Day 1
Vancouver - Jakarta
Depart from Vancouver to Jakarta. Day 2
Jakarta
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to Hotel.
Day 3 Jakarta - Bandung(L)
08:00 Leaving Jakarta for Bandung via Jagorawi Highway. First stop
in Bogor to visit the famous Botanical Garden, which was founded
in 1817. It covers an immense 87 ha of land and houses of thousands
of plant species, then driving through manicured green tea plantations
in Puncak Pass. Lunch stop is provided here before proceeding further
on to Bandung by way of Cianjur.
Day 4 Bandung(B/L)
08:00 After breakfast, proceed on a tour featuring Tangkuban Prahu
Crater and Ciater Hot Spring. Lunch en route. Returning to Bandung
with stop at Lembang fruit market. Afternoon is spent visiting Pak
Ujo's Angklung School in Padasuka Village (optional - is subject
to show's schedule otherwise short demonstrations are performed)
Day 5 Bandung - Yogyakarta(B/L)
07:00 After breakfast transfer to railway-station to get morning
train to Jogja. Enjoy a scenic rail journey passing the lush Parahyangan
highlands with terraced rice fields, green valleys and rural villages
under string of volcanoes. At around 3 pm expectedly arriving in?
Jogja, and then direct check in at hotel.Overnight at Novotel Yogyakarta
Day 6 Borobudur and Village Life(B/L)
08:00 Today's program features a visit to Borobudur temple, it is
reputedly one of the grandeur of Buddhist monument rivaling to Angkor
Wat. It has 10 levels to pronounce the sacred number of Buddhist
rituals and moral stories beautifully sculptured on its walls and
balustrades. Next, visiting the near by yet equally interesting,
Mendut Temple with its charming 3-meter tall Buddha Statue. The
trip then proceeds to Candirejo Village and join an exploratory
village excursion either on foot or on horse drawn carriage to have
a closer look at local arts, traditions and Javanese daily life.
Following the road back to hotel.
Day 7 Yogyakarta City Tour and Prambanan
Temple(B/L)
08:00 Breakfast at hotel. Morning is spent exploring Sultan's Palace;
stroll at the colorful bird market and Taman Sari (the ruin of Water
Palace built by the 1st Sultan). Later on moving on to Prambanan
Temple or known also as "Slender Maiden", this elegant
temple complex was built in 9th Century dedicated to the ultimate
worship to the Trinity of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.
Day 8 Yogyakarta - Solo - Malang (B/L)
07:00 After early breakfast, leaving Jogja by car for Malang. Stop
off in Solo visiting Triwindu flea market and Pasar Gede then the
drive takes you through Java's heartland passing endless teak forest
and lush countryside. Lunch is included en route.? Stay overnight
in a charming town of Malang.
Overnight at Santika Hotel.
Day 9 Malang - Bromo(B/L)
09:00 After breakfast at hotel, sight seeing of Malang featuring
drive around town past colonial buildings, visit to a vibrant bird
market and drive along tree-lined Ijen bou-levard, later onward
to visit Singosari temple of 14th AD. Lunch is in-cluded. Then proceed
further onward to Bromo area for overnight.Overnight at Bromo Cottages.
Day 10 Bromo - Surabaya - Bali(B)
04:00 Early morning, join Mt. Bromo tour. The tour is conducted
through a transfer to Cemara Lawang village, get the pony riding
and trotting down the steep slope of Mts. Tengger, crossing the
sea-of-sand, climbing up 245 steps to reach the awesome rim crater
where like other tourists wait for the sunrise cracking up the day
through its rays from the eastern range of Mts. Tengger (subject
to the weather). Back to hotel for breakfast and departure to airport
and fly to Bali.Overnight at Grand Mirage Resort or similar.
Day 12 Bali(B)
Full day Culture, Nature and Volcano Tour. Tour begins with a stop
at the village of Batubulan where you will attend a cultural performance
of Barong and Keris Dance. Proceed to the artisan villages of Celuk,
Mas and Ubud, the center of Balinese gold and silver jeweler industry,
wood carvings and art paintings. Drive up through rural villages
and vast area of beautifully terraced rice fields in Tegal Lalang
and drive to the 17th century holy-spring Gunung Kawi temple at
Sebatu. Enjoy a cool break at the mountain village of Kintamani
and breathtaking vista of the still-active Mount Batur and its crater-lake.
On the way back, visit a pure traditional village at Panglipuran.
Day13 Bali(B)
Half day Royal Temple, Monkey Forest & Tanah Lot Tour. Afternoon
tour will take you to the village of Mengwi. The great royal temple
of Pura Taman Ayun is built in the 17th century. Enroute visit the
sacred monkey forest at Alas Kedaton in Tabanan Regency. You can
see hundreds of monkeys in their natural habitat. The beautiful
evening will be ended with a spectacular sunset at the famous Tanah
Lot Temple.
Day 14 Bali(B)
Whole day free for leisure.
Day 15 Bali(B)
Whole day free for leisure.
Day 16 Bali - Hong Kong(B)
Transfer to airport for your flight home.
Day 17 Hong Kong - Vancouver
Connect your mid-night flight from Hong Kong back to Vancouver.
Package Price Includes:
* Return economy class air ticket from Vancouver to Jakarta and
return from Denpasar via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific Airways.
* Domestic air ticket from Surabaya to Denpasar (Bali).
* Accommodation with twin share:
Jakarta - Alila Jakarta (4*)
Bandung - Papandayan Hotel (4*) www.papandayanhotel.co.id
Yogyakarta - Novotel Yogya (4*) www.novotelyogya.com
Malang - Santika Malang (4*)www.santika-malang.com
Bromo - Bromo Cottages (3*) www.bromocottages.com
Bali - Grand Mirage (4*) www.grandmirage.com? Or similar.
* Daily Breakfast at hotel & meals as indicated.
* Airport - hotel - airport transfers on Seat-in-coach service.
* Sightseeing tour with English speaking guide as indicated.
Package Price Excludes:
* Insurance;
* Visa fee upon arrival in Indonesia;
* All personal expenses;
* Tips for local guide, driver & porter, suggested US$7 per
day per tour member.
* All ticketing taxes & fuel surcharge charged by the Airlines.
East
Java Adventure & Bali
14 Days/11 Nights |
from $1999 |
Completion of travel - December 20th 2008
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Surabaya - Mt. Bromo - Kalibaru - Bali
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Day 1 Vancouver - Surabaya
Depart from Vancouver to Surabaya via Hong Kong
Day 2 Surabaya
The guide will pick you up at the Airport then transfer you
to the hotel. (Hotel Singgasana)
Day 3 Surabaya - Mt. Bromo (Breakfast)
Breakfast will be served by hotel. Today we will leave the
capital city of East Java Province for Mt. Bromo to see the
spectacular one of the best sunrises in the world at Mt. Bromo
tomorrow morning. On the way, sightseeing along of the city,
visit the traditional market and visit the cigarette factory
& gallery (if it's open) to see the making of national
local brand cigarette. Arrive at Bromo late afternoon. (Hotel
Bromo Cottages)
Day 4 Mt. Bromo - Kalibaru(Breakfast)
The adventure will be started at 0400 am to the still active
Mt. Bromo by pony rides and cross the sand sea at Ngadisari
to witness the most beautiful sunrise in the world. After
enjoying the sunrise and magnificent view surrounding MT.
Bromo, return to hotel for breakfast. Have a short rest after
Bromo excursion. Next proceed to Kalibaru - well-known for
its coffee, cocoa, pepper, vanilla & clove plantation.
Enroute enjoy the panoramic of sugar cane estate and passing
Jember city popular as the city of tobacco. Before arriving
at Kalibaru we still could visit the elementary school (except
Sunday) you can see closer & observe how the educational
system running for the elementary school. Arrive at Kalibaru
late afternoon. (Hotel Kalibaru Cottages)
Day 5 Kalibaru - Bali (Breakfast)
Before crossing Bali strait, the guide will take you to the
spices plantations in Kalibaru. You can get a wonderful experience
to see the various of Indonesian's spices grow-well in Kalibaru.
Crossing Bali strait with ferry & passing Bali National
Park and visit Rambut Siwi temple, a welcome temple at the
south of Bali. Arrive at Kuta late afternoon. (Hotel Patra
Jasa Bali)
Day 6 Bali (Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel. Today is a leisure day. You can relax
at hotel or spend the times at surrounding.
Day 7 Bali - Full day excursion
of Kintamani Tour (Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel. This tour is dedicated to the artists
of Bali. Bali is famous for it's traditional dances. One of
them is the Barong & Kris Dance, that will let you enjoy
the skillful Balinese dancers, before we continue to visit
talented Balinese artists: A silversmith at Celuk and a woodcarver
at Mas, both in their traditional workshops. The journey proceeds
to view on the beautiful Lake Batur and active Mount Batur
Volcano where you will have an opportunity to take a rest.
Next destination is the Holy Spring at Tampaksiring called
"The Fountain Of Youth".
Day 8 Bali - Full day excursion
of The Eastern Bali Mystic (Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel. Bali Eastern part is dominated by the
presence of towering Mount Agung (3142 meters), Bali's most
sacred and highest volcano that last erupted in 1963. Built
on one of the volcano's slopes, the Besakih Temple Complex
is the most important temple and pinnacle of the sacred to
the Balinese Hindu population, also called the "Mother
Temple". At Bukit Jambul, we stopover for a refreshing
view over the valley and an opportunity to take a rest. On
the route through the East of Bali, we take you to discover
the traditional village Penglipuran and see a different social
community structure and layout of that village, dated back
to the 16th century and founded by the Kehen Kingdom. On the
way back we will visit the Hall Of Justice? "Kerta Gosa"
in Klungkung.
Day 9 Bali - Half day Ubud Tour
(Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel. This tour is specially designed to simplify
your shopping. Look for some handcrafted souvenirs to bring
home without any hassle about transport, price and quality.
Batubulan Village is renowned for the stone carving art. The
most famous artists of silver and gold crafts are found in
Celuk village. Who is keen for woodcarving should definitely
have a closer look at artist work in the village Mas before
we reach Ubud, which is famous for it's painting galleries
featuring masterpieces in traditional and modern style. On
top of that we will visit Monkey Forest in the heart of Ubud
city. To see the tame of monkeys which the forest has been
there centuries ago.
Day 10 to 12 Bali (Breakfast)
Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure. You can relax at hotel
or spend the times at surrounding.
Day 13 Bali - Hong Kong(B)
Transfer to airport for your flight home.
Day 14 Hong Kong - Vancouver
Connect your mid-night flight from Hong Kong back to
Vancouver. (Arrive Vancouver on day 13)
Package Price Includes:
* Return economy class air ticket from Vancouver to Surabaya
and return from Denpasar via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific
Airways.
* Accommodation with twin share:
Surabaya - Hotel Singgasana
Mt. Bromo - Hotel Bromo Cottages (3* best hotel in Bromo)
Kalibaru - Hotel Kalibaru Cottages (2* best hotel in Kalibaru)
Kuta, Bali - Hotel Patra Jasa Bali (4*)
Or similar...
* Daily Breakfast at hotel.
* Airport - hotel - airport transfers on Seat-in-coach service.
* Sightseeing tour with English speaking guide as indicated.
Package Price Excludes:
* Insurance;
* Visa fee upon arrival in Indonesia;
* All personal expenses;
*Gratuities to local guide, driver & porter, suggested
US$7 per day per tour member, please pay locally.
* All ticketing taxes & fuel surcharge charged by the
Airlines.
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