Discover Central Java by cycling

• Private Tour
• Family Friendly
• Carbon Neutral

Explore the local village of Mojolaban with a private bike tour where you will get to know how the locals live. Your local guide will take you to some of the key industries in the village from rice farms and the local alcohol industry.

Destination

Surakarta, Indonesia

Category

Off The Beaten Track

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Bike

Available languages

English

Included

• Private guide
• Meals
• bicycles
• lunch with authentic Javanese cuisine @ my house
• Pick-up Included

Excluded

• personal expenses

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Ajib *.

1. Meeting point

   You will be picked up anywhere in Surakarta. Your local host will contact you regarding the exact pickup point.

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. 8.30

   picking up service at any hotels in surakarta

4. 9.00

   start the 3 hours of bike tour

5. 12.00

   back to the starting point, and have lunch ( authentic meals ) at my house

6. 14.00

   end of tour, I will drive you back to your hotel

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

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Reviews from guests

Klaus🇩🇪 Germany

2 September 2019

Die Tour war interessanter als beschrieben, hat uns wirklich gut gefallen. Wir (18,19,5x,61) sind total begeistert, haben mehr gesehen als erwartet. Kapong - Baumwollartige Baum-Früchte .... Brennerei für medizinischen Alkohol.... uralte, traditionelle Häuser und dann noch die Manufaktur für Musikinstrumente : Gamelan-Orchester. Schmiede... hautnah. Tolle Landschaft, und super Erklärungen. i-Tüpfelchen: das Mittagessen, das Ajibs´ Frau zubereitet hatte. Lecker !Fahrradtour war super !! Danke Ajib

Simone🇳🇱 Netherlands

23 June 2019

Ajib picked us up at train station and from there we went to his home and toke the bicycles. We cycled through the village where everyone was greeting us! We visited a factory where they make the gamelan, the rice cracker and tempeh factory and alcohol brewery. We passed by rice fields. When we returned to his home his wife prepared us a delicious traditional Javanese meal! His English is very good, he could have explained a little bit more while biking.Great cycling tour in Ajib’s home village

Chantal🇳🇱 Netherlands

20 October 2018

I did the tour with my girlfriend and her mom and we all loved the experience. Ajib is a great guide. He is a really warm and openminded person with a great energy. The tour takes you through the countryside a gives you a glimp of the daily life around Solo. I highly recommend the tour. One of the highlights of our backpack trip in Indonesia. The lunch at Ajibs home was also fantastic. His wife is a great cook and prepared us a lovely vegetarian meal. Fantastic Bike our through the Countryside

Ilham🇮🇩 Indonesia

27 August 2017

Discover Central Java by cycling

Peggy🇩🇿 Algeria

25 July 2017

Ajib did a Great job as a guide on this relaxed cycletrip through villages just outside town. He managed to find workplaces where they were still working on a sunday. Super to see everyday life and people smiled and waved to us all the time. Ajib' wife made the most delicious lunch we ever had in Indonesia. Highly recommended!Inspiring cycletour around Solo

Bert🇮🇩 Indonesia

2 April 2015

Ajib a big-smile tour-guide takes us on a bike trip roaming the rice fields encircling SoloCity. Country lanes lead us to the Solo river. On the riverbank we find a home crafts factory where cassave crackers are made. With patience the delicious crackers are manufactured one by one. Next we cross the Bengawan Solo on a bamboo raft navigated by an old boatsman. Agile he pilots the raft with great power along the strong river current to the other side where in a small warung we drink a glass of green tea. Back on the bike we continue the trip and in a small village we visit a gong forge where the heat is sheer unbearable. Strong blacksmiths hammer with force the red hot giant gamelan gong into the right shape. Leaving the beating men we move on. Later on we stop at a little tile factory where a family fabricate them manually piece by piece. The old lady fixes the clay on the plate, her son turns the wheel so the tile is pressed into a mould. His wife finishes the job by pealing and stow away the tile left to be baked in the oven. And on it goes again, finally ending at a distillery. Here clinical alcohol is distilled and besides a couple of bottles will be spared as booze. Late afternoon we bike back and Ajib’s wife welcomes us with an exquisite meal at their cozy place.Discover Central Java by cycling

Remco🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 August 2024

We really enjoyed being a day on the road with Ajib. His English is impeccable and his knowledge of the Hindu history is inspiring. Since we are suckers for the Hindu symbolism and stories, it was a blessing to be with someone able to explain in so much detail. That combined with tea plantations, drinking tea and visiting a lovely waterfall made it a perfect break from Solo city life. Thank you Ajib, keep up the good work! Sampai jumpah lagi, Remco, Sarah & Duco di BelandaLovely guide on lovely relics tour

Pauline🇮🇩 Indonesia

8 September 2019

We are a French couple and we visited different temples with Ajib and it was a really good experience. He was great with us, took time to explain history of the temples and showed us a really good restaurant to eat at lunch. He was acomodated, brought us back to a different place than where he picked us up from and helped us get train ticket. I recommend him as a guide if you want to spend a good day. Very good guide

Charlotte 🇳🇱 Netherlands

27 August 2017

Very interesting tour. Ajib knows very much about history and the temples were even more beautiful when you get to know the story behind it. We had a great experience and wouldnt want to have missed this on our trip to Solo. Great experience!

Bert🇮🇩 Indonesia

6 May 2015

On a bright and sunny day we start the trek along tea plantations, awesome infinite views and cool wind accompanying us on the way. High at Candi Ceto we find the latest Hindu temple on Java 1500 meters above sea-level whilst mist surrounds us. Ajib our personal guide, a walking history book, narrates endlessly. This temple is of the 15th century, built by the last king of Majapahit. Highlighted by the Hindu society that lives around the temple who are still worshiping this temple using the culture of Majapahit. Next the 4 wheel drive takes us through a steep mountain trail to a 116 steps descent that leads to the Jumog Waterfall decorated in green with fern trees where we go for a bite and drink. In the crystal clear water we chill our feet, before visiting Candi Sukuh located 1100 meters above sea level. This temple was built during the ruin times of Hindu Kingdom where refugees from East Java went to the west to search a peaceful place. Then they finally stop at the sacred mountain and built their mother temple for both worshiping and doing exorcism ceremonies. After the interesting break at Sukuh a two hours mountain hike awaits us. The winding lane meanders around the slopes of the Lawu mountain as breathtaking vistas vary never-ending. Walking along small villages where cheerful mountain people greet. The trail ends at the parking area of Grojogan Sewu waterfall, where optionally you can visit this 80 meters high waterfall. Finally we drive back to Solo. Thanks to Ajib our pathfinder we learned a lot about the history of Ancient Jawa and meeting the local people living in the sunny hamlets that offers every opportunity to relax and unwind in beautiful surroundings...Lonely Relic on a Charming Mountain Tour