Arrive at Yogyakarta International Airport, where our friendly driver will greet you. Our driver will bring a sign with your name on it at the arrival gate. Proceed to the iconic Borobudur Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enter Borobudur Temple, our driver will help you at the entrance with everything required until you are prepared for the Borobudur Tour. Join a small group on a Guided Tour at Borobudur. Follow your Tour Guide and climb to the top of the temple structure. Discover interesting information about Buddhism along with intriguing insights into the history, philosophy, and facts of Borobudur Temple from The Guide. After Borobudur Tour, proceed to Yogyakarta city for hotel drop-off. Check in.
DAY 2
JOMBLANG CAVE – TIMANG BEACH – PENGGER PINE FOREST
After breakfast at the hotel, meet at hotel lobby, proceed to remote location of Gunung Kidul area. Start your trip with visiting Jomblang cave, the one-of-a-kind cave in Yogyakarta. It is a massive vertical cave with 60m diameter. You will be rappelling down 40m deep with rope. All the activities will be managed by professional instructors, all safety equipment provided. Once you arrived inside the cave, follow the instructors going deeper into the cave, walk in a muddy surface. It will lead you to the main part of the cave where you can spot the “heavenly ray” coming inside the cave from a big hole. After Jomblang, we go to Timang Beach, about 1 hour drive from Jomblang. Once you arrived at the Timang area, you will use a jeep as a shuttle to go to the beach, enjoy the semi off-road bumpy ride as the jeep takes you there. On the beach you can cross to a rocky island in the middle of the sea. You can choose whether you will use the iconic wooden gondola or a unique wooden bridge. Next, return to Yogyakarta city for hotel drop-off.
DAY 3
Mt. MERAPI BY JEEP – PRAMBANAN TEMPLE – MALIOBORO STREET
After breakfast at the hotel, meet at hotel lobby, proceed to Mount Merapi. Experience the safari excursion at the mountain’s base in an open-roof Jeep. Relish the beautiful landscape of Merapi as your Jeep driver navigates to the viewpoint for a close-up view of Mt Merapi, reaching as near as the Jeep can travel. Gather additional information from the Jeep driver regarding the last significant eruption of Merapi at the small museum. Finish the safari tour as your Jeep driver will guide you to a lava river where the Jeep can navigate, allowing for an exciting off-road adventure. Savor the journey on the river as you may get splashed by the water. Proceed to the next site, the biggest Hindu Temple complex in Indonesia, Prambanan Temple. Constructed during the same period as Borobudur but from a different dynasty, this temple serves as evidence of the tolerance of Javanese people from ancient times to the present. Discover additional information about Hinduism, particularly in Java, from the Tour Guide at Prambanan Temple. Follow your Tour Guide as he leads you into every structure of the Prambanan Temple. Following the Guided Tour, you have the option to spend additional time on your own if you wish to linger longer or further explore independently while capturing more photos of the temple. Back to the city, explore the most iconic street in Yogyakarta, Malioboro street. This vibrant thoroughfare is lined with historic buildings, quaint shops, and bustling street vendors selling traditional batik, handicrafts and local delicacies. Hotel drop off.
DAY 4
DEPARTURE (B)
Check out from the hotel, meet at hotel lobby for transfer to Yogyakarta International Airport. End of service.
