Ultimate Guide: Best Route for Your First Exciting Trip to Indonesia

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If it’s your first time going to Indonesia, I recommend this route that I’ve taken:
🔸14-day itinerary overview
Round trip from Beijing to Indonesia, 2 days of flying;
Yogyakarta (visiting the World Heritage sites Borobudur and Prambanan, experiencing Yogyakarta city culture) 2 days;
In-depth tour of Mount Bromo for 3 days;
Komodo Islands liveaboard for 3 days;
Leisure in Bali for 1.5 days;
2.5 days spent traveling within Indonesia.

D1 Beijing ~ Kuala Lumpur Airport (Kuala Limpur ~ Yogyakarta Airport (Yogykarta) ~ Borobudur, stay in Borobudur town, flight + private car

D2 Visit the World Heritage site Borobudur (Candi Borobudur), experience royal afternoon tea at the Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel in Yogyakarta, stay in Yogyakarta, private car;

D3 Experience Batik making in Yogyakarta, visit Prambanan (Candi Prambanan), watch traditional Indonesian dance performance, stay in Yogyakarta, taxi;

D4 Travel, from Yogyakarta ~ (train) ~ Surabaya ~ (private car) ~ Cemoro Lawang (village near Mount Bromo), stay in Cemoro Lawang, train + private car;

D5 First day of Mount Bromo tour, watch the sunrise over Mount Bromo (Gunung Bromo) from Seruni Point, view Mount Bromo from Mentigen Hill, stay in Cemoro Lawang, motorcycle + hiking;

D6 Second day of Mount Bromo tour, climb up to the crater (Bromo Crater) to watch the sunrise, visit Teletubbies Hill Bromo grassland and Sea of Sand, stay in Cemoro Lawang, motorcycle + jeep;

D7 Third day of Mount Bromo tour, watch the sunrise over Mount Bromo from Mentigen Hill, rest at Majapahit Hotel in Surabaya, stay in Surabaya, private car;

D8 From Surabaya to Labuhanbajo (Komodo), stay in Labuhanbajo, flight;

D9 First day of Komodo Islands tour, liveaboard;

D10 Second day of Komodo Islands tour, liveaboard;

D11 Third day of Komodo Islands tour, stay in Labuhanbajo town;

D12 From Labuhanbajo airport ~ Bali airport ~ Ubud, leisure in Ubud, stay in Ubud, Bali, flight + private car;

D13 In Ubud, Bali, hiking, shopping, and enjoying food, stay in Ubud, Bali, taxi + walking;

D14 Bali ~ Kuala Lumpur ~ Beijing, flight.