Java and Bali Experience

Islands: Java and Bali

Days: 15 days

This trip makes you experience the difference between the two islands Java and Bali.

Java with its traditional Sundanese culture, its traditional villages, food and dance, Christians and Muslims living together which brings churches and mosk. But there is more, Java has stunning tea/ rice field- sceneries, volcanoes, Canyons, beaches, hot springs and jungles.

Then there is Bali, an Hindu island where you can experience the Hindu culture of Indonesia in its beautiful temples, ceremonies, dresses and dance. But Bali offers also amazing nature, beaches, good snorkelling and dive spots, sceneries of endless rice-terraces, mountains and volcanoes.

A visit to these islands in one trip gives anything for everybody and is the best way to experience Indonesia.

Day 1:       Arrive Jakarta

Arrive at Soekarno Hatta International Airport. Meeting service. Drive to Bogor and stay the night in a hotel in Bogor.

Airport to Bogor: 60 km or 1 hour.

Day 2:       Bogor to Bandung

Breakfast in the hotel.

After that visit the well-known Botanical Garden and home industry of the traditional process of making a Gong ( traditional Sundanese musical instrument).

Continue the trip to Bandung. Stay overnight in a hotel in Bandung.

Bogor to Bandung: 150km or 4 hours.

Day 3:       Bandung Highlights

Breakfast in the hotel.

Visit the Tangkuban Perahu volcano. On the way we can enjoy the beautiful panorama of tea plantation and continue to Pada Suka Village to listen to the traditional melodies of Angklung music using bamboo instrument.

At the end of the day come back to the hotel in Bandung.

Day 4:       Bandung to Pangandaran

Breakfast in the hotel.

On the way to Pangandaran we visit the Dragon Village, one of the traditional Sundanese tribes who keep the strong tradition of the old Father.

The rest of the day relax at the beach of Pangandaran or take a surf lesson.

Stay overnight in Pangandaran.

Bandung to Pangandaran: 220 km or 7 hours.

Day 5:       Pangandaran beach

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit the home-industries and experience the traditional process of brown sugar and Wayang/ wooden puppet.

Continue to visit the spectacular Green Canyon; sailing by boat through the Canyon and have an exciting swim along the river.

Cross a traditional handmade bridge from bamboo (Bamboo Bridge) and see the lagoon.

Back to the hotel, enjoy the beach and stay for the night.




Day 6:       Pangandaran National Reserve and Green Valley

Breakfast at the hotel.

On the way to Green Valley, we drive through the country site and villages. Have a refreshing swim in the cave, jump from the waterfall and swim through it.

Continue to the National Reserve of Pangandaran.

During a 2,5 hour walk we can see monitor  lizard, grey/ black monkey, deer, porcupine, Tukan, scorpion and so on. Finish the walk at white sand beach to watch the sunset.

Stay the night in Pangandaran.

Day 6:       Pangandaran to Baturaden

Breakfast at the hotel.

Arrive in Baturaden and enjoy the hot spring waterfall, which comes from Selamet Mountain 2500 above see level.

Walk along the village, enjoy the scenery of the valley which includes beautiful rice fields. You even can join the farmers with planting and harvesting the rice.

Stay overnight in Baturaden.

Pangandaran to Batudaren: 200km or 4 hours.

Day 7:   Baturaden to Jogjakarta

Breakfast at the hotel.

Proceed to Magelang for a visit to the famous Borobudur Temple.

The massive stone stupa of Borobudur is one of the greatest of all ancient architectural monuments. Built with forced labour from the surrounding countryside between about AD 750 and 850, Borobudur predates Ankor Wat in Cambodia by three centuries. Through a Buddhist creation, it incorporates Persian, Babylonian and Greek influences.

Its ensembles of stone relief panels are virtual history of Mahayana Buddhist doctrine as well as providing scholars with detailed information about life in 8^th and 9^th century of Java.

If you were to look at every gallery from base to summit, you would walk for more then three miles. Soon after it completion, the local rules were overthrown by the Hindus and Borobudur was abandoned. Buried under volcanic ash and tropical growth, it was only rediscovered in 1815. It has recently been fully restored by an International effort under the aegis of UNESCO. In nearby villages you can still see stone masons working in much the same manner as the peasants who build this astonishing monument.

Also the nearby a smaller but of some importance Mendut temple can be visited.

Stay overnight in Jogjakarta.

Baturaden to Jogjakarta: 300 km or 6 hours.

Day 8:       Jogjakarta

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit the Kraton (Sultan’s Palace) and visit the traditional Javanese craft of silver smiths and Batik processing.

After lunch we continue to Prambanan temple. One of the highest Hindu temples in Java.

Free time to walk along the street stalls around at Malioboro street.

In the night we visit a traditional dance performance of Ramayana Ballet.

Day 9:   Jogjakarta to Sarangan

Breakfast at the hotel.

On the way to Sarangan we stop by to see one of Java’s most mysterious Strike temples. The Candi Sukuh stand 900 meters high on the slope of the mount Lawu. Sukuh seems to have nothing whatsoever to do with the Javanese Hindu and Buddhist temple. The origin of its builders and strange sculpture style remain mystery, often referred to as Java’s only erotic temple. Sukuh has highly distinctive character, it has elements no found in any other temple in Indonesia.

We continue for a refreshing swim at the Tawang Mangu waterfall.

Stay overnight at Sarangan.

Jogjakarta to Sarangan: 200 km or 6 hours.

Sarangan to Bromo volcano

Breakfast at the hotel.

Drive to Pasuruan, passing teak plantation and arrive in Cemoro Lawang, from where we are going to see Bromo volcano.

Overnight at Cemoro Lawang hotel.

Serangan to Bromo: 250 km or 8 hours.

Day 11:  Bromo to Kalibaru

Early morning Bromo excursion, drive to the village of Ngadisari and continue the journey from the rim of old crater down into Caldera, cross the sand sea to the smoking crater of Bromo. From here we watch the spectacular scene during sunrise.

After the excursion we go back to hotel for a short rest and breakfast.

Continue the drive to Kalibaru.

Stay in a hotel in Kalibaru.

Bromo to Kalibaru: 242 km or 5 hours.

Day 12:  Kalibaru to Bali

Breakfast in the hotel.

Morning plantation tour walk to nearby local village with verities plantation grown such as cacao and coffee.

Continue the drive to Banyuwangi for the ferry crossing to the Bali.

Once in Gilimanuk harbour we continue to the north coast of Bali to Seminyak Bali.

En route stop to visit Tanah Lot temple.

Stay at the hotel in Seminyak beach.

Java: Kalibaru to Ketapang Harbour 55 km or 2 hours

Ferry: Ketapang to Gilimanuk Harbour 1 hour

Bali: Gilimanuk to Seminyak 141 km or 4 hours

Day 13:  Bali

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today a Bali tour with highlights of the magnificent view of Mount and Lake Batur, with the smoky Agung volcano in the background.

On the way stop at Singapadu village to see the Barong and Keris dance performance, woodcarvings, Ubud the centre of Balinese paintings.

Stay the night in a hotel in Seminyak.

Day 14:  Bali

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free program. Options for shopping, snorkelling/ diving and relax.

Stay the night in Seminyak

Day 15:  The End

Breakfast at the hotel.

The Java and Bali Experience has come to his end.

At the appropriate time, transfer to airport for your onward flight. Where we hope you will leave Indonesia satisfied full with great experiences.

Hotel to airport: 11 km or 30 minutes.