Java Overland Tour from Yogyakarta

After breakfast, we will take you to Yogyakarta City for sightseeing. We will visit Kraton (Sultan's Palace), Water Castle, Batik Home Industry, and Silversmith at Kotagede with its processing and beautiful collections. Lunch at a local restaurant. After Lunch, we will drive to Magelang region to visit the Borobudur temple. Explore this massive Buddhist Temple- the largest in the world- and discover the incredible history behind its construction. Comprised of thousands of volcanic and river stone blocks, the temple was assembled entirely by human labor and took more than 75 years. These days, the UNESCO Heritage site is still visible in its full glory- with magnificent carvings and an unusual yet surprisingly beautiful bulk structure.

Late afternoon, return to Yogyakarta, transfer to your hotel, and stay overnight.

Hotel plan           : Gallery Prawirotaman, Melia Purosani,  or Phoenix Hotel

After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Tugu Station and take an air-conditioned morning train to Mojokerto Station. The Sancaka Train departs in the morning, 06.55 - 10.32, and will take around 4 hours. Arrive at Mojokerto at noon and drive for about 3 hours to the Bromo area. Check in to your hotel and enjoy free time at your own leisure, with meals on your personal account.

Note: No guide assistance in the train/flight journey

Hotel Plan: Lava View Cottage, Jiwa Jawa, or similar

Trains schedule : Sancaka Train / Yogyakarta – Mojokerto / 06.45 – 10.06

You will wake up at 03.30 a.m. and have a cup of coffee or tea before we leave for a 40-minute drive by jeep to Pananjakan, the highest viewpoint in the area, to see the sunrise. Of course, whether you can see the sunrise depends on the weather conditions. Then, we will descend to the Sea of Sand to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Afterward, we will go back to the hotel to have breakfast.

After breakfast and bathing in the hotel, we left Malang and had lunch en route. Arrive in Malang, do a sightseeing tour around Malang city, and visit Kampung Warna Warni (colorful village) before heading to your hotel, the Millions Color Village, known as Kampung Warna Warni.

The Kampung Warna Warni, or the local said Jodipan. This Village has many beautiful and colorful scenery inside, like dozens of colorful photo spots, a colorful home library, enchanting accessories shops, and a colorful cafeteria. All in a very beautiful color. Late afternoon, transfer to your hotel in Malang, rest, and stay overnight.

Hotel plan: Swiss Bell-In Malang or similar 

Meals plan: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, check out the hotel early in the morning and start the next journey to visit one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Java, Tumpak Sewu Waterfall. Tumpak Sewu waterfall is considered the most beautiful waterfall in Java. It has a unique formation resembling a widened curtain. Tumpak Sewu waterfall has a height of approximately 120m and is located at an altitude of 500mdpl; the water flow is swiftly sourced from Mount Semeru, the highest mountain in Java.

After driving around 3 hours from Malang, following the road along the slope of Mount Semeru, and then arriving at the gate of the waterfall. Continue trekking for approximately 30 minutes to reach the waterfall. When we arrive at the main gate of the waterfall, we have to walk along the stairs down the hill for approximately 800m; at the end of the stairs, we will go down the cliff with the assisted rope that is already well provided, then we still have to walk across the river to arrive at this beautiful waterfall.

Next, you can enjoy and admire the beauty of Tumpak Sewu waterfall. After enjoying the beauty of Tumpak Sewu Waterfall, we will follow the same path to get back to the parking area. Lunch will be provided at a Local restaurant, and in the afternoon, you will transfer to your accommodation near the waterfalls, check in, and take a rest.

***Important note: To reach the waterfall, you must walk and trek down the waterfall using some bamboo stairs. It is a 30 to 40-minute walk down via bamboo stairs and through small streams. You have to be fit to do this walk down.

Hotel plan: Artha Cottage Lumajang or similar

Start in the morning. Continue to the east part of Java Island to reach Kalibaru village. Arrive in Kalibaru and proceed for a plantation tour through the land, producing coffee, cocoa, and spices. End at the factory, where the products end up in neat packages ready to be exported.

Directly drive to Mt. Ijen, passing verdant rice and sugar cane fields and a vast coffee plantation. Lunch at a local restaurant. Late afternoon, continue driving to the Banyuwangi region for check-in at your hotel. End the trip by checking in at your accommodation around Kalibaru village.

Hotel plan: Ketapang Indah Hotel or similar

We rise very early for our Mt. Ijen (2,400 m) excursion. This volcano offers a savannah landscape, ruggedly beautiful panoramas, grand hiking, and a peaceful, brightly yellow crater lake. Near the summit of Mt. Ijen is a gorgeous crater filled with a haunting turquoise-blue lake with its surface streaked in wind-blown patterns of yellow sulfur vapor. By the crater-lake edge, there is evil-smelling sulfur, where local people dig and carry 60-70kgs on their bare shoulders for 2 miles ascending and descending the steep Mt. Ijen slopes.

Afterward, drive back to the hotel. Eat breakfast at your hotel, and transfer to Banywangi airport or cross to West Bali by ferry and transfer to your accommodation in Bali.  ---------------End of service.

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