Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Begin of Tour Jakarta (Java) - Jakarta (D)

Monas in JakartaOn arrival at Jakarta airport meet your personal guide. Transfer to your city hotel. The rest of the day is free at your leisure. Explore the city on your own. Overnight in Jakarta.

Day 2: Jakarta - Bandung (B/L)

FrangipaniBreakfast at hotel. Your overland tour will start in the morning with a visit to the National Museum before you leave for the countryside. Stop at the Botanical Garden in Bogor and the tea plantations at Puncak Pass. Continue to Bogor.

Day 3: Bandung - Pangandaran (B/L)

Southern coast, JavaDrive through West Java after breakfast until you reach Pangandaran on the southern coast. Stop on the way for a visit at the traditional Sundanese village Kampung Naga between Garut and Tasikmalaya. The villagers are dedicated to preserve their local customs and beliefs. The small, wooden houses of the village were build on the banks of Ciwulan River in a green valley. You have to climb 360 steps and follow the path through the rice fields to reach the settlement. Tasikmalaya is known for bamboo plaited handicrafts. Arrive in Pangandaran late in the afternoon.

Day 4: Pangandaran (B/D)

Green Canyon, PangandaranBreakfast at the hotel. Pangandaran is a small fishing town which over the years developed into a popular beach resort. You came to the right place if you love nature. Take a walk with a local guide through the rain forests at the Pananjung Nature Reserve. The protected area was established on a small peninsula between the West and East Beach. Optional visit to Green Canyon. Seafood dinner in the evening.

Day 5: Pangandaran - Wonosobo (B/L)

Breakfast in the morning. Leave for Wonosobo right afterwards. The drive to the highland resort will take approximately 10 hours. Lunch en-route. Wonosobo is the starting point for all excursions at the Dieng Plateau.

Day 6: Wonosobo - Yogyakarta (B/L)

Borobudur Temple JavaEarly breakfast at the hotel in Wonosobo. A one hour scenic drive takes you up to the high plateau. The Dieng Plateau is located high in the Javanese mountains and is known for a unique mystic atmosphere caused by increased volcanic activity in the area. The landscape is dominated by steep hillsides, steaming lakes and fuming volcanoes. Some of the oldest Hindu temples of Java can be found here. They were built in the 7th century by Sanjaya Dynasty in a giant swampy caldera. Dieng Plateau supposedly was a prospering temple center in the mountains, an Abode of the Gods, populated only by Hindu priests and hermits before it was abandoned. Continue your journey to Yogyakarta and stop at Borobudur Temple on the way. The compound is known as one of the largest Buddhist sanctuaries in the world. Approximately 30.000 stone carvers and 15.000 porters participated during its construction in the 9th century. Borobudur appears in the form of a pyramid with 9 platforms. Every level is decorated with intricate stone reliefs. Overnight in Yogyakarta.

Day 7: Yogyakarta (B/D)

traditional javanese attireDo a sightseeing tour of Yogyakarta, the center of Javanese arts and culture. Visit the Sultan's palace Keraton and the ruins of the water palace Taman Sari. Yogyakarta is well known for the local batik fabrics. You can see the techniques at a batik workshop. Visit Prambanan Temple after lunch. This huge temple complex is dedicated to Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu. The first relief begins on the most eastern entry and shows stories of the Ramayana epic. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Yogyakarta.

Day 8: Yogyakarta - Malang (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel. Leave Yogya for Malang in East Java by train. Enjoy the view of the Javanese landscape with green rice and sugar cane field. Arrive at Jombang station approximately 3.5 hrs later. Visit Candi Jawi temple and tea plantations on the way to Malang.

Day 9: Malang - Bromo (B/L)

Mount Bromo, East JavaBreakfast at hotel. Morning sightseeing tour of Malang and Batu, well known as the "little Switzerland" with lots of flowers and apple orchards. Afterwards visit Jago Temple and Singaposari Temple. Continue eastwards until you reach the Bromo volcano at Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.

Day 10: Bromo - Kalibaru (B/D)

Bromo, Tengger and SemeruWake-up call in the early morning. Leave the hotel at 03:30 AM for the sunrise experience at Mount Bromo. Take a four-wheel ride to Cemoro Lawang at the crater rim. You will reach the Viewpoint in the dark. Try to find a good spot and wait for the sun to rise. You will have a beautiful view of the Sea of Sand and the Mount Bromo in the crater and the Semeru in the background. Return to the crater and cross the Sea of Sand by foot or by pony. At the foot of Mount Bromo you will have to climb the stairway to heaven to reach the crater rim (if volcanic activity permits). Then return to your hotel for taking breakfast and check-out. Drive to Kalibaru. Dinner and overnight at guesthouse.

Day 11: Kalibaru - Kuta (B/L)

cocoa podsAfter breakfast you will do a plantations tour. Learn more about the local coffee, cocoa, and clove plantations. It is almost impossible to imagine Indonesia without the characteristic scent of clove cigarettes. Later transfer to Ketapang and cross the Bali Strait by ferry to Gilimanuk. Drive on to hotel in Kuta.

Day 12: Kuta - End of Tour Denpasar (Bali) (B)

Ricepaddies in BaliBreakfast at hotel. The day is free at your leisure until airport transfer.