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ICS TRAVEL ICSGROUPTRAVEL GROUP Contents Introduction 5 Tours 6 Cruises 16 Hotels 16 Jakarta 16 Yogjakarta 21 Bandung 22 Medan 23 Lombok 24 Moyo Island 25 Bali 26 Java 70 Excursions 72 Hotel Symbol: ICS Preferred Hotel Style Hotel Boutique Hotel Indonesia | Content | 3 MYANMAR THAILAND LAOS PHILIPPINES ANDAMAN SEA VIETNAM CAMBODIA PHILIPPINE SEA GULF OF THAILAND SOUTH CHINA SEA SULU SEA Banda Aceh PACIFIC OCEAN BRUNEI MALAYSIA Natuna Tawau Medan Besar Pulau MALAYSIA CELEBES SEA Simeulue Rantauprapat MOLUCCA Dumai Pulau SINGAPORE Manado SEA Sangkulirang Halmahera Nias Pekanbaru Batam Kotamobagu Ternate Borneo Sintang Rengat Pontianak Samarinda Luwuk Padang Pulau Telukbatang Palu Sorong Sumatra Biak Pulau Bangka Jambi Balikpapan Sulawesi Kepulauan Belinyu Sarmi Siberut Palangkaraya Kolonodale Sula CERAM Pangkalpinang Jayapura Kendawargan Malili SEA Palembang Billiton Toraja Ceram Lubuklinggau Toboali Buru Bengkulu Banjamasin Ambon New Guinea Kolaka Kendari Sengkang Greater Sunda Islands Makassar Muna Island Tanjungkarang Ujungpandang Bira Bau Bau Telukbetune JAKARTA JAVA SEA BANDA SEA Merak Kepulauan Cirebon Madura Aru Bandung Surabaya Baturaden Semarang Sumbawa Cilacap Yogyakarta Kepulauan Bali Satonda Island Komodo National Park Banyuwang Ampenan Tanimbar Java Lombok Labuhanbajo Larantuka INDIAN OCEAN Denpasar Merauke Taliwang Sape Flores EAST TIMOR Lombok Waingapu Timor ARAFURA SEA Sumba Kupang TIMOR SEA Lesser Sunda Islands AUSTRALIA Menjangan Island Singaraja Tedjakula Ferry to Java Island Pemuteran Tembok Gilimanuk Harbour Lovina Kintamani Batar Lake Munduk Tulamben Amed Negara Beratan Lake Pekutatan Amlapura Manggis Tabanan Ubud Candidasa Padangboi Habour Bali Map Ferry to Lombok Island Canggu DENPASAR Provincial Capital Kerobokan Seminyak Town Legian Sanur Nusa Lembongan Beach Kuta Surfing Area Tuban Bali Airport Nusa Penida Island Diving Site Jimbaran Tanjung Benoa Dolphin Area Uluwatu Nusa Dua 4 | Indonesia | Introduction MYANMAR ICS TRAVEL ICSGROUPTRAVEL GROUP THAILAND LAOS PHILIPPINES ANDAMAN SEA VIETNAM INDONESIA | CAMBODIA PHILIPPINE SEA The name Indonesia has its roots in two Greek words: “Indos” meaning Indian and “Nesos” GULF OF THAILAND which means islands. It is an appropriate description of the archipelago as there are estimated SOUTH CHINA SEA SULU SEA to be a total of 17,508 islands, of which only about 6,000 are inhabited, stretching for 5,150 km between the Australian and Asian continental mainland and dividing the Pacific and Indian PACIFIC OCEAN Banda Aceh Oceans at the equator. Indonesia is a great place for tourism as it offers natural beauty, cul- BRUNEI MALAYSIA Natuna Tawau tural and artistic wealth and warm hospitality. The diversity and authenticity of culture, arts Medan Besar Pulau MALAYSIA CELEBES SEA Simeulue as well as flora and fauna represents the precious art treasure that can be found throughout Rantauprapat MOLUCCA Dumai Pulau SINGAPORE Manado SEA Sangkulirang Halmahera the archipelago. Fabulous journeys and unforgettable experiences welcome the visitors to In- Nias Pekanbaru Batam Kotamobagu Ternate Borneo Sintang Rengat Pontianak donesia. Discover the highlights of the archipelago Indonesia with our tours and excursions. Samarinda Luwuk Padang Pulau Telukbatang Palu Sorong Sumatra Biak Pulau Bangka Jambi Balikpapan Sulawesi Kepulauan Belinyu Sarmi Siberut Palangkaraya Kolonodale Sula CERAM Pangkalpinang Jayapura Kendawargan Malili SEA Palembang Billiton Toraja Ceram Lubuklinggau Toboali Buru Bengkulu Banjamasin Ambon New Guinea Kolaka Kendari Sengkang Greater Sunda Islands Makassar Muna Island Tanjungkarang Ujungpandang Bira Bau Bau Telukbetune JAKARTA JAVA SEA BANDA SEA Merak Kepulauan Cirebon Madura Aru Bandung Surabaya Baturaden Semarang Sumbawa Cilacap Yogyakarta Kepulauan Bali Satonda Island Komodo National Park Banyuwang Ampenan Tanimbar Java Lombok Labuhanbajo Larantuka INDIAN OCEAN Denpasar Merauke Taliwang Sape Flores EAST TIMOR Lombok Waingapu Timor ARAFURA SEA Sumba Kupang TIMOR SEA Lesser Sunda Islands AUSTRALIA Menjangan Island Singaraja Tedjakula Ferry to Java Island Pemuteran Tembok Gilimanuk Harbour Lovina Kintamani Batar Lake Munduk Tulamben Amed Negara Beratan Lake Pekutatan Amlapura Manggis Tabanan Ubud Candidasa Padangboi Habour Bali Map Ferry to Lombok Island Canggu DENPASAR Provincial Capital Kerobokan Seminyak Town Legian Sanur Nusa Lembongan Beach Kuta Surfing Area Tuban Bali Airport Nusa Penida Island Diving Site Jimbaran Tanjung Benoa Dolphin Area Uluwatu Nusa Dua Indonesia | Private Tours Finish your day at the Taman Anggrek Mall, the larg- Day 5 Enchanting Yogyakarta | Java Cultural Highlights, 6 days| est Shopping Mall in Indonesia with an endless num- Breakfast at the Terrace Restaurant or at the pri- ber of shops and restaurants. Overnight in Jakarta. vacy of your villa. A visit of Yogyakarta, the former capital city of Indonesia and the remaining active Day 3 Jakarta – Yogyakarta – Visit Solo | sultanate in the country is a must. Jogja is a ma- Check-out and drive to the airport to board your do- jor university town and a royal capital complete mestic flight to Yogyakarta, where you will be met with a functioning palace or kraton. Like the Vati- and greeted by your local guide. Before transfer to can, the palace is a city within a city. The heart Jakarta JAVA SEA your hotel, you will do a visit to Solo City about 1.5 of the palace remains the home of the sultan and hours. Head for Solo known as “the Soul of Java”, a his immediate family. Your first stop will be made Bandung Baturaden pleasant city with a lively character and one of the at the Sultan Palace, and nearby Taman Sari Water Yogyakarta centres of old Javanese antiques. You will visit royal Castle, once a royal park and bathing pond. After- Java Mangkunegaran Palace, which blends European el- wards a visit of the southern outskirts of Yogya- egance with Javanese architectural style and with its karta will show you the centre of silver and Batik fascinating display of gold-plated dance ornaments, fabrics home industry in Kota Gede. Local lunch jewellery and wooden mask, Triwindu flea market will be served in a renovated part of the former and Kampung Laweyan known and existed as the re- family palace. Only a few kilometres east of Yogya- gion of batik since the time of kingdom in 1546 AD. karta, lies an ancient Hindu complex, Prambanan, In the afternoon, a drive of about 1 hour through the incorporating hundreds of temples strewn across Java Cultural Highlights rural part of northern Yogyakarta leads you finally the plains. Its central attraction is the elegant and to the “peaceful soul” resort of Amanjiwo, close to dramatic Loro Jonggrang temple, with its many the world famous and worldwide largest Buddhist’s courtyards, enclosures, shrines and sculptures. Day 1 Arrival in Jakarta | sanctuary, the Borobudur. Surrounded by ancient On the way back to the resort you pass the main Arrival at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International monuments and volcanic mountains, royal capitals thoroughfare of Yogyakarta, Jalan Malioboro which Airport (must be before 12:00 hrs). Our airport rep- and rural markets, Amanjiwo lies in the uncommonly at night takes on tenor of an exotic street fair. resentative will take care of you and will help you beautiful countryside of Central Java – Indonesia’s Many old Dutch and colonial buildings are lined up with all immigration and custom procedures to avoid cultural heart and provides an insight into Javanese in the middle of the city. You pass as well Mun- long queuing at the counters. Your private guide culture and the enduring traditions of this untouched, tilan, the centre of lave-stone carvings – lava of will welcome you with a traditional Balinese flower rural heartland and looks out over Borobudur, this the eruptions of the nearby Merapi volcano, one of garland and start your Indonesia experience on the spectacular 9th century Buddhist sanctuary and a the most active volcanos in Indonesia. Overnight way to Dharmawangsa Hotel in Jakarta by a private UNESCO World Heritage Site. Check-in and the rest at Amanjiwo. car. In the afternoon