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Java bite-sized trips

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Journey through Java, taking in the volcanoes which dot the skyline, vast rice paddies and thousands of atmospheric temples. Pick your favourite bite-sized trips below and your personal travel specialist will create a tailor-made holiday just for you. Alternatively, you can choose one of our ready-made itineraries.

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Wonders of Yogya

Itinerary:
Java: Yogyakarta - Borobudur Temple - Yogyakarta
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 319.- per person (excluding flights)

Watch the sun rise over giant buddhas buried in the misty morning jungle at Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world. You’ll spend two nights in Yogyakarta, the cultural heart of Java. Before dawn, you’ll set off to Borobudur to catch a sunrise that will stick with you forever.

Watch the sun rise over giant buddhas buried in the misty morning jungle at Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world. You’ll spend two nights in Yogyakarta, the cultural heart of Java. Before dawn, you’ll set off to Borobudur to catch a sunrise that will stick with you forever.

Indonesia Yogya temple

Gateway to Semarang

Itinerary:
Java: Semarang
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 139.- per person (excluding flights)

Semarang is a city full of charm and rich history, yet remains off the radar for most tourists. Learn more about the city as you wander through the streets with a local guide and marvel at the beautifully preserved colonial architecture.

Semarang is a city full of charm and rich history, yet remains off the radar for most tourists. Learn more about the city as you wander through the streets with a local guide and marvel at the beautifully preserved colonial architecture.

Palm tree on a sandy beach

Karimunjawa Island Escape

Itinerary:
Java: Jepara - Karimunjawa
Duration:
5 days / 4 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 265.- per person (excluding flights)

The tropical archipelago of Karimunjawa is a hidden paradise. It’s a 2-hour boat journey off the coast of central Java, but well worth the effort. Think white sandy beaches, crystal clear water and some of the best snorkelling around. It’s the perfect spot to get away from the crowds, kick back, and soak up the chilled-out island life.

The tropical archipelago of Karimunjawa is a hidden paradise. It’s a 2-hour boat journey off the coast of central Java, but well worth the effort. Think white sandy beaches, crystal clear water and some of the best snorkelling around. It’s the perfect spot to get away from the crowds, kick back, and soak up the chilled-out island life.

Palm tree on a sandy beach

Bromo volcano Indonesia

Rumbling Bromo

Itinerary:
Java: Prambanan - Sukuh - Malang - Mount Bromo
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 479.- per person (excluding flights)

Journey from Yogyakarta to Mount Bromo, Java’s most photogenic volcano with a perfectly-shaped cinder cone. En route, you’ll amble around Hindu temples, get a taste of local life in a small village, hike through fertile plantations and climb the curling scenic road to the volcanoes.

Journey from Yogyakarta to Mount Bromo, Java’s most photogenic volcano with a perfectly-shaped cinder cone. En route, you’ll amble around Hindu temples, get a taste of local life in a small village, hike through fertile plantations and climb the curling scenic road to the volcanoes.

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Indonesia lake

Abode of the Gods

Itinerary:
Java: Wonosobo - Dieng Plateau - Yogyakarta
Duration:
2 days / 1 night (flexible)
Price:
from £ 115.- per person (excluding flights)

This Java trip will take you through some of the island’s most impressive scenery. You’ll head to the famous Dieng Plateau with its towering mountain ridges and active volcanic craters. Here you’ll also find ancient Hindu temples; more than 400 in fact, though we don’t expect you to see them all!

This Java trip will take you through some of the island’s most impressive scenery. You’ll head to the famous Dieng Plateau with its towering mountain ridges and active volcanic craters. Here you’ll also find ancient Hindu temples; more than 400 in fact, though we don’t expect you to see them all!

Indonesia lake

Indonesia volcano crater

The Volcano’s Treasure

Itinerary:
Java: Ijen Plateau
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 590.- per person (excluding flights)

Unlike Bromo, the Ijen Plateau is less visited but seriously remarkable, with three giant volcanoes dominating the skyline. Up in the isolated highlands of eastern Java, it’s somewhere blanketed in both mystery and drifting clouds.

Unlike Bromo, the Ijen Plateau is less visited but seriously remarkable, with three giant volcanoes dominating the skyline. Up in the isolated highlands of eastern Java, it’s somewhere blanketed in both mystery and drifting clouds.

Indonesia volcano crater

Local in plantation Indonesia

Wandering Through Plantations

Itinerary:
Java: Bandung - Lembang - Bandung
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 374.- per person (excluding flights)

Experience the romance of rural Java. Amble through emerald tea plantations, pass endless rice paddies and visit local villages. Leaving the busy streets of Bandung behind you you’ll spend 2 nights in nearby Lembang, a small town nestled in a valley basin surrounded by volcanic hills, tea plantations, and waterfalls.

Experience the romance of rural Java. Amble through emerald tea plantations, pass endless rice paddies and visit local villages. Leaving the busy streets of Bandung behind you you’ll spend 2 nights in nearby Lembang, a small town nestled in a valley basin surrounded by volcanic hills, tea plantations, and waterfalls.

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Java sunset Indonesia

Catch a Break on the Coast

Itinerary:
Java: Bandung - Pangandaran - Yogyakarta
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 244.- per person (excluding flights)

Pangandaran is one of Java’s premier beach destinations, a friendly fishing village with real character and a local holiday atmosphere. It’s a great way to break up a journey between cities and soak up the sun.

Pangandaran is one of Java’s premier beach destinations, a friendly fishing village with real character and a local holiday atmosphere. It’s a great way to break up a journey between cities and soak up the sun.

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Local lady holding basket

Hills and Plantations

Itinerary:
Java: Kalibaru
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 199.- per person (excluding flights)

Wander through cocoa and clove plantations with a volcano backdrop on Java’s Ijen plateau. You’ll stay in Kalibaru, a welcoming village surrounded by some of Java’s most scenic plantations.

Wander through cocoa and clove plantations with a volcano backdrop on Java’s Ijen plateau. You’ll stay in Kalibaru, a welcoming village surrounded by some of Java’s most scenic plantations.

Local lady holding basket

Papandayan lake

Bubbling Craters and Tranquil Lakes

Itinerary:
Java: Bandung - Cipanas - Papandayan Volcano
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 234.- per person (excluding flights)

Climb a remote active volcano and relax by glassy lakes in hidden rural Java, far off the tourist trail. Straying from the crowds, sample local delicacies and get an authentic glimpse of behind-the-scenes life in Java’s wild interior.

Climb a remote active volcano and relax by glassy lakes in hidden rural Java, far off the tourist trail. Straying from the crowds, sample local delicacies and get an authentic glimpse of behind-the-scenes life in Java’s wild interior.

Papandayan lake

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Java’s Little Africa

Itinerary:
Java: Banyuwangi - Baluran National Park - Banyuwangi
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 524.- per person (excluding flights)

Rolling savannah may not be what springs to mind when you think about Java, but that’s exactly what Baluran National Park has in store. Tucked away in eastern Java, it’s packed with surprises.

Rolling savannah may not be what springs to mind when you think about Java, but that’s exactly what Baluran National Park has in store. Tucked away in eastern Java, it’s packed with surprises.

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