Tripology

Upon arrival at Surabaya airport, meeting service and then direct transfer to Bromo (about 2,5 hours).

Sightseeing

En route passing Mud Volcano at Sidoarjo which destroyed thousands of houses, terraced rice and sugar cane fields.

Hotel

Then check in to hotel for overnight. Hotels: Cemara Indah Guest House / Bromo Permai Hotel or similar. (D)

Sightseeing

Very early morning, start Mt. Bromo tour. The tour is conducted through a transfer to Cemara Lawang village, and descending the steep slope of Mt. Tengger, crossing the sea-of-sand, and climbing up 245 steps to reach the awesome rim crater where like other tourists wait for the sunrise cracking up the day through its rays from the eastern range of Mt. Tengger. From here a marvelous views of Mt. Bromo and its surrounding can be seen (subject to the weather).

Food and Dining

After enjoying the sunrise back to the hotel to have breakfast.

Sightseeing

Next we stop by to visit Madakaripura Waterfall, a 75m high waterfall which believed as a meditation place of The Supreme Gajahmada (High Minister of Majapahit Emperor on 13 Century AC) before continue our trip to Ijen Area.

Food and Dining

Lunch at local restaurant & Dinner at guest house.

Hotel

Overnight at Catimore Guest House or similar. (BLD)

Hiking

Early in the morning around 06h00, start Ijen (2,400 m) Excursion. We drive to Pal Tuding, the last monitoring station, from which you supposed to take a-3 km trek to the crater.

Food and Dining

Breakfast will be arranged from the hotel (picnic style).

Sightseeing

This volcano offers a savannah landscape, ruggedly beautiful panoramas, grand hiking, and a placid, brightly yellow crater-lake. The summit of Mt. Ijen is a gorgeous crater filled with haunting turquoise-blue lake with its surface streaked in the wind blow patterns of yellow sulfur vapor. By the crater lake edge, there is an evil-smelling sulfur where local people digging and carrying 70-80 kgs on their bare shoulders for 2 miles ascending and descending steep Mt. Ijen wall. Upon completion, transfer to the Kalibaru passing a dense tropical rain forest. Lunch is included.

Sightseeing

Arriving at Kalibaru, join mini plantation
tour featuring coffee and cacao and tropical spices.

Hotel

Stay overnight at a home stay. Accommodation will be arranged at Margo Utomo Resort. (BLD)

Sightseeing

After simple breakfast at the home stay, transfer to Sukamade with lunch en-route. Along the way, you may see endless plantation of coffee, cacao, and traditional rubber tapping. You may even travel through dense Meru Betiri National Forest where the last Javanese tigers are still believed to roam the area.

Hotel

Stay overnight at simple Sukamade Guesthouse.

Beach

After simple dinner at the guesthouse, proceed to the Sukamade beach for the turtle excursion (sightings are not guaranteed). See the turtles slowly walk up ashore to lay their eggs. Then back to the guesthouse for overnight. (BL)

Sightseeing

After simple breakfast at the guesthouse, take a guided inspection to the factory next to the guesthouse to have a closer look at spices, coffee, cacao and rubber processing.

Private Car Service

Next, transfer out to Ketapang Ferry Terminal (ferry to Bali) or back to Surabaya. Lunch is included at local restaurant. End of Motor Bike Touring with Javatourism.com.