Bali to Java?!

Can anyone enlighten me on getting to Java from Bali? Also is the weather ok in April?

Thanks

Ben

Bali to Java?!

Hi Ben

What Part of Java, Jogya ? jakarta? surabaya?

You can go by Bus, or fly .

April is wet season in indonesia , but quite Ok

Cheers

Bali to Java?!

Hi hopefully travelling to AmanJiwo which i believe is 1 hour from Yogyakarta. Its our honeymoon so weather needs to be good! Is Bali and Java a gamble that time of year?

Thanks

Not a gamble, just the rainy season which means it will rain (water). If you are really lucky, it may rain something else (ash) but almost no chance of anything more.

Amanjiwo (means “peaceful soul”) opened in 1997 and is ';located within a natural amphitheatre with the limestone Menoreh Hills rising directly behind, the Kedu Plain in front and four volcanoes – Sumbing, Sundoro, Merbabu and Merapi – gracing the horizon. Amanjiwo looks out onto Borobudur, the largest Buddhist sanctuary in the world.';

Merapi is the one which is most likely to cause excitement.

See:

http://www.pbase.com/feblu/image/60949355

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g294226-i7220-k648…

So would I hesitate to go there now, or in the spring? No, not for a second. But if things heat up again and you start to hear about Merapi in the news, you can always keep watch on for the up-to-date information which is available on an hourly basis regarding Merapi when it is active (which it isn%26#39;t right now particularly). (www.bom.gov.au/info/vaac/advisories.shtml)

For an image to show just how many volcanos are around in that part of the world, try this link:

http://www.bom.gov.au/info/vaac/images.shtml

And I promise I won%26#39;t make any cute puns about your honeymoon and the volcano.

Hi,

If you do fly there, check out which airport is nearer to Amanjiwo: Semarang airport or the airport at Yogja.

You should be able to see Borobudur from your hotel. I just got back from Borobudur last week and well, we saw the hotel from Borobudur. We didn%26#39;t stay there though we stayed in Yogja and then went to a coffee plantation.

The closest airport to Aman Jiwo is Adi Sucipto airport in Yogyakarta.

Hi Rob1, thanks for that advice and the puns.. ;-)

Those pics on pbase look amazing....but i suppose you dont get landscaps that dramatic without some sort of danger involved....

should I presume you have been before? (or anyone else to Java/AmanJiwo recently?)

Is Merapi near to the resort, i.e: if it goes off are you in the firing line!?

Would love to hear from anyone that has had a relatively current experience of this area and what the environment is like after the quake.

Thanks all.

BEN

During the last big eruption in 1994, ash spewed up to 10,000m in height and lava flows advanced 7.5 km from the summit. The rain of rock and moltan lava travelled about 1.5 km. Ash rain travelled about 45 km.

Borobudur is about 15 mi. (23 km) from Merapi.

So while you won%26#39;t get fried, you could get dusted (but only if you%26#39;re lucky enough to be there for a really major event.) Otherwise, you%26#39;ll be likely just to get some nice photo%26#39;s of a little smoke and steam, and any rumbling to be heard will likely be coming from someplace closer than the volcano...

To get some perspective, of general location, see:

…msn.com/map_701512889/Merapi_Mount.html

Or for even better detail, see:

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/76F6687551259CF1C125718B0042EBBA/$File/mapaction_EQ_idn090606.pdf?OpenElement

Note that Balaboedoer is north of Borobudur, and in the range between 15 km and 30 km of Merapi as shown in this image:

…cern.ch/unosat/freeproducts/indonesia/UNOSA…

And the principal danger from this volcano is not ash, or anything else that might rain out of the sky, it is from lahars (basically volcanic debris and mud flowing and burying everything). But Awanjiwo is nowhere close to the lahar danger zone as shown in this image:

…cern.ch/unosat/freeproducts/indonesia/UNOSA…

If you really want to check out all the maps available, including high res images--I%26#39;ve given you the low res here--see:

unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/prod_free.asp…

Actually, that little bit of volcano should make your trip that much more interesting.

To see what the status of your resort is, I would email them directly for info. as to the present conditions and state of repair in the surrounding areas especially if you are planning to explore a bit while you are there.

Adding interest to your holiday aside, you should also remember that this part of Indonesia has been fairly badly impacted by a couple of natural disasters this year. On 17 July 2006 a tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake hit the southern coast of Java. The town of Pangandaran was devastated, causing many fatalities and leaving several thousand more people missing or displaced. Relief and aid work are ongoing. And an earthquake struck Java on 27 May 2006, causing widespread destruction and thousands of fatalities in and south of Yogyakarta city. It would be reasonable to assume some facilities (hotels etc) remain affected, and note that while the danger from the Mount Merapi volcano has been downgraded, an exclusion zone is still in effect. If you are so inclined, you might wish to enquire of Aid agencies to see whether you can assist in bringing in any needed disaster relief supplies along with your carry on luggage.

As far as I know it will normally be dry by April. You could fly from Bali to Yogya, bus will take around 12 hours or take a train. The railway company will provide a bus to the railway station on East Java ( banyuwangi ) then get on the train to Yogya.

Hi,

While I didn%26#39;t go up Merapi, I was in Borobudur 2 weeks ago. It%26#39;s fine - hasn%26#39;t been affected much by the earthquake. Prambanan has been slightly more affected. You should have fun. You might also want to consider staying at Losari, a coffee plantation not far from Borobudur. I think owner of Losari was previously running the Amanjiwo. It%26#39;s listed under Small Luxury Hotels, but IMHO, it is more rustic. It%26#39;s got a lot of character though.

If you do stay there, take the Merapi Villa (I think that there are 3 of them) - that%26#39;s the nicest, I think.

Hi Jade_du,

I have looked at Losari on the internet, in your opinion is this a better option for Java ? I just loved the look of AmanJiwo for that something special......im guessing you have stayed at Amanjiwo?..........still Im kinda having second thoughts after reading about all the problems in Java.....thanks all. Ben.

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