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Custom-Designed Honeymoon in Indonesia

With thousands of islands covered in lush green forests surrounded by crystal clear waters, Indonesia is truly one of the world’s most exotic travel destinations. Home to countless cultural treasures and natural wonders, sometimes it looks like all the wealth of the world is assembled right here, filling each instant of your trip with unforgettable experiences. On this custom-designed honeymoon in Indonesia, newlyweds have a unique opportunity to discover exceptional scenery and let themselves be pampered by this immense and inviting nation’s most beautiful destinations.

Discover the magical charm of Indonesia’s southern islands as you travel inland towards the hidden rice fields around Ubud, a picturesque village bursting with colored markets and Hindu temples hidden in the jungle. In Bali, water reigns supreme, as you’ll see for yourself in the sublime terraced rice paddies of Munduk. Explore Batur and its surroundings, where the sun shines bright on stunning panoramas filled with volcanic lakes and craters. Throughout this unforgettable honeymoon in Indonesia, enchanting traditional music fills the air in myriad places of worship, a constant reminder of the lasting influence of this unique island’s many gods.

To end your honeymoon in style, enjoy some R&R on the fine white sands of the Gili islands’ superb beaches. One thing’s for sure, newlyweds looking for authenticity and serenity will certainly get their fill on this custom-designed honeymoon in Indonesia, a perfect blend of scenery and relaxation.

Make sure you contact Uniktour’s Southeast Asia specialist for more information on this custom-designed honeymoon in Indonesia!

Itinerary

Day 1| International Flight

Day 2| Denpasar - Sanur
Arrival Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar. Your driver will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel in Sanur. Overnight in La Taverna Hotel.

Day 3| Sanur - Ubud
Morning transfer to Ubud. Classified as a UNESCO world heritage site, this town is Bali’s cultural and artistic center. Visit the traditional market and explore the monkey forest. In the afternoon, ride an elephant at Bali Safari and Marine Park. Overnight at Putri Ayu Cottages. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 4| Ubud
This morning, go on a rafting expedition on the Ayung river, close to Ubud. In the afternoon, you take to the road and head north towards Tampaksiring. Visit Gunung Kawi Temple, followed by the holy springs of nearby Tirta Empul. Overnight at Putri Ayu Cottages. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 5| Ubud
This morning, it’s time for a little exercise! Discover Bali’s beautiful countryside by riding a mountain bike along trails that will take you through beautiful rice fields. After this workout, you deserve a little rest. What better way to relax than by spending the afternoon being pampered and cared for at one of Ubud’s best spas? Savor each instant and indulge as the spa staff caters to your every need in this paradise on earth! Overnight at Putri Ayu Cottages. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 6| Ubud - Munduk
Transfer to the high-altitude village of Munduk, in northern Bali. On your way, stopover at Bratan Lake to visit Ulun Danau temple, dedicated to the goddess of the sea. Then, take a stroll from your hotel to lovely Munduk waterfalls. This trail is a great opportunity to take a closer look at the luxuriant vegetation. Overnight in Puri Lumbung. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 7| Munduk
This morning, explore the area around Munduk and marvel at the exceptional natural wealth as you hike from your hotel to Lake Tambligan. Spend the afternoon visiting the botanical gardens in Bedugul. Overnight in Puri Lumbung. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 8| Munduk - Pemuteran
Transfer to Pemuteran for a day of leisure. You have the option of going snorkeling around Menjangan Island, which offers some of Bali’s best diving. Overnight in Hotel Taman Sari. Breakfast included.

Day 9| Pemuteran
This morning, continue your discovery of the beauty of Pemuteran with a kayak ride around Bali Barat National Park, the island’s largest protected area. Known for its varied wildlife, the park is home to many endemic species. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight in Taman Sari Hotel. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 10| Pemuteran – Kintamani
Visit the Batur region, and imposing caldera dominated by the imposing figure of mount Batur, an active volcano. Some ‘soft’ hiking is available in the area, though hiking enthusiasts also have the option to scale the summit. Spend the night in a hotel with a view on the caldera. Overnight in Lake View Hotel. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 11| Kintamani – Sidemen
Transfer to the village of Sidemen, in Southeast Bali. Surrounded by nature, the sole source of revenue for this village is agriculture, which means the rice paddies here rank among Bali’s most beautiful. Take a stroll in the fields and enjoy beautiful views over the Indian Ocean. Overnight in Lihat Sewa Hotel. Breakfast and lunch included.

Day 12| Sidemen – Padangbai – Gili Trawangan
Transfer to Padangbai where you board a speedboat to Gili Trawangan. Enjoy some free time at your hotel in Gili Trawangan. Overnight in Hotel Villa Ombak. Breakfast included.

Days 13 and 14| Gili Trawangan
Two full days of leisure in Gili Trawangan. Overnight in Hotel Villa Ombak. Breakfast included.

Day 15| Gili Trawangan – Padangbai – Canggu
Board the same speedboat back to Bali. Transfer to Canggu, a lively neighborhood in South Bali, close to Kuta and Seminyak. Free time for the rest of the day. Overnight at Hotel Puri Ayu. Breakfast included.

Day 16| Canggu – Denpasar – Flight
Day of leisure. You can use your hotel room for as long as you want before your transfer to the airport for your return flight. Breakfast included.

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Overview

Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and the largest archipelago in the world. With a population estimated at 240 million people, it is the fourth most populous country in the world and the first predominantly Muslim country for the number of believers. Indonesia is a secular democratic republic, of which the capital is Jakarta, a megalopolis of 12 million inhabitants located on the island of Java.

The archipelago has long been synonymous with wealth and abundance; that inexhaustible reserves of natural resources, a fascinating melting pot of mysterious cultures that soon became a favourite destination for Europeans who developed transcontinental trade. Today, gems such as Bali, Java or the countless archaeological sites continue to attract travelers from around the world. With an abundant and varied nature, majestic landscapes, excessive wildlife, ancient culture, refined arts and crafts, Indonesia, whatever one comes to find, keeps its promises of heaven on earth.

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SEISMIC ACTIVITY

Indonesia is located at the focal point of the Pacific plate, the Eurasian plate and the Australian plate. The result is a very strong volcanic activity and frequent earthquakes. Poorly fixated, the outer arc is the scene of many earthquakes. The city of Ambon, formal capital of spice trade, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1764. The last major earthquake occurred off the coasts of Sumba (1977) and Flores (1992). The inner arc of the country is the largest volcanic zone of the world: 128 active volcanoes, of which 80have emerged over the past twenty-five years. Since 1918, a violent eruption occurs on average every three years. Among the major disasters, the eruption of Krakatoa (1883), located in the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, made 36,000 fatalities after the tsunami it caused, while in Bali, the Gunung Agung (1963) plunged the city of Surabaya (Java) in complete darkness for twenty-four hours. The current eruptions are usually explosive, with pyroclastic and incandescent lava flows. Lahars, devastating mudslides, are cold when rain accompanies the eruption, and hot when the crater lake drains off rapidly. Sumatra has a hundred volcanoes, which makes the largest system in the world; the Toba is a gigantic collapsed dome (100 km long, 300 km broad), cut in half by a ditch partially occupied the lake of the same name. Java has 125 volcanoes, of which 25 are active. The most impressive volcanic forms are the calderas; natural amphitheaters that can exceed 10 km in diameter. Those volcanoes often lay on a clay and marl base, rocks on which they were able to slip, like the Merapi in the 10th century. Its sliding may have caused the ruin of the first Hindu and Buddhist kingdom of Mataram located in Java.

Geography

The archipelago comprises 17,000 islands themselves gathered into sub archipelagos. To the north and from west to east, the Greater Sunda Islands are the largest in the country: Sumatra, Borneo (including the northern part of Malaysia) and the Sulawesi archipelago. In the trail of the long and narrow island of Java located below Borneo, following an arc-shaped line oriented to the south-west, stretch the Lesser Sunda Islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores and Timor. Further to the east lie other islands such as the Moluccas, West Irian, and finally the western part of New Guinea, with its straight border separating the island in half from Papua.

Due to its location on a tectonic midpoint, the archipelago is very mountainous: on Sumatra, Mt. Kerinci rises to 3,800 m in Java and Mt. Semeru to 3,676 m. The peak of Indonesia is located in Irian Jaya (Puncak Jaya 5,030 m). The great eastern plain of Sumatra, the southern plain of Borneo and the northern plains of Java are exceptions. Two arcs almost completely encircle the "floor of the Sound": the internal arcing, from Sumatra to Flores and Banda, and the external arc from Nias and Mentawai to Sumba, Timor, Ceram and finally Buru.

If vast tropical forests cover two thirds of the country, the east coast of Sumatra and parts of the north coast of Java are covered with mangroves and swamps. Indonesia now comprises over 320 national parks. Walking through the rice fields and the forests, climbing volcanoes (trekking), all-terrain vehicle road trips, boating on a traditional prao, snorkelling and diving, water sports and activities such as surfing, bodyboarding, windsurfing, rafting, bungee jumping .. The landscapes of Indonesia offer unlimited possibilities!

Culture

Indonesia is a country with a culture virtually as impressive as the number of its population of over 240 million inhabitants. This diversity is partly explained by the fact that the country is not uniform but comprises several islands, that each have their own history and communities. Today, the dominant religion in the archipelago is Islam, whose presence has been attested in the 13th century by Marco Polo, but Christianity and Buddhism and Hinduism are also vivid, though much less numerous. Even with their minority religions status, they both have been very influential regarding the architecture of temples and palaces, as well as for the sculpture field.

The language is another form of diversity. Although the Indonesian Bahasa (close to the Malay) is considered the only official language, Javanese and Sundanese are also common in their respective regions, as well as hundreds of other dialects, mostly of Austronesian origin. There are nearly 300 Indonesian ethnic groups. The majority of residents are from a crossbreeding between old local tribes and the Chinese, Indians and Arabs.

The Indonesian culture is mostly reflected in the arts. The most popular of the Indonesian arts is wayang theatre, playing with puppets shadows, and of which the only puppeteer is called the Dalang. The performances of wayang are always accompanied by music. In most cases, a widely popular orchestra composed of percussion instruments and called gamelan is used. Dances are also part of theater performances. In Bali and Java, traditional dances can have a religious function, as well as ceremonial. Also, the Balinese pendet or Javanese bedhaya have a spiritual function, while the Balinese legong or Javanese serimpi have a ceremonial role. In Java, four schools of court dances stand out: the Kraton of Surakarta, the Kraton of Yogyakarta, the Puro Mangkunegaran (princely court of Surakarta) and Puro Pakualaman (court of Yogyakarta).

Traditional Indonesian textiles include the ikat (woven fabrics with designs originating from Nusa Tenggara, but common throughout the archipelago), the songket (silk interwoven with gold and silver threads), the Lampung carpet or the famous Javanese batik, made of wax and dye patterns printed on fabric. The Indonesian pottery is raw and naive in Lombok, influenced by Chinese ceramics in the Singkawang region, marked by the West and glazed in Bali. The Toraja people are specialist of pearl jewelry, while the Dayaks and Lombok put together cowries, small shells of great value, in delicate artifacts.

Wood carving is also widespread in Indonesia. The original purpose of these sculptures was to protect homes against evil spirits. In Java, a traditional couple of wooden figures, the loro blonyo, is during weddings set aside from the bride and the groom to draw upon them the evil spirits, or at the door of a house to welcome visitors. In Nias, Sumba, in the Toraja country and in the Ngaju and Dusun villages of Borneo, wooden statues representing ancestors still take a huge part in religious life. In Bali and Java in particular, the ornate furniture is highly developed, especially teak (jati). Finallly, carved wooden masks are frequently used in community rituals or in theater.

Climate

The warm waters that surround Indonesia provide a hot and tropical climate year round. Average temperatures rise at 28 °C along the coastal plains, 26 °C in the inland and 23 °C in the mountains. Because of its position on the equator, temperatures in Indonesia slightly vary throughout the year, as well as the length of days: the difference between the shortest day and the longest does not exceed 48 min, allowing arable land to be cultivated all year.

The major factor in the Indonesian climate is neither the temperature nor the pressure of the air, but the amount of precipitation. The extreme variations in precipitation are related to the monsoon. Generally, there is a dry season (June to September), influenced by the Australian continental air masses, and a rainy season (December-March). In January and February, a high pressure system spreading over the Asian continent reverses the trend. The result is multiplied by the monsoon, breezes of the Indian Ocean, eventually producing significant amounts of rain in many parts of the archipelago.

The west of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo's inland, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya are the most humid regions of Indonesia, with a rainfall amount of over 2,000 millimetres per year. In part, this humidity comes from the high mountains that trap damp air. The city of Bogor, near Jakarta, claims to put up with the highest number of storms and rain a year in the world, 322 days. On the other hand, the closest islands to Australia – including the province of Nusa Tenggara and the eastern end of Java - tend to be dry, with some areas experiencing less than 1,000 millimetres per year. The humidity rate varies from 70-90% from a "season" to another. Cyclones and storms pose fewer problems for mariners and fishermen than violent ocean currents, particularly in the Straits of Lombok and Sape.