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Local market, Java Borobudur Temple, Java
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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
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
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 15, participate in a traditional spiritual ceremony with the natural spring waters at Sudamala Temple.
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