Tour · 7 nights · with G Adventures
Classic Java: Borobudur & Mt Bromo
A seven-night small-group tour from G Adventures through Java's less-travelled heart, featuring Borobudur’s ancient temple and a sunrise jeep ride on Mt Bromo, with local homestays and village cycling.
- Duration
- 7 nights
- Departures
- 5 dates
- Choose a month below
- Countries
- Indonesia
- Operator
- G Adventures
- From
- £564.85
- per person
Highlights
What makes this one worth it
Sunrise jeep ride on Mount Bromo
Ancient Borobudur temple complex
Biking tour through Wanurejo and Borobudur villages
Community homestay nights in Candirejo and Ngadas villages
Traditional batik making workshop in Solo
About the trip
This small-group holiday with G Adventures winds from Yogyakarta to Surabaya, venturing beyond Java's main tourist track. After settling in Yogyakarta, you spend time cycling around villages near Borobudur, the vast 9th-century Buddhist temple where the reliefs tell stories in stone. It’s a quiet contrast to the more raucous tourist spots, and you’ll find the rhythms of rural life here quietly absorbing.
The trip continues to Candirejo and Ngadas villages, where the group stays overnight in community-run homestays, the communal bathrooms a reminder that travel here isn’t polished luxury. At Ngadas, a jeep waits to carry the group up to Mt Bromo’s crater at dawn, a popular spot whose mist and volcanic fumes have mesmerised many. Along the way, local art and traditional batik making are woven into your route, adding hands-on moments that feel genuinely part of the place.
Throughout, your G Adventures CEO offers guidance and local insight without overshadowing the experience. The journey ends at Surabaya Airport with a sense of having seen Java at a human pace, less about ticking boxes and more about those particular moments that linger after the trip has ended.
- 1 Yogyakarta
- 2 Borobudur
- 3 Mount Bromo
- 4 Surabaya
- 5 Solo
Itinerary
The route
Yogyakarta
Borobudur
Mount Bromo
Surabaya
Solo
These are the places the trip visits, in order. G Adventures publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.
When to go
Departures and prices
Lowest price each month, per person.
G Adventures confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.
Need to know
Before you book
- Price based on
- Per personThe operator confirms the exact basis when you book.
- Travelling alone
- Check with G Adventures
- Flights
- Not included: you book your own to the start
- What’s included
- Check with G Adventures
- Accessibility
- Check with G Adventures
For full details of what’s included, check with G Adventures. See the full details on their site
Questions people ask
- How long is Classic Java: Borobudur & Mt Bromo?
- Classic Java: Borobudur & Mt Bromo is a 7 nights tour holiday.
- Who operates Classic Java: Borobudur & Mt Bromo?
- Classic Java: Borobudur & Mt Bromo is operated by G Adventures.
- How much does Classic Java: Borobudur & Mt Bromo cost?
- Prices for Classic Java: Borobudur & Mt Bromo start from £564.85, subject to availability.
The operator
G Adventures
Small-group tours around the world
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You book with G Adventures directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.
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