendly, knowledgeable and informative. Our driver also drove well thru hectic traffic. The car was clean. Lunch at Tempo Doeloe topped of the day.”

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2.Private Day Tour Surabaya Historiculture

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 84 reviews · from $66

See Surabaya by private car and on foot, from the Monkasel submarine and Heroes Monument to Ampel Market, Pabean fish market, Chinatown, and Sanggar Agung Temple. Pickup is available at your hotel or cruise port. Guides such as Elvira, Ellen, Rina, and Ryan have led this route, though guide assignments vary.

“The best driver/guide netaniel . A lot of knowledge. On time. Clean auto. He has everything you want from your guide.”

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3.Surabaya Shore Excursion For Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 52 reviews · from $85

Join a small shared group from your cruise for a four to five hour introduction to Surabaya. Visit Pabean Market, Sunan Ampel Mosque, Tugu Pahlawan, and a Chinese temple, with local food, coffee or tea, bottled water, transport, and an Indonesian restaurant lunch included.

“Nita was an awesome tour guide, very knowledgeable, personable, and funny. We got our money's worth as she took us to more places than expected. This 4 hour tour was 6 hours and no complaints.”

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4.Half-Day Private Majapahit Historical Tour from Surabaya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $79

Travel from Surabaya to Trowulan with a private guide such as Ryan or Dea, visiting red-brick gates, temples, royal bathing ruins, and palace remains linked to the Majapahit Empire. The five-hour tour includes transport, bottled water, parking, fuel, and admission fees, but not lunch.

“Sehr kompetenter Reiseleiter, gute Organisation, es wurde auf alle unsere Wünsche positiv reagiert.Hatten viel Spaß und haben eine Menge an historischen Informationen erhalten.”

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5.Trowulan Tour Ruin of Majapahit Kingdom from Surabaya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $85

Travel from Surabaya to Trowulan for a 6 to 7 hour private or small-group tour of Majapahit-era temples and ruins. Guides such as Agus, Djoko, and Yolo explain the Hindu traditions and Southeast Asian history behind Wringin, Tikus, Bajangratu, Brahu, and the Trowulan Museum. Hotel and port pickup, lunch, water, transport, and admissions are included.

“Nice excursion to museum and multiple beautiful temple sites around the Trowulan area. Most of the temples had no other visitors, or very few, so they were very peaceful. My guide Djoko was great.”

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6.Majapahit Heritage Archaelogy tour via surabaya

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $80

Spend 6 to 10 hours tracing Majapahit history around Trowulan with a private vehicle and guide such as Barli or Bari. Visit five archaeological sites, see Hindu and Buddhist monuments, explore a museum of daily-life artifacts, and enjoy included lunch and snacks. Pickup and return are in Surabaya.

“Bari was our guide and driver. He did a wonderful job. These sites are very interesting and definitely worth the visit!”

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7.Half Day – Malang Batik Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $35Best value

Spend about five hours at a local Malang artisan home learning the full batik process. You will draw a Malang-style pattern, apply organic wax with a traditional canting tool, and dye the cloth in earthy colors. Pickup and drop-off are included, and guides such as Namira may help explain each stage.

“We arranged our tour last minute, the night before. The hosts were really accommodating, picking us up later than usual at our request. Nothing was too much trouble.”

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8.1 Day – Malang Beaches and Island Hopping - 06:30 – 17:30

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $47

Leave Malang early in an air-conditioned vehicle shared by no more than six people. Visit Sendiki Beach, island-hop from Sendang Biru, see the fish market, hike at Batu Bengkung, and explore Watu Lepek and Wind Cave. Entry fees, boat transport, snacks, and water are included. Lunch is extra.

“Smooth experience with stunning views of Malang beaches. The ride was about 3 hours each way.”

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9.Private Airport Transfer Surabaya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews

Book a private airport ride between Juanda Airport and a Surabaya or Sidoarjo hotel or Airbnb. Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name sign, tracks flight delays, and drives an air-conditioned Avanza or Innova. Stanley handles schedule changes through WhatsApp. The service covers up to four people for $21 per group.

“It’s a pleasant journey, the driver act as tour guide. He’s told me so many things about Surabaya and the tourist attraction too.”

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