0 From Bali to Jember

Two main options for getting to Jember from Bali:

By travel: Travel is a van charter service. The van picks you up from your house or hotel and drops you at your exact destination, which is why it is so convenient.

Cipaganti Travel is a good Travel agency to use if you want to go to Jember from Denpasar. Each seat on the travel van costs 140,000 rupiah. The fare for the ferry is included in that. The charter van leaves at 7 o'clock every evening from both Denpasar and Jember. It arrives at around 5am in the morning.

Cipaganti Bali: Jalan Teuku Umar 239. Phone 0361. 885 1234
Cipaganti Jember: Ruko Harmoni Jalan Hayam Wuruk 178C. Phone 0331. 412 612

By bus: Take a bus from the Denpasar Bus Terminal with a Surabaya destination. The buses going to Surabaya will always go through Jember. A ticket is less than 100,000 rupiah, but doesn't include the ferry fare. Make sure you buy tickets in an official bus locket or from an official ticketing officer, or else you will be charged too much for the ticket. When you buy the ticket, tell the seller that you are going to Jember, not Surabaya.

0 BBJ Trip 2009!

The month of August is officially the “Month to Visit Jember” (Bulan Berkunjung ke Jember) in Indonesia. To celebrate, members of Couchsurfing Jember are organizing a trip to explore the natural, agronomic, social, cultural, and gastronomic highlights of Jember Regency.

There are two versions of the trip: for those who have lots free time, we are organizing a week-long trip; for those with responsibilities in school, work, and family, we are organizing weekend trips throughout the month of August. The week-long trip will run from the 2^nd to the 9^th of August; weekend trips are on the 1^st-2^nd, 8^th-9^th, 15^th-17^th, 22^nd-23^rd, 29^th-30^th.

The tentative schedules of the Weekend Trips are still being created. The tentative schedule of the Week-long Trip is not finalized and may still undergo some changes. Check back for more updates!

Week-long Trip:

Aug. 1^st: Overture (initial gathering, Saturday night hang out at the city square)

We would like all participants of the week-long trip gathered sometime on the First.

Aug. 2^nd: 8am - Kamal prehistoric site

10:30 - Jelbuk cigar factory/manufacturer

2pm - Bintoro craftsmen community

4 - Jember Fashion Carnival

Aug. 3^rd: 8am - Rembangan (pool and coffee plantation)

3pm - Artirogo Tobacco Warehouse and rice paddies

6 - Dinner @ Pujasera food court

7 - Survival Crash Course @ Taman Hidup

Aug. 4^th: 8am - Tancak Waterfall (3 kilos of upwards hiking)

3pm - Set up camp @ the foot of Mount Gambir (this is our first camping activity)

Aug. 5^th: Whole day @ Mount Gambir Tea Plantation (pick tea leaves, watch

process of tea-making, maybe make your own tea, drink tea)

Aug. 6^th: 7am - Watu Ulo and Papuma Beaches

2pm - Set up camp @ Bandealit Beach (part of Meru Betiri National

Park)

Aug. 7^th: Hike further into Meru Betiri National Park (around 4 kilos, not an upwards hike!), spend a whole day in the national park, make camp @ Meru Bay

Aug. 8^th: 1pm - Glantangan plantation

Aug. 9^th: City Tour: Tanjung Market, University of Jember Campus, and more.

Relax!

Click here to see photos and more information on these places/activities.

Accommodation : Participants of the trip will be hosted by members of CS Jember.

Aan : /7 Sari : /10

Vanst : /3 Yoga : /3

Leah : / Adi : /

Note: If you have any camping gear (i.e. tents, stove, etc.), please notify us! We would like to borrow it/them for camping :)

Transportation : All traveling will be done on motorbikes, although we are

planning on bringing a car to carry equipment and luggage.

Note: If you are bringing a motorbike for the trip, please let us know if

you are willing to let another person ride with you :)

Costs : - The budget hasn’t been created yet; check back soon for

updates! :)

- Please bring your own money for food! You will need to pay for your own meals, except when your hosts decide to treat you :)

- Everyone needs to pay for transportation! Thank you :)

- You will also be responsible for the cost of the entrance tickets for some of the attractions

- Hopefully, the hosts will find and have enough room to accommodate everyone, but if not, please be ready to pay for accommodation

- We may have to rent equipment (i.e. tents, motorbikes), so heads up

- All costs will be shared between mutual users

If you are interested in participating in either version of these trips, please contact us! This is so we can arrange accommodation and transportation J

For those interested in the weekend trips, please contact Aan at anugrah_da@yahoo.com or +62.81.358.961985

You can join all the weekend trips, some of the weekend trips, or maybe just one. It will completely be up to you. Please let Aan know.

For those interested in the week-long trip, please contact Sari at zmorkian@yahoo.com or +62.81.336.595020

It is possible to join only part or parts of the week-long trip. Please give Sari the details if you are planning to join only a part or parts of the trip.

If you have any questions, you can contact any of us:

Aan anugrah_da@yahoo.com / +62.81.358.961985

Sari zmorkian@yahoo.com / +62.81.336.595020

Leah lea_saklidudenov@yahoo.co.id / +62.85.655.943085

Vanst vanst.ward@gmail.com / +62.81.329.002987

Adi adi_d_persian@yahoo.co.id/ +62.812.461.1097

Yoga mbahmedeg@yahoo.com

We hope you will decide to join us!