Refreshing Countryside Walks in Central Java and Borobudur

Welcome upon arrival at any of the 3 nearby airports (Semarang, Solo or Yogyakarta) where your driver will be waiting for you and transfer you to the hotel – (between 1 and 2 hrs drive depending on the airport and traffic conditions). Mesastila Resort is located in the middle of the Losari Coffee Plantation, with all villas, restaurant, reception and lounge scattered around. You will check in your villa. At 3pm, if you are in the mood, you can join a jungle gym session: a hands-on exercise session customized to your needs and using a variety of exercise modes to motivate, educate, inspire confidence and help you realize your fitness goals. You can rest with an afternoon tea will be offered at the clubhouse... and rest at leisure until the end of the day No arrangement for dinner.

You can join a yoga session at 8am for one hour, then a healthy energizing breakfast will be served. Meeting point at 10am at the heritage 1928 Club House Lobby for a visit of the plantation: learn everything you need to know about coffee, from growing to grinding. Walking through the patchwork of terraces, you will see our organic coffee being grown, picked and sundried. At the coffee shed, you will discover our plantation worker roasting and grinding the coffee beans following traditional Javanese processing techniques using traditional equipment. A stop at the wooden coffee bar in the heart of the plantation is an excuse to enjoy the traditional Javanese coffee and other herbal concoctions. After a while, the tour will be continued to our mushroom breeding house and concluded at the vegetable organic gardens.
For lunch today, a picnic will be prepared the Chef (3 courses) and set in the gardens, with the spectacular view over 8 Central Java Mountains. A wonderful culinary experience.
At 2pm, departure from the resort for a 3-hours guided cycling tour: downhill through 10 km of lush valleys, Javanese villages, train tracks and rich green rice fields. While cycling your guide will the history of the land, the culture and its people, making it an even more unforgettable experience. Back to the resort, you can enjoy the pool or read a book on a terrace. Afternoon tea will be served at the club.
Free time for the rest of the day No arrangement for dinner.

Today, departure before sunrise (45mn drive) to catch the Sunrise at the world’s largest Buddhist temple: the world heritage Borobudur Temple. Scrolling through six terraces, magnificent bas-reliefs, which were previously buried under layers of volcanic ash for nearly a millennium before it was unearthed in the 19th century. The excursion also includes a tour to Pawon and Mendut Temples, smaller yet important Buddhist temples, and a visit to surrounding handicraft villages. This is the best time to visit Borobudur as there are hardly no other visitors at that time.
Back to the resort midday. Lunch at leisure and free time for the afternoon. Enjoy the facilities of the hotel and join the afternoon tea at the Clubhouse. Before dinner, you will be offered a relaxing time with 1hr traditional Javanese massage at the Spa (a vigorous yet restorative therapy, helping to release muscle tension and initiate detoxification). The therapist will concentrate on neglected areas leaving you feeling warm and restored. Try also the Hammam Steam room for 30mn after the massage for a complete relaxation: body exfoliation, soapy cleanse, hair wash, rose water splash and refreshments.
No meal included.

Before breakfast, touch your inner space, with a guided meditation session for 30 minutes in one of the best appointed venues to believe in the basic goodness of what you have and who you are, and realize that whatever wisdom exists, is in what you already have, restoring you to have more energy throughout the day to increase feelings of happiness and health.
After breakfast, exercise continues with the hiking of Mount Andong - a nearby mountain surrounded by upland farming. The total height of Andong is 1,726 above sea level. It offers excellent views of other surrounding volcanoes of Merbabu, Merapi, Telomoyo, Ungaran, Sumbing and Sindoro. The surrounding regions are famous for farming - it is where many of fruits and vegetables come from, for the MesaStila kitchens. Andong was charming little mountain with jaw dropping scenery, the trek is easy, simple and suit for beginners - it only took an hour to reach the peak of this mountain.
Back to the resort for lunch (not included), then the rest of the day is yours. Another massage will be organized for you: a sport massage, designed to enhance athletic performance and focuses on muscles in preparation for strenuous sport activity. Using a variety of techniques on muscles; it is not only good in preparing the muscles for a strenuous sport activity but also post activity to loosen up the muscles.
No meal included.

After breakfast and check out, transfer to airport in time to catch your flight to your next destination.