Indonesia

Bali and Java: Borobudur, Mount Bromo and Ubud

The temples of Java, sunrise over Bromo, then five days of touring on Bali

Indonesia

Bali and Java: Borobudur, Mount Bromo and Ubud

Two islands in one trip: on Java, Yogyakarta and the sultan's palace, Prambanan, Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, then the train east and sunrise over the Bromo volcano. Back to Bali for five days in Ubud: Jatiluwih, Kintamani and Besakih, Tanah Lot, a day of village life in Pejeng and the Barong dance. Groups of 25 at most. Version with a beach stay in Sanur from €2,531 per person.

When

April to Oct

Price

From 2 407€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

10 nights

Ideal length

Java

Days 1-6

Yogyakarta and its UNESCO-listed temples, then the Bromo volcano in the east.

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 for the night.

Day 3

Flight to Yogyakarta – the Kraton and Prambanan

An early flight to Yogyakarta (15 kg of hold luggage). The Kraton, the sultan's palace, then the great Hindu complex of Prambanan, a UNESCO site.

Day 4

Borobudur

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

Day 5

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 6

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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Ubud and Bali

Days 7-13

Five days of touring from Ubud before the flight home.

Day 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

A Balinese day in Pejeng

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

Day 11

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.

Day 12

Denpasar – flight home

A free morning before checking out at noon, then transfer to Denpasar international airport according to your flight time.