The lodge group Aman, which is about to open a number of ultra-luxury resorts in Saudi Arabia within the coming years, has revealed a practice voyage by Indonesia’s tree-lined hillsides and paddy fields ending at one of many model’s most iconic properties.
The journey will take company from the buzzing capital metropolis of Jakarta to Amanjiwo in Central Java, the place 36 thatched-roofed suites are surrounded by jungles and mountains only a stone’s throw away from the UNESCO-protected Borobudur temple.
The practice’s carriages, adorned in Aman’s trademark minimalist aesthetic, will journey for seven hours by the area, the place frenetic streets flip to tree-lined hillsides and pea-green rice paddy fields.
Breakfast and lunch will likely be served through the journey, together with afternoon tea accompanied by Amanjiwo’s resident anthropologist, Patrick Vanhoebrouck, who will share historic and cultural highlights.
After reaching Yogyakarta Tugu station, company will obtain a non-public automotive switch to the enduring lodge, the place stone steps descend in tiers to a powerful swimming pool and the spa presents a menu knowledgeable by conventional Javanese therapeutic.
Throughout their time at Amanjiwo, every visitor will obtain day by day breakfast and one expertise, with choices together with a standard degustation dinner, a non-public picnic on the banks of the River Progo or sundown martinis overlooking dramatic vistas of the Menoreh Hills.
A day by day shuttle service from the lodge’s foyer to the close by city of Borobudur means easy accessibility to the world’s temple — a ninth-century marvel with 504 life-size Buddha statues.
Aman’s Journey Through Java is offered on chosen dates every month this 12 months. Click right here to see the total calendar and e-book your spot.