Escorted Tours
This morning, you have free at leisure before it is time to transfer to the Airport for your flight to Jogjakarta. Your flight is with Lion Air, JT 569 at 14:10PM. Upon arrival in Yogyakarta Airport at 14:35pm, our guide will meet us and transfer you to the hotel for check in.
After breakfast, we will depart to Borobudur Temple, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the world's largest Buddhist Monument and the largest human made structure in the southern hemisphere. It predates Angkor Wat by 300 years and Notre Dame by 200 years. Rediscovered in 1815, it has been excavated and returned to its original glory. The stone relief panels offer a clear glimpse into Buddhist doctrine and Javanese life 1,000 years ago. You will have plenty of time to amble about this fabulous monument before returning to the hotel. PLEASE NOTE: At the moment all visitors are not allowed to enter and climb up the Stupa of Borobudur Temple. Visitors are allowed up to Zone 1 (the Pelataran/Temple yard) only. It is not recommended to visit on Monday, zone 1 is closed for the visitors. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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After breakfast this morning, our guide will meet you and take us to visit Keraton Yogyakarta, The Sultan Palace. Keraton Jogjakarta is the official Palace of Kesultanan Jogjakarta and is now located in the City of Yogyakarta. Most of the Palace Complex is a Museum that holds various collections belonging to the Empire including a variety of gifts from the Kings of Europe, a replica of the Palace Heritage and Gamelan. In terms of the building, this Palace is one example of the best of Javanese Palace Architecture, has luxury halls, courts and pavilion and the ruin of the Water Castle of Taman Sari. Taman Sari, also known as Taman Sari Water Castle, is a site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It is located about 2 km south within the grounds of the Kraton and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Built in the mid 18th Century, the Taman Sari had multiple functions such as a resting area, a workshop, a meditation area, a defense area and a hiding place. Taman Sari consisted of four distinct areas such as a large artificial lake with islands and pavilions located in the west, a bathing complex in the centre, a complex of pavilions and pools in the south and a smaller lake in the east. Today only the central bathing complex is well preserved, while the other areas have been largely occupied by the Kampung Taman settlement. After our tour, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, we will continue and visit the beautiful Hindu Temple Complex of Prambanan. This Hindu Temple City was built between the 8th and 10th Centuries to honour Shiva and it complements the Buddhist Temple City of Borobudur, located 25 miles away. We will start by viewing Candi ShiMahadeva, which is the largest and finest of the Temples of Prambanan. Flanking it are Candi Brahma and Candi Vishnu and just to the north is Candi Sewu, which you will also have the opportunity to view. Afterwards, we will continue to the northern Plaosan group of Temples. The site is made up of two larger and identical Temples that have been restored, as well as ruins of some 130 smaller Stupas and Shrines. PLEASE NOTE: At the moment all visitors are not allowed to enter the chamber of the Prambanan Temple. Visitors are allowed up to Zone 1 (the Pelataran/Temple yard) only. Zone 1 Prambanan Temple and Kraton are closed every Monday. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
This morning, we will be transferred to the Train Station for our departure to Surabaya in the morning. Upon arrival in Mojokerto, we will take a direct transfer directly to Bromo via toll road (about 2 – 2.5 hours) with a stop for lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, you will be transferred to Bromo. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel for your overnight stay. PLEASE NOTE: The morning train may not be available everyday and could be changed at anytime. You will be notified of any changes to the train departure or transfers ahead of time. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, you will need to wake up early and at 02:00am take a jeep ride to Mt. Penanjakan Viewpoint to see the sunrise (depends on the weather). After sunrise, we will drive down to Caldera and walk across the sand sea to reach Bromo. Climb 245 steps to the craters rim for views of not only the crater but of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Afterwards, we will return to the hotel for breakfast before heading to Ketapang. The rest of the day is free at own leisure. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
This morning, you will need to wake up extra early, by 04:00am, for our tour. We start our tour by riding in a jeep up to Ijen Mountain, which will take about 1.5 hours. Along the way, enjoy the beautiful scenery of rice terracing fields with its traditional manner of ploughing the soil with buffalos. Afterwards, we will drive to the middle of the rainforest. The Ijen Nature Reserve protects the forest up to 2,400 hectares. The Humidity, wildlife, giant farms and big trees line the way up to the Park Ranger Post (approx. 1,850 metres above sea level). Upon arrival at the natural jungle with its habitats, see many kinds of birds, monkeys, etc. At around 06:30am, we will stop at Paltuding, which is the last parking of Ijen, and begin trekking by foot to the crater (approx. 3 km / 1.5 hours). The track was also used by the sulfur miners who would carry the sulfur from the rim of crater. At the top (approx. 2,350 above sea level) enjoy the magnificent panorama of the lake and yellow sulfur deposits that are close to the lake. The sulfer miners emerge carrying up to 80kg with bamboo baskets on there shoulders. At about 08:00am, we will arrive at the summit of Mount Ijen, from this spot we will enjoy the very beautiful scenery of the Ijen Crater with its eeriest blue and green water lake inside. See some of the porters who pick the sulfer up and put it over there shoulders, they are able to pick up 80kg or more! At about 08:30am, we will walk down to Paltuding and drive back to hotel. Afterwards, we will continue our journey to Ketapang Harbour to cross the straits of Bali. Upon arrival, we will then proceed to Pemuteran for our overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, our guide will meet you and then drive to Bedugul. Bedugul is the name of place located in mountain area encircled by the cold temperature and natural environment with beautiful panoramas of Beratan Lake. Beratan Lake is a beautiful wide lake encircled by the cool temperature and blanketed by fog especially in the evening. Ulun Danu Temple is a famous Hindu temple located on the lakeside of Beratan and shows the beautiful panorama with Beratan Lake and mountain as a backdrop view. Lunch will be served at local restaurant in Bedugul before we continue to Tanah Lot Temple, which built on a small and offshore Island of Barren Rock. It is the home to the pilgrimage Temple Pura Tanah Lot, a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography and general exoticism. We will then drive back to Ubud to check in our hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, our guide will meet us and drive to Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave), which is a Hindu meditation centre dating back to the 11th Century. Afterwards, we drive to Tampak Siring to see the holy spring water Temple of Tirta Empul. The spring water of Tirta Empul is believed to have magical power by the Balinese to purify from sins, give youth and to heal diseases. Next, enjoy the panorama views of the magnificent still active Mt. Batur Volcano, which was famous for its great eruption in 1917 that destroyed many villages and took countless lives. The older local people remember this year as 'the time when the world shook'. Now, lots of people come to admire the beauty of this volcano and the area surrounding it. You will also see Batur Lake, Bali's largest lake with an area of approximately 18 square kilometres. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before we continue to the Tegalalang Village area to see the beautiful rice fields of Bali made famous by its special design called 'terasering' or rice terraces. You can take lots of pictures of the rice terrace as it has become one of Ubud's icons. Afterwards, we return to hotel for the night. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
This morning, you will be picked up by a driver from the Rafting Company and transferred (sharing with others) for a half day rafting trip (join-in tour) on the Ayung River just outside town. This easy, 2 hour trip requires no previous rafting experience and traverses some of the most dramatic scenery on the island including passing through eight miles of deep mountain gorges, wild jungles, picturesque rice paddies and thundering waterfalls. For the most part it is a relaxing journey through beautiful country but there are a few thrilling white water sections up to class III. After a chance to shower and change, enjoy lunch at a restaurant before you are returned to the hotel where the remainder of the day is at your leisure. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
This morning after breakfast, our guide will pick you up at the hotel then drive to visit the Mother Temple (Besakih Temple) on the slope of Mountain Agung. Besakih Temple is the biggest Hindu Temple in Bali and the local people call it Pura Besakih. Enjoy beautiful views from the top of Temple area where you can see a wide panorama that includes the ocean. This is why this Temple is visited by the tourists from all over the world. Besakih Temple is located in Besakih countryside, Rendang sub district, Karangasem Regency and east part of the island. It is located in southwest side bevel of Mount Agung, the biggest Mount in Bali. Lunch will be served at Local Restaurant before we continue driving to Tenganan Village, which is a living museum and one of the last remaining traditional villages (the name means original Balinese) with traditions and customs that date back several millennia. This sprawling village is known for its own adat, or customary laws, which decide legal matters, marriage and the ritual affairs of the village and even extends into art, dance and music. The village is one of three places in the world where double Ikat, called Geringsing, is produced. The skill requires that the weaver tie-dye both the weft and the warp threads in natural colours before they are woven into a design. The textiles are produced for religious or ritual purposes such as for a 'tooth filing' or to cover the dead or to protect the wearer against evil forces. Within the village are palm leaf manuscript writers who preserve the literary and religious heritage of Bali on lontar palm leaves. As you walk up and down the quiet lanes studded with paving stones, you will meet artisans outside their houses sketching scenes from the Hindu epic and Ramayana onto palm leaves. Afterwards, we will return to the hotel for our overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, your day is free at leisure to simply relax and explore at your own pace. Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, the day is free at leisure or to join an optional tour to get to know more about Bali. Later, you will then be transferred to the Airport for your return flight home or onward journey. Meals: Breakfast
Tour Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and group tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (flt)
