SCHLUMBERGER ASIA ALLIANCE REUNION April 29th, 2018 – May 4th, 201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2018 Asia Alliance, will be a combination of Gala Dinner in Jakarta Old Town (Ice Breaker and Old Buddies Reunion), Nature Adventure in Mount Bromo East Java and Cultural Experience in Yogyakarta (visit to Magnificent Buddhist Borobudur Temple and the Performance of Legendary Ramayana Ballet with Hindu Prambanan Temple in the background). Day 1: JAKARTA We start with the tour of Jakarta Old Town, known as Oud Batavia (Dutch "Old Batavia"), the first walled settlement of the Dutch in Jakarta area and the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area of Jakarta Old Town has been rejuvenated, preserving the Old Square, the Original City Hall (now known as Museum Fatahillah), The Old Post Office and several other colonial buildings, now used as museums. After the tour, followed by "gala dinner", "ice breakers" and “reunion old buddies” in Cafe Batavia in the Square. This Cafe offers iconic colonial ambiance and original-style Dutch East Indies cuisine. http://www.indonesia.travel/en/post/explore-jakarta-kota-tua-today-s-old-batavia Day 1 Sunday: April 29th: Jakarta 09:00 – 12:00: Arrival, Hotel Check In and Registration 15:00 – 16:30: Leaving Hotel for Jakarta Tua (Jakarta Old Town) 16:30 – 17:30: Tour Jakarta Tua (Museums: History of Jakarta, Fine Arts and Ceramics and Wayang) 17:30 – 19:00: Gala Dinner in Café Betawi, just in front of the Museum 19:30: Drive back to Hotel and rest, ready for early flight Figure 1: Museum Fatahillah Figure 2: Café Betawi http://theamazingindonesia.com/history-of-old-city-jakarta/ Day 2: JAKARTA – SURABAYA – MOUNT BROMO We leave early for the airport to catch 9:00 am flight to Surabaya, capital of East Java Province, third biggest City in Indonesia. 2 hours flight, arriving in Surabaya around 11:00 am, early lunch in the restaurant close to the airport. We will go straight to Mount Bromo with bus, it will take around 3 hours to reach the Hotel. Hope you could sleep in the bus to preserve energy. Check in “Hotel Lava View”, located high and close to the crater. The bus cannot reach the Hotel, we will be shuttled with smaller cars. Don’t expect too much of the Hotel, as it is in the mountain, probably like a “home stay” but it has very good view of the Mountain and the Crater and will be good enough to take a rest and nap before climbing to the peak. Temperature in the mountain can be cool, not horribly cold, prepare jackets and sweaters and don’t forget comfortable shoes and pants for walking. Day 2 Monday: April 30th: Jakarta – Surabaya – Mount Bromo 06:30: Hotel Check Out and leaving for Airport 09:00 – 11:00: Flight Jakarta - Surabaya 11:30 – 13:30: Lunch in Surabaya 13:30 – 16:30: Bus ride from Surabaya to Mount Bromo 16:30: Check in Hotel in Mount Bromo and enjoy the view, hope we will have a clear sky. 18:00 – 19:30: early dinner in Hotel, rest, ready for early start to climb the peak and see the “live crater”. Figure 3: Hotel Lava View Day 3: MOUNT BROMO – SURABAYA We start very early in the morning at 3 am to see the “sun rise” from “Penanjakan Peak”. We will ride 4x4 Jeep, 1970’s/80’s RetroToyota Hardtop. For those who worked in Balikpapan/Sumatra in late 70’s/80’s, that was our Engineer’s car. They have hundreds in the crater to take tourists to the peak, various colors, quite a sight. Each Jeep can carry 4 to 5 people, not too comfortable but for 20 to 30 minutes ride, it could be fun. Figure 4: Fleet of Colorful Toyota Hardtop From “Penanjakan Peak” and we pray for clear sky (which should be the case in May), we will witness a stunning sunrise and amazing view of the surrounding mountains. Figure 5 : View from Penanjakan After taking lots of photos, we descent to the “large crater of sea of sands”, there is a Hindu Temple in this mountain desert (we may not be able to go in, it is a sacred place for the locals). Then we can walk and climb 250 stairs up to see the “ kawah or live crater”, quite an amazing sight. We can take our time and walk slowly, we can ride a horse to an area before climbing the stairs, the horses are not big and very tame. Unfortunately we cannot use the jeep to go up to the “ kawah or live crater”. Figure 6 : “Bromo Kawah” – Crater Figure 7 : Stairs to the lips of “Bromo Kawah” – Crater For those who choose not to climb up to see the “kawah or live crater”, we can ride around the sea of sands with the jeep. Figure 8: Pasir Berisik (whispering sands) Figure 9: Like in Bali, the people in Bromo are Hindu, they built a temple in Bromo Crater Then we go back to “Lava View Hotel”, take a brunch, check out and return to Surabaya with the bus. Arriving early afternoon in Surabaya, we check in to Hotel Alana, I suggest we rest after a long day in Bromo, take it easy and have dinner in the Hotel, but for those who want to venture Surabaya, we can make the arrangement. But we will start early again to take train to Yogyakarta the following day. Day 3 Tuesday: May 1st: Mount Bromo - Surabaya 03:00: Jeep ride to the PENAJAKAN Peak 05:30 – 07:00: Witnessing Sun Rise and The Magnificent View from PENAJAKAN Peak 07:00 – 08:00: descending to “lautan pasir” (sea of sands) 08:00 – 09:00: Climb up the stairs to “Bromo Crater” 09:00 – 10:00: Enjoy the view of the crater and surrounding mountain 10:00 – 10:30: descending to “pasir berbisik” (whispering sands) 10:30 – 12:00: Brunch in Hotel in Bromo 12:00 – 15:00: Bus ride back to Surabaya 15:00: check in Hotel Surabaya and rest 19:00 – 20:00: Dinner in Hotel, rest and ready for early train ride to Yogyakarta http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/area/bromo-tengger-semeru-national-park Day 4: SURABAYA - YOGYAKARTA Early breakfast and check out and heading to train station for 8:15 train ride to Yogyakarta, known for its traditional arts and cultural heritage. After approximately 5 hours ride, arriving in Yogyakarta, we will have lunch first. Then we head straight to visit Borobudur Temple, a 9th-century Mahayana and the world's largest Buddhist temple. The temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six squares and three circulars, topped by a central dome. Figure 10 & 11: The Magnificent Candi Borobudur Day 4 Wednesday: May 2nd: Surabaya - Yogyakarta 07:00: Check Out Hotel and leaving for Train Station 08:15 – 13:00: Train ride Surabaya - Yogyakarta 13:00 – 15:00: lunch in Yogyakarta 15:00 – 18:00: Leaving and touring Ancient Borobudur Temple (UNESCO Heritage site) 18:30 – 20:00: Dinner close to the Temple 20:00: Check in Hotel and rest http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/592 Day 5: YOGYAKARTA Late and easy breakfast, followed by Yogyakarta City Tour and shopping (silver, batik, handicraft, ………). Then in the evening , we will go and watch the legendary beautiful Ramayana Ballet Performance with the Ancient Hindu Prambanan in background. Figure 12: Sendratari Ramayana Day 5 Thursday: May 3rd: Yogyakarta 07:00 – 10:00: late and easy breakfast 10:00 – 16:00: Yogyakarta City Tour and Shopping (Batik, Handicraft, Silver,..etc.) 16:00: return to Hotel 18:00 – 21:00: Dinner and watch Ramayana Ballet Day 6 Friday: May 4th: Yogyakarta - Jakarta 08:00 – 10:00: late and easy breakfast 10:00: Leaving for airport 12:00 – 13:30: flight to Jakarta END OF REUNION Day 7: YOGYAKARTA (Option for GOLFERS) Option for GOLFERS, stay one more day in Yogyakarta for a round of golf in Borobudur International Golf & Country Club (BIGCC). Figure 13: BOROBUDUR INTERNATIONAL Golf & Country Club .