Spend time with your 'adopted' Moslem family and look into your new neighborhood

Your own day at your own terms

If you wish to stay in your local house, enjoy the environments and your family, you can do that. If you wish to choose an item from the optional tours, you can do that. If you wish to go out on your own, you can do that as well. Find some ideas under the heading "Ideas".

Accommodation

Budi's house

Half a day tour: hiking to the top of Mt. Panderman in Batu - half a day to experience culture

Hiking to the top of Mt. Panderman

To get an idea of the area where you are staying, it is a good exercise to hike to the highest top in the neighborhood, that is Mt. Panderman. It is just a 4 hours walk, nothing too heavy or too difficult. We leave early morning. Your guide will be waiting for you.

In the afternoon you have free time. You can help the family where you are staying with the work that needs to be done in and around the house or at the fields. Or, you can choose one of the options from the "Optional tours" or the "Ideas list". You could also just have an evening out with 'your family'.

Accommodation

Budi's house

A perfect day for another mix between nature (Cangar hot spring) and culture

The unexpected green winding road leads to Cangar hot spring

Cangar hot spring is about 25 km north of Batu at the slopes of Arjuno-Welirang. The winding road to this sulphuric hot spring is already a memory to make. As colors are best early morning, you will depart after breakfast. Your guide will get you off road at several spots to see the local activities and if you wish to participate in it, he will show you how to.
Once at Cangar hot spring enjoy your surroundings as well. If you feel up to it, you can also walk to the waterfall and the cave that you can find near the hot spring.

You can also pick an Optional tour or something from the Ideas list as Cangar hot spring can be visited in half a day.

Accommodation

Budi's house

Move to your new Tengger home near Mt. Bromo & visit the Madakaripura waterfalls

Moving day
Madakaripura Waterfalls - new Tengger home at the Bromo area

After breakfast you will be transfered to the Bromo area. It will be an approximately 3 hours drive. After Probolinggo we will stop at the Madakaripura Waterfalls. Take your time to visit this special hide out. It was already important to the Hindu community hundreds of years ago.

Once back at the car, you will continue to Ngadisari village where you will stay with the Tengger family of Mrs. Nuristiyani and her husband. They have two kids of 10 and 12 years old. You will have your own cozy room. She and her family are really open to visitors (as actually all Indonesians). Feel free to take your time to get to know all the members of the family, the neighbors and everybody who drops by. It will be around three when you are completely settled.

In the afternoon, your schedule is open.

Accommodation

Mrs. Nuristiyani's home

Bromo sunrise tour and a hike through the savanna

Bromo sunrise tour - hike through the savanna back to Cemara Lawang

At around 3, Mrs. Nuristiyani prepared you a light breakfast with some coffee or tea. You will depart by Jeep to Mt. Pananjakan. Or, optional, you could walk to a viewpoint which not necessarily has to be Mt. Pananjakan. The sun will rise between 4 and 5 in the morning, depending on the season. If weather conditions are on your side (most often clear mornings), you will have a stunning view over the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park. Mt. Semeru is also an active volcano and the highest mountain in Java (3676 m), which every 20 minutes has a small eruption with rocks and smoke. Take your time before heading down into the Sea of Sand, where you can have breakfast pick-nick style. The low temperatures on the viewpoint probably made you hungry and thirsty.
Then it is time to head to Bromo's crater. Just walk in 45 minutes to the crater rim. Feel free and enjoy. Once back at the parking area, you can hike with your guide around Mt. Bromo, through the savanna and some shrub lands. It will take about 4 to 5 hours. You will feel very tiny in this colossal bowl that once was a crater of an enormous volcano. If you feel tired a motorbike can pick you up.

Accommodation

Mrs. Nuristiyani's home

Paint with a local artist, walk the lava river, a medicinal experience or Tengger spa

Painting - Lava river walk - Medicinal experience - Tengger Spa

A day to dig deeper into the local Tengger culture. Involve in your family's daily activities and take some time for the extra options: painting with a local artist, hiking through the ancient lava river, collect herbs and shrubs with the local medicine man and make your own brew or relax and indulge in a traditional Tengger massage.

Accommodation

Mrs. Nuristiyani's home

Last day with your Hindu family before 'check out'

The last moment with your Hindu family before checking out

Already your last day of this Live Local adventure. Time to have your last special moment with your family. Pack your bags and "check out".
Around 12 noon we can transfer you to anywhere in Java or help you to arrange your transfer. Please inform us where you would like to go.