Indonesia

Wonders of Indonesia: Toraja Country, Java and Bali

Three islands in seventeen days: Sulawesi, Java and Bali

Indonesia

Wonders of Indonesia: Toraja Country, Java and Bali

The grand tour of Indonesia: a flight to Makassar and three nights in Toraja country on the island of Sulawesi, with its tongkonan houses roofed like buffalo horns and its tombs cut into the cliffs at Lemo and Londa. Then Java: Yogyakarta, Prambanan, Borobudur and sunrise over Bromo. The trip ends on Bali, in Ubud, with Jatiluwih, Kintamani, Tanah Lot, a day in the village of Pejeng and the Barong dance. Groups of 25 at most.

When

April to Oct

Price

From 3 421€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

14 nights

Ideal length

Sulawesi: Toraja country

Days 1-6

The highlands of Sulawesi and Toraja culture, its carved houses and funeral rites.

Day 1

Flight to Bali

Flight to Denpasar, Bali. Dinner and night on board.

Day 2

Arrival in Bali

Welcome at Denpasar airport and transfer to a nearby hotel.

Day 3

Flight to Makassar – Toraja country

An early flight to Makassar, then the scenic road via Pare Pare to the central highlands of Sulawesi and Toraja country (about 8 hours).

Day 4

Lemo, Sanggala and Londa

The villages of Tana Toraja and their tongkonan houses with roofs carved like arches, buffalo horns or boats, and the tombs cut into the cliff at Lemo and the caves at Londa.

Day 5

Batutumonga and Bori

Drive to Batutumonga, deep in the mountain scenery, via the old village of Patawa, then the sites of Marante and Bori.

Day 6

Makassar – flight to Yogyakarta

Drive to Makassar airport and fly to Yogyakarta, the cultural and craft capital of Java.

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Java

Days 7-10

Prambanan, Borobudur and the Bromo volcano.

Day 7

Yogyakarta: the Kraton and Prambanan

Yogyakarta, the cultural capital of Java: the Kraton, the sultan's palace, then the great Hindu complex of Prambanan, a UNESCO site.

Day 8

Borobudur

Visit Borobudur, a UNESCO site and the largest Buddhist temple in the world, then the neighbouring temples.

Day 9

By train to Bromo

Train from Yogyakarta across eastern Java to Jombang, then drive to the Tengger National Park, at the foot of Mount Bromo.

Day 10

Sunrise over Bromo – back to Bali

Leave before dawn by 4x4, then on horseback, for sunrise over Mount Bromo; 253 steps lead to the rim of the smoking crater. Fly from Surabaya to Bali and drive to Ubud.

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Bali

Days 11-17

Five days in and around Ubud.

Day 11

Jatiluwih and Lake Bratan

The UNESCO-listed rice terraces of Jatiluwih and their traditional irrigation system, the subak. Continue to Bedugul and Ulun Danu Bratan temple, set on the lake.

Day 12

Kintamani and Besakih

Drive to Kintamani and the rim of the caldera, more than 13 km across, dominated by Mount Batur, an active volcano, with its lake below. Lunch facing the view, then Besakih, Bali's mother temple, on the slopes of Mount Agung.

Day 13

Mengwi, Sangeh and Tanah Lot

The royal temple of Taman Ayun in Mengwi, surrounded by moats and UNESCO-listed, then the nutmeg forest of Sangeh and its monkeys, and Tanah Lot temple, on its wave-beaten rock, at sunset.

Day 14

A Balinese day in Pejeng

A day in the village of Pejeng with its people: making offerings, cooking traditional dishes and planting rice.

Day 15

Barong dance, Campuhan and Gunung Kawi

In Batubulan, a performance of the Barong dance, telling the struggle between good and evil. A walk along the Campuhan ridge, then the rock-cut temples of Gunung Kawi and the springs of Sebatu.