ASIA
Java: Jakarta, Yogyakarta | Bali: Ubud, Candidasa, Sanur
Small groups of no more than 16 travelers, guaranteed
Travel to Indonesia’s tropical islands, where sacred ruins rise out of jungles, monkeys frolic in temples, and artists are still revered. Although Java and Bali are neighbors in the archipelago nation of Indonesia, they each have their own religions, histories, and traditions. Java is the country’s political and cultural heart, while Bali is its artistic soul, with a spiritual Hindu population and landscapes that have inspired painters and performers for centuries.
17 days starting from $4,995
including international airfare from Los Angeles or San Francisco
Single Supplement: FREE
Departure Dates: Apr-Nov
Activity Level: Moderately Easy
IT'S INCLUDED
- 14 nights accommodation
- International airfare, airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel
- surcharges unless you choose to make your own air arrangements
- All land transportation and 2 internal flights
- 32 meals—14 breakfasts, 11 lunches, and 7 dinners (including 1 Home-Hosted Dinner)
- 15 small group activities
- Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader
- Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and luggage porters
- 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next adventure
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Begin journey to Jakarta, Indonesia
Due to different air carriers and varied flight schedules, some travelers will fly from their home city to a domestic gateway city later today. If you are already located in a gateway city, you will likely depart directly from there early in the morning on Day 2.
DAY 2 • Depart U.S.
Early this morning, you’ll fly from your domestic gateway city to Jakarta, Indonesia.
DAY 3 • Arrive in Jakarta
Arrive in Jakarta on Java, Indonesia. Check into your hotel where you’ll meet the travelers who took our Borneo’s Rain Forests & Orangutans pretrip extension.
Santika Hayam Wuruk or similar
DAY 4 • Jakarta • Cooking demonstration in local home
Today, explore Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. First, visit the home of a local family for a lesson in Indonesian cooking. We’ll have the opportunity to help prepare dishes such as lontong opor ayam (Indonesian chicken curry).
Meals: B,L,D | Santika Hayam Wuruk or similar
DAY 5 • Jakarta • Visit Luar Batang Muslim community • Controversial Topic: The criminalization of extramarital sex and cohabitation
Discover Luar Batang, a predominantly Muslim community and one of the oldest neighborhoods in Jakarta. Here, we’ll talk about the Controversial Topic of Indonesia’s recent decision to criminalize sex and cohabitation outside of marriage. Later, we’ll take a ride on a bajai (three-wheeled scooter).
Meals: B,L,D | Santika Hayam Wuruk or similar
DAY 6 • Yogyakarta • Home-Hosted Dinner
Depart this morning for our flight to Yogyakarta. After enjoying an afternoon to settle in, we’ll be welcomed into the home of a local family for a Home-Hosted Dinner.
Meals: B,L,D | Hotel Santika Jogya or similar
DAY 7 • Borobudur Temple • Optional Yogyakarta street food adventure
Visit the colossal Borobudur Temple, which UNESCO calls “one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.” After, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before returning to the hotel for some independent discoveries. Later, you can join an optional motorbike tour of the city to see Yogyakarta’s landmarks and sample street food.
Meals: B,L | Hotel Santika Jogya or similar
DAY 8 • Yogyakarta • A Day in the Life of Berbah village
Witness rural Javanese life during our A Day in the Life of a village in Indonesia’s Berbah region. First, visit a local market, then continue on to the village by odong-odong (a local bus). Upon arrival, we’ll be greeted by the village chief before visiting the community’s residents, helping out with farming, cooking, and other daily tasks, and enjoying a meal together.
Meals: B,L | Hotel Santika Jogya or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 8, spend A Day in the Life of a Berbah farming village in rural Java.
DAY 9 • Prambanan Temple • Visit Sekar Rinonce Batik Foundation
Visit the ninth-century Prambanan Temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. Later, drive to the Sekar Rinonce Batik Foundation which was established to help preserve the traditional “hand-waxed” batik craft.
Meals: B,D | Hotel Santika Jogya or similar
DAY 10 • Denpasar, Bali • Ubud • GCF visit: Sudirawan Children’s Dance School
Rise early for our flight to Bali. Upon arrival, we’ll drive to Ubud. Then this afternoon we’ll visit a Grand Circle Foundation site, the Sudirawan Children’s Dance School, which was established to preserve the art of Balinese dance for future generations.
Meals: B,L | SenS Hotel & Spa or similar
DAY 11 • Visit “happy yoga” master • Controversial Topic: The Balinese caste system
Meet a spiritual practitioner and a “happy yoga” instructor today. Later on, engage in a discussion about the Controversial Topic of the Balinese caste system with a mixed caste couple in Batuyang village.
Meals: B,L,D | SenS Hotel & Spa or similar
DAY 12 • Boat ride to Trunyan Village • Meet with an animist spiritual leader
Cross Lake Batur by motorboat today and arrive at Trunyan village. Explore the village, then take a boat to a local cemetery to see Trunyan’s unique tradition of displaying their dead in open graves. While here, we’ll meet with a local religious leader to learn about the village’s animist beliefs.
Meals: B,L | SenS Hotel & Spa or similar
DAY 13 • Visit master mask maker • Candidasa
Transfer to seaside Candidasa today. Along the way, we’ll visit the home of a local mask maker.
Meals: B,L,D | Candi Beach Resort & Spa or similar
DAY 14 • Candidasa • Meet local blacksmith • Visit Balinese villages & salak palm orchard • Explore Tirta Gangga
Visit the villages along Mount Agung, starting with a visit to a Balinese blacksmith and learn about the metalworks he produces, such as keris, or ceremonial daggers. After, head to Sidemen, a mountain village where weavers make ikat textiles. Then, visit a salak palm orchard. Continue to Tirta Gangga, a former summer residence of the Karang Asem royal family.
Meals: B,L,D | Candi Beach Resort & Spa or similar
DAY 15 • Sanur • Meet salt miners in Kusamba • Purification ceremony at Sudamala Temple
Depart for Kusamba, where we’ll visit the home of local salt miners. Then, drive to the Sudamala Purification Temple where a Hindu priest will conduct a purification ceremony using water from the temple’s holy spring. Afterwards, continue our journey to Sanur.
Meals: B,L | Taksu Sanur Hotel or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 15, participate in a traditional spiritual ceremony with the natural spring waters at Sudamala Temple.
DAY 16 • Explore Uluwatu Cliffside Temple
Ride southwest to Pura Luhur Uluwatu, or Temple above the Headstone. With origins that date back to the tenth century, this Balinese sea temple is perched on a cliff 330 feet above the water.
Meals: B,D | Taksu Sanur Hotel or similar
DAY 17 • Return to U.S.
Transfer to the airport to begin our journey back to the U.S. today. Or, fly from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo to begin your post-trip extension to Komodo Island & Beyond: Land of Dragons.
Meals: B
Want to know more? Find the full itinerary and dates & pricing at www.oattravel.com/jav
PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE on your Thailand adventure
OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
Choose to maximize your discoveries and value when you add a pre- or post-trip extension—or both—to your adventure.
Borneo’s Rain Forests & Orangutans
PRE-TRIP: 4 nights from $2,295
This destination is only available as a trip extension
Explore exotic Borneo, traveling by riverboat to an Indonesian national park that is home to orangutans, as well as meeting the charming people who call this tropical island home.
IT'S INCLUDED
- Roundtrip airfare between Jakarta and Pangkalan Bun
- 4 nights accommodations
- 12 meals—4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 4 dinners
- 3 small group activities
- Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader
- Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and luggage porters
- All transfers
Learn more at www.oattravel.com/jav-borneo-2026
Komodo Island & Beyond: Land of Dragons
POST-TRIP: 5 nights from $2,095
This destination is only available as a trip extension
Discover why the first Dutch sailors to arrive on Komodo Island dubbed the legendary ten-foot lizards “dragons.” You’ll also visit Rinca Island, and get to know the people who share this archipelago.
IT’S INCLUDED
- International airfare from Denpasar, Bali, to Labuan Bajo, Flores
- 5 nights accommodations (plus 1 additional night in Los Angeles on the return trip for travelers who purchase air with O.A.T.)
- 13 meals—6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 3 dinners
- 4 small group activities
- Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader
- Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and luggage porters
- All transfers
Learn more at www.oattravel.com/jav-komodo-island-2026
ARRIVE EARLY
We recommend you relax after a long flight or explore more in depth before your trip. Prices include accommodations and private airport transfer.
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Arrive early in Jakarta before your Borneo pre-trip extension or your main adventure from $130 per room, per night