Batik – The Real Javanese Experience

Prambanan Temple Batik craft Borobudur temple Gamelan

Duration	Destination	Departure
5 days and 4 nights	Indonesia (Solo, Yogyakarta)	Indonesia (Yogyakarta, Surakarta)

Description

Private daily departure minimum 2 passengers with English or Italian speaking guide. Guests will be assisted by Italian-speaking guide during the tour and by English-speaking guide during the transfer services. Italian Speaking Guide based on availability and will be confirmed upon booking.

Program

Day 1:
ARRIVAL JOGJAKARTA/SOLO
Upon arrival in Jogjakarta (YIA) or Solo Airport, meeting service by our team and direct transfer to your hotel in Solo for overnight.

Day 2:
SOLO – HERITAGE TOUR DANARHADI - SOLO (BL)
After breakfast in the hotel, depart to Danar Hadi Batik Museum for a full day heritage tour. You will learn and observe the traditional batik production and have a workshop with the following outline:
- history of batik and its development
- making process of batik
- proper storage of cloth
- lunch
- practicing to make simple batik pattern in one color
After finish the workshop, return to the hotel for overnight.
Remark:
Danar Hadi Batik Museum – Workshop closed on Sunday and public holiday

Day 3:
SOLO - JOGJAKARTA (BL)
After breakfast in the hotel, depart to Jogjakarta. On the way, you will visit Prambanan, the biggest Hindu temple built in the 9th century. After that, visit Museum Batik Jogjakarta to learn the difference between batik Jogjakarta and Solo. Continue to Winotosastro batik factory for a short workshop and learn how to draw batik with hot wax on a cotton clothes using a canting or stamp or both with one dye color. Wait until boiling out the wax and you will have a great souvenir as a memory of your trip. The last stop will be Beringharjo market and Malioboro street for a souvenir hunt. Lunch will be served at local restaurant before transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Remark:
Winotosastro batick factory – Closed on Sunday
Prambanan - Every Monday visitors are unable to visit Pelataran / Temple Yard of Prambanan Temple for preservation and conservation reason. The visitors can only visit until Area 2 courtyard. From this area visitor still can have nice background of photos and can touch 3 smaller temples. Prambanan temple is closed during Nyepi (Silence) day.

Day 4:
JOGJAKARTA (BL)
After breakfast in hotel, depart to visit Borobudur, the most important Buddhist monument in the southern hemisphere. Built between 777 and 842 AD, this world's largest stupa houses hundreds of Buddha statues and carved panels along the base telling the story of Buddha during his life according to the Jataka tales. The iconography of the ascending terraces moves from hell to earth to nirvana. Borobudur was recently restored by a world effort through UNESCO. After that we will visit also a smaller temple called Mendut and then proceed to Candirejo village and enjoy riding ‘dokar’, the local horse carriage or you can ride a bike to explore this small village and its surrounding beautiful view of plantations and to see the local people daily activity. You will also observe local home industries like sweet potato cracker and also jamu, the traditional herbal medicine productions and also bamboo carving. Then you will learn to play gamelan, the Javanese traditional musical instruments and join a traditional krubosiswo dance which is easy and very popular among local youngsters. Lunch will be served in local restaurant.
Remark:
Mendut – Closed on Monday
Borobudur - Only visiting Plataran temple yard at Borobudur temple.
Surcharge is applied to access the Stupa (subject to Borobudur park regulation).
Due to the preservation activities at Borobudur temple, access to the Stupa is closed on Monday.

Day 5:
DEPARTURE JOGJAKARTA (B)
After breakfast in the hotel, at the appointed time you will be picked up for transferring to Jogjakarta (YIA) airport for your flight to the next destination.

Price includes

- Tour and transfers as per mentioned in the itinerary with air-conditioned vehicle.
- Italian or English speaking guide (subject to availability upon booking). Note that for period 15 July – 15 September all transfers will be with driver only, in case of heavy traffic train might be used
- Entrance fee and donation.
- Accommodation (or similar)
- Meals as specified in the itinerary
- VAT & service charge

Price does not include

- Other meals arrangement not mentioned in the price inclusions
- Tipping, gratuities & other personal expenses
- Domestic or international airfare
- Compulsory Dinner applied in hotel during festive season (Rate will be advise upon confirmation of booking)
- Optional Program

Itinerary

Day	Overnight	Itinerary highlights
1	The Royal Surakarta Heritage – Superior or similarSolo	Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta International Airport (JOG)   Surakarta (Solo city, do not use) - Solo International Airport (SOC)
2	The Royal Surakarta Heritage – Superior or similarSolo	Solo - Danar Hadi Batik Museum
3	Melia Purosani - Deluxe or similarYogyakarta	Yogyakarta - Prambanan, Museum Batik Jogjakarta, Winosastro Batik Factory, Beringharjo Market, Malioboro Street
4	Melia Purosani - Deluxe or similarYogyakarta	Yogyakarta - Borobudur, Candirejo Village, Mendut, Local Home Industries
5		Yogyakarta - Airport or Hotel Lobby

Accommodations provided in each place

Place
Solo	The Royal Surakarta Heritage – Superior or similar
Yogyakarta	Melia Purosani - Deluxe or similar