Small group tours to Indonesia

Bukit Lawang The small town of Bukit Lawang is the main jumping-off point for nearby Gunung Leuser National Park. Located in north, central Sumatra, the park, along with  Kerinci Seblat and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Parks – forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage designated Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.,  The former alone covers an area of 8,000 square kilometres…

Lake Toba Situated in the north-central region of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Lake Toba was formed as the result of a super-eruption some 70-75,000 years ago which, (according to Wiki), is considered to have been the greatest volcanic eruption to have occurred in the last 25 million years! At some 30 kilometres at its widest point and 100 kilometres…

Prambanan Temple The spectacular, World Heritage-listed Prambanan Temple is situated in central Java’s Yogyakarta District, a short distance northeast of the eponymous provincial capital. The sanctuary originally dates to the mid-9th century, slightly later than the nearby Buddhist temple Borobudur and the adjacent Candi Sewu. It was dedicated to the god Shiva and, as far as Southeast Asian Hindu temples…

Indonesian food Prior to a recent Java trip, we confess to not having travelled in Indonesia for a long time and last time we did, it was to some further-flung parts of Sumatra, where frankly, the Indonesian food on offer was rather limited. Well, no offence to the friendly residents of the neighbouring island – and apologies to chefs on…