Start: Jakarta (West Jawa)
End: Surabaya (East Jawa)
Day 01: JAKARTA
Upon arrival at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, our guide will welcome you then transfer to your hotel. Jawa is the 13th largest island in the world and the 5th largest island in Indonesia. The area of Jawa is approximately 139,000 km2, with a population of around 136 million, it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to approximately 60% of Indonesia's population. It is Indonesia’s heartland, its political and economic centre. Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest coast of Jawa, it has an area of 661 km2 and population of 9,580,000.
Meals included: dinner
Day 02: JAKARTA – BANDUNG
The trip begins with a visit at National Museum. Officially opened in 1868, it is the oldest and the best museum in Indonesia, containing fascinating stone, bronze and ceramic, archaeological and ethnography collections. You will continue your trip to Bogor city. Bogor is famous for many things, but most of all for its world-class Botanic Gardens, situated just behind 19th century presidential palace. The gardens officially opened in 1817, cover more than 80 hectares and contain more than 15,000 species of trees and plants. Continue trip to Bandung – the capital of West Jawa province. Bandung largely laid out around 1920 by Dutch urban planners as the first “modern” city in the Indies, and still today perhaps the most “European” of all Indonesian cities.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner
Day 03: BANDUNG
The city of Bandung is located on a high plateau at an altitude of 768 metres and surrounded on all sides by lofty mountain ridges and volcanic peaks. You will visit Tangkuban Perahu Nature Reserve and its main attraction “drive-in” Tangkuban Perahu volcano. Next you will see Geological Museum where you can see exhibitions and learn about geological activities in Indonesia, various types of rocks and minerals, volcanoes of Indonesia, mining and many other interesting subjects. Afterwards you will visit Museum of the Asian-African Conference (inaugurated on 24th April 1980). The Asian-African Conference which was held on 18th to 24th April 1955 in Bandung gained a big success both in formulating common concerns and in preparing operational guidance for cooperation among Asian African Nation as well as in creating world order and world peace. In the afternoon you will visit Saung Angklung Udjo, Sundanese Art & Bamboo Craft Centre, where you will see how angklung is made, how to play it and witness breathtaking performance. Angklung is traditional musical instrument consisting of bamboo tubes suspended in a bamboo frame, bound with rattan cords; Angklung is listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner
Day 04: BANDUNG – WONOSOBO
Drive to Wonosobo in Central Java. The splendidly scenic road snakes through mountains and small villages. Pass Tasikmalaya located in the lovely Catanduy River valley, is a city and regency in south-eastern West Java province. On the way you will stop at Kampung Naga, one of the most beautiful traditional villages in West Jawa, where residents maintain old Sundanese customs, indigenous traditions, customary minimalism and ecological wisdom.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner
Day 05: WONOSOBO – YOGYAKARTA
You will explore the Dieng Plateau, which lies within the old caldera of a volcano, enclosed by steep mountain walls. Intense volcanic activity is present all around – brightly coloured sulphur springs and lakes, bubbling mudholes and screaming fumeroles. You will see here Telaga Warna Lake, the water of which is tinged with brilliant colours by underwater sulphur vents. Dieng Plateau is known also as the site of the oldest Hindu temple complex in Central Java (date from between late 7th century and about 780). Next you will drive to Yogyakarta. The Special Region of Yogyakarta is the province of Indonesia, it is still governed by that area's pre-colonial monarchy; the Sultan of Yogyakarta serves as the hereditary governor of the province (at the moment it is Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X). The province is located near the south coast of Java, wholly within the province of Central Java, with the population approximately 3 million and an area of 3,185.80 km2 (the area of the city of Yogyakarta is 32.5 km²). Most tourists come to Yogyakarta for its strong Javanese culture and tradition. Yogyakarta is known for its silver work, leather puppets used for shadow plays (wayang kulit), and a unique style of making batik dyed fabric.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner
Day 06: YOGYAKARTA
In morning you will visit another UNESCO World Heritage Site, Borobudur – one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. Borobudur stands on a small hill above the Kedu Plain, 42 km to the west of Yogyakarta. The construction of Borobudur probably begun in about 780 and evolve through different phases over a period of more than 50 years. Borobudur’s horizontal plan is a great mandala, it consists of six outer square terraces and three circular terraces above them. A large dome, the principal stupa, stands in the centre. Next you will see, constructed in 8th century, Pawon Temple and Mahayana Buddhist Mendut Temple sheltering magnificent Buddhist statues. You will back to Yogyakarta and visit Keraton Yogyakarta – a splendid example of traditional Javanese court architecture. Construction of the Keraton (palace) began in 1755 and continued for almost 40 years, through the reign of Hamengkubuwono I. Keraton is constructed to form a model of the Javanese cosmos in miniature; each entry, courtyard, tree and field has a specific symbolic meaning. You will see also remarkable Taman Sari complex, known during Dutch colonial times as the “Water Castle”. Yogyakarta is famous as a centre for batik production; Indonesian batik is included in UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. You will have the opportunity to visit batik home industry and learn about techniques, symbolism and culture surrounding hand-dyed cotton and silk garments.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner
Day 07: YOGYAKARTA – BROMO
Continue the trip to East Jawa. You will stop at Prambanan, which contains the greatest single concentration of ancient sites in Indonesia. Prambanan Temple Compounds is UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main site at here is the so-called Loro Jonggrang complex considered to be Jawa’s most elegant and awe-inspiring candi, noted for its 47-metre central Siva temple. An inscription records that the complex was completed in 856 to mark the victory of a Hindu king, Rakai Pikatan, over his Buddhist rival. You will stop also at Trowulan village – this area is believed to be the site of the ancient capital of Majapahit Kingdom. Afterwards drive to spectacular Tengger region, there is perhaps no other volcanic terrain in the world that can be compared with it.
Meals included: breakfast and dinner
Day 08: BROMO – SURABAYA
You will wake up early in the morning and continue the trip spectacular Tengger region, you will try to catch the sunrise over Bromo volcano. The 16-kilometere-wide Tengger caldera is located at the northern end of a volcanic massif extending from Semeru volcano. The massive Tengger volcanic complex dates back to the early Pleistocene and consist of five overlapping stratovolcanoes, each truncated by a caldera. The most recent of the Tengger calderas is the 9 x 10 kilometre-wide Sandsea caldera, which formed incrementally during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. An overlapping cluster of post-caldera cones was constructed on the floor of the Sandsea caldera within the past several thousand years. The youngest of these is Bromo, one of Java's most active and most frequently visited volcanoes. Bromo is a centrally located cone, with a 700-meter-diameter crater. After discovering this one of the world’s most remarkable sights you will continue the trip to Surabaya for the flight to the next destination.
Meals included: breakfast
