JAVA - BALI - LOMBOK - Culture, Volcanoes & Beaches
Code: IND-013 (12 days 11 nights)
SURABAYA - YOGYAKARTA - BOROBUDUR - PRAMBANAN - BATUKARU - JATILUWIH - KINTAMANI - BESAKIH - UBUD - LOMBOK - GILI TRAWANGAN
Description
This diverse 12 day journey will make you discover marvellous and fascinating views and landscapes: from the Bromo sunrise to the temples of Borobudur and Prambanan. Then we will take you to the heart of Bali and its main interesting points, and after that you will enjoy the pristine beaches in Gili Trawangan island.
Arrival flight : Surabaya (SUB)
Departure flight: Lombok AMI
Program
Day 1. WELCOME TO SURABAYA
Arrive at Surabaya Airport. Inmigration clearance and transfer by car to Probolinggo Village, close to Bromo National Park. Accomodation.
Meals included: No
Day 2. BROMO SUNRISE TOUR - SURABAYA - YOGYAKARTA (By Flight Surabaya - Yogyakarta)
Early in the morning (04:00), ascend by 4x4 to Mount Bromo viewpoint. From here, we will see the sunrise cracking up the day through its rays, on a "lunar" landscape background formed by the Bromo and Semeru volcanoes. Then, we will have time to ascend to the ring of the Mount Bromo, from where it is possible to appreciate its steaming crater. After enjoying of this, back to the hotel to have breakfast. Next, driving to Surabaya to take the flight to Yogyakarta. Accommodation.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3. TRIP TO TEMPLES BOROBUDUR & PRAMBANAN
Trip to the city of Yogyakarta, visiting the palace of the Sultain, the Water Castle, the Bird Market, the handicraft village of Kotagede and the worldwide famous Buddhist Temple Borobudur, which holds over 500 Buddha statues and thousands of relief panels. Lunch. Then, in the afternoon, we will visit Prambanan, the biggest Hindu temple compound of Indonesia. These temples are dedicated to Trimurti, the expression of God as the creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva) - the Hindu Trinity. Back to hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast; lunch in a colonial house
Day 4. YOGYAKARTA - BALI
Transfer to Yogyakarta airport to take the flight to Bali. Transfer to Ubud, geographical center of the island ;rest of the day free for you to relax in our hotel in Ubud or to have a walk, visit its market, temples, art galleries.
Meals included: breakfast
Day 5. TRIP TO BATUKARU - JATILUWIH
Our first stop would be in Pura Sada, in Papa, an important temple that dates from the Majapahit dynasty in the 14th century. Then visit to the thermal waters of Yeh Panas and continue to the Temple of the Batukaru Mountain. Our route passes through one of the most important areas of rice production in Bali, situated in the surroundings of Jatiluwih (whose meaning is really wonderful). It is a mountain village with an astonishing view of the landscapes that form the rice terrace along the way. Lunch served in Pacung, a village with a beautiful view of the rice fields with the volcanoes in the background. Return to the Ubud Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch.
Day 6. TRIP TO KINTAMANI - BESAKIH
Depart from Ubud to Sebatu, a small village. Before arriving to Sebatu, the road goes by wonderful rice fields situated in the stepped terraces. In Sebatu we will visit the temple of the Sacred Fountain, place of purification for the Balinese. We will pass by coffee and orange plantations before arriving to Kintamani, a mountain village at an altitude of 1400 meters over the sea level. From the village, we will enjoy of an amazing view overlooking the still active Batur Volcano (1717 meters) and the Batur Lake. Then, we will visit Besakih,the most important temple of Bali, built in the mountainside of the Agung Mountain (3142 meters), which is the highest mountain of the island. Next, we will go to Klungkung, the former capital (1740-1908), where we will see the Justice Court (Kertagosa) and the Floating Pavilion (Bale Kambang). On the way back, we will stop in Goa Gajah (The Elephant Cave) whose temple is one of the most visited and venerated in Bali.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch.
Day 7.-8. UBUD
Free day in Ubud.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Day 9. UBUD - LOMBOK - GILI TRAWANGAN
After having breakfast, we will go to the airport to flight to the small island of Lombok. Arrival to Lombok and transfer, first by car and then on a boat, to the Villa Ombak Hotel in the island of Gili Trawangan. Free afternoon.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Day 10.-11. GILI TRAWANGAN
Free days. Accommodation and breakfast included. Meals included: Breakfast.
Day 12. GILI TRAWANGAN - LOMBOK - OUT
Early in the morning, transfer on a boat to the Island of Lombok, and then transfer by car to Mataram International Airport for departure.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Domestic flights included:
SURABAYA - YOGYAKARTA
YOGYAKARTA - BALI
BALI - LOMBOK |