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Java and Bali, an amazing Photographic Expedition

Java and Bali, an amazing Photographic Expedition

USD5000 per person
12 Days 11 Nights
16+ Age
Indonesia
Photography Expedition

While visiting the area of Bromo and Kawah Ijen, you will be amazed by its beauty, it is the perfect location for landscape photography and the visit to these volcano’s will be an amazing experience you will never forget.
We then head to Bali to shoot the amazing beach temples, terraced rice fields and local balines cultural scenes.

EXPERIENCE :

Beginner, amateur, enthusiast and pro photographers. Travel by private a/c car or minibus Moderate elevation changes and some walking. (*non-photographers also welcome) Kawah Ijen is a very hard walk up the mountain,  if you are not fit, you can skip this walk, Bromo Volcano is not a problem.

 

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  • Departure/Return Location
    Indonesia
  • Departure Time
    Please arrive in Indonesia on the
  • Dress Code
    Adventure wear, easy walking shoes, long sleeved pants and shirt for jungle walks.
  • Included
    Accommodation
    Guide
    Meals
    Photography Guidance
    Transport
  • Not Included
    Breakfast
    Domestic Flights
    Flights
    Insurance

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You can see the photos we took on our last trips here.

Tour Plan

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EXPEDITION’S FIRST DAY:
Arrival in Yogjakarta and transfer to your hotel.
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EXPEDITION’S SECOND DAY:
Morning visit at the Yogjakarta market, free time to walk around and visit the old quarters and proceed to the oild bird market, after lunch we proceed to the hotel to relax, around 4 PM we leave for sunset at Prambanan Temple
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EXPEDITION’S THIRD DAY:
We wake up very early to head to the Borobudur Temple for an early photoshoot of the temple. In the afternoon we fly from Yogjakarta to Surabaya and transfer to our hotel near the Bromo Volcano.
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EXPEDITION’S FOURTH DAY:
Early wake up at 05.00 am and head with small jeeps to the Pananjakan 2 viewpoint. We shoot mount bromo at Sunrise. 08.00 AM we head back to the hotel, have breakfast and around 9.30 we make a survey around Bromo  through villages nearby where we hotograph the local scenes. 12.00 Lunch. and some time to relax in the afternoon and recharge your batteries and empty your cards. At 16.00 PM we head to the Multigen viewpoint for a sunset scene of the Bromo, Mount Semeru and Mount Batok.After 20.00 PM we have dinner at hotel or restaurant nearby, in case the condition is favourable we can practice star trails with Bromo as a foreground.
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EXPEDITION’S FIFTH DAY:
Wake up very early at 02.00 AM (approx.) going to the Pananjakan 1 viewpoint by local jeeps, around 40 min. from the hotel, where we will be taking stars & sunrise photoshoots. Around 07.00 AM we will be heading down to the caldera, a lowered platform compared to its surroundings with in the middle the volcano’s romo and Batok. We also head to the Svannah fields for a few shots of the area and the volcanic desert that looks like a moon landscape. Around 10.00 am we head back to the hotel for our lunch, and some rest in the afternoon – we prepare for nightscape & star trails this evening. At 16.00 we start the sunset & star trails at Pananjakan 1 viewpoint or Kingkong . Around 20.00 back to our hotel for dinner. 21.00 discussion or milkyway study if the skies are clear.
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EXPEDITION’S SIXTH DAY:
Again early wake up call at 03.30 AM to Penanjakan1 or kingkong for stars and sunrise photography. After 7 AM we head back to our hotel, check out, and we drive around 1 hour to go to Madakaripura waterfall. 12.00 lunch on the way. Around 16.00 we reach our hotel near Kawah Ijen. 18.30 Dinner 19.30 Early sleep. 22.00 check out and drive to the entrance of Mt. Kawah Ijen entrance about 23.00 or 24.00.
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EXPEDITION’S SEVENTH DAY:
00.00 trekking to Mt. Kawah Ijen with local guides to visit blue fire, (please note opening times at the gate change every day so it might be possible we have to wait longer). We walk up the hill for about 2-3 hours and we stop on the way to shoot stars and arrive at the crater around 3.00 or 04.00, then getting down to the crater bottom & lake, taking photos of the Blue fire & sunrise. Note: flash light or head lamp, mask and protective eye gear are recommended – preferably sulfur mask). Around 09.00 AM we head to Bali island via the ferry, Lunch on the way. (time zone different 1 hr. plus to East Java time). Around 16.00 study sunset at Tanah lot. Dinner at Tanah lot. Later we move to our hotel near Bratan Lake. practice star trails with Bromo as a foreground.  
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EXPEDITION’S EIGHTH DAY:
Early morning breakfast and sunrise at Kintamani mountain. We will spend the afternoon to shoot the famous photo location where kids ‘perform” with water in a dam. We visit more temples and have some local people by our model for some portrait shootings of Balinese Cultural life on the Island.
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EXPEDITION’S NINTH DAY:
Sunrise this morning will be at one of Bali’s most iconic locations known as Bedugul where the temple is within the waters of Lake Bratan. Visit local temples and Bali village life. After lunch we will drive to Tegalalang rice fields.
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EXPEDITION’S TENTH DAY:
Morning beach scenes and village life. In the afternoon we are going to a villagewhere there is group of traditional Barong Dance will perform only for us. We will stay in Ubud area
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EXPEDITION’S ELEVENTH DAY:
Sunrise shoot at Tanah Lot and the whole area of rocky beach scenes.After breakfast we will visit Jimbaran where we will spend our final evening.
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EXPEDITION’S TWELFTH DAY:
After breakfast departure to Denpasar Airport for your connecting flig
Place - Java and Bali, an amazing Photographic Expedition
  • Dates Tour :
  • Photography Type -Landscape, Wildlife & Culture Photography
  • Leader: David Van Driessche and local naturalist guides
  • Group Size: Max. 14
  • Level - All Photography Levels
Including:
  • All Accommodation on twin sharing basis (2 persons per one room). Participants who would like to occupy a single room, an extra charge of 40USD/room/night will be applied. (some) breakfasts
  • Tour instructor & assistants, online class.
  • Transportation with driver as mentioned in the program.
  • Entrance tickets as mentioned in the program.
Excluding:
  • Minibar Drinks & snacks in hotel’s room.
  • Lunch & dinner
  • All tips
  • Laundry, telephone, internet, drinks and meals and other personal expenses other than those mentioned in the program.