Java Overland Tour (6 Days 5 Nights)

In the morning, you will hike Wukir hill, passing rice fields, bamboo forest and plantations. Experience the traditional house of locals before arriving at the charming Canggal Hindu Temple, drinking a cup of tea and local snack in their Pawon (traditional kitchen). Next is Borobudur temple, one of the world’s great architectural masterpieces filled with history. Continue the tour by riding a horse cart/bicycle through Candirejo village, admiring traditional houses, rice fields, and observing village activities such as making cassava crackers, rengginang sticky rice, and gamelan play. The tour ends by visiting Nglipoh traditional Village to experience traditional pottery art that has existed since the 9th century.

Explore the popular Malioboro street and shop at the Beringharjo traditional market for some exotic vegetables and spices as well as the seasonal tropical fruits. Then, walk along an ancient Dutch building before arriving at Kauman, a historical village. The most famous building in the Kauman complex is the Great Mosque, the main mosque founded 16 years after the foundation of Yogyakarta Kingdom. Visit Yogyakarta Sultan Palace, built in grand and elegant Javanese architectural style by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I in 1756. You will also stop by Shadow puppet (wayang) workshop to see and learn how to make it traditionally, then visit the adjacent ‘Taman Sari’, water palace and garden built over 200 years ago by the first Sultan with bathing pools for his harem. Next is Kotagede, the ancient city of Mataram, and learning how to make traditional silver jewelry. The tour will be continued to the magnificent Prambanan Hindu temple. This temple is believed to have been built by the King of Belitung Mahasambu during the middle of the ninth century. Its parapets are adorned with bas reliefs depicting the famous Ramayana Ballet.

Train ride to eastern Java. Upon arrival in Mojokerto, you will enjoy Madakaripura waterfall then to Mount Bromo.

Start the tour early in the morning for a sunrise tour of Mount Bromo. You will travel by 4WD jeep to a sunrise spot with stunning views of the Bromo volcano and surroundings. Watch the sun rise up from behind the volcano in Penanjakan. Continue by jeep down to the volcano caldera. Return by jeep to your hotel for breakfast. Continue by road to Ijen.

Begin the tour early in the morning for an excursion to Mount Ijen and its surroundings. Travel along bumpy roads through small agricultural villages and lush jungle. Upon reaching the top (2385m) you will enjoy the views of the crater lake. After the tour, travel to Ketapang pier for your local ferry transfer to Bali. Drop off at your hotel in Pemuteran or Lovina or Gilimanuk.