17 DAYS AND 16 NIGHTS FROM BANGKOK TO BALI -- Bangkok (1N) En Route Butterworth (1N) Penang (2N) Kuala Lumpur (2N) Malacca (2N) Singapore (2N) Jakarta (1N) En route to Yogyakarta (1N) Yogyakarta (1N) Borobudur (1N) En route to Probolinggo/Mt Bromo (1N) Bali (1N)
Meet at Thai Hotel in Bangkok to commence this program of true adventure holidays including not only the major tourist spots of the locales but taking you off the beaten track by a variety of conveyances and accommodations for greater contact with local people and lifestyles. City and temple tour, then overnight at hotel.
Vist Bangkok's Floatng Market and tour the klongs or canals seeing the famous Temple of the Dawn (Wat Arun) and royal barges. Afternoon transfer to railway station for a journey through the countryside southwards into Malaysia, overnighting on the train to Butterworth, the transportation hub on the west coast of the Malayan peninsula
Cross by ferry to Penang Island, where besides its attractive capital Georgetown there are golden beaches, good restaurants, many activities and an enjoyable form of transport, the trishaw, favored by local populace and tourists alike. Overnight at Palm Beach Hotel.
Half-day tour of Penang visiting sights and monuments such as major mosques, St. George's Cfhurch, Temple of Reclining Buddha, Botanical Gardens and the fine museum and art gallery; for the venturesome there's even a Snake Temple inhabited by venemous pit vipers, some of which you can visit on your own in the afternoon or simply relax on the beach. Overnight at Palm Beach hotel.
Comfortable train ride to Kuala Lumpur, the capital and leading commercial center as well as an attractive green city planned out with gardens, shade trees, flowering shrubs and potted plants to compensate for its origins as a somewhat grubby tin mining town. Explore the night foodstalls and market near the Southeast Asia hotel, then overnight there.
Morning countryside tour of lands outside KL, including a visit to a rubber estate, one of the traditional foundations of the national economy, then go on to the immense Batu caves, climbing 272 steps up into the cool interior -- during Thaipusam festival (Jan/Feb), a grreat place to mingle with multitudes of devotees. Afternoon tour of city, Chinatown, National Museum and overnight at Southeast Asia Hotel.
Afternoon bus down through countryside of kampongs (villages) and varied scenery to old Malacca, an area steeped in history of Portuguese, Dutch and British seafaring colonisation. Relax strolling down the three beaches and open-air night stalls along the pleasant esplanade. Overnight at Admiral Hotel.
Walking tour of Malacca town and its historic attractions such as Porta de Santiago, old Stadthuys (the oldest Dutch buildings in the East) and new Melaka Museum, Christchurch, antique shops, and Cheng Hoon Teng Temple. Overnight at Admiral Hotel.
Continue on by air-conditioned bus south down the Malayan peninsula through Johor with its state capital of Johor Bahru to the city-state of Singapore. Evening free to stroll among the crowds amidst the fancy hotels and futuristic shopping centers of Orchard Road or delve into traditional ethnic neiborhoods of Chinatown, Little India, Arab Street. Overnight at the Asia Hotel.
Morning city tour includes merlion and Sir Stamford Raffles statues, varied temples and monuments of Chinatown and Little India like Sri Mariamman temple, street markets and handicrafts showplaces. Free afternoon for shopping, sampling delicious multi-ethnic cuisines. Overnight at Asia hoel.
Morning is free, then transfer to airport for flight to Jakarta, capital of the enormous archipelago-nation of Indonesia. After hotel transfer, later that evening you can explore city with your tour leader. Overnight at Wisata International Hotel.
Morning tour of old Jakarta includes Pasar the royal city of Yogyakarta by beca (trishaw) includes Sono Budaya Muzium, the Kraton or Sultan's Palace, the Water Temple, batik village and bird market. Evening is free for shopping for sarongs, tulis, antiques or attend a wayang kulit puppet theater performance. Overnight at the Duta Guesthouse.
Morning tour of old Jakarta includes Pasar Ikan, museum and other sites of the city. Free afternoon for shopping or relaxing before taking night train to Yogyakarta in central Java, overnighting in berth on the train.
Tour of the royal city of Yogyakarta by beca (trishaw) includes Sono Budaya Muzium, the Kraton or Sultan's Palace, the Water Temple, batik village and bird market. Evening is free for shopping for sarongs, tulis, antiques or attend a wayang kulit puppet theater performance. Overnight at the Duta Guesthouse.
Full day tour to the vast and awesome 8th century temple complex of Borobudur, see the Prambanan 9th century Hindu temples, a batik factory and the famous Kota Gede silver factory. Overnight at the Duta guesthouse.
Full day trip from Yogyakarta to Probolinggo . You rest for a few hours at your hotel before departing for the volcanic peak of Mount Bromo.
Early morning (0100 hours) departure for Ngadisari to begin trek up to Mount Bromo (ponies for hire are available). After the spectacular sunrise, return to hotel to wash up before doing last lap of Java. Cross to Bali by ferry and arrive at hotel by late afternoon. Overnight at Melasti II Hotel, Kuta Beach.
Tour of Bali, visiting village of painters, woodcarvers, stonecutters, seeing Elephant Cave, the Holy Spring Water Temple, volcanic highlands and Lake Batur, concluding with attendance at one of the highly stylized and elaborate traditional cultural dances for which the Balinese are justly famous.
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