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From Yogyakarta to Bali
- 10-days study and walking tour to the volcanoes on Java, Indonesia -
Highlights
 | | | Delicious food
| | Cultural highlights
| | Contact to friendly local people
| | Extreme diversity of Java
| | Beaches
| | Expert volcanologist guide |
In short
Tour code: JAV_YTB
Tour type: Walking & study tour
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
Tour character: Easy to moderate hikes and excursions, comfortable hotels and guesthouses, 1 night in camp
Best travel period: March-November
Duration: 9 days
Dates:
Custom and scheduled dates no scheduled dates at present
Price (p.p.): 1025 €
(4-8 participants / prices for smaller or larger groups on request.)
Included: | Accommodation in double rooms (tents)
| | Full board including drinks (water, tea, coffee, juices and soft drinks) on most days (for details see program)
| | All ground and sea transfers as described in the program
| | Airport transfers in Yogyakarta and on Bali
| | Entry fees, visits to parks and archeological sites etc. as described by the program
| | Local guides, cooks and their tips
| | Detailed information material (maps etc.)
| | Indonesian English speaking VolcanoDiscovery tour guide |
Arrival info:The tour starts in Yogyakarta and ends on Bali.
We are unable to include airfare in the package because clients come from a wide range of locations. The best airport to choose is Jakarta, where the tour will start.
It is no problem, if you arrive a few days earlier, in order to have more time to relax and acclimatize. If wanted, a hotel in Jakarta can be arranged, or even an earlier, private transfer to the west coast beach with hotel (where we start our first visit to Krakatoa) at an additional fee can be arranged.
However, a number of alternatives to Jakarta airport are possible, especially Denpasar Airport, provided you are there early afternoon so you can get a single connecting flight to Jakarta for you.
This tour is the second part of the Krakatau to Bali tour. It starts in Yogya and ends on Bali. On our way, we visit Merapi volcano and Borobodur temple near Yogya, then the Tengger caldera, Bromo, Semeru and Ijen volcanoes in East Java.
This tour combines easy to moderate excursions with a portion of luxury, and you will travel to some of Java’s most fascinating landscapes and meet its friendly and colorful people and culture. Last, but not least, adventurous camps - one on a tropical beach, one on the slope of an active volcano - as well as Indonesia’s delicious cuisine will round out the trip. 10 days itinerary
Note:
On request, it is possible to start earlier in Yogya or join the group a few days later in Yogya or even directly from Surabaya / Malang.
Day 1: |
Arrival in Yogyakarta
Own arrival in Yogya, pick-up and transfer to the hotel.
Acc.: comfortable small hotel in Yogyakarta (D)
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Day 2: |
Free day in Yogya
Opportunity to explore downtown Yogya (Sultan's Palace, water castle, museums, markets etc.). Optional fun city-tour on becak (rickshaws). Option to visit the important Hindu temples of Prambanan and to attend a Ramayana ballet performance in the evening.
Acc.: as before (Yogya) (B)
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Day 3: |
Borobodur temple and Merapi volcano
In the morning, we take time to visit the monumental temple of Borobodur, the largest Buddhist temple in Asia. Erected between 750 and 850 AD, then partly buried under volcanic mudflows from Merapi volcano around 1000 AD and again excavated starting in 1815, Borobodur counts as one of Asia’s major archaeological sites. The visit to Borobodur will include a guided tour with extra time to spend in or near the complex. After lunch, we drive to the slopes of Merapi volcano where we can observe the impressive evidence of its recent eruption (e.g. the fresh deposits and destruction caused by the pyroclastic flows in June 2006).
Acc.: as before (Yogya) (B, L, D)
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Day 4: |
Transfer to Malang (East Java)
Transfer (normally, train ride) through scenic landscape to Malang town in east Java.
Acc.: hotel in Malang center (B, L, D)
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Day 5: |
Jeep ride into the Tengger volcano massiv - Bromo
Scenic drive into the Tengger caldera via an impressive route on open jeeps to enjoy the dramatic landscape of deep valleys and steep cliffs.
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Day 6: |
Bromo volcano & Tengger caldera
Relaxed day to explore Bromo volcano and the Tengger caldera. Visit of the local volcano observatory and introduction to monitoring techniques of the volcano.
Acc.: as before (Bromo) (B)
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Day 7: |
Sunrise excursion to overview of Bromo - rainforest of the National Park - observation of Semeru volcano
Sunrise from the famous viewpoint overlooking the Bromo-Tengger caldera. Jeep ride to Semeru's south side and observation camp (Semeru volcano).
Acc.: camp near Semeru volcano (B, L, D)
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Day 8: |
Transfer to Ijen volcano
Transfer to Ijen Plateau, coffee plantations, hot bath in nearby natural hot volcanic springs.
Acc.: guesthouse at coffee plantation near Ijen (B, L, D)
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Day 9: |
Kawah Ijen volcano - transfer to Bali
Climb and visit of Ijen's crater, descend to the sulphur mining area and the turquoise acid crater lake. In the afternoon transfer to Bali.
Acc.: excellent beach hotel on Bali (B, L, D)
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Day 10: |
End of tour or extension program on Bali
The tour ends on Bali, for some with an extension on Bali with its paradise beaches, for some already with transport to the airport of Denpasar and connecting flight back to Jakarta airport.
Acc.: none (B)
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