10 days · 2–12 travellers
Temples, volcanoes and the sea, end to end
Our most complete route: the cultural heart of Yogyakarta, sunrise on Bromo, the blue fire of Ijen, and three unhurried days on the Karimunjawa reef.
Days 1–3
Kraton, Kotagede silver, Borobudur at sunrise and Prambanan at dusk.
Day 4
Rail and road to the Tengger highlands, arriving before dark.
Days 5–6
Pre-dawn rim viewpoint, the sand sea on foot, and a slow second morning.
Day 7
A 1am start for the blue fire, then sunrise over the acid lake.
Days 8–10
Reef snorkelling, mangrove boardwalks, and nothing scheduled.
Bromo, Ijen and the Dieng plateau
Seven days and three very different volcanic landscapes: a sand sea, an acid lake burning blue, and a cold plateau of thousand-year-old temples.
Yogyakarta, Solo and the great temples
Five days on the classical side of Java: two royal cities, two World Heritage temple complexes, and the workshops that still supply them.