Tour to Krakatoa-Ujung Kulon National Park, Gunung Gede & Gunung Halimun National Park

Day 01. Arrival in Jakarta – Transfer to Anyer/Carita Beach
Upon arrival in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport of Jakarta, meet & greet and direct transfer to Anyer/Carita Beach – check-in and overnight.

DAY  02. CARITA - KRAKATOA
Depart from hotel, we board by slow boatt (cruising) the Sunda strait to the famous, deserted, active  volcano island, to sea is left of the biggest explosion ever recorded in history mankind (1883) take 3 hours, arrived than landing and climb up the volcano  back to the boat than continue to Lagoon Cabe for snorkeling to see variety of fish at coral reef ''angelfish, surgeonfish, clownfish, batfish, butterfly fish etc,  Set up the tent for over night (camping) at Rakata beach opposite the volcano in the evening we will be seen Krakatau activity spurting red lava, like fire wood in the evening - if  the condition is active. L/D

DAY  03. KRAKATOA - PEUCANG ISLAND
After breakfast we continue (cruising) to Pucang island the unique and delightful Peucang island  lies in clear blue water off the north western coastline of the national park. It is white sand beaches, calm, quite and coral reef shore hold a fascinating world marine life while Peucang is impressive forest shelter an abundance of wild life take 5 hours, arrived than continueujung kulon tourto Cidaon situated on the peninsula opposite island, this large grassland is grassing ground for Wild bull, wild pig, peafowl, leopard overnight at Fauna Eco lodge, dinner time will be served at 7: 00. a.m (free program). B/L/D

DAY  04. PEUCANG ISLAND - CIRAMEA BEACH
After breakfast at 8 : 00 a.m taking the boat to Cibom than (trekking) the direct route to Ciramea travel through magnificence rain forest to shelter at the southern end of Ciramea beach, beautiful sand stone which are formed naturally can be seen, this sand coastline is the egg - laying site for Turtle, keep your eyes look up as sometime you will find the black monkey, hornbill, javan civet, giant squirrel take 4 hours, back to Peucang island passes Tanjung Layar historical site winds north and follows the  shore through rocky inlets and coastal forest (lunch/rest) than continue to  Citerjun for snorkeling to see variety of fish at coral reef "ngelfish, surgeonfish, clownfish, batfish, butterfly fish etc, overnight at Fauna Eco lodge, dinner time will be served at 7 : 00 a.m (free program) B/L/D

DAY  05. PEUCANG ISLAND - HANDELEUM ISLAND
After breakfast at 8 : 00 a.m we walk (trekking) north on Peucang island passes through towering forest to a rock archway beyond which are the reef pools of Karang Copong, keep your eyes look up as sometime you will find the black monkey, hornbill, javan civet, giant squirrel back to lodge (rest/lunch) than continue (cruising) to  Handeleum island in situated among a group of small island just off the north eastern coast of the Ujung kulon peninsula on the way we will stop over at Nyiur beach for snorkeling or swiming. Overnight at Fauna Eco lodge, dinner will be served at 7 ; 00 A.M. (free program).B/L/D.

DAY  06. HANDELEUM – CARITA - TRANSFER TO BOGOR
After breakfast  canoes trip up the Cigenter river meander through overhanging rain forest . The habitat of python, hornbill, type of monkey where crocodile and rhino are occasionally sight in this area, back to the boat for return trip back to Sumur  on the way we will stop over at Badul Island  for snorkeling or swimming see variety of fish at coral reef. Late afternoon leave Ujung Kulon National Park to Bogor.
Upon arrival at Bogor, we'll resting at comfortable hotel after an exhausting 5 days adventure.

Day 07. BOGOR FREE PROGRAM
After breakfast, it's free time on your own or we could explore the Bogor City and surrounding to Presidential Palace, Botanical Garden.
The main point for today is to rejuvenate your stamina.

Day 08. BOGOR - CIBODAS - KANDANG BADAK
After breakfast, transfer to Cibodas highland for about more or less about 1.5 hours. Upon arrival in Cibodas then walk uphill on the paved road next to a Golf Course to Cibodas Gate to start hiking under thick jungle canopy clearly marked trails with regular rest point for about 4 - 5 hours. Overnight in tents at Kandang Badak Campsite for acclimatization (L,D).

Day 09. KANDANG BADAK (2,400 M ASL) - SUMMIT PANGRANGO (3,019 M ASL ) - KANDANG BADAK - MT. GEDE SUMMIT (2,958 M ASL) - ACCLIMATIZATION
From the camp site, after breakfast commence the climb with Guide Team ascend the Summit of Mt. Pangrango (3,019 M ASL) by 2 hours time. Watch sunrise if arrive early. Then after photographing and enjoying the beautiful panorama then decent to Kandang Badak for 2 hours. From Kandang Badak commence the climb with Guide Team ascend the Summit of Mt. Gede (2,958m). Daybreak see the 3 semi-active craters, Lanang (male) Ratu (queen) and Wadon (female) and Rhododendron trees. Free time at your own leisure for acclimatization (B, L, D)

Day 10. MT. GEDE SUMMIT (2,958 M ASL) - ACCLIMATIZATION
Acclimatization of Mt. Gede (2,958 M ASL). Free time at your own leisure (B, L, D)

Day 11. MT. GEDE SUMMIT (2,958 M ASL) - MT. PUTRI – KABANDUNGAN – CIKANIKI - CITALAHAP
Early in the morning from Summit of Mt. Gede (2,958 M ASL) return down to Kandang Badak Campsite for breakfast then continue descent to Gunung Putri. Arrive In Gunung Putri, transfer by a comfortable van to Kabandungan village, the entrance gate of  Gunung Halimun National Park. It is about 2 hours drive.
After registration at Kabandungan office, we continue drive to Cikaniki research station for about 1,5 hours. Lunch will be served at Cikaniki. After lunch, we walk about 15 minutes to the canopy trail where we will enjoy the scenery around the jungle from a bird’s eye view. Afterward we continue to visiting Curug Macan waterfall where you can relax and plunge yourself in its cool waters. In the nearly evening, we go back to guesthouse and have a dinner. After dinner and rest for awhile we will do a night soft-trekking to watch glowing mushrooms. Stay overnight at guesthouse. (B,L,D)

Day 12. GUNUNG HALIMUN NATIONAL PARK EXPLORATION
Early morning we start the day with small exercise and get ready for trekking. After breakfast, we start to trek entering the jungle from Cikaniki Research Stasion to Citalahab tea plantation, crossing over one of the biggest rainforest hill area in West Java. After enjoying lunch we continue trekking to Nirmala tea plantation and observe tea making prosess. Here we can enjoy the wide green landscape of tea plantation and hills in this national park. Besides of having a beautiful scenery, we also able to observe the appearance of Javanese Eagle if we are lucky. It is one of a rare bird species in Indonesia. If there is enough time we will also visit home industry of sugar palm nearby. Around late evening we trek back to home stay. Before or after dinner we will watch the video about Gunung Halimun National Park accompanied by the ranger. (B,L,D)

DAY 13. CIKANIKI – CANGKUANG – KAWAH RATU
After breakfast we drive back to Kabandungan and continue our trip to Cangkuang. It is one of entrance gate to Kawah Ratu, which also becomes a part of Gunung Halimun National Park. Take a rest for a while and having lunch at Cangkuang before continue trekking to Kawah Ratu base camp. Dinner and stay overnight in a tent. (B,L,D)

DAY 14. KAWAH RATU – CANGKUANG – JAKARTA
In the morning after breakfast, we take a short trekking to the crater of Kawah Ratu afterwards trek back to Cangkuang. We take a lunch then drive back to Jakarta. Stay overnight at comfortable hotel in Jakarta. (B,L)

DAY 15. JAKARTA DEPARTURE
Enjoy your free program after breakfast while waiting for your flight departure from Soekarno Hatta airport. End of program. (B)

What is included in the tour package :
- Accommodations twin/double share
- Breakfasts, lunches and dinners as appeared in itinerary
- Tours and entrance fees for all of the sites the group attends together, as listed in the Itinerary
- All transports required for the whole journey as indicated in itinerary
- Services of a professional Tourist Guide throughout the tour
- Tour production by PT Lintang Buana Wisata Nusantara
- Specified accommodations and meals for the guide and driver
- Return airport to hotel transfer

What is not included yet in the tour package :
- Airfare & airport tax
- Travel Insurance
- Personal expenses, optional tours or additional meals
- Tipping or gratitudes for driver and guide 

Day 1 – Yogyakarta
Welcome services upon arrival at airport and transfer to your hotel. Day free to enjoy your first steps in this beautiful city, the cradle of Javanese culture.

Day 2 – Yogyakarta – Borobudur – Yogyakarta
We begin our walk in a small daily market hidden away in the Menoreh hills, 25 km west of Yogyakarta. We help you discover the workings of a traditional Javanese market place and test out your bargaining skills. On this walk, up-hill at first, we experience the tranquillity and beauty of local countryside: below us, green fields and rice terraces, and on the horizon the amazing panorama of surrounding volcanoes, including Mt. Sumbing, Mt. Merbabu, and Mt. Merapi... and in the distance, the monumental Borobudur temple. We may join traditional farmers attending to their land. Finally, upon arrival at the astounding Buddhist sanctuary, we visit this huge temple. If time allows it, we transfer to the village of Babadan, on Mt. Merapi’s western slopes, where we visit the volcano observatory. We eventually reach the top of a small hill facing the 1994 lava flows and which offers, at sunset, an amazing view of the volcano! Overnight at hotel.
Transfers = 4 hrs, walking = 7 hrs

Note: For an extra cost, Borobudur, the largest Buddhist sanctuary in the world, can also be reached on Sumatran elephants through rice fields and remote villages. Please contact us for further information.

Day 3 – Yogyakarta – Prambanan – Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta city tour: we visit the sultan’s palace built in 1756, Taman Sari, the colourful bird market and Mt. Merapi’s observatory, where is collected all data about its volcanic activity: another great way to better understand this volcanic island. We also visit the Prambanan Hindu temple, in particular the so-called Loro Jonggrang complex, generally considered to be Java’s most elegant and awe-inspiring candi (temple), and noted for the graceful proportions of its 47 m central Siva temple. Overnight at hotel.
Transfers = 1 hr

Day 4 – Yogyakarta – Mt. Merapi – Yogyakarta
Non-Indonesians can barely understand the unique relationship between Yogyanese and Mt. Merapi, which overlooks the cultural capital of Java. It is actually one of the most active and monitored volcanoes in the world. Its own ‘gatekeeper’ leads every year an offering ceremony to its summit. The volcano’s fertile ashes make it possible for thousands of local people to earn a living. Scientific curiosity, inspiration of spiritual feelings, as well as part of the economic life, Mt. Merapi is present throughout daily life. This walk aims at helping you understand this famous volcano a little more! We therefore drive early and directly to Kinahrejo, where Mbah Marijan, the ‘gatekeeper’ of the volcano lives. After a short walk around his village, we proceed to Kaliurang and Pakem. After lunch, we drive to Muntilan and its lava quarries. Back to Yogyakarta. Overnight at hotel.
Transfers = 4 hrs, walking = 1 hr

Day 5 – Yogyakarta – Solo – Sukuh temple/Cetho temple – Malang
In the morning, we leave Yogya for Solo, where renowned batik manufactures and an antique market are awaiting you. Then we visit the Sukuh temple, situated on the slopes of Mt. Lawu, overlooking Surakarta (or ‘Solo’). This temple was the last bastion of Hinduism remaining in Central Java after the expansion of Islam. Situated in the midst of forests and tea plantations, this temple has a original Hindu iconography, including phallic symbols and turtle-like tables. These relics reveal the past existence of initiation rites, probably orgiastic. Should time allow it, we visit the Cetoh temple located close by. In the afternoon, we proceed to Malang. Overnight at hotel.
Transfers = 8 hrs
 
Day 6 – Malang – Tumpang – Cemorolawang – Mt. Bromo
In the morning, 4WDs takes us to Tengger, a region where the famous smoking peak of Mt. Bromo stands at 2,329 m. The surrounding caldera forms an enormous desolate sea of lava sand. Our discovery trip takes us through the astonishing Tengger-Bromo-Semeru National Park. We walk partly on the caldera’s crest, before continue down to the sand sea. We visit the village of Cemorolawang (on a crest situated on the opposite side). In the afternoon, we hike up this active volcano and walk around its crater. Looking into its seething cauldron of bubbling water, ash and sulphur, it is easy to understand why the ancient Javanese regarded it as the entrance to purgatory. Overnight at hotel
Transfers = 2.5 hrs, walking = 4 hrs, A = D = 350 m

Day 7 – Cemorolawang – Mt. Pananjakan – Kalibaru
4WD takes us down to the sea of sand and on a drive to the summit of Mt. Pananjakan (2,775 m). From the top, we enjoy a striking sunrise over the caldera, Mt. Bromo as well as over the nearby slopes of Mt. Semeru, both mountains belching out volcanic ashes. As aboard an airplane, we admire the Tengger volcanoes lined up before us in a single, sweeping panorama. Mt. Semeru’s presence is so immediate we can almost touch it. This is unique scenery! In the middle of the day, we transfer to Kalibaru village on the slope of Mt Raung.
Transfers = 6 hrs, A = 350 m

Day 8 – Kalibaru village – Sukamade Beach at Meru Betiri National Park
Morning Andhong tour (horse cart). In the mid day, we stop at the Meru Betiri Natural Reserve, then at Sukamade’s famous beach home to green turtles. We may stroll briefly on the beach’s white sand, as well as in the heart of the surrounding rainforest. Overnight at a boarding house.

Day 9 – Sukamade – Banyuwangi
At night, we walk and observe turtles. In the morning, you have some free time and may swim or stroll in this marvellous park. Transfer in the afternoon to Banyuwangi. The city is the earlier capital of Blambangan, the last Hindu kingdom on Java, destroyed in the 18th century in a three-way tussle between Madurese pirates, Balinese Rajas and Dutch Armies.

Day 10 – Banyuwangi – Kawah Ijen crater – Banyuwangi
Following an early walk to enjoy the sun rising over the landscapes surrounding Kawah Ijen (the “green crater”), we proceed to the sulphur-processing site. We observe miners extracting sulphur from the largest acid lake in the world, and attend a sulphur weighing. Miners have a difficult work indeed. They carry on their backs 100 kg of sulphur to a factory 15 km away. As for us, we reach the site slowly and carefully, as sulphur is an irritant. Then, towards the end of the morning, we head back to Banyuwangi.
Walking = 3 hrs, A = D = 350 m

Day 11 – Banyuwangi – Bali
In the early afternoon, transfer to Bali. End of the program.

What is included in the tour package :
- Accommodations twin/double share
- Breakfasts, lunches and dinners as appeared in itinerary
- Tours and entrance fees for all of the sites the group attends together, as listed in the Itinerary
- All transports required for the whole journey as indicated in itinerary
- Services of a professional Tourist Guide throughout the tour
- Tour production by PT Lintang Buana Wisata Nusantara
- Specified accommodations and meals for the guide and driver
- Return airport to hotel transfer

What is not included yet in the tour package :
- Airfare & airport tax
- Travel Insurance
- Personal expenses, optional tours or additional meals
- Tipping or gratitudes for driver and guide