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Mount Bromo
Indonesian Discovery
9nt privately escorted tour by air-conditioned car
fascinating insight to Java • amazing landscapes • tour with your own personal guide
PRIVATE TOUR see page 7
Lotus lagoon, Candidasa
Bali Bali
4nt privately escorted tour by air-conditioned car
see the‘ real’ Bali • private tour
PRIVATE TOUR see page 7
Jakarta
Bandung
Java Sea
JAVA
Purwokerto
Ketapang Mount Bromo Harbour
Yogyakarta Malang Kalibaru
Jakarta 1nt | Bandung 2nts | Purwokerto 1nt Yogyakarta 2nts | Malang 1nt | Bromo 1nt Kalibaru 1nt
BALI
DAY 1 Fly to Jakarta
DAY 2 Jakarta On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
DAY 3 Jakarta / Bandung
Visit Bogor Botanical Gardens, with its huge variety of trees, palms, bamboo, plants and orchids. Drive on to Bandung, which is surrounded by volcanoes and mountains( approx 3½ hours drive).
DAY 4 Bandung
Head north to visit Lembang fruit and vegetable market. Climb higher to the rim of Gunung Tangkuban Perahu, a volcanic crater which, on clear days, offers amazing valley views. Also visit a vast tea plantation and a natural hot spring in Ciater.
DAY 5 Bandung / Purwokerto
Begin with a visit to Naga Village, a traditional West Javan village. Observe the simple way of life here and how the villagers work the terraces by hand. Travel onwards to Purwokerto( approx 7 hours drive).
DAY 6 Purwokerto / Yogyakarta
Pass vivid rice terraces enroute to the Dieng Plateau, a mysterious world of swirling mists, Hindu temple ruins, hot geysers, bubbling mud and sulphurous lakes. Late this afternoon visit the famous Buddhist temples of Borobudur, before heading to Yogyakarta( approx 4 hours drive).
DAY 7 Yogyakarta
Start with a tour of the Sultan’ s Palace, which has exquisite, ornately decorated pavilions. See some of Yogyakarta’ s skilled craftsmen at work before a“ Wayang Kulit” shadow puppet performance and visit to Prambanan temple. The rest of the day is at leisure.
DAY 8 Yogyakarta / Malang Travel to East Java( approx 5 hours drive).
DAY 9 Malang / Bromo
Morning at leisure. After lunch, explore the colonial town of Malang. Visit the Chinese Temple, Bird Market and Ceramic Cinoyo before driving to Sukapura Village on the slopes of Mount Bromo( approx 4 hours drive).
DAY 10 Bromo / Kalibaru
Early morning wake up call for a trip to see the spectacular sunrise( subject to weather). Ensure you have some warm clothing, as you will be over 6,500 feet above sea level then set off by jeep and ascend the mountain for a moonlit view of the Bromo caldera. Once it’ s light you’ ll drive down to the crater floor, which is known as the“ sand sea” with its desert-like terrain. Stopping at the foot of Mount Bromo either walk the 245 steps to the top or hire a horse( at extra cost) and look down into bubbling water, ash and sulphur inside the crater. Return to the hotel for breakfast before departing to Kalibaru( approx 5 hours drive).
DAY 11 Kalibaru / Bali
Take a short plantation tour around the villages and drive to Ketapang for the ferry across the Bali strait( approx 2 hour drive and 1 hour by ferry). The tour concludes with your onward journey. Alternatively, why not extend your stay at one of our beach hotels?
Buddhist temples of Borobudur
What you need to know:
Daily departures( excluding selected dates)
4H hotel. Breakfast and lunch.
The price shown includes international flights, transfers between the airport and your hotels, accommodation, private services of an English speaking guide, ferry travel from Kalibaru to Bali, sightseeing and entrance fees as outlined.
Ubud 2nts | Candidasa 2nts
DAY 1 Bali beach hotel / Ubud
See the“ real Bali” as you transfer to Ubud. Stop at Batubulan to see the Barong and Kris dance, and Bali’ s cottage industries. Situated amidst carved rice terraces that steep their way down the spectacular Ayung River Gorge, Ubud, the cultural centre of Bali, is a mystical place( approx 1 hour drive).
DAY 2 Ubud
Drive through hamlets, past water buffalo, local markets and lush coconut palms towards Lake Batur in the foreground of Mount Kintamani and Smoky Agung Volcano. Continue to Toya Bungka Hot Springs and Sebatu Springs Temple( approx 2¼ hours drive).
DAY 3 Ubud / Candidasa
Visit Besakih, Bukit Jambul, Goa Lawah( Bat Cave) and Kusamba Village before arriving at the beach resort of Candidasa which overlooks the Lombok Strait( approx 2 hours drive).
DAY 4 Candidasa
Morning at leisure. Visit Tenganan, continue to Putung Hill for the view over Padang Bay and the Karangasem Water Palace( approx 1½ hours drive).
DAY 5 Candidasa / Bali beach hotel
Morning at leisure. This afternoon visit the Klungkung Court House, a batik factory and jewellery workshops before returning to your chosen beach resort( approx 1¾ hours drive). Alternatively why not extend your stay?
What you need to know:
Daily departures from Bali beach hotels( excluding selected dates)
3HPlus Champlung Sari, Ubud; 4HPlus Candi Beach Resort, Candidasa
Breakfast.
The price shown includes transfers to and from your beach hotel, 4 nights accommodation, private services of an English speaking guide, sightseeing as outlined and entrance fees.
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