Java Tours and Excursions

Visit National Museum China town, Old Sunda Kelapa Harbour, the Merdeka Square with its National Monument

Visit the Merdeka Square with its National Monument, antique market at jalan Surabaya and old Sunda Kelapa harbour.

A real, comprehensive exploration of Indonesia in a 170 hectares garden. See and admire the tribal houses from all 27 provices of Indonesia with display of traditional arts and culture in actual settings. Also visit Museum Indonesia with an exhibition of traditional costumes, household utensils and the finest handicrafts of the country.

After visit the Botanical Garden with its collection of over 11.000 different species of tropical plants trees, continue to drive along the winding road to the mountain resort of Puncak, a popular weekend retreat for Jakarta's residents. Located about 1.500 meter above sea level, it offers a beautiful panorama of tea plantation and mountain scenery. Lunch included

Drive to the neighbouring town of Bogor, 50 kms south of Jakarta to visit the famous Bogor Botanical Gardens (110 hectares). Found in 1817, it has a collection of more than 10.000 different species of tropical plants. Lunch included

A tour in Bandung "Flower" city featuring the central market, the Bandung Institute of Tecnology, Geological Museum and the Dago Tea House.

An interesting visit to the Tangkuban Prahu with its magnificent crater, then proceed to the hot springs of Ciater, where you can relax into the warm water pool.

An excursion to Garut mountain resort, famous for its bamboo and pandanus handicrafts. Visit to a Batik home industry, the temple and lake Cangkuang, and "Kampung Naga" the ancient village. An opportunity to swim into the hotspring-pool of Cipanas-Garut. Lunch included.

Afternoon tour to the Angklung (bamboo musical instrument) workshop at Padasuka village  and listen to the sound of typical music of West Java

The most comprehensive tour of this center Javanese culture and tradition with visit to : Keraton, the royal compound of the sultans on Yogyakarta; Sonobudoyo Museum with its rich artistic heritage of Java, a batik workshop to see the intricate processing of these attractive cloths and Kota Gede, center of fine Javanese silver works. (on Monday, visit to Sonobudoyo Museum will be substituted with visit to Taman Sari Water castle.

A visit to 9th century Prambanan Temple complex, among green rice fields and beautiful countryside. The lagest and tallest temple in this complex, known as "Loro Jonggrang", covered with reliefs of the Ramayana story, is consideres the most elegant and beautiful temple in Java. Visit will also be made to Candi Sewu, Candi Plaosan and Candi Kalasan temples.

Tour to one of the great wonders of the world, the mighty Borobudur Temple. This temple is basically a structure of grey andesite stone with 10 terraces, each smaller that the one below, rising to the Great Stupa on top, standing about 40 meters above the ground. The bas-relief sculptures descripting the life of Buddha on the walls of lower six square levels are hailed as the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world. Visits will also be made to the nearby, smaller, but equally important Candi Mendut with its three meter statue of Buddha, and Candi Pawon temple.

Tour to the sister city of Yogyakarta with visit to Kasuhunan Palace with its royal museums, where the treasures are well displayed and cared for; the equally absorbing museum of Kraton Mangkunegaran; the exhilarating Pasar Klewer with hundreds of stalls selling batik jammed together along narrow passage ways; and Triwindu market, a paradise for antique lovers. Proceed to Sukuh "the erotic" temple on the slope of Mt. Lawu. Return to Yogyakarta, lunch will provided at local restaurant.

Visiting a prince's house to enjoy performance of Royal styled javanese classical dance and ramayana balled. (every Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

This tour includes some of the most spectacular scenic points in Indonesia: the Dieng Plateau with interesting ancient Hindu Temples, Sikidiang crater, sulpur springs, geysers and lakes. The Borobudur temple is also visited when returning to Yogyakarta. Lunch included.

This tour features traditional harbor of Kalimas to see harbor activities of loading and unloading things manually and to view some traditional “Phinisi” schooners, heroes monument as the hallmark of the city, Kayoon flower market with its fresh and beautiful tropical flower market, and city zoo to see cute Orang Utan and distinguished Komodo dragon lizard.

This tour visit to Trowulan village as the site of 15th AD’s last Hindu Kingdom in Indonesia as well as the greatest empire Indonesia ever had, Majapahit kingdom. The observation include the museum which houses many beautiful terracotta ornaments, pottery and stone carvings, ceramic of Chinese heritage, statues (including the most beautiful Visnu portrait sculpture mounting a mythical garuna bird), bajang Ratu and wringin Lawang entry gate temple, tikus royal bathing temple.
The tour includes a drive through a beautiful countryside and terraced rice fields on returning back to Surabaya.

This tour is one of most exciting excursion in East Java. At midnight, leaving Surabaya/Tretes/Malang/Batu to Cemara Lawang village (about 3 hours drive). Next get the pony riding and trotting down the steep slope of Mts. Tengger, crossing the sea-of-sand, and climbing up 245 steps to reach the awesome rimm crater where like other tourists wait for the sunrise cracking up the day through its rays from the eastern range of Mts. Tengger. From here a marvelous views of Mt. Bromo and its surrounding can be seen (Subject to the weather). After that, back to the village and have breakfast. Next drive back to Surabaya / Tretes / Malang / Batu.

This tour is one of most exciting antique excursion in East Java. The tour features Malang town and antiquities of Singosari dynasty dating back from 14th AD. Visiting to Singosari temple and a couple monumental guardian statues of 23 tons each, Jago Temple with delicate and indigenous relief carvings as the influence of 2 dogmatic religion at the period, Hindu and Buddha, jago temple as the first restored temple in East Java, and malang town itself known as the old colonial retirement town with its interesting places like Ijen boulevard and ceramic home industry.

A tour covering of walking around at the countryside by the side of vast verdant terraced rice fields, rural settlements, and streams, short hike to an old spring temple of 11th AD in which the water is still used by local for indigenous rituals, and visit to PPLH (environmental Education Center). Then drive to Safari Park which houses some interesting animals collections from America, Asia and Africa continents such as zebras, lions, tigers, orang utans, crocodiles, zebras, elephants, camels and etc.