Day 01: Yogyakarta, Java
Arrive Yogyakarta airport. Upon clearing customs and immigration, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight. Enjoy the balance of your day at leisure. Dinner will be at a local restaurant. Novotel (Dinner)Day 02: Yogyakarta
Full-day tour of Borobudur and Prambanan including lunch.
Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple and one of the best preserved ancient monuments. The architectural style found at Borobudur has no equal throughout the world. The Prambanan temple is regarded as the most elegant of Hindu shrines and the largest Hindu structure in Java. The Prambanan temple complex, originally comprised of over 54 smaller surrounding temples, with three main temples in the center, is located near Loro Jonggrang and was started in the 8th century under the Mataram Hindu kingdom. Today only the three main temples, and three of the smaller temples, are standing. The reconstruction process is slow and extremely difficult. The temples have severely deteriorated since they were abandoned in the 13th century, when the Javanese Hindu kings began migrating from Central to East Java fleeing the Muslim conquerors. Novotel (Breakfast, Lunch)Day 03: Yogyakarta - Semarang - Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan(Borneo) - Tanjung Puting National Park
Morning drive to the Semarang airport (approx 4 hours) for your flight to Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan. Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun, you are met by local staff and transferred to the Kumai boat dock for cruise to Tanjung Harapan. Your boat, a traditional Klotok wooden river boat, measuring 6 by 2 meters, with roof that forms the upper deck where you can view the rain forest as it glides by. The boat crew includes boatman, cook and expert guide.
Lunch is served en route to Camp Leakey (3 hours from Kumai), a rehabilitation center for orphaned orangutans. Here the playful and friendly baby orangutans are taught to fend for themselves in the jungle. In the peaceful afternoon you have a chance to observe monkeys along the riverside. Disembark at Rimba lodge.
The word Rimba means great wilderness or forest on the Indonesian language. Strategically located besides the orangutan sanctuary, the lodge is simple, clean and comfortable. Its Dayak architecture, spaciousness and airiness as well as bright surroundings combined to give you an enormous feeling of serenity and harmony with nature. There are 15 river-edge bedrooms and 20 rooms inland, all with teak bathroom. The restaurant is superb and catered successfully for the hundred delegates who attended the great apes conference. In addition you can cool yourself in the lock-enclosed traditional swimming pool with the small current of the Sekonyer River flowing below you or paddle a canoe (provided to the guests of each room) along the banks of the scenic Sekonyer River. Rimba Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch)Day 04 & 05: Tanjung Puting National Park, Camp Leakey, Kalimantan
Enjoy two full days exploring with your guide in Tanjung Putting National Park. Trek deep in to the jungle on the different trails with lunch provided.
Located in the Tanjung Puting Reserve, Camp Leakey was established in 1971 by Dr. Biruté Galdikas. It was named after the legendary anthropologist, Louis Leakey, who was both mentor and an inspiration to Dr. Galdikas, as well as Drs. Jane Goodall and Diane Fossey. Originally consisting of just two huts, Camp Leakey is now an assemblage of permanent wooden structures designed to provide a base for scientists, staff, students, and PHPA guards. Over the years, Camp Leakey has supported the research efforts of dozens of scientists including graduate students from Indonesia and North America. Rimba Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 06: Tanjung Puting National Park - Pangkalan Bun - Semarang
After breakfast, return by boat to Kumai port. Enjoy lunch onboard. Transfer to the Pangkalan Bun airport for your flight to Semarang. Arrive Semarang airport, you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in. Enjoy the balance of the day at leisure. Optional Semarang city tour (additional fees) Ciputra Hotel (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 07: Semarang - Ubud, Bali
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Ubud, Bali, via Surabaya.
Arrive Ubud airport, you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight. The Champlung Sari has a reputation as an enchanting boutique style hotel. Comfortable and well-appointed rooms overlooking splendid landscaped gardens and the Monkey Forest Sanctuary provide for a complete relaxing stay in a friendly & graceful ambiance. Champlung Sari Hotel (Breakfast)
Day 08: Ubud
Enjoy the full day at leisure. Optional activities include hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, or taking a Balinese cooking class (additional fees apply.) Champlung Sari Hotel (Breakfast)
Day 09: Nusa Dua
Full day tour of Kintamani-Penglipuran region with lunch.
This morning drive to Kehen Temple and the ancient village Penglipuran. Continue on to Kintamani for lunch on the beautiful slopes of Mt Batur with stunning views of the volcano and the lake in the distance. Visit Gunung Kawi Sebatu, a spring water temple built in 16th century surrounded by lush trees and tropical plants. Continue on to Tegalalang with its magnificent rice terraces, and Ubud the artist colony, famous for its painters’ studios, art schools and an art museum. Visit an art gallery and watch painters at work. Continue to the village of Mas, where skilled carvers turn slabs of teak and ebony into pieces of art. Take time to browse in the large gift shop where you can purchase the finished products. Next visit Tohpati, home of handmade fabric known as Batik. Watch people making fabric using traditional tools and visit the gift shop where you can purchase materials and finished products. Your tour ends at Nusa Dua. Check-in to your hotel and enjoy the evening at leisure. Aston Benoa Resort & Spa (Breakfast, Lunch)Day 10: Nusa Dua
Today is left unscheduled. Enjoy the full day at leisure.
Designed and built in the style of a modern Javanese Imperial Palace and adorned with Balinese Modern artifacts, The Aston Bali Resort & Spa, a five star beautiful beach side property, combines Western comforts with Balinese tradition. Aston Benoa Resort & Spa (Breakfast)Day 11: Nusa Dua
Enjoy a full day "Lion King" tour.
This morning depart for the beautiful rice terraces of Pacung. Continue on to Lake Bratan. veiled by mist and home to Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, a temple built entirely on small islands and dedicated to Dewi Danu, the water goddess. Pass the stunning twin lakes of Bali before arriving in Banjar to experience the hot springs for which this village is famous. Its properties are healing and soothing, and the sulfur content gently nourishes the skin. After a fresh water shower, enjoy lunch at a local seaside restaurant in Lovina, an area famous for its early morning sightings of playful Dolphins. The beach is beautiful, with colorful outriggers lining the peaceful sands. After lunch visit the former Dutch capital of Bali, the port city of Singaraja, meaning ‘Lion King.’ Once a bustling center of commerce and government, it is now a sleepy town with tree lined boulevards and old colonial residences. Return to your hotel from a memorable and highly enjoyable day! Aston Benoa Resort & Spa (Breakfast, Lunch)Day 12: Nusa Dua
Enjoy the morning at leisure. This afternoon, depart the hotel and head to Bali’s southern tip.
Visit the ancient temple of Uluwatu, perched on 100 foot limestone cliffs with the waves of the Indian ocean thundering below. After Uluwatu visit the Garuda Wisnu Kencana, a fascinating cultural area where a statue of the mythical Garuda bird and the God Wisnu is being created. When completed the statue will dwarf the Statue of Liberty, and while a long way from completion, what has been accomplished so far will take your breath away!
Afterwards, head to Jimbaran Bay, where you enjoy Bali’s most stunning sunset and a sumptuous fresh lobster-seafood dinner (non-seafood alternative available.) Situated on the beach in Jimbaran Bay, the Balinese style or BBQ seafood is a must for a trip to Bali. Aston Resort & Spa (Breakfast, Dinner)Day 13: Nusa Dua - Ubud - Depart
Transfer to the airport to make your departing flight. (Breakfast)
