Today offers our biggest challenge of all as we’re up early for a big buffet breakfast and off by vehicle to the base of Mount Merapi, a living volcano.

The climb to the summit of Merapi starts at 1500 meters and ends staring into the massive caldera of a steaming volcano at 3000 meters. It is great climb offering sweeping vistas of central Sumatra, the world’s sixth largest island, and traversing several different floral zones. It’s a 3-4 hour trek up, and 2-3 hours down. Lunch will be carried with us by a team of 4 expert guides.

Descending from the mountain, we will drive to a beautiful mountain resort for our final night’s dinner and celebration. A natural stream-fed swimming pool here offers a refreshing way to end a hard hiking day

Overnight: Mountain Resort Villas