Indonesian Odyssey

13 days visiting

• Prambanan
• Yogyakarta
• Magelang
• Ubud
• Nusa Dua

From $3760 AUD pp (2 pax)

Day 1 Yogyakarta

Arrival in Yogyakarta
Transfer Yogyakarta Airport/Train Station to Yogyakarta Area
– Overnight in Yogyakarta

Day 2 Prambanan – Yogyakarta (Breakfast: Hotel )

Sightseeing in Yogyakarta
Visit Prambanan Temple
Prambanan temple compound is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, a typical Hindu architecture. Built in the 9th Century, this temple is dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creater (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The Prambanan compound, which is also known as Rara Jonggrang complex, consists of 3 zones; first the outer zone, second the middle zone that contains hudnres of small temples, and the third is the holiest inner zone that contains eight main temples and small shrines.
Bugisan Village Tour by Ox Cart
Visit traditional village of Bugisan where you are greeted by the friendly local hosts and set off by ox cart to the village. You will see several traditional artisanal activities such as the making of a traditional Javanese snack called emping. Next stop will be at the house of the jamu maker. Jamu is used in daily life by the Javanese and you will often see the Jamu Lady wandering around the streets with colourful bottles of herbal medicines that treat a variety of ailments. The host will show you how to make this beras kencur jamu and of course offer you a glass. Also visit the gamelan studio where these traditional Indonesian instruments are explained and you get to try and play it yourself together with the ladies from the village that gather here regularly to practise. A local snack and thee are served in the house of one of the villagers. – Overnight in Yogyakarta

Day 3 Yogyakarta – Magelang (Breakfast: Hotel )

Sightseeing in Yogyakarta
Visit Borobudur Temple
Borobudur is a 9th Century Buddhist Temple located in Magelang, about 1 hour drive Yogyakarta. It is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. It consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome (stupa). The temple was designed in Javanese Buddhist architecture that blends Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana. The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with narrative relief panels on the walls about Buddhas teachings. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument and ascends to the top through 3 levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology, Kamadhatu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). Borobudur is regarded as the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefts in the world.
Visit Candi Mendut
The exquisite Mendut Temple is even older than Borobudur. Here, you can see three magnificent and well preserved carved stone statues set inside the pyramid-shaped temple. Mendut, Borobudur and Pawon, all of which are Buddhist temples, are located in one straight line. There is a mutual religious relationship between the three temples, although the exact ritual process is unknown.
Visit Candi Pawon
Pawon Temple is a small Buddhist Temple and known locally as Candi Pawon) situated in central Java, Indonesia. It is a beautiful temple in line with Borobudur Temple as well as Mendut Temple. Its location is between two other Buddhist temples, Borobudur (1.75 km to the northeast) as well as Mendut (1.15 km (0.71 mi) to the southwest). Pawon Temple is also built during the Sailendra dynasty (8th – 9th centuries). Examines the detail and style of its carving, this temple is slightly older than Borobudur. Nowadays, this government has appointed it as one of the tourist destinations in Central Java and a stop point during Borobudur Tours – Overnight in Magelang

Day 4 Magelang (Breakfast: Hotel )

All day at leisure
– Overnight in Magelang

Day 5 Semarang – Pangkalanbun – cabin / onboard (Indonesia) (Breakfast: Hotel / Lunch: Meals incl. in itinerary (Indonesia) / Dinner: Meals incl. in itinerary (Indonesia) )

Transfer Semarang Airport/Train Station to Losari/Grabag Area (MesaStila)

Upon your arrival in Pangkalan Bun Airport, meeting service with our staff and guide then direct transfer to Kumai. It will take about 20 minutes. Upon your arrival in Kumai direct transfer to the houseboat, Lunch will provided On board. Afterward boating down Kumai River approximately 15 minutes to reach Seikonyer River, the main river in Tanjung Puting National Park. Cruise up the seikonyer river you will see nice vegetation around the river bank, Nipa Palm, Pandanus, and some kind of trees that growing up around the river. See some wildlife such as birds, Macaque, Proboscis Monkey and Orangutan, if the time still permitted you will visit Orangutan feeding in Tanjung Harapan at 15.00 PM. Then At 16.00 return back to the boat and continue boating up to observe and learning more about Proboscis monkeys along the river banks. Proboscis monkeys are being endemic animal that can be seen only in Borneo. Dinner and Overnight in the Deluxe or Super Deluxe Houseboa – Overnight in cabin / onboard (Indonesia)

Day 6 cabin / onboard (Indonesia) (Breakfast: Hotel / Lunch: Meals incl. in itinerary (Indonesia) / Dinner: Meals incl. in itinerary (Indonesia) )

After breakfast on board your house boat you continue cruising upstream the Sekonyer river towards one of the feeding stations where you can see several orangutans. To get there you walk for about 1 km over a pier and a natural path. After a while the boat will turn off the main Sekonyer River and enter a small narrow branch of the river where suddenly the water changes from its brown colour to a natural black colour. Along the way your guide will point out the various birds that live in the jungles around the river: kingfishers, broadbill, Hornbills. Continue the cruising until we reach Camp Leakey the most famous place for orangutan research in the world. Over the years as many as 200 orangutans were gradually reintroduced to the wild since the camp was founded in 1971. Today the camp only operates as a feeding platform but orangutans are still fed and medically monitored by the local rangers. There are no more reinsertions nowadays in Tanjung Puting National park as the overall population of Orangutans has reached a sustainable number of between 5,000 to 6,000 individuals spread across the 4,000 km2 of the park.
There are only 3 feeding platforms in Tanjung Puting providing supplementary food to the orangutans so that they do not remain wholly dependent on the feeding sites and are instead encouraged to get their own food in the jungle. Most of the orangutans in the park are born in the wild and the ones that do come to the feeding sites are generally mothers with young offspring and animals that have been recently released
Lunch is served on board just before arriving at Camp Leakey. Around 13:30, disembark at Camp Leakey for a 30 minute walk along a wooden pontoon then following a jungle path with a chance to observe more wild animals along the way: gibbons, long tail macaque as well as wild pigs. Feeding at Camp Leakey is taking place daily at 1400 when rangers bring bananas or other fruits to wooden platforms inside the jungle. Slowly many Orangutans start coming down: Watching them going from branch to branch sometimes high up in the trees with agility and grace really is an unforgettable experience. You will sit on fallen trunks only about 10 meters away from the platform and will have rangers with you. The orangutans may come to the platform from anywhere in the jungle with the dominant male usually always coming first and followed by females coming one after the other with their offspring. Return to the boat and around 16:00 start cruising again. At this time of the day many proboscis monkeys, an endemic species of Kalimantan and easily recognizable by their long red nose, are coming close to the river banks to spend the night in large groups hanging in the trees You also have a good chance to watch wild Orangutans coming down to the riverside to pick up the fruit of the pandan trees, one of their favourite foods. Dinner is served onboard the boat. – Overnight in cabin / onboard (Indonesia)

Day 7 Pangkalanbun – Bali – Ubud (Breakfast: Hotel )

After breakfast on board, cruise back to Kumai and transfer by private vehicle to Pangkalanbun airport for your onward flight to your next destination
Arrival in Bali
Transfer (Ubud)
– Overnight in Ubud

Day 8 Ubud (Breakfast: Hotel )

All day at leisure
– Overnight in Ubud

Day 9 Ubud (Breakfast: Hotel / Lunch: Bale Pejeng – Ubud )

Authentic Ubud Nature Walk
How better to get an insider’s view into rural life than with a Balinese farmer. In a small village outside Ubud we’ll meet Nyoman, a local farmer who will be our expert guide during the trekking adventure. He will take us through his traditional village and the tiered rice fields. He’ll tell us about the ancient subak irrigation system that has been in use since the 9th century. We’ll pass by farmers tending to their crops and women washing their clothes in the river. Lunch will be a simple picnic in a traditional Balinese pavilion while Nyoman tells us stories about village life. Today’s Highlights: Trek with local farme – Overnight in Ubud

Day 10 Badung – Bedugul – Tabanan – Nusa Dua (Breakfast: Hotel )

Full Day Charter
Visit Taman Ayun Temple
Taman Ayun Temple is a landmark in the village of Mengwi, this temple complex boasts magnificent traditional architectural features throughout its courtyards and enclosures as well as expansive garden landscapes comprised of lotus and fish ponds. The Taman Ayun Temple was to serve as a main site of worship among the Mengwi people who need not travel too far to the main large temples. It also served as a unifying symbol among the Mengwi royalty and the people.
Visit Ulun Danu Beratan Temple
The Ulun Danu Beratan Temple is both a famous picturesque landmark and a significant temple complex located on the western side of the Beratan Lake in Bedugul, central Bali. The whole Bedugul area is actually a favourite cool upland weekend and holiday retreat for locals and island visitors alike from the southern and urban areas. Ulun Danu Beratan, literally the source temple of Lake Beratan, is easily the islands most iconic sanctuary sharing the scenic qualities with the seaside temples of Uluwatu and Tanah Lot. The smooth reflective surface of the lake surrounding most of the temples base creates a unique floating impression, while the mountain range of the Bedugul region encircling the lake provides the temple with a scenic backdrop.
Visit Candi Kuning Market
Visit Jatiluwih
Jatiluwih Rice Terrace is a famous tourist destination in west part of Bali featured by the breathtaking view of rice terrace unfolding from the foot of mountain until the coastal side. It has been well appointed as one of Unesco World Heritages since the site has been able to maintain the local culture heritage in form of water irrigation system managed traditionally called by Subak. It is one of recommended places to visit in Bali with the beautiful view as according to its name from Jati and luwih, where Jati mean really and Luwih meaning especial, good, and beautiful or the equivalent. The local paddies are planted in this place look typically of the high relative size plant compared with other pre eminent paddy planted by most farmers in Bali. Jatiluwih also famous with its organic agriculture system due to the located in the in the plateau of Watukaru Mount which is suitable for the agriculture development – Overnight in Nusa Dua

Day 11 Nusa Dua (Breakfast: Hotel )

All day at leisure
– Overnight in Nusa Dua

Day 12 Uluwatu – Nusa Dua (Breakfast: Hotel / Dinner: Belmond Jimbaran/Nelayan Restaurant )

Uluwatu, Kecak Dance and Seafood Dinner on The Beach
Experience an evening of Kecak dancing at a cliff top temple followed by a barbeque seafood dinner under the stars. In the late afternoon you will be taken to the location of the famous cliff hanging temple at Uluwatu. Perched on the edge of a steep cliff, the temple sits 70 metres above the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean. The temple is inhabited by a large number of monkeys, many of whom can be found roaming the pathways. As the sun sets over the glittering ocean, watch a dramatic Kecak Dance or Ramayana Monkey Chant performance at the temple. Wearing traditional checked cloth around their waists, the male dancers chant in unison while depicting a battle from the Ramayana. After the performance drive to one of the beautiful beaches in Jimbaran for a barbeque seafood dinner in a beach restaurant. Feast on a succulent seafood platter including prawns, grilled fish, squid and clams. Try some kangkung, also known as Indonesian water spinach, and add some heat in the form of sambal, the spicy Indonesian sauce – Overnight in Nusa Dua

Day 13 Nusa Dua (Breakfast: Hotel )

Morning at leisure
Transfer (Nusa Dua)