Itinerary Details
Discover the wonders of Java and the beauty of Bali on this fascinating 12-day trip! This amazing Indonesia island has so many charming ancient cities to explore. Whether you are a culture or nature adventure explorer, this trip will offer you an incredible travel experience. From the vibrant capital of Jakarta, you will venture to the easternmost city of Java, Banyuwangi, en route to Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo, and finally relax in the white sand beach of Bali, each day on this journey will be full of iconic attractions and unique experience.
Upon arrival at the airport in Jakarta, you will be greeted and privately transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Jakarta.
Accommodation option:
- DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta - Diponegoro
- (4 Ratings)
breakfast and lunch
In the morning, check out from your hotel and drive to Pecinan (Chinatown). Take a walk and stop at Kedai Kopi EsTakKie, you will enjoy its famous ice coffee. After coffee time at Takkie we will visit Asemka Market, where you can buy something as a souvenir and try to bargain with the local sellers. Continue to Fatahilah Square and visit the Museum. Finally arrive at Sunda Kelapa Harbor. Along Sunda Kelapa Harbor you can see Phinisi ships in a line.
After exploring Jakarta, drive to Bandung to see the art performance at Saung Angklung Mang Udjo. Saung Angklung Udjo (SAU) is one-stop workshop to show and preserve Sundanese traditional art and culture, especially Angklung. It owns arena show, bamboo craft center and bamboo instrument workshop. Afterward drive to hotel in Bandung.
Overnight in Bandung.
Accommodation option:
- Four Points by Sheraton Bandung
- (4 Ratings)
Saung Angklung Udjo
breakfast and lunch
Your guide will pick you up from hotel to start a day excursion in Bandung. First to explore the Mount Tangkuban Perahu in northern Bandung area. This volcano deserves exploring. You can look into the huge crater or hike down into it or enjoy the splendid panoramic scenery.
Afterward, learn more about tea processing in Ciater tea Plantation. Arrive at Ciater Tea Plantation and you will be refresh by the fresh air and the stretch of tea tree. And you may have the opportunity to see the process of making tea in a tea factory of the plantation. Then enjoy a cup of hot tea and relax in a small cabana.
Overnight in Bandung.
Accommodation option:
- Four Points by Sheraton Bandung
- (4 Ratings)
Ciater tea Plantation
breakfast and lunch
In the early morning, you will depart for Kutoarjo by train, departure scheduled on 07.20 and arrived at Kutoarjo on 14.10 pm.
Upon arrival, drive for an hour to Borobudur Temple. The world famous wonder is the largest Buddhist structure on Earth. With a beautiful backdrop of Indonesian mountains, you will enjoy the breathtaking view. And you will feel both your body and mind are purified when stand on top of this magnificent pagoda. In addition to the temple, there are two museums located within Borobudur Archaeological Park, where you can find the origin and legend about this grandiose building.
Afterward, transfer to hotel near Borobudur.
Accommodation option:
- Hotel Le Temple Borobudur
- (4 Ratings)
Borobudur Temple
breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, check out from hotel and drive to the downtown of Yogyakarta. First, take a visit to the Palace of Sultan or called the palace of Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat (King of Yogyakarta). Famous for many sets of gamelan music instruments, antiques, and heirlooms, the Palace of Yogyakarta is a popular tourist attraction in Yogyakarta to learn about Javanese culture as well as the royal lifestyle.
Next, explore the old city by Becak, a traditional transportation in Yogyakarta. Drive through the narrow alley of Kotagede, you will see the houses with many different architectural styles. Along the way, you can see Kalang Palace, the large and beautiful former home of Kalang nobles, today it became a place where people buy and sell silver jewellery. Then find the heritage building of Mataram which was built with red bricks and looks strong and peaceful. Inside of the complex stands the first mosque in Kotagede called “Besar mosque”.
After lunch, continue to visit the Prambanan Temple. Built in the 9th century, this magnificent complex originally comprised 240 temples. It is the most beautiful Hindu temple buildings in Indonesia. You will marvel at the masterpieces of stone carvings telling the Indonesian version of the Ramayana epic. Afterward transfer to hotel at Solo.
Overnight in Solo.
Accommodation option:
- Alila Solo
- (4 Ratings)
PrambananTemple
breakfast and lunch
Enjoy your breakfast and then start your Solo city tour. First, we will visit Danar Hadi Batik Museum, which is part of the House of Danar Hadi complex and shows one of the best collections of batik in the archipelago. It contains 10,000 pieces of rare and historical batik pieces from all over Indonesia.
Next drive to Padepokan Keris Brojobuwono. Founded in 1999, it is both a museum and workshop where you can witness how keris (kris), the traditional Javanese dragger, are made. Keris price produced here can reach 100 million Rupiah due to the high quality of the Keris.
After that, take a visit to Sangiran Early Man Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an archeological treasure trove of fossils and remnants from the prehistoric era. The most important discovery is the skeleton of the Java man (Pithecanthropus erectus), an important predecessor of the modern human.
Overnight in Solo.
Accommodation option:
- Alila Solo
- (4 Ratings)
Sangiran Early Man Site
Sangiran Early Man Site
breakfast and lunch
In the morning, you will check out and drives about 4hrs to Malang. Upon arrival, have lunch in a local restaurant.
Afterwards, take a short city tour around Malang. Malang not only offers beautiful natural landscapes, but also many attractive streets lined with historical buildings of the Dutch era. There are many interesting places deserve your visiting, such as the City Hall, Bird & Flower Market, and City Square. After city tour, directly transfer to hotel in Bromo.
Overnight Bromo.
Accommodation option:
- Jiwa Jawa Resort Bromo
- (4 Ratings)
Malang City Hall
breakfast and lunch
Today you will adventure in Mount Bromo, the most well-known active volcano in the region. First stop at the view point to see Mount Bromo from a distance and enjoy its breathtaking view. Then, we will descend to the desert to experience the thrill of driving in the middle of a stretch of sand and witness off-white sulfurous smoke spewing from the crater. We will stop at the jeep parking and proceed on foot towards the Bromo crater. Covered with volcanic ash, the awesome landform is like the surface of the moon. After the trip, drive back to your hotel and transfer to Banyuwangi.
Overnight Banyuwangi.
Accommodation option:
- Jiwa Jawa Resort Bromo
- (4 Ratings)
Mount Bromo
breakfast
Today, you will check out and drive to Banyuwangi. It will take about 6 hrs. Upon arrival Banyuwangi, have a good rest and prepare for the Ljen Crater Sunrise in next early morning.
Overnight in Banyuwangi.
Accommodation option:
- ILLIRA Hotel Banyuwangi
- (4 Ratings)
breakfast and lunch
Wake up early at around 4:00 am, your tour guide will pick you up at 5:00 and then drive to Ijen mountain. Along the way, you can enjoy beautiful scenery of rice terracing field with its traditional manner of plaughing the soil with buffalos.
Stop at the parking of Ijen, proceed on foot towards the crater (approx. 1.5 hours). Standing at the crater rim, you can enjoy the breathtaking views of Ijen Crater with its emerald green lake. You may have a chance to witness the famous electric blue flames created by the combustion of the sulfuric gasses. Besides, you can also see ulfur miners collecting the sulfur from the dangerous rim of crater.
After enjoying the sunrise in crater, walk down to the parking and drive back to hotel. Have a good rest until your guide pick you up to Ketapang Harbour to cross the straits of Bali.
Arrive in Bali, your tour guide will pick you up to the hotel in Seminyak.
Accommodation option:
- U Paasha Seminyak Bali
- (4 Ratings)
Ijen Mountain
breakfast
Today you can relax on the beach or explore the surroundings by your own.
Overnight in Seminyak.
Accommodation option:
- U Paasha Seminyak Bali
- (4 Ratings)
Bali
breakfast
Today you can relax on the beach or explore the surroundings by your own.
Overnight in Seminyak.
Accommodation option:
- U Paasha Seminyak Bali
- (4 Ratings)
breakfast
At appointed time, your tour guide will pick you up from hotel to Bali airport for your flight to next destination.