Tour Descriptions:
Day 1:
Arrival Jakarta
Arrival in Jakarta and you are being picked up by our Tour Guide and directly transferred to the hotel. Overnight in Jakarta.
Day 2:
Jakarta - Bandung
You begin the program in Jakarta by visiting the Old Dutch colonial city of Batavia, includes the Fatahillah Museum. It was the administrative center and city hall from where the vast Dutch mercantile empire was controlled, but it has a few times restored. It is now a display of the history of the development of Jakarta from prehistory time until now. Then ride to Sunda Kelapa old harbor at the mouth of Ciliwung river and once a vital link to markets outside the world in 15th century, and further to Maritime Museum, once a west side warehouse for spices. After the city tour, enjoy your trip by first class air conditioned train to Bandung via the landscape from endless rice fields to steep volcanic terrain. Overnight in Jakarta.
Day 3:
Bandung Tour
From hotel you enjoy a short walking to a puppet master house and learn the ancient craft and secrets of puppet making. Then ride to Aroma coffee factory where traditional processing methods are still considered the norm. Here the coffee beans are stored up to 5 years for robusta and 8 years for arabica. After seeing the process, you have also free time at Ciamplas 'Jeans street', fashion boutiques with their outlandish shop fronts. The optional tour is the Angklung performance Mang Udjo. Angklung is a renowned musical instrument made of bamboo and originated from West Java. Here you enjoy a 'diorama' of an attractive Sundanese wealth in presenting their art performance from Wayang golek (wayang puppet) performance, circumcision procession, angklung orchestra, angklung interactive and end up dancing together with the children. Overnight in Bandung.
Day 4:
Bandung - Pangandaran
From Bandung, the road winds its way through spectacular mountain scenery, along river valleys and passes terraced rice fields. At the bottom of one of these valleys, huddled on a river bank, is a tiny and delightful hamlet of Kampung Naga. The houses are laid out in neat rows and built from wood, bamboo, and thatch and the people lives without electricity. Then continues to the coastal resort in Pangandaran, the home of colorful traditional boats along the sandy beach and wild life reserves. Overnight Pangandaran.
Day 5:
Pangandaran - Yogyakarta
A short drive to Green Canyon, then outrigger boat takes you along the emerald green river and through the rain forest. The river enters an enormous sheer sided canyon, pitted with enormous caves, giant stalactites and waterfalls, while lizards bask on the rocks and colorful kingfishers along the river banks. Then you ride further to Jogjakarta. Overnight in Jogjakarta.
Day 6:
Yogyakarta Tour
At morning you start the day by visiting Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist monument on a bedrock hill on 265 meter above the sea level. It was built in 9th century and comprises six square platform topped by three circular platforms and decorated with 2672 reliefs and 504 Budha statues. Borobudur is both a shrine to Lord Budha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. Then you continue the program to Jogjakarta city tour, includes visiting the Keraton Hamengkubuwono palace, houses not only the Sultan and his family, but also the powerful dynastic regalia, private meditation and ceremonial chambers, a magnificent throne hall, performance pavilions, a mosque, an immense royal pleasure garden, stables and barracks, all in a complex of walled compounds, narrow lanes and massive gateways, bounded by a fortified outer wall. Then visit silversmith workshop in Kota Gede alive with the sights and sounds of silver being sculptured into ornaments and jewelry. Around there, dozens of hand made batik factories and the colonial 1918 Taru Martani cigar factory. The workers still use the old machines and some roll the cigars with hand. Afternoon is free at leisure and you can still do optional tour such as Purawisata Dinner. Live Gamelan music and welcome dance will be shown while you enjoy dinner. After that, walking to the open air theater and seat on your reserved seat and enjoying the Ramayana ballet performance. Or you can choose ride on Dokar or 4 wheels horse carriage and go around Malioboro market. Overnight in Jogjakarta.
Day 7:
Yogyakarta
The whole day is free at leisure. Overnight in Jogjakarta.
Day 8:
The whole day is free at leisure. But you have some choice for optional tours such as:
1. Ambarawa and Tlogo plantation tour. Ambarawa was once a William I train station but now it is used only for an open locomotives museum. Tlogo plantation on 400 meter above the sea level offers a perfect climate for rubber, cacao, cinnamon and coffee. Here we also see the rubber tapping from the tree and the process in the fabric.
2. Dieng Plateau tour. Dieng is covered with vegetables especially potato and tea plantation. It has also breathtaking setting for Java's oldest temple since 7th century and Sikidang crater.
3. Sunrise Menoreh and Candirejo. You can ride on dokar (horse drawn carriage) in the rustic agricultural surrounds of Candirejo village. It is a great way to experience the stress free way of life in agricultural hinterland. Travel down country lanes and pass tiny hamlets with villagers doing simple daily lives. Overnight in Jogjakarta.
Day 9:
Yogyakarta - Solo
After breakfast, you ride to Prambanan complex, 9th century Java’s most elegant and awe-inspiring Hindu temple, noted for the graceful proportions of its 47m. Prambanan’s relief sculptures, realistic and humorous at the same time, are among the finest in all of Indonesian art. According to legend, it's dedicated to 'a slender virgin' who was turned to stone by an angry giant because she refused to marry him. Then a short drive to Solo, and peaceful city where becaks outnumber cars and Chinese temples, mosques and churches share the same skyline. In the heart of Solo is the opulent Mangkunegaran palace with its gilded pavilions, lush gardens, fountains, and cool mosaic tiled corridors. Around Triwindu antique market is a good place to experience the friendly banter of local traders with the customers. Overnight in Solo.
Day 10:
Batu Malang
The trip from Solo to Batu in Malang is also long but the views are spectacular and pass a sequence of towering volcanoes that make up the geographical backbone of Java. The road climbs steadily to Batu.
Day 11:
Batu in Malang
The whole day is free at leisure. But we also have optional tour such as:
1. Bromo Sunrise Program. It is the most unforgettable experience. Early morning departing first to Penanjakan Mountain (2900 m) for its spectacular sunrise and majestic views across to Semeru, Java's highest peak in the south. Then ride to Bromo, the only active crater in the caldera which contains seven eruptive centers. Surrounding is a haunting inland sand sea which in fact, is the 10 km wide inner crater.
2. Trowulan and Cangar hot spring. Trowulan are scattered red stones temples remains of the once mighty Majapahit Empire which in 14th century controlled the archipelago. Cangar tourism is located in Tulungrejo village. The hot spring pool has temperature between 30-40 degrees and it is able to cure skin disease. Overnight in Batu, Malang.
Day 12:
Batu Malang - Kalibaru
Depart from Batu to the pleasant colonial mountain retreat of Malang, a delightful town of well planned parks and wide, three lined avenues. There is still also a lingering and agreeable air of Dutch influences. The most notably evident is on Jalan Ijen and at the bakery in Hotel Tugu, with a style of old fashioned Dutch coffee house and also Toko Oen, an original remnant from colonial days since 1930 and the menu is written in Dutch. Not far from there, you see the birds and flowers market. After the city tour, we ride further to Kalibaru and overnight in Kalibaru.
Day 13:
Kalibaru - Sanur
Breakfast in Margo Utomo is a real treat, can overlook the gardens and plantation. The morning's spread is almost entirely locally produced, the coffee and cacao come from the adjoining plantation while local fruits are for jams and honey is harvested from local hives. After breakfast on the way to the harbor, you are enjoying walking through the Kendeng Lembu plantation. Then depart to Ketapang ferry port in Banyuwangi and across the Bali straits to Gilimanuk, a port in West Bali. West Bali has potential nature of agriculture including beautiful rice fields along the way to Sanur.
Day 14:
Sanur
The whole day is free at leisure. Overnight in Sanur.
Day 15:
Sanur
The whole day is free at leisure. Overnight in Sanur.
Day 16:
Sanur
The whole day is free at leisure. Overnight in Sanur.
Day 17:
Sanur - Departure
The whole day is free at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for departure.

The trip included:
Pick up service, accommodation, English speaking guide, executive train, meals, mineral water, fruits, crackers, and transfer to the airport.

Excluded:
Optional tour, entrance fee to Borobudur and Prambanan, alcohol and tipping.

What have to bring?
Camera, sun glasses, trekking shoes, sun creme, hat and towel.