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Day 1: Surabaya - Batu

Your driver picks you up in Surabaya at your hotel or at the airport. You will need about 2 to 3 hours to get to Batu. Depending on the time that you arrive in Surabaya or on the time that we pick you up, you have more or less time to do some exploration.
Your explorations start on your way to Batu. Your first stop is at Wonosari tea plantation in Lawang. The old colonial plantation high in Lawang's mountains is one of the few tea plantations you can find in East Java. At an altitude of about 800-1200 meters above sea level, you might feel a bit chilly, as temperatures vary between 19 and 26 °C. Visiting Wonosari gives you - besides splendid views - an idea of how tea is grown, picked and processed. The hilly area also has its own factory where the leaves are being processed; grinded, dried, sorted, packed etc. There is a swimming pool (cold water!), a small restaurant, a mini market, and a children play ground.
When set to go, you will first visit the enchanting Rondo waterfall in Batu, a refreshing site in the hills. Before you arrive at the waterfall, you might like to stop at the green maze. It is an interesting experience. After you paid the waterfall a visit, you will go to your hotel to check in. In the afternoon there is time to go to mount Banyak to witness the sunset - or to do some paragliding (depending on the weather condition, not included) and to do some culinair shopping.
Hotel: Kartika Wijaya, 3-star hotel with swimming pool. Where heritage meets modernity.

Optional: in stead of visiting Wonosari Tea Plantation, you can visit Safari Park Prigen (additional costs involved)

Day 2: Activities in Batu

The regular route, which can always be adjusted to your wishes, is to visit Songgoriti hot spring, Selecta swimming pool with its beautiful flower garden, and the apple plantations.

To give you an idea of other objects to visit:

• Paragliding mount Banyak
• Jatim Park 2 (Batu Secret Zoo): open 7 days a week - daily from 10:00 till 18:00
• Transport museum (Museum Angkot): open 7 days a week - daily from 12:00 till 20:00
• Batu Night Spectacular (BNS): open 7 days a week - weeday from 15:00 till 23:00, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 15:00 till midnight
• Eco Green Park: open 7 days a week - daily from 09:00 - 17:00
• Tofu factory
• Any other waterfall
• Museum Bagong Adventure Human Body: open 7 days a week - daily from 08:30 till 16:30
• Predator Fun Park: open 7 days a week - daily from 08:30 till 16:30

At the end of the day you will be brought to Cemara Lawang village near mount Bromo, where you will spend the night.
Hotel: Cafe Lava Hostel or Hotel Bromo Permai

Day 3: Bromo sunrise tour - (Madakaripura Waterfalls) - Surabaya

If you wish to see the sunrise at mount Pananjakan, you will have to wake up early. Your Jeep is ready for departure at 03:00. In about 40 minutes you will reach Pananjakan, where you will have time for a cup of hot coffee or tea with a local snack. Bring some warm clothes as it might be cold at the top. Choose you spot when the sun is about to rise. After sunrise you will meet with your driver and cross the famous whispering black Sea of Sand to park near Luhur Poten temple. Then it is a 45 minutes walk to the top of mount Bromo. Enjoy the views on your way to the top.
Once back at the car, you will be brought back to your hotel for breakfast and check out. If you don't have a plane to catch, you can visit the enchanting Madakaripura Waterfalls on your way back to Surabaya.