Indonesia Explorer
Overview
Facilities
Tour Features
- Round trip trans-airfare via China Airlines coach class from Los Angeles or San Francisco
- Local airfare, coach class, as per itinerary
- Round trip private airport transfers
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room in Jakarta and Solo City
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room in Jogjakarta, Lombok, and Ubud
- 3 nights stay in a double occupancy room in Bali
- Extensive private sightseeing tours by coach/car/boat with English-speaking guide and admission fees: half-day city tour of Jakarta, Solo City, Jogjakarta, Lombok, and Ubud; half-day tour of Borobodur; sunset Uluwatu tour with dinner; excursion to Mt. Batur
- Breakfast daily, 3 lunches, 2 dinners
- Hotel taxes and service charge
- Airline fuel surcharge (subject to change) and government taxes and fees
Rates do not include
- Any expenses of personal nature such as tips, laundry, table drinks, telephone calls, etc.
- Optional Travel Insurance
- Any item not mentioned above
Remarks
- If listed hotels or China Airlines are not available at the time of reservation, alternative hotels at the same category or airlines could be used. Prices may differ.
- First-class (FC) hotels: Novotel (Jakarta); Novotel Solo (Solo City); Santika Premiere (Jogjakarta); Novotel (Lombok); Tijili Benoa (Bali); Ubud Wana (Ubud)
- Deluxe (D) hotels: Pullman Thamrin (Jakarta); Alila (Solo City); Phoenix (Jogjakarta); Pullman Merujani (Lombok); Grand Mirage (Bali); Plataran Ubud (Ubud)
- During trade fairs season and during Christmas and New Year’s days, some hotels may require surcharges. The prices may increase.
- Ticket(s) must be issued and full payment must be received 90 days prior to departure
- Major credit cards accepted; credit card authorization required
- Change and cancellation penalty (₹20,968-₹50,323per person) apply once ticketed; Triwalk Tours’ general cancellation policy applies
- Hotel upgrades, air upgrades, additional hotel nights, extensions to all Asian destinations, and add-on air fares from various US cities are available
Itinerary
Depart the USA aboard China Airlines trans-flight. Cross the International Date Line.
Arrive in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, and transfer to your hotel. (Novotel/Pullman Thamrin)
In the morning, take a city tour, including the National Monument in the center of Jakarta City; the National Museum (closed for renovation for now), which houses the world's largest collections of Southeast Asian ceramics and Javanese Hindu art; and the old port area of Sunda Kelapa, a bustling hub for inter-island trade. After lunch, fly to Solo City in central Java. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. (Novotel/Alila)
In the morning, tour Royal Mangkunegaran Palace and visit the local market. In the afternoon, traverse the beautiful central Javanese countryside to Jogjakarta. En route, lunch at a local restaurant and visit imposing Prambanan, a 9th-century temple. (Santika Premiere/Phoenix)
A city tour in the morning. An afternoon tour takes you outside the city to Borobudur, a spectacular Buddhist temple complex. On the way, visit the Hindu temple Mendut. Enjoy a Javanese dinner with dance.
Transfer to the airport for a flight to Lombok. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. (Novotel/Pullman Merujani Resort)
Morning tour includes Pura Meru temple, the old Royal Court Gardens at Narmada, and Holy Springs at Lingsar. Balance of the day at leisure.
Fly to Denpasar and transfer to your hotel. (Tijili Benoa/Grand Mirage Resort)
Set off this morning on an excursion to Mt. Batur volcano in eastern Bali. Stop at Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) in Bedulu. Upon return, stop to view the rice terraces of Sebatu and visit Gunung Kawi Temple and a woodcarvers' gallery.
Full day at leisure. Late this afternoon, travel to watch the sunset from the Hindu temple at Uluwatu. Enjoy a dinner of Balinese specialties.
A half-day tour of Ubud begins with a barong dance performance, followed by a visit to an art gallery in Peliatan. Continue to Ubud, where you are taken to the market in the town's center and to Sayan Gorge for a view of Ayung River. (Ubud Wana/Plataran Ubud)
Today is free for optional tours or to explore galleries and shops.
Board a China Airlines flight from Denpasar to the USA, and arrive home the same day.
