Meeting service at Soekarno Hatta – Jakarta airport then transfers to your hotel near Jakarta Airport for overnight .
Morning flight to Yogyakarta. Arrive in Yogyakarta and meet & greet with our guide for transfer to Borobudur area. On the way to hotel we will stop at Pawon temple . Check in at your hotel for overnight,
The day starts very early, we will leave the hotel at 04:30 to reach Punthuk Setumbu from which you can enjoy a beautiful view of the famous Borobudur Temple. From here we will wait for the sun to rise comfortably sitting on the meditation hill enjoying a typical Indonesian breakfast of soup and traditional dishes. After the sunrise, we head to the pyramid-shaped temple of Mendut houses three stone statues carved, learn about the temple’s history and unique architecture. Then we back to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, we will take a walk around the Borobudur Unesco Heritage Site , this enormous temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the world which it houses 504 statues dedicated to the Buddha, and we will discover the incredible story behind its construction. Made up of thousands of blocks of volcanic and river stone, the temple was built entirely by human labor around 800 AD and took around 75 years to complete. Completely destroyed by the eruptions of the surrounding volcanoes, the temple was brought to light by an English archaeologist in the first decades of the 19th century and it took them about 30 years to almost entirely rebuild it. The UNESCO heritage site can still be seen in its full splendor with magnificent carvings and an unusual, yet strikingly beautiful, massive structure. You will admire the thousands of intricate carvings found along the walls of Borobudur and discover the incredible story behind its construction. This UNESCO heritage site is sure to surprise even the most experienced travellers. A mystical experience that will remain in your heart. In the afternoon, you will enjoy an in-depth exploration of Candirejo, a typical rural village. You will travel from Dokar, with a local cart, passing through narrow streets lined with traditional houses. You will pass by scenes of everyday life, such as making cassava crackers or drying chili peppers. You can stop often to take photos or chat with the locals, to learn more about their typical activities and rich traditions. In the late afternoon, transfer to Yogyakarta for check-in at the hotel.
After breakfast to discover Javanese culture with start here: we will visit the Sultan’s palace, the Taman Sari Water Castle, the Royal Carriage Museum passing by the Gajah Mada University. We will then visit the traditional Batik industry Prawirotaman and last, we will visit the Hindu temple of Prambanan before back to your hotel for overnight.
After breakfast, we will take a train eastwards by Sancaka Fakultatif 178 at 06.45 to Mojokerto town. Along the way, you could enjoy the volcanic view of Java. Arrive in Mojokerto train station and then drive to Trowulan Area, known as the former capital of Majapahit Kingdom (12-15th Century). Here you will be visiting some sites: BRAHU TEMPLE, TIKUS TEMPLE, BAJANG RATU TEMPLE, SEGARAN POND, MUSEUM and WRINGIN LAWANG TEMPLE and then drive to slope of Mount Penanggungan that is rich of good quality water spring, here we will visit Jolotundo Spring Temple, which was built by King Udayana for his son Airlangga in the 10th Century before we drive Seloliman Nature Reserve for check in. The peaceful Seloliman Nature Reserve is situated on the slopes of the sacred volcano of Mt Penanggungan. Meet some of the volunteers working at the Seloliman Environmental Education Centre and eat delicious dinner, locally grown organic produce cooked by their staff. The centre’s accommodation is atmospheric, even with open-air bathrooms built in harmony with the surrounding forest, so take this opportunity to relax. This is a beautiful spot to appreciate nature – be sure to sit under the stars tonight and take in the ambience of what’s around.
Join reserve staff on a walk around the reserve, learning about the local environment and the Javanese tradition of herbal medicine (approximately 2.5 hours). You’ll gain an insight into the region’s flora and fauna, traditional farming methods, rice production and the mini hydroelectricity plant. Finish up with a traditional jamu demonstration and a tasting of this Javanese herbal medicine. After lunch continue our program to Mt Bromo – the timeless homeland of the Tenggerese (approximately 4 hours). The still-active volcano – standing at 2329 metres – is the most well-known of the Tengger massif. This region is also the homeland of the Tenggerese and the steep, cultivated hills of the Tengger Valley. Retire early tonight in preparation for tomorrow’s early start.
The alarm goes off at 3.30 in the morning and, promptly, we will go to the discovery of Mount Bromo to witness the sunrise from the edge of the crater. We will make use of the help of a pony on which we will cross the sea of sand and climb 245 steps. After enjoying the amazing sight around Mt Bromo we will return to hotel for breakfast and later drive to Kalibaru where we will stay overnight.
After breakfast, the journey continued to Kalibaru plantation to see processing of coffee, rubber and chocolate. Visit Coffe and Chocolate garden acompanied with local guide to explain the proces start from cultivation, harvest and processing. Satisfied explore Kalibaru Plantation tour back to hotel and check out. And then drive to Ketapang Banyuwangi for check in. Free leisure.
The alarm rings early. We charge the batteries with breakfast at the hotel from which we will leave on board a 4×4 Jeep towards the Ijen Crater. We will drive a short distance to the beginning of the trail that leads to the active and beautiful Kawah Ijen volcano crater. From here it will start about 1 hour and 30 minutes of trekking to reach its famous blue acid lake (which is the most acidic in the world!) and the hot, partially liquid sulfur deposits. The fumaroles are so hot that the sulfur comes out as a green vapor. The show is guaranteed!. We will leave the Ijen plateau and afterward, we will continue the journey to cross rivers, rain forest, beach & pure rural landscape before we reach in Turtle’s beach of Sukamade. This place is natural reserve of green turtles. Sukamade beach is 3 kilometers with natural of white sandy beach on the Indian Ocean where there are 5 species of turtles will come to lay their eggs. Upon arrival in Sukamade beach, You will stay overnight and having dinner at Sukamade guest house and return to the beach at night to observe and witness the turtles come to the beach & lay their eggs. Conditions here are very basic, but more often of our clients who visited this place got lucky enough to get natural holiday with unique, exceedingly rare and best experience on their life once time.
Wake up early morning at 05.00 for release baby turtle(s then after breakfast we trek through Meru Betiri National Park to Teluk Hijau (Green Bay), see Palm Sugar or Latex factory, and see the dragon fruit fields. Leave the National Park for the drive back to Banyuwangi with arrival about 16.00 and cross to Bali for overnight in Pemuteran Beach
Breakfast at hotel. Free days and relax on the beach
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to your hotel in Kuta area for overnight. Hotel onw arrangement. END OF SERVICES.
