12 Day itinerary in Indonesia, Asia
Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country and one of the most culturally diverse, is sprawled across more than 17,000 islands with over 300 different ethnicities and dialects. The people, most of whom are moderate Muslims, range from modern urban professionals in Jakarta, to village farmer... Read More
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City Tour of Medan including Maimoon Palace, Big Mosque, City Hall, Bank Indonesia and Post Office
Discover Gunung Leuser National Park, Jungle Trek
Enjoy full day Tour on Lake Toba
Discover Yogyakarta City with Sultan Palace complex, Sunrise Tour at Borobudur Temple
City Tour of Medan including Maimoon Palace, Big Mosque, City Hall, Bank Indonesia and Post Office
Discover Gunung Leuser National Park, Jungle Trek
Enjoy full day Tour on Lake Toba
Discover Yogyakarta City with Sultan Palace complex, Sunrise Tour at Borobudur Temple
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Arrival to Medan (Sumatra) - Sightseeing
• Land at Kualanamu International Airport by FLIGHT AK391 at 10:35 AM, after immigration and luggage collection meet and greet with your local guide and transfer around 1 hr to Medan for lunch • Lunch at local restaurant • After lunch enjoy ,,Afternoon City Tour of Medan” – as first visit Maimoon Palace - one of Medan's icons, designed by an Italian architect and built by Sultan Deli Makmun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah in 1888, Maimoon Palace has an area of 2,772m2 and 30 rooms with its unique interior design, combining elements of Malay cultural heritage, in Islamic, Spanish, Indian Italian style. • After visit Big Mosque designed by Dingemans from Amsterdam (with a symmetrical shape when viewed from all four sides) has a style drawn from Middle Eastern, Indian and Spanish cultures. The mosque was built in an octagonal shape and has 4 wings in each part of the south east north and west which is shaped like the main building but is smaller in size, the total area of the building is 5,000 meters. • Then we will visit City Hall, Bank Indonesia and Post Office. Medan City Hall (Town Hall Building) was built during the Dutch East Indies era in 1908 by Hulswit & Fermont and refurbished in 1923 by Eduard Cuypers another famous architect of colonial buildings in the Indies. City Hall is located adjacent to De Javasche Bank (now Bank Indonesia) and also adjacent to Merdeka Walk, a large post office which is a kilometer NOL of Medan. • After city tour departure to the hotel for check-in • Dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Lunch
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Medan - Bukit Lawang
• Breakfast at the hotel • After breakfast check-our and drive by bus about 3 hours to Bukit Lawang, a small tourist village on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park - one of largest National Park straddles border in two province, containing over 800.000 ha of virgin rainforest and Home of Orangutan, Tiger, Elephant, Gibbon and etc. • Lunch will be in local restaurant on the way • Upon arrival to Bukit Lawang check-in to your lodge, take a rest, relax and recover from your journey to Bukit Lawang. Later, take part in our special “Meet & Relax Happy Hour” starting at 16:00 PM • Dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Bukit Lawang - Berastagi
• Breakfast at the hotel • After breakfast enjoy ,,Welcome to the Jungle Trek” - after a short walk you will cross the Bohorok River, then go uphill and enter the national park via the old orangutan feeding area which is still highly popular with a lot of orangutans. Afterwards you will continue your jungle trek through the rainforest to a small creek and stop there for a rest by its clear waters. Then you will hike up again and walk for about one hour, passing unforgettable scenic viewpoints overlooking the whole valley of the Bohorok River. • Around noon you will stop at an amazing hidden waterfall in the jungle where you can swim in the fresh, clear water before you are enjoying your local lunch. Afterwards you will trek for another hour and explore the magical rainforest up the hill to a fantastic view point with a lot of wild orchids around. After a short break you continue trekking upstream to the Bohorok River from where your “jungle taxi” with your personal captain will bring you back to your lodge by traditional tube-rafting down the Bohorok River. • After transfer by bus to Berastagi, check-in to your hotel • Dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Berastagi – Lake Toba - Samosir Island
• Breakfast at the hotel • After breakfast departure by bus towards Lake Toba (4 hrs drive) and by ferry to Samosir Island (1 hr). En route stop will be made at Dokan village, a traditional Karo Bataks village, Sipiso-piso waterfall, Long house of Simalungun Bataks. During the trip you will also pass local spices garden: coffee, cinnamon, clove etc. • Upon arrival to Parapat enjoy lunch at local restaurant • After lunch cross the lake by ferry to Samosir Island, check-in to the hotel and dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Lake Toba - Sightseeing
• Breakfast at the hotel • Today enjoy ,,Full Day Tour on Lake Toba” - Visit the Ambarita Village “Huta Siallagan” - an ancient village which strongly radiates the unique culture of the Batak ethnic group. Inside the village you can explore a number of well-preserved Batak structures - as well as marvel at the stone chairs and table of King Siallagan carved from rock known as Batu Persidangan (stone for meetings and trials). The Toba Bataks have a unique religion, architecture and culture. The most distinctive element of their culture is the traditional architecture – extraordinary boat-like houses with roofs resembling buffalo horns. • From Ambarita transfer by boat to Stone Chairs and the Simanindo Museum (in a traditional house). • Walk through nearby rice fields and stop by a local Batak house for a traditional lunch. Toba Island is dotted with many ancient and modern grave sites, several of which you’ll see on today's tour. You’ll also have the chance to learn traditional Tor Tor Dance. • You’ll also travel up to a viewpoint on the island which gives you a panoramic vista of the below Lake Toba and the surrounding Sumatran countryside. At the end of the tour watch Sigale-Gale performance and shop at Tomok Traditional Souvenir Market • After the tour return back to the hotel and dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Lake Toba - Medan - Flight to Yogyakarta
• Breakfast at the hotel • After breakfast cross the lake by ferry to Parapat from where you will drive directly to Medan –around 3,5 hrs driver through the plantation route and Pematang Siantar city. • Upon arrival to Medan we will take lunch at local restaurant • In the afternoon transfer to Kualanamu International Airport for your flight to Yogyakarta • 18:00 – 20:50 PM – FLIGHT JT 963 - MEDAL – YOGYAKARTA (OWN ARRANGEMENTS) • Upon arrival at New Yogyakarta International Airport in Java and after immigration and luggage collection meet and greet with your local guide and transfer to the hotel for check-in • Dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Yogyakarta - City Tour & Prambanan Temple
• Breakfast at the hotel • After breakfast enjoy ,,Morning City Tour of Jogja” - discover Yogyakarta City with Sultan Palace complex displaying Javanese architecture and hundreds historical objects. Continue to Water Castle (Taman Sari), situated just 250 meters from Sultans Palace. After we bring you to Kota Gede to witness multicultural architecture with Batik and Silver making processes • Lunch at local restaurant • After lunch head just a few miles northeast of Yogyakarta to another UNESCO World Heritage site, the Prambanan Temple compound. It is a collection of three main temples dedicated to Hindu deities: Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu. It is said to be the most graceful Hindu temples in Indonesia. • After the tour transfer to Borodudur area for hotel check-in • Dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Yogyakarta - Sunrise Borobudur Temple – Flight to Lombok
• Very early morning enjoy lifetime experience ,,Sunrise Tour at Borobudur Temple” - built in the 9th century and consider as the world’s biggest Buddhist monument. An ancient site widely considered to be one of the world’s seven wonders. • Around 4:30 AM climb up to the temple from Manohara with stay for a while on the top of Borobudur to see the the sunrise / 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM enjoy the sunrise / 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM explore the temple and discover the comfort of Emporer Sidharta existence by jogging around the galeries of the temple after that return back to the hotel for breakfast • Breakfast at the hotel • After breakfast visit to nearby Mendut temple - pyramid-shaped temple houses three impressively carved stone statues, Candi Pawon Temple & Candirejo village where you will get a taste for local life with a horse cart ride or cycling through Candirejo village. You’ll travel along small lanes lined with traditional houses and stop to see village activities such as making cassava crackers, playing the gamelan. • After the tour transfer to Yogyakarta for lunch at local restaurant • In the afternoon transfer to New Yogyakarta International Airport for your flight to Lombok • 17:40 – 20:00 PM – FLIGHT TBC - YOGYAKARTA – LOMBOK (OWN ARRANGEMENTS) • Upon arrival at Lombok Praya Airport in Lombok and after immigration and luggage collection meet and greet with your local guide and transfer to the hotel for check-in • Dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Lombok - Free on the Beach
• Breakfast at the hotel • Full day free on the beach, lunch at local restaurant • Dinner at hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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Lombok - Free on the Beach (or Optional Lombok Tour)
• Breakfast at the hotel • Full day free on the beach OR Optional,,Lombok Tribe Villages, Traditions & Waterfalls Tour” Discover the north of Lombok island on a full-day guided tour. Visit a number of sites including the Pusuk Monkey forest, the Bayan old mosque, and the traditional Senaru Sasak tribal village. Enjoy a swim at Sindang Gile and Tiu Kelep waterfalls. TOUR INCLUDES: Private car transfer, English speaking driver and English speaking guide, Mineral Water during trip, Cold drinks, Entrance fees & Car park fees, Lunch in Novotel Kuta Lombok • Lunch & Dinner on your own account ** Optional Tour will arrange upon request with supplement.
Meals: Breakfast
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Lombok - Free on the Beach (or Optional Gili Islands Tour)
• Breakfast at the hotel • Full day free on the beach OR Optional: ,,3 Gili Islands Snorkelling Tour” Swim with sea turtles and explore the underwater life of the Gili Islands on a full-day snorkeling trip. Discover secret spots and coral gardens. Head to Teluk Nara harbor for the first snorkeling stop on this tour. For beginners, the best spots are near Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan. Be on the lookout for sea turtles. Both the green and the hawksbill can be seen just 5-10 meters from the beach. The turtles are used to humans and can be carefully approached and observed. Travel to Gili Meno Island to rest and enjoy lunch. Head to the second snorkeling spot, where soft and hard corals cover the seabed. See surgeonfish, sunburst butterfly fish, groups of sea goldies and even 3-banded clownfish. TOUR INCLUDES: Private car transfer, Private boat charter, English speaking driver and English speaking Snorkeling guide, Mineral Water during trip, Cold drinks, Towels & entrance fees, Snorkeling activity at The Gili Trawangan best spot, Fins & Snorkelling equipment, Lunch at Gili Meno - Mahamaya Restaurant • Lunch & Dinner on your own account ** Optional tour will be arranged upon request with supplement.
Meals: Breakfast
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Lombok - Ferry to Denpasar - Departure
• Breakfast at the hotel • After breakfast transfer to Bangsal port from where you will take a public speed boat to Bali https://baliekajaya.com • 13:00 PM – 14:30 PM – BALI EKA JAYA BOAT – BANGSAL (LOMBOK) – PADANG BAI (BALI) • Upon arrival to Padang Bai in Bali direct transfer by bus to Denpasar International Airport for your DEPARTURE FLIGHT TBC • Lunch & Dinner on your own account
Guide: Included for the day
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