Indonesia Cultural, religious historic sites Trips

Loved the calm, patient, friendly people and atmosphere throughout lush, green Java and Bali. The tour was fast paced with lots of physical activity, visiting many temples and beautiful natural features. I especially appreciated visiting locals in their home setting or small businesses and would like more of these learning opportunities through contact with local persons. Our leader Hadi Jabar was superb in organization ….transportation, rooms, meals, events, conflicts all dealt with efficiently and with ease. He has a delightful, considerate personality with a great sense of humour. We had very interesting local guides at many sites but I would have liked a little more vocal information from our own leader on significant features we passed on our long drives. Fabulous trip … learned lots!!

Exotic Java and Bali trip was an excellent trip, a nice mix of busy cities and quiet villages as well as traditional culture, wildlife and downtime. Hadi is an excellent guide with deep understanding and care for your travelling experiences and desire to avoid the crowds. He has built strong relationships with hotel, restaurant staff and local guides which makes the experience of travelling even better.

A lovely holiday with a good variety of activities. We were able to explore the different cultures of Java and Bali - the crafts, the history, the wildlife, the countryside and the food. The hotel accomodation was good, and the food was plentiful and good value. (Cheaper than I expected) I particularly enjoyed the visit to Mount Bromo volcano, the tour of Kalibaru spice plantation and the Balinese dancing at Ubud. Our tour leader, Ihsan, was excellent. He was efficient, helpful, enthusiastic and also friendly and chatty.

the days we had to tour were brilliantly done, informative and insightful... however, recommendations, could be offered by guides for days off, choices other than being on the beach...hotels had few brochures to help us decide...and transport offered by hotels had plenty of departuretimes to a few destinations but pick up times were only at the end of a long, hot day

It was an amazing trip with the best contiki trip manager! Couldn't have asked for a better trip and first time overseas. Made a heap of friends, did almost all the add on activities which I couldn't recommend doing enough! Learnt some of the local language and really got immersed in it all! Only thing with dietary requirements is it makes pre ordering meals very difficult as most menus don't say what is gluten/dairy free or not and next time I would take a card saying dietary requirements in the local language so they can understand

The trip was action packed with something for everyone. The included itinerary and the add on activities truly showcased the best of Balis culture, cuisine and warm hospitality. Our trip manager and local guide were extremely knowledgeable and were fully engaged with our tour group for the whole week. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend this trip!