Indonesia travel Itinerary - 23 days

Hi everyone,

My girlfriend and I are considering the below travel itinerary. What are your thoughts please? please feel free to give your personal opinion. Much appreciated

Day 1:

🛫 Flight MAD 18:20 – IST 23:35 (Turkish Airlines), TK1860 (2h 20 min layover in Istanbul)

🛫 Flight IST 01:55

Day 2:

🛬 Arrival in CGK 17:35 (Turkish Airlines), TK056

Night in Jakarta (breakfast included)

Day 3: Surabaya – Bromo

🛫 Flight CGK 04:40 – SUB 06:05 (Batik Air), ID6370

Trippytriptour: pick-up at the airport upon arrival. Bring some cash for toilets during the tour.

🛻 (4h) Tumpak Sewu Waterfall and Goa Tetes Waterfall

🛻 (4h) Bromo area

Night in Bromo (breakfast included)

Day 4: Java – Mount Bromo

Trippytriptour: 3:00 am – Mount/Volcano Bromo

🛻 (3h) Bondowoso

Night in Bondowoso (Ijen) (breakfast included)

Day 5: Java (Mount Ijen) – Bali (Ubud)

Trippytriptour: 00:00 am – Mount/Volcano Ijen

🛻 (1h) After the tour, transfer to Ketapang Port

⛴️ Ketapang Port (around 10:00 am) – Gilimanuk (no need to book in advance)

🚙 Private driver Gilimanuk – Ubud (approx. 4 hours)

Ubud markets, walk and dinner

Night in Ubud (breakfast included)

Day 6: Ubud

Campuhan Ridge Walk (30 min trail)

Monkey Forest

Ubud Royal Palace (08:00–23:00; free entry)

Pura Taman Saraswati Temple

Balinese massage

Night in Ubud (breakfast included)

Day 7: Ubud

Hire a driver for a day trip around Ubud

Tirta Empul Temple

Pura Gunung Kawi Sebatu Temple (next to Tirta Empul)

Tegalalang Rice Terraces

Goa Gajah Temple

Kanto Lampo Waterfall or Tibumana Waterfall (one of them)

Night in Ubud (breakfast included)

Day 8: Bali – Komodo

🛫 Flight DPS 07:10 – LBJ 08:15 (AirAsia), QZ644

Komodo tour

Night on boat

Day 9: Komodo

Komodo tour

Night on boat

Day 10: Komodo – Bali (Ubud)

Breakfast and lunch on the boat, end of Komodo tour

🛬 Flight LBJ 13:35 – DPS 14:50 (Batik Air), ID6330

Pool, Balinese massage and dinner

Night in Ubud (breakfast included)

Day 11: Ubud

Hire a driver for a trip to the north of Ubud

Taman Ayun Temple

Jatiluwih Rice Terraces

Night in Ubud (breakfast included)

Day 12: Ubud

Hire a driver for a trip to the east of Ubud

Lempuyang Temple

Tirta Gangga

Besakih Mother Temple

Night in Ubud (breakfast included)

Day 13: Bali – Gili Asahan

🛥️ Serangan Port 10:30 – Gili Gede 12:30 (check-in: 09:45–10:00)

Night in Gili Asahan (breakfast included)

Day 14: Gili Asahan

Night in Gili Asahan (breakfast included)

Day 15: Gili Asahan – Gili Air

🚤 09:30 Gili Asahan – Gili Air: private boat (hotel pick-up), approx. 2h

Night in Gili Air (breakfast included)

Day 16: Gili Air

Gili Air (breakfast included)

Day 17: Gili Air

Gili Air (breakfast included)

Day 18: Gili Trawangan

Gili T (breakfast included)

Day 19: Gili Trawangan

Gili T (breakfast included)

Day 20: Gili Trawangan

Gili T (breakfast included)

Day 21: Gili T – Bali – Yogyakarta

🛥️ Gili Trawangan 10:00 – Padang Bai 12:00 (check-in: 09:00–09:30)

🚕 Transfer to DPS (2h)

🛫 DPS 16:50 – YIA 17:20 (Lion Air), JT567 – ask the Gili T hotel to print the flight e-ticket

Night in Yogyakarta (breakfast included)

Day 22: Yogyakarta

Borobudur Temple (largest Buddhist temple in the world)

Prambanan Temple (largest Hindu temple complex in Southeast Asia)

Night in Yogyakarta (breakfast included)

Day 23:

🛫 YIA 13:35 – CGK 14:55 (Garuda Indonesia), GA209

🛫 CGK 21:00 – IST 04:55 (Turkish Airlines), TK057 (2h layover in Istanbul)

🛫 IST 06:55 – MAD 10:25 (Turkish Airlines), TK1857