10 Days – Authentic Java Travel

Day 1: Arrive in Yogyakarta – Welcome Lunch
Arrival at Yogyakarta International Airport. Welcome by our representative. Transfer to Semawung Village, about 30 minutes by car to discover the local life of Javanese, traditional houses. We will prepare a local lunch, to welcome you, what we call Tumpeng.

After lunch, we will take a walk in the countryside to discover the daily life of the Javanese before going to Yogyakarta. Installation at the hotel

• Overnight stay at a local's house in the countryside. The 2-bedroom house can accommodate a family with 2 children.
• Transport                                          : the private car
• Meals: Lunch, Dinner
• The distance / the durationé travel time : 20 km 30 minutes drive
• Supervision: With English speaking guide

Day 2: Village Tour and Cooking Class

After breakfast, we will visit a nursery/primary school to meet with young children and continue to give lessons in the traditional market to buy ingredients for cooking.

Return to the House to prepare for the cooking class with the host of the House who will teach you how to make local cuisine.

After mini, we will go to the rice fields and work with the host of the house to discover the daily life of the Javanese who work for rice, magnioc, cocoa plants, beans and peppers.

• Transport                                          : the private car
• The distance / the durationé journey time: 90 km – 3 hours drive
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Supervision: With a French-speaking guide
• Overnight stay at a local's house in the countryside. The 2-bedroom house can accommodate a family with 2 children.

Day 3: Walk in the Rice Fields & Borobudur

In the morning, Transfer to Selogriyo Village at the foot of Sumbing Volcano. We will walk through the village and the rice terraces to discover the daily life of the Javanese and its rice crops. You will find a beautiful little Hindu temple at the end of your walk.

Afternoon, You will Visit Borobudur Temple, the largest Buddhist temple, surrounded by the active volcanoes of Java: Merapi, Merbabu, Sindoro and Sumbing. The temple is built on a hill, composed of nine piles of terraces, six square, and three circular, crowned by a central dome called the Stupa. This temple was decorated by 2,672 bas-reliefs and 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated in a perforated stupa. Built in the 9^th century during the reign of Shailendra Dynasty, this temple is designated in Javanese Buddhist architecture, The Mandala a design of the mixture of indigenous Indonesian ancestor worship to attain Nirvana.

• Transport                                          : the private car
• The distance / the durationé travel time: 90 km – 3 hours drive
• Meals: Breakfast
• Supervision: With English speaking guide
• Overnight at Duta Garden Boutique Hotel Yogyakarta or another Hotel in the same category.

Day 4: Yogyakarta City Tour

A day is dedicated to discovering the city of Yogyakarta by taking the Becak (the cyclo-rickshaws), a common local transport in the city. We will visit the Yogyakarta City Museum and the Sultan Palace what we call the Kraton. Kraton is considered the center of Javanese culture. This is a good opportunity to know the culture, philosophy, history and art of Java. At the Sultan Palace, Every day from 10.30 – 11.30, There will be a dance show, puppets and gamelan music. And in the Museum The shows are at night from 20.00 – 21.30. If you want to attend a show, you can consult us. After visiting the Museum and the Sultan Palace, we will walk around the old quarter of the city to discover a real life of the Javanese in. You can visit the small Batik workshop. Batik is a traditional fabric of Yogyakarta. It is considered as the World Heritage of Indonesia. Continue to visit the Bird Market and Animal Market of Yogyakarta City.

• Transport: Private car
• The distance / the durationé distance: 20 km
• Supervision: With a French-speaking guide
• Meals: Breakfast
• Overnight at Duta Garden Boutique Hotel Yogyakarta or another Hotel in the same category.

Day 5: Nglanggeran + Prambanan Hike >

After breakfast, Transfer to Wonosari about 1h30 drive to do a beautiful hike on the ancient Nglanggeran Volcano passing beautiful volcanic stone blocks with a beautiful view of the rice terraces and the volcanic region.

Afternoon, you will continue to visit the Prambanan temple. Built in the 9^th century by the Sanjaya Dynasty, Prambanan is known as the largest Hindu temple and the most exquisite temple in Indonesia. This temple is composed of 340 temples of which the three main temples are dedicated to the Trinity: Brahma, Wisnu, and Shiva. On the walls, carved the bas-reliefs of Ramayana, the story that is presented in the Dance and Puppet show.

• Transport                                          : the private car
• The distance / the durationé travel time: 80km – 2h 30
• Supervision: With English speaking guide
• Meals: Breakfast
• Overnight at Rumah Batu Boutique Solo Hotel or another Hotel in the same category.

Day 6: Yogyakarta – Bromo

Transfer by morning train from Tugu Yogyakarta station. Departure at 06.45 and arrive in Mojokerto at 10.10.
Continue the journey to Mount Bromo via the highway to the town of Probolinggo before taking the mountain roads and discovering beautiful landscapes with terraced vegetable cultivation.

Afternoon, we will climb Mount Bromo in complete serenity without too many tourists (about 3 hours of walking there and back). You may be the only tourist. If you are lucky, you can discover a beautiful sunset.

• Transport                                          : the private car
• The distance / the durationé travel time: 365 km – 6 hours drive (Train = 3 hours, Car = 3 hours)
• Supervision: With English speaking guide
• Meals: Breakfast
• Accommodation:  Lava View lodge hotel or another hotel in the same category.

Day 7: Bromo Sunrise – Seruni Hike – Pronojiwo

Departure at 02.30 from your Hotel. Transfer by Jeep about 45 minutes to discover a magnificent landscape on the large caldera and its active volcanoes of Bromo, Batok and Semeru at sunrise.

After sunrise, we will hike through small paths, very little known by tourists, going down to the point of Seruni. It is a discovery of beautiful landscapes without too many tourists. Seruni is a viewpoint about 300m below the Penanjakan.

You find the Jeep to return to the hotel for breakfast.
Mid morning, Transfer to Lumajang about 5 hours drive to go to Lumajang, at the foot of Volcan Semeru.

• Transport: Private car
• The distance / the durationé journey time: 140 km – 5 hours drive
• Supervision: With a English speaking guide
• Meals: Breakfast
• Overnight at Artha Cottages Hotel in Lumajang or another Hotel in the same category.

Day 8: Tumpaksewu – Kalibaru

After breakfast, You will visit Tumpaksewu, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Indonesia with a beautiful view of the Semeru Volcano 3676 (the peak of Java). Prepare the right shoes to go into the water and the clothes to change.

Afternoon, Transfer to Kalibaru about 5 hours drive. You will pass the Jember region, famous for the cultivation of tobacco for cigars. If time permits, you can stop to visit the tobacco cultivation center and the drying of tobacco leaves.

• Transport: Private car
• The distance / the durationé journey time: 140 km – 5 hours drive
• Supervision: With a French-speaking guide
• Meals: Breakfast
• Overnight at Hotel Margo Utomo Kalibaru or another Hotel in the same category.

Day 9: Visit the plantation and the fishing village – Banyuwangi

After breakfast, Discovery of Kalibaru, a village renowned as the center of coffee and cocoa cultivation. You can visit a botanical garden to discover various tropical plants and various spices like ginger, turmeric, savrant, cinnamon and the manufacture of coconut sugar.

Afternoon visit to Muncar, the largest fishing village renowned for its beautiful typical boats with local designs and colors.

• Transport: Private car
• The distance / the durationé journey time: 140 km – 5 hours drive
• Supervision: With a English speaking guide
• Meals: Breakfast
• Night at the Ketapang Indah Hotel – Banyuwangi  or another hotel in the same category.

 
Day 10: Ascent of Kawah Ijen > Ketapang.

Early rise to climb Kawah Ijen at sunrise, having a magnificent view of a large lake and turquoise water. The island is considered the largest sulfuric lake in Indonesia. Every day, porters take 60kg – 125kg sulfur blocks of load on their backs in the pagniers.
Transfer about 1 hour by car to Paltuding 1800m to start the climb of Kawah Ijen. After 1h30 of walking, You will arrive at the top of Kawah Ijen 2386m. The best time to visit Kawah Ijen is at 05.00 – 07.00

Go down to Paltuding and return to your Hotel for breakfast and a shower.
Transfer to Ketapang port to take the Ferry to Bali.

Welcome in Gilimanuk by the Bali driver who accompanies you to your Hotel in Pemuteran Bali.

• Transport: Private car
• The distance / the durationé journey time: 85 km – 4 hours drive
• Meals: Breakfast
• Supervision: With a French-speaking guide

End of circuit

NOTE :

* Borobudur, Prambanan, Sultan's Palace are closed every Monday,

* Borobudur has a quota of 1,200 people/day who can go up to the temple and it is open from 09.00 – 17.00. There is no more visit at sunrise.

* Bromo will be full of tourists and locals during the weekend and school holidays. We recommend you to do Bromo on weekdays.

* Kawah Ijen is closed every first week of Friday

* At Kawah Ijen it is forbidden to go down to the Crater. You cannot see the blue flames.