Cycling Indonesia'S Islands

Guide

An expert guide is included.

Meals

12 breakfasts, 10 lunches and 3 dinners are included. Indonesian cuisine is generally fairly simple, with rice as the main staple, though noodles are also common, accompanied by dishes created with various spices including coriander, cloves and chilies as well as coconut and lemon grass. Fish, unsurprisingly is popular but other meats are also common. Peanut based dishes such as sate or gado gado are also common on Indonesian tables (if you have a peanut allergy make sure to inform us before hand and to inform your tour leader). Food is often spicy but you can generally avoid the spicier food if you wish. Western food is available in Ubud and Canggu, though it is well worth trying the local cuisine. Quite often tea or water (aqua) is drunk with a meal. Beer is often not cold and coffee is unfiltered and usually very sugary. On some days we will have a packed lunch as we cycle. Vegetarian food is available in Indonesia, however the concept of vegetarianism can be misunderstood so if you are a vegetarian please be clear and state that you don't eat meat, chicken or fish. Please advise at time of booking if you have any dietary requirements. Snacks and local fruit will be provided when cycling but you may want to bring your own snacks from home as well.

Transport

We have a pick-up truck to carry the bikes for groups of 7 passengers and above as well as the air-conditioned bus as support vehicle and for transfers when not cycling. (groups of 6 and less just have the one vehicle) We also use a ferry on two occasions (going from Bali to Java and from Java back to Bali). We also use a boat when visiting Menjangan Island. When transferring with the vehicles the drives are normally just 1-3 hours apart from the day we go from Java back to Bali which is a full day travelling by bus and ferry. Airport transfers are included for those on the group flights. Please note that transfers are not included for clients arriving on any other flight, even if Exodus has booked it. If you require airport transfers, you may (by prior arrangement only) be able to join the group transfer. Transfers are arranged to coincide with the arrival time of the group flight ‐ please check the group flight details 2 weeks before departure. If you do not take this transfer, or miss it, you must make your own way to the joining point at your own expense.

Accommodation

10 nights hotels, 1 night homestay and 1 night camping. We stay in a range of accommodation on this trip from comfortable hotels to a homestay and one night camping. The hotel in Kintamani is basic and the hot water supply can be unreliable but we use this hotel because it is best located for our exploration of Mount Batur. When camping on Rajewesi Beach we stay in 2-person tents and mats and sleeping bags are provided and there are basic toilets and showers with cold water. The homestay on Mt. Ijen is run by a coffee cooperative and is basic but clean. Whilst some rooms have western toilets we cannot guarantee these. There is no hot water at the campsite or at the homestay. The hotels generally are all en suite and all have air conditioning apart from the hotel in Bedugul which, being at altitude and having cooler night-time temperatures, does not normally require it. The more basic accommodations are balanced by staying in some comfortable hotels on other nights. Please be advised that the accommodation listed in each location on the day to day itinerary are the standard hotels used. However, there may be some departures where groups stay at similar hotels of the same standard and quality.

Others

— Travel insurance — Single accommodation — Visas and vaccinations