Volcanoes of Indonesia

Volcanoes of Indonesia Overview

Island hopping and volcano adventure on the Indonesian islands of Java, Bali and Lombok

This is a volcano climbing holiday, with a good amount of relaxation time and exploration thrown in. Besides summiting 5 major volcanoes, we’ll also visit some of the major highlights of Java, Bali and Lombok, and have time to swim, snorkel and relax on the beach. Indonesia, located at the junction of four tectonic plates, has more active volcanoes than any other country. Our journey through this amazing landscape of ‘living mountains’ takes us from the island of Java, through Bali to Lombok. Along the way we will experience the impressive diversity of the Indonesian archipelago; its vegetation, which varies from tropical rainforest, to verdant rice fields, to dry steppe; its colourful wildlife; and its rich cultural tapestry. We start our journey with a visit to Borobodur, the world's largest Buddhist temple, before beginning our volcano adventure. We start out with Merbabu (3145m) on Java, then the iconic Bromo (2329m) and Kawa Ijen (2385), where we can meet the famous sulphur miners. Crossing to Bali we climb Mt Batur (1717m) before enjoying some downtime in the laidback town of Ubud, which is surrounded by vibrant green rice fields. Next, we travel by speedboat to the island of Lombok, where we make a memorable 2-day trek to the summit of Rinjani (3726m), which will see us standing on the summit for a spectacular sunrise. We end the holiday on Bali with some well earned relaxation time at Sanur, with its palm-fringed beaches and mix of placid and surf shores – the perfect place for a final chill-out before flying home.