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14
Days Indonesia Wildlife, Culture, and Highland Tour
Java
- Kalimantan - East Kalimantan - Toraja and Bali
DAY
01 : JAKARTA - ARRIVAL
On arrival at Soekarno Hatta Airport, our guide will meet you and transfer
to Radisson Hotel or similar for accommodation.
DAY
02 : JAKARTA - BALIKPAPAN - MAHAKAM
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for flight to Balikpapan
- East Kalimantan. Upon arrival at Sepingan Airport of Balikpapan,
meeting service and head directly to a local restaurant for lunch.
Then drive to Loajanan, a village which is located 110 kms to
the North. At the pier of this village you board on a slow boat which
will act as a Floating Hotel and depart for "Dayak Land". (B,L,D)
DAY
03 : MAHAKAM - TANJUNG ISSUY
After stopping at Ma Muntai to obtain a travel permit, continue on to
fishing villages of Jantun, Tanjung Jone, Tanjung Hour, arrive at Tanjung
Issuy one of the Dayak villages in the afternoon. Upon arrival your
group will be welcomed with a traditional ceremony led by the village
chief and his people. In the evening, attend a Dayak culture performance
in the village. Overnight and meals in the village Long House. (B,L,D)
DAY
04 : TANJUNG ISSUY - MANCONG - MAHAKAM
In the morning an opportunity will be given to explore the village and
to get to know the Dayak people, their beliefs, art and handicrafts,
and customs. You will have an opportunity to see a tribal ceremony.
If water condition permit, continue to Mancong village in the
hinterland using a canoe called Ketinting, then return to Lake Jempang
and board a slow boat for the cruise down the Mahakam river. (B,L,D)
DAY
05 : MAHAKAM - MELAK - KERSIKLUWAI
Breakfast on board. Drive by truck or Toyota pick-up to the Kersikluwai
Nature Reserve - a forest of 50,000 Ha with numerous varieties of orchids,
including the rare Colony Pandurata (Black Orchid). Then drive to Melak
and cruise down the Mahakam River. (B,L,D)
DAY
06 : MAHAKAM - TENGGARONG - BALIKPAPAN
On the way back to Balikpapan a stop will be made at Tenggarong to observe
the Sultan's Collection in the museum (closed on Monday). You
arrive at Balikpapan late in the afternoon and proceed directly to Hotel
Benakutai for accommodations and meals. (B,L,D)
DAY
07 : BALIKPAPAN - UJUNG PANDANG - PAREPARE
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the Airport for your flight to Ujung
Pandang - South Sulawesi. Upon arrival at Hasannudin airport Ujung Pandang
our guide will meet you for direct transfer to Pare-Pare, located
between Ujung Pandang and Tana Toraja. Accommodation at BUKIT INDAH
HOTEL. (B,L,D)
DAY
08 : PARE PARE - TANA TORAJA
Breakfast
at Hotel. Continue your drive to Tana Toraja. Lunch will be served at
a local restaurant or at your hotel in Tana Toraja. After lunch, you
will visit the stones graves of Lemo, Marante and Londa where some animistic
burial rituals are still performed as they have been for centuries.
Check-in to Marante Highland Resort or similar for accommodations and
meals. (B,L,D)
DAY
09 : TANA TORAJA
Breakfast at Hotel. Visit the traditional villages of Kete Kesu, Siguntuk
and Nanggala to observe the people and their traditional houses (shaped
like buffalo horns in order to carry the spirit to heaven and
the after world). Accommodations and meals at Marante Highland
Resort or similar. (B,L,D)
DAY
10 : TANA TORAJA
Breakfast at hotel. Fullday explore Tana Toraja to visit Pallawa,
Sa’dan - the weaving center. Marante and Naggala - a traditional Torajan
village known for its large Tongkonan and 14 rice barns. Lunch will
be served in Rantepao. Return to hotel. (B,L,D)
DAY
11 : TANA TORAJA - UJUNGPANDANG - DENPASAR
Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer to Ujungpandang. On the way stop will be
made at Puncak Lakawang for refreshment. Then drive to the Airport for
flight to Denpasar - Bali. On arrival at Ngurah Rai Airport of Denpasar,
meeting service then transfer to the Aston Bali hotel for accommodation.
(B,L)
DAY
12 : BALI
Breakfast
at hotel. Visit art and handicraft villages of Celuk, Batuan, Mas and
Ubud, for gold and silver work, hand weaving wood carving and paintings.
Proceed to Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) a Hindu Meditation Center dating
back to the 11th Century, Tampak Siring to see the Holy Spring water
Temple Tirta Empul, then to admire the magnificent view combination
of the still active Mt. Batur volcano and Lake Batur. Return through
Bangli to see 13th century Kehen Temple and breathtaking view of rice
terraces and palm trees at Bukit Jati. (B,L)
DAY
13 : BALI
Breakfast at hotel. Fullday free at or joint or optional tour to get
to know about Bali more. (B)
DAY
14 : BALI - OUT
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the Airport to depart for your next
destination. (B)
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