Singapore, The Best of Java & Bali

Day 1 - Singapore

Arrive in Singapore, transfer to your hotel and spen the rest of the day at leisure

Meals Included - None

Day 2 - Singapore

Get to know Singapore today with a city tour See Liitlle India, The Merlion, Chinatown and the Botanical Gardens

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 3 - Singapore - Yogyakarta

After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to Indonesia and Yogyakarta. On arrival transfer to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 4 - Yogyajarta - Borobodur

After Breakfast, meet and greet by a tour guide for transfer with sightseeing and excursion to Prambanan Temple, Sultan Palace, Water castle, Sonobudoyo Museum, and a batik factory en route. After all the excursions are done, proceed to your hotel in nearby Magelang area (Borobodur) for overnight.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 5 - Borobodur

After breakfast, meet and greet by a tour guide for a full day excursion to explore Borobodur. The massive stone stupa of Borobudur is one the greatest of all ancient architectural monuments. Built with forced labor from the surrounding countryside between about AD 750 and 850, Borobudur predates Angkor Wat in Cambodia by three centuries. Though a Buddhist creation, it incorporates Persian, Babylonian and Greek influences.

Continue for a tour to Desa Candirejo. Enjoy a “dokar” - local horse carriage - ride or a bike ride to explore a small village and its surrounding plantations to witness the local way of life. Observe local home industries: sweet potato crackers making, traditional herbal medicine preparation, bamboo carving. Learn how to play the Javanese Gamelan. Attend and join if you wish a traditional krubosiswo dance which is easy to learn and very popular with local youngsters. Proceed to hotel in Magelang area (Borobodur) for overnight.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 6 - Borobodur - Blitar

After breakfast, take a morning drive to Blitar via Solo. Visit the Mangkunegaran Palace and local antique market, then continue crossing border between Central and East Java trough tea plantations to the city of Blitar. Spend the afternoon at leisure in Blitar.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 7 - Blitar - Mount Bromo

Enjoy a morning visit the most important archaeological remains from the Majapahit period. Candi Penataran, located 10 km north of Blitar on the slopes of Mount Kelud. Candi Penataran is the biggest Hindu temple which occupies a special position among all temples to be found in East Java. Known to ancient literature and inscriptions as Palah, this temple appears to have undergone continuous construction for some two and a half centuries. Afterward, drive to Bromo for the night.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 8 - Bromo - Ijen

An early morning affords a Mount Bromo sunrise, a truly spectacular experience. After sunrise return to the hotel for breakfast. After a short rest continue to Ijen. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 9 - Ijen - Bali

After an early wake-up call and breakfast, a four-wheel drive vehicle carries you through rural villages, coffee and clove plantations onto one of Java’s last rainforests. Humidity, wildlife, giant ferns and big trees cover the slope of the mountain. From the Park Ranger’s post starts the 90-minute hike to Ijen Crater. The stunning view is unveiled at 2383 meters altitude. The lake eerie color and smoke wafting from bright yellow sulfur deposits create the landscape both desolate, barren and vibrantly alive. Watching miners descending into the crater and re-emerge carrying up to 80 kilos of ore on bamboo basket along the treacherous path. Afterwards walk back down the mountain. Return to hotel for a short rest. Continue to Ketapang for ferry to Bali, arrive at Gilimanuk and then transfer to the Western town of Menjangan for the night. 

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 10 - West to South Bali

After breakfast take a transfer to South Bali, for some downtime.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 11 - Bali

Enjoy a day of leisure on the beach.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 12 - South Bali

Enjoy a day of leisure on the beach.

Meals Included - Breakfast

Day 13 - Depart Bali

Today your tour concludes with a transfer to Bali airport for your onward flight.

Meals Included - Breakfast