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Java & : ’s Mystical Islands 2018 18-Day Small Group Adventure

EXTEND YOUR TRIP PRE-TRIPS Northern Vietnam: Hanoi & Halong Bay OR Borneo’s Rain Forests & Orangutans POST-TRIP Island & Beyond: Land of Dragons

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Our & Bali: Indonesia’s Mystical Islands adventure is designed for people who want a different kind of travel experience. We seek out unusual experiences, in out-of-the-way places where ordinary tours don’t go. Unlike most group tours, ours is a small group experience that seeks to provide a more intimate and up-close view of Indonesian life. Traveling with no more than 15 others, you will find that camaraderie is an integral part of the experience.

Indonesia is a developing country, and the overall quality of travel services is not what you would find in the United States or Europe. Travel and schedules here can be sometimes unpredictable, and there may be times when we cannot follow your published itinerary exactly. The sequence of places visited may vary. In these cases we ask that you bring an open mind and a sense of humor. We are experienced in responding to changing circumstances on the spot, and will do whatever it takes to ensure your comfort and satisfaction.

To best enjoy this trip, bring a sense of open curiosity and an adventurous spirit.

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»» International airfare, airport transfers, »» 16 small group activities government taxes, fees, and airline fuel »» Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Leader surcharges unless you choose to make your own air arrangements »» Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and luggage porters »» All land transportation and 2 internal flights »» 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next adventure—an average of $314 »» Accommodations for 15 nights

»» 35 meals—daily breakfast, 11 lunches, and 9 dinners (including 1 Home-Hosted Meal)

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 WHAT THIS TRIP IS LIKE

PACING FLIGHT INFORMATION »» 7 locations in 15 days with one 1-night »» Travel time will be 20-27 hours and stay (1-night stay at LAX airport does not will most likely have two connections of apply to passengers with independent air between 2-3 hours arrangements) »» Local airlines used for Borneo flights »» International flights from Los Angeles to on our optional Borneo’s Rain Forests Taipei depart very early in the morning & Orangutans extension are subject to frequent schedule changes and flight PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS cancellations. We will make every effort to »» Not appropriate for travelers using ensure that these changes do not impact wheelchairs, walkers, or other your experience mobility aids ACCOMMODATIONS & FACILITIES »» You must be able to walk 2-3 miles »» All accommodations feature private baths and ascend hills and numerous stairs and Western-style toilets unassisted, and participate in 4-6 hours of physical activities each day

»» Agility and balance are required for boarding cyclo-rickshaw

»» We reserve the right for Trip Leaders to restrict participation, or in some circumstances send travelers home, if their limitations impact the group’s experience

CLIMATE »» Daytime temperatures range from 75-90°F, often with high humidity

TERRAIN & TRANSPORTATION »» Travel over some rugged paths by bus and on foot

»» Temple visits feature numerous steps, while hikes and walks will require walking up and down hills

»» Travel by 21-passenger coach, cyclo-rickshaw, horse-drawn carriage, and motorboat

»» Two 90-minute internal flights and several day-long overland transfers

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 Java & Bali: Indonesia’s Mystical Islands 2018

On Indonesia’s tropical islands, sacred ruins rise out of jungles, monkeys frolic in temples, and artists are still revered. Although Java and Bali are neighbors in the archipelago, they each have a unique identity. Java is the country’s political and cultural heart, with a devout Muslim society and lingering reminders of the Buddhist kings and Dutch colonists who shaped its history. Bali is its artistic soul, with a deeply spiritual Hindu population and landscapes that have inspired painters and performers for centuries. Join O.A.T. on these isles to unravel the mysteries of ancient kingdoms and carved ruins. Experience the serenity of holy water temples ... Meet villagers to learn about their daily lives ... And surround yourself with the natural beauty of terraced hills, blossoming orchids, and pristine coastlines.

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Northern Vietnam: Hanoi & Halong Bay 6 NIGHTS PRE-TRIP Feel the cosmopolitan rhythm of Hanoi, the modern capital anchored by a tree-ringed lake. Explore the winding streets of the Old Quarter, admire the classic Vietnamese architecture of the Temple of Literature, and witness handcraft traditions that have been passed down through generations. Then cruise the emerald waters of Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Borneo’s Rain Forests & Orangutans 4 NIGHTS PRE-TRIP Discover exotic Borneo, traveling by riverboat to an Indonesian national park that is home to orangutans—a primate closely related to humans. Here we also have chances to observe many other kinds of wildlife, and to meet the charming people of this tropical island.

Komodo Island & Beyond: Land of Dragons 5 NIGHTS POST-TRIP Discover why the first Dutch sailors to arrive on Komodo Island dubbed the legendary ten-foot lizards “dragons.” Explore nearby Rinca Island, and get to know the people who share this archipelago, witnessing their traditional arts and exploring the dramatic landscapes they call home, from mountain caves to a pink-sand beach.

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Day 1 Begin your journey to Jakarta, independence in 1945, Jakarta re-emerged as Indonesia via a domestic gateway city the symbol of both the nation’s freedom and Due to different air carriers and varied flight its diverse cultural heritage. schedules, some travelers will fly from their We begin with a stroll through a local market, home city to a domestic gateway city later followed by a visit to a cafe where we’ll today. If you are already located in a gateway meet with a local. We’ll discuss what the city, you will likely depart directly from there local culture is like and what life is like for early in the morning on Day 2. minorities in the predominantly-Muslim neighborhood in which the cafe is located. Next, we travel by bajai (three-wheeled Day 2 Fly to Jakarta, Indonesia scooters) to Fatahillah Square. Once the Early this morning, you’ll fly from your former administrative and commercial domestic gateway city to Jakarta Indonesia. heart of Dutch Colonial Indonesia, the cobblestone square still retains vestiges of its Please note: Travelers departing very early are past grandeur. We’ll pause for lunch at the advised to arrive at their gateway city the night beautiful Café Batavia, set a in a 200-year old before their flight. building with colonial-era décor. After lunch, we’ll return to our hotel where you’ll have free time. You may choose to visit the Istiqlal Day 3 Arrive Jakarta, Indonesia Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia. Arrive in Jakarta on the island of Java, Indonesia. Your O.A.T. Trip Leader will greet This evening, we’ll gather for our Welcome you at the airport and escort you on the Dinner at a local restaurant. hour-long drive to your hotel. Here, you’ll Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner be joined by travelers who took the pre-trip extensions to Northern Vietnam: Hanoi & Halong Bay or Borneo’s Rain Forests & Orangutans. This Day 5 evening is yours to rest or venture out We depart this morning for our flight to into the city. Yogyakarta (pronounced “Jokjakarta” and nicknamed Yogya or “Jogja”).

Day 4 Explore Jakarta Located in the valley below , After breakfast, we explore Jakarta, the capital Yogya is the epicenter of Javanese arts, where and largest city of Indonesia. Originally a wooden and silver handcrafts and dance trading port of the Kingdom of Sunda in the and music performances all abound. It also fourth century, Jakarta caught the attention displays some classic examples of the island’s of the Dutch and became their colonial architecture and design, defined by low-rise capital, known as Batavia, during the 17th and buildings with tall, pyramid-shaped roofs. 18th centuries. When Indonesia declared its

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 When we arrive, we’ll have lunch at a Day 7 Temple local restaurant before transferring to our Enjoy the morning at leisure before we set hotel. We’ll have some time to get settled off for the nearby plains to witness the in and you’ll have free time to make your ninth-century Prambanan Temple complex. own discoveries. Perhaps you’ll visit Sekar Built by the Sanjaya Dynasty, a Hindu group Rinonce, a foundation dedicated to conserving thought to be political rivals to the Buddhist the art of batik. This art form uses wax to Sailendra rulers in the area, Prambanan is a create designs on fabrics. UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. Many of This evening, dinner is on your own. its 240 structures collapsed during a major Breakfast, Lunch earthquake in the 16th century, and they were largely forgotten by the outside world until British statesman Sir Thomas Stamford Day 6 Temple • Raffles stumbled upon the site in 1811. Still in Home-Hosted Dinner various states of repair, they retain an aura of After breakfast, we have some time to sample being lost in time, awaiting discovery. daily life in the neighborhood around the After, we’ll enjoy lunch at a local restaurant hotel. Then we visit the colossal Borobudur before returning to the hotel where you’ll Temple, which UNESCO calls “one of the have free time to make your own discoveries. greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.” Perhaps you’ll choose to explore one of the Borobudur is the Saliendra’s masterpiece, region’s other historic temples, or you may a massive pyramid that rises up from the visit a nearby museum to learn more about green plains like the neighboring volcanoes. the history and culture of Yogyakarta. From its 150,000-square-foot base, we have Tonight, we’ll gather for dinner at a local a chance to climb up the six tiers to the restaurant. top. Moving from bottom to top, note how the volcanic-rock carvings progress from Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner depictions of the world of desire, to the world of forms, and reaching the pinnacle in the world of formlessness—the realm of nirvana Day 8 Fly to Bali • Visit dance school • in Buddhist ideology. The top level is dotted Arrive in Candidasa with 72 small latticework stupas, each with We say farewell to Java this morning and a statue of Buddha inside, which we can see fly to the tropical paradise of Bali. A Hindu through the grates. enclave that stands alone in the middle of the rest of the largely Muslim Indonesia, Bali has We’ll have lunch at a local restaurant before fostered a deeply spiritual culture with arts, we return to our hotel for some free time. customs, and social rules unlike any place on Then this evening, we’ll get to experience Earth. In fact, Balinese Hinduism is a unique everyday life as we join a Javanese family for mélange of different cultural influences, dinner in their home. including traditional Hinduism, brought to Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner the island by a Javanese princess and priests in the 16th century; Buddhism, the island’s state religion in the seventh century; and

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 indigenous animist and ancestor-deifying A Hindu priest will conduct a purification religions. Throughout our time here, we’ll ceremony using water from the temple’s holy see how spirituality factors into nearly every spring. We are welcome to participate in this aspect of Balinese life. traditional rite, which is believed to provide spiritual cleansing. Afterwards, we have lunch Upon arrival in , we travel to a local at a local restaurant, and then continue to restaurant for lunch. After, we visit a school , our next destination and Bali’s artistic of Balinese dance, where we’ll try some steps heart. We check in to our hotel and have some and watch a performance. Then we continue time to settle in. Then, you may choose to join to Candidasa, where we’ll take an orientation your Trip Leader for an orientation walk to get walk before having dinner at the hotel. acquainted with the area around our hotel. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant this evening. Day 9 Candidasa • Visit Balinese villages Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & This morning, we’ll drive through the picturesque rural villages along the southern Day 11 Explore Ubud’s Sacred Monkey slopes of Mount Agung. Our first stop is Forest • Puppet Show Sidemen, a mountain village where weavers This morning, we will hike Tjampuhan Hill make Balinese ikat textiles. Here, our and explore the Sacred Monkey Forest, which small group will get an intimate glimpse is home to about 600 macaque monkeys living of this industry when we meet with local among temples built in the 14th century. weavers. Then, we’ll set off for our next destination—Tirta Gangga, a former summer You’ll have time to explore on your own this residence of the Karang Asem royal family. afternoon. Perhaps you’ll spend your free time The site was built around a sacred spring, exploring Ubud’s vibrant art scenes. In the which feeds four large pools dotted with stone 1920s, Ubud grew from a sleepy but charming statues, shrines, and pagodas. village into a nucleus for the arts. The scenic rice fields, hills, and streams surrounding the After enjoying lunch at a local restaurant, town enticed European painters like Walter we’ll visit Budakeling, a community known Spies and Rudolf Bonnet to settle there. for its blacksmiths. Later this afternoon, we’ll They brought with them an influx of arts return to Candidasa, and dinner is at a local funding—which in turn, drew local painters, restaurant. carvers, woodworkers, and performers. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Tonight, we’ll travel by motorcoach to the workshop of a puppet master, who will treat us to a short Balinese puppet show Day 10 Discover Sudamala Temple • performance. We then dine at Café Wayan, Travel to Ubud the noted bakery and restaurant featured After breakfast, we check out of our Candidasa in Elizabeth Gilbert’s popular memoir Eat, hotel and visit Kusamba, a coastal village Pray, Love. known for its black sand beach. Then we Breakfast, Dinner travel to the Sudamala Purification Temple.

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 Day 12 Explore the Kintamani Volcano among the dikes and rice paddies to take a area • Boat ride to Trunyan Village close look at whatever activity is taking place, After breakfast, we visit the Kintamani from planting to harvesting, depending on the Volcano area. We’ll travel to the village of season. Then, we’ll take a drive around the Trunyan, crossing Lake Batur by motorboat Lake Beratan area, the second largest lake in to get there. Trunyan is home to the Bali Bali, to see the island’s vegetable production. Aga ethnic group, known for their ancestral We’ll go to lunch at a local restaurant, and rituals. Contrary to Balinese tradition, the then continue on to Lovina, located on Bali’s people of Trunyan do not practice cremation, north shore. Lined with black, volcanic-sand but display their dead in open graves, beaches and fishing villages, northern Bali concealed by bamboo lattices and remarkably maintains a quieter pace than the areas to the preserved by the roots of the fragrant south. You’ll have some free time before we taru menyan tree. We take a walking tour gather for dinner at the hotel. around the village and its environs, enjoying striking views of Kintamani and Lake Batur Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner before we take a boat to a local cemetery to see Trunyan’s unique tradition. Day 14 A Day in the Life of Tiga Wasa We make our return trip across the lake and Village • Community Lunch pause for lunch nearby. After lunch at a local Today we have a rare opportunity to restaurant, we’ll return to our hotel where experience A Day in the Life of the rural hills you’ll have free time. You may choose to visit outside of Lovina, heading first to a local one of Ubud’s many art museums. Museum market in the bustling morning hours. While Puri Lukisan has Balinese works of art from the southern half of the island specializes the 16th century all the way through to the in rice production, citrus fruit orchards and 20th century on display, and the Neka Art cocoa and sugar plantations thrive here in the Museum has a private collection of art that north, and we’re likely to find their produce showcases myriad painting styles. on display in the simple stands here.

Dinner is on your own this evening. From the market, we travel by minivan to the Breakfast, Lunch farming community of Tiga Wasa to visit the Tiga Wasa Village School (when school is in session), supported in part by Grand Circle Day 13 Ride convertibles to Jatiluwih Foundation, where we meet students and their rice fields • Travel to Lovina teacher and perhaps witness a typical lesson. After breakfast, we take a scenic ride to the Next, we see another side of everyday life village of Jatiluwih. We’ll ride in 1970s Jeeps, when we visit with a local family of bamboo each of which hold three passengers plus weavers, witnessing their craft in action. we’ll the driver. also spend time with a family that makes Jatiluwih’s rice fields have been designated palm sugar. Following that, we’ll join the a UNESCO World Heritage Site because they village chief and the villagers for a community exemplify the traditional Balinese community lunch; we’ll dine on a traditional Balinese irrigation system known as subak. We walk meal, seasoned with regional herbs and

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 spices, and we can ask questions about their Day 16 Explore Uluwatu Cliffside Temple cultural practices, livelihoods, and any other If you wish, you can rise early this morning points of curiosity. to mingle with local people as they exercise in the park, and sample Balinese breakfast In the afternoon, we return to the hotel and foods from street vendors. After breakfast at you’ll have some leisure time. Dinner is on the hotel, we ride southwest to Pura Luhur your own. Uluwatu, or Temple above the Headstone. With origins that date back to the tenth Please note: Depending on your departure date, century, it’s one of the most striking you may visit Menyali Village instead of Tiga Wasa examples of a Balinese sea temple, perched Village. The included activities in Menyali Village on a cliff 330 feet above the water. Two types may be slightly different. of creatures greet visitors here: statues of the Breakfast, Lunch elephant-headed Hindu god, Ganesha, and a resident colony of mischievous macaque monkeys. We have time to explore the ancient Day 15 University visit • Ulun Danu structure and take in the dramatic seascapes Bratan Temple • Travel to Sanur along its promenade before departing. After breakfast, we depart for Sanur. On the way, we stop at Undiksha University to meet a We return to the hotel in the afternoon. Lunch professor and local students. is on your own, and the remainder of the day is yours to explore Sanur. Tonight, our small We’ll enjoy lunch at a local restaurant group comes together for a Farewell Dinner at before we continue through the agricultural a local restaurant. countryside to Ulun Danu Bratan, a Breakfast, Dinner 17th-century island temple that appears to float over Lake Bratan. Balinese Hinduism is sometimes known as the “religion of the holy Day 17 Fly to Los Angeles or begin water” for the important role that water plays post-trip extension in rituals and livelihoods, and this temple is After breakfast and some free time in the dedicated to the goddess of the lake, Dewi morning, we transfer to the airport for our Danu, with its pagodas actually resting on flight to Los Angeles via Taipei. We’ll spend small islands. Upon arrival in Sanur, we’ll the night in Los Angeles and make our return check in at our hotel and you’ll have free flight home the following day. Lunch and time later this afternoon. You may choose to dinner are on your own. join your Trip Leader when they venture to a local market. Here, you can sample traditional regional cuisine and interact with locals. Dinner is on your own this evening. Travelers on the post-trip extension Breakfast, Lunch to Komodo Island & Beyond: Land of Dragons will fly from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo this morning. Breakfast

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 Day 18 Continue trip home Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before returning to the airport for your flight back to your home city.

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Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 PRE-TRIP Northern Vietnam: Hanoi & Halong Bay

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»» Airfare from Hanoi to Jakarta »» 5 small group activities via Kuala Lumpur »» Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Leader »» Accommodations for 4 nights in Hanoi, »» Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and and 2 nights on a traditional wooden boat luggage porters in Halong Bay »» All transfers »» 15 meals—6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 4 dinners

PRE-TRIP EXTENSION ITINERARY

Feel the cosmopolitan rhythm of Hanoi, the modern capital anchored by a tree-ringed lake. Explore the winding streets of the Old Quarter, admire the classic Vietnamese architecture of the Temple of Literature, and witness handcraft traditions that have been passed down through generations. Then cruise the emerald waters of Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day 1 Fly to Taipei, Taiwan Day 3 Explore Hanoi • Water puppet show This morning we have breakfast at the hotel before setting out on a full-day tour of Hanoi, Today, you’ll fly to Taipei, Taiwan. where the atmosphere of growth is almost palpable. A young population—often perched on motorbikes—is headed forward, while Day 2 Arrive in Hanoi, Vietnam brightly colored French Colonial buildings Arrive in Hanoi via Taipei in the morning. offer a glimpse into the city’s past. An O.A.T. representative will meet you at the airport and escort you to our hotel. Our first stop is the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh in the French Quarter. In honor of Lunch is on your own today, and you’re the beloved national leader, the Vietnamese free to settle in before we take an afternoon erected an impressive marble and granite orientation walk around the neighborhood and structure where visitors can view his gather for a Welcome Briefing. Dinner will preserved remains. Please note: The Ho follow at a local restaurant. Chi Minh mausoleum is normally closed from Dinner September 4 through November 5 for preservation and maintenance of the building.

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 After exploring the Ho Chi Minh complex, we Day 4 Visit Bat Trang Ceramic Village head to the Museum of Ethnology to learn After breakfast, we depart for Bat Trang, a about the fascinating cultural diversity of small village outside Hanoi known for its this ancient land. We’ll then enjoy lunch at unique style and superior quality of ceramic a local restaurant. Please note: On Mondays, pottery. Here, we visit a workshop, where the Museum of Ethnology is closed. If our tour of local craftspeople have been perfecting Hanoi is on a Monday, our visit to the Museum of the art of ceramics for centuries. We learn Ethnology will be replaced by a visit to Hanoi’s about the process, from forming the clay to History Museum or Fine Arts Museum. painting the distinctive intricate designs. Afterward, we wander around town and make From there, we visit the Temple of Literature, time for shopping and browsing the colorful Vietnam’s first university. Constructed in vases, bowls, flowerpots, and more in the 1076 to honor Confucius and high-ranking village market. scholars, its five grassy courtyards feature several architectural styles from this We have lunch in the village and then return 1,000-year-old civilization. Local students to Hanoi. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure to sometimes rub the head of the tortoise statue explore the city, and dinner this evening is in the third courtyard for good luck. on your own. Breakfast, Lunch This afternoon, we enjoy a water puppet show, an art form in which puppets are suspended over water, directed by puppet masters who must sit semi-submerged for hours at a time. Day 5 Overland to Halong Bay • Board The tradition of water puppetry is at least Vietnamese boat 1,000 years old, originating with peasants After breakfast, we set off for Halong Bay, in the Red River Delta of the north. The whose name translates to “Bay of the puppets, which the French used to call “the Descending Dragon.” souls of the Vietnamese rice fields,” are made of the water-resistant wood of the fig tree Despite occasional rough roads, the journey and depict villagers, farm animals, dragons, to the bay offers tranquil views of the flat and more. green countryside, dotted with rice paddies and small villages. We may share the lanes The rest of the afternoon is yours to spend with farmers bringing their chickens and as you wish. Ask your Trip Leader for other livestock to market in trucks or even recommendations on where to taste a good strapped onto motorbikes. We arrive in the bowl of pho (savory rice-noodle soup) early afternoon and transfer to a pier for our or Vietnamese coffee, equally strong and overnight cruise. sweet. Tonight, we meet for dinner at a local restaurant. With its clear, emerald waters and coves blanketed in velvety vegetation, it’s little Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner wonder that Halong Bay has been the inspiration for generations of Vietnamese poets. Resting peacefully across the Gulf of Tonkin near the Chinese border, this UNESCO

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 World Heritage Site is speckled with more You’re free to make our own discoveries here, than 1,600 mountain islands, whose jagged perhaps exploring the temples and pagodas profiles seem to rise out of nowhere. in this region. Or maybe you’ll head off to one of the area’s shopping streets, such as Ta Our vessel is of particular interest. We board a Hien, where you can bargain for souvenirs, traditional wooden sailboat in the Vietnamese silk, artword, and clothing. Dinner tonight is style. We drop anchor at an island pierced on your own. You can ask your Trip Leader for with surreal grottoes, then enjoy lunch on restaurant recommendations around the city. board our ship. We resume our cruise in the Breakfast, Lunch afternoon before dinner on our boat, where we will spend the night. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 8 Fly to Jakarta via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Day 6 Explore Halong Bay • Overnight on the airport for our flight to Jakarta (via Kuala Vietnamese boat Lumpur), where we’ll join the rest of our This morning we enjoy breakfast al fresco small group on our Java & Bali: Indonesia’s aboard the boat while we continue our cruise Mystical Islands trip. around Halong Bay. Breakfast As we glide past hidden caves and soaring cliffs, we’ll observe Vietnamese going about their daily lives—fishing and harvesting, reaping the riches of the land and sea. Vietnamese fishermen navigate in lacquered and woven-wood coracles, lozenge-shaped, rudderless vessels that resemble an oversized tub. Oar-propelled fishing boats, orsampans , abound as well, many occupied by whole families: parents, children, and grandparents.

We’ll stop at an island to stretch our legs. Here, we can explore one of the aforementioned caves by kayak. Lunch and dinner will be served on the boat today, where we’ll spend another night on the bay. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 Overland to Hanoi • Day at leisure After breakfast onboard, we dock and return to Hanoi, where we enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. From there, we have some free time to explore the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 PRE-TRIP Borneo’s Rain Forests & Orangutans

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»» Roundtrip airfare between Jakarta and »» 6 small group activities Pangkalan Bun »» Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Leader »» Accommodations for 1 night in Jakarta, 2 »» Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and nights in Tanjung Harapan, and 1 night in luggage porters Pangkalan Bun »» All transfers »» 12 meals—4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 4 dinners

PRE-TRIP EXTENSION ITINERARY

Discover exotic Borneo, traveling by riverboat to an Indonesian national park that is home to orangutans—a primate closely related to humans. Here we also have chances to observe many other kinds of wildlife, and to meet the charming people of this tropical island.

Day 1 Begin your journey to Jakarta, Day 3 Fly to Jakarta Indonesia via a domestic gateway city This morning, fly to Jakarta. We arrive later Due to different air carriers and varied flight today, where we’ll be met by our O.A.T. Trip schedules, some travelers will fly from their Leader. We check into our hotel, with some home city to a domestic gateway city later time to relax before a Welcome Dinner at today. If you are already located in a gateway the hotel. city, you will likely depart directly from there Dinner early in the morning on Day 2.

Day 4 Fly to Pangkalan Bun • Kumai • Day 2 Fly to Jakarta, Indonesia via Travel to National Park Taipei, Taiwan We catch a morning flight for Pangkalan Early this morning, you’ll fly from your Bun on the Indonesian part of the island domestic gateway city to Taipei, Taiwan. of Borneo, then travel to the port of Kumai.Then we board a klotok—a traditional Please note: Travelers departing very early are style of riverboat—and have lunch on advised to arrive at their gateway city the night board as we cruise on the Sekonyer River to before their flight. Tanjung Harapan, the gateway to Tanjung Puting National Park. This park protects a

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 140-million-year old tropical forest that is in addition to wild pigs, giant squirrels, home to an outstanding diversity of plant numerous bird species, and exquisite and animal life, including orangutans. We’ll butterflies—an amazing variety of animal life. encounter these expressive apes—close Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner relatives of humans—during a stop at the Tanjung Harapan feeding station. Next, we’ll check into our lodge and have some time to Day 6 Sungai Sekonyer Village • freshen up before we hop on our vessel again Pangkalan Bun for a wildlife-watching cruise—a good time to This morning we will have the chance to bring out the binoculars. If we’re lucky, we’ll interact with local people in Sungai Sekonyer catch a glimpse of the proboscis monkey, Village and learn about their way of life. We’ll the primate with the Durante-esque nose. have lunch back aboard the boat as we return We’ll dine aboard the ship as we head back to to Pangkalan Bun, where we’ll check in and the hotel. have dinner at a local restaurant. Please note: Local airlines are subject to frequent Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner schedule changes and flight cancellations. We will make every effort to ensure that these changes do not impact your experience. Day 7 Fly to Jakarta Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner After breakfast, we explore Kampung Mendawai village where we’ll visit a wooden mosque. We’ll then explore the Mendawai Day 5 Tanjung Harapan • Pondok Tangui • market and Sultan Palace before enjoying Camp Leakey lunch in a local restaurant. This afternoon, After waking up to birdsong and the we leave for our flight to Jakarta, where we’ll whoop-whoop of the gibbon’s call, we cruise join the rest of the group at our hotel to begin to the Pandok Tangui feeding station, which our Java & Bali adventure. Dinner is on your we reach with a short trek through the jungle. own this evening. Orangutan rehabilitation necessitates feedings Breakfast, Lunch to supplement the diet of these primates until they are fully able to forage for themselves. The feeding stations in the park provide us with our best opportunities to observe these auburn-haired apes. Lunch will be served on the klotok as we voyage to our next destination, Camp Leakey, a place that has been the base for dozens of research efforts. We will visit the camp’s museum and feeding station. Throughout the day, and as we travel on the river back to our lodge, we have the opportunity to spot proboscis monkeys, gibbons, macaques, and leaf monkeys …

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 POST-TRIP Komodo Island & Beyond: Land of Dragons

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»» International airfare from Denpasar, Bali, »» 3 small group activities to Labuan Bajo, Flores »» Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Leader »» Accommodations for 4 nights in Flores »» Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and and 1 night in Kuta (1 additional night in luggage porters Los Angeles on the return trip for travelers who purchase air with O.A.T.) »» All transfers

»» 13 meals—6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 3 dinners

POST-TRIP EXTENSION ITINERARY

Discover why the first Dutch sailors to arrive on Komodo Island dubbed the legendary ten-foot lizards “dragons.” Explore nearby Rinca Island, and get to know the people who share this archipelago, witnessing their traditional arts and exploring the dramatic landscapes they call home, from mountain caves to a pink-sand beach.

Day 1 Fly to Labuan Bajo, Flores • Visit Later, we take a leisurely walk around Bukit Bukit Cinta hill Cinta (Love Hill) to take in lovely panoramic We leave Denpasar this morning and fly to views as the sun sets on Labuan Bajo and the Labuan Bajo, where our OAT Trip Leader sea. This evening, we dine together at a local meets us for the transfer to our hotel. restaurant. Lunch, Dinner Ideal for swimming and snorkeling, the small fishing village of Labuan Bajo is located on the western end of Flores and has become Day 2 Boat ride to Komodo Island • Picnic the gateway town for trips to nearby Komodo lunch on pink-sand beach Island and Rinca Island. Today, we stay After breakfast, we transfer to Labuan Bajo’s local and enjoy lunch at restaurant close to rustic jetty, where wooden homes and piers the hotel. hug the blue water. We board small boats for our ride to Komodo Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Like Australia, Komodo was first settled as a penal exile colony, but the descendants of its first settlers are now avid fishermen.

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 It’s not the human inhabitants for whom 20th century, their numbers have dwindled the island is best known in the popular somewhat in recent years, and village elders imagination however; that distinction goes are working hard to preserve their culture. to the island’s “dragons,” the existence of which was first reported 200 years ago but We witness Caci dancing, a sport in which not proved until the early 20th century. More masked men wield whips in stylized combat accurately described as a monitor lizard, the that is meant to symbolize the unity of men scaly giants have attracted scientists and and women in creation. Then, we watch curious travelers from around the globe. villagers pounding homegrown coffee beans into powder and learn about their seasonal A local ranger greets us when we go ashore crops. As we talk with the locals, we’ll enjoy on Komodo Island, then leads us on a walking a richer understanding of village life and exploration of the island’s flora and fauna, Manggarai culture. keeping an eye out for the lizards. They have famously keen hearing, so our guide We return to Labuan Bajo this afternoon for may encourage us to be fairly quiet on our lunch together, and the balance of the day is walk, in hopes of not disrupting its natural at leisure. Perhaps you’ll snorkel at nearby behavior patterns. Bidadari Island or stroll among the stalls of the ocean-side market for local favorites Later, we discover the island’s other unique such as fried locally caught squid or martabak feature: pink sand. One of only a handful of pancakes, stuffed with chocolate, cheese, pink-sand beaches on Earth, this shoreline fruit, and nuts. is colored by foraminifera, living marine Breakfast, Lunch protozoa which turn the sand reddish; when the red sand and white beach sand are tumbled together by the tide, the resulting Day 4 Visit Rinca Island • Search for blend is an attractive pink color. We’ll picnic Komodo Dragons • Discover Kelor Island in this atmospheric setting for lunch, leaving Today, we enjoy a rare opportunity to time for snorkeling or swimming. discover Rinca, an island few Americans visit. Then, we return by boat to Flores, where you Smaller than Komodo Island and even more enjoy leisure time to explore before dinner unspoiled, this is the best locale for having a on your own. chance to witness Komodo dragons in their natural habitat. Breakfast, Lunch

We begin our explorations aboard a traditional fishing boat like the ones used by islanders. Day 3 Discover Cecer Village Our boat brings us to Rinca, where a After we enjoy breakfast together, we spend ranger will guide us on our quest to see the the day getting to know what life on the mighty creatures— the longest lizards on island of Flores is like with a visit to Cecer Earth—often growing to a length of nearly Village, where the clan-based Manggarai ten feet. speak their own dialect. Though their tribal population rose to a half million in the

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925 After we pause for lunch back aboard our Please note: Today’s itinerary only applies to vessel, we visit Kelor Island. Here, we have travelers who have purchased air with OAT. free time to relax and swim along the island’s Breakfast beautiful shore.

This afternoon, we return to our hotel Labuan Bajo. We gather in a local restaurant for a Farewell Dinner this evening. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Labuan Bajo • Fly to Denpasar This morning, we fly to Denpasar, Bali, arriving in the early afternoon. You’ll have ample time to explore the area around your hotel and enjoy lunch on your own before we join together for dinner in a local restaurant. Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6 Denpasar • Fly to Los Angeles A morning of leisure awaits you in Kuta, where you can shop, unwind on beautiful Kuta Beach, or visit a park that features traditional Balinese art. After lunch on your own today, we transfer to the Denpasar airport.

After those who purchased air with OAT fly to Los Angeles, we check into our hotel located just a short distance away. Dinner is own your own.

Please note: Travelers who have purchased their own airfare and have made their own travel arrangements back to the U.S. will not stay overnight in Los Angeles. Breakfast

Day 7 Continue trip home After breakfast in our hotel, we return to the airport for our flight back home.

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925