Indonesia has many geothermal manifestations and developments worth visiting. Field trips will be run 2 times, 22-24 April 2010 and 1-3 May 2010 if there is sufficient interest from participants. The tentative field trip destinations are easy and allow visitors to see some of the scenery of Indonesia other than Bali while traveling to and from the congress. An experienced technical guide (tour leader) as well as an English-speaking tourist guide will accompany each trip.

1. FIELD TRIPS BEFORE THE CONGRESS - OFFICIALLY CLOSED -

FT-1 Yogyakarta - Borobudur - Dieng Plateau (3 Days and 2 Nights, Date: 22-24 April 2010)
(Twin sharing per person USD 605, Single occupants USD 680)

Fly to Yogyakarta by plane in the early morning and drive to Dieng Plateau in Central Java, stopping at the Mendut and Borobudur temple complex and lunch. The Borobudur temple was once regarded as one of the many wonders of the world. Also, stop at Ketep, where participants can see the activities of Mt. Merapi along the way to Dieng. Continue to the town of Wonosobo, a municipality located at the foot of the Dieng Plateau, where participants will rest and spend the night. In the morning, tour the Dieng Geothermal Field, the only geothermal field in Central Java, followed by a lunch break. After lunch, visit the scenic Candradimuka crater and Dieng Plateau. At 2,000 meters above sea level, the plateau offers a cool and refreshing atmosphere and magnificent sceneries. Return to Yogyakarta in the afternoon for rest and dinner at the Prambanan Temple followed by the Ramayana Ballet. After resting for the night, tour the city of Yogyakarta in the morning visiting the Keraton Yogya (Sultan's Palace). The Keraton has deep philosophical meaning and significant symbols of human life within all of its building, courts, carving, trees, and location, before stopping for lunch. In the afternoon, travel to Tamansari, formerly a recreation garden and resting house for the Sultan and Family. Tamansari is also a compound of bathing pool, canals, rooms, and an extremely large swimming pool. In the afternoon, return to Denpasar by airplane.

TENTATIVE FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE
Nusa Dua - Yogyakarta - Dieng

Night One
Hotel in Wonosobo

Day Two
Dieng Geothermal Field, Candradimuka Crater

Night Two
Ramayana Ballet at Prambanan Temple, Hotel in Yogya

Day Three
City tour (Keraton Yogyakarta and Taman Sari), afternoon flight JOG - DPS

Fly to Manado in the afternoon and participants will be taken to enjoy the Bunaken Island National Maritime Park located just out of Manado Bay in the Sulawesi Sea, where participants can take great pleasure from the diversity of coral and fish found here. Return to Manado in the morning and then drive to the Lahendong Geothermal Field and Power Plant for tour of the facilities. Afterwards, visit the Masarang Palm Sugar Factory, the first of its kind in Indonesia and the first to be powered by geothermal steam, also located within the vicinity of the Lahendong Field. Travel to Bukit Kasih at Tompaso and lunch there and then go to Woloan village where traditional Minahasa wooden stage houses known as the Woloan houses are produced, but instead of building fixed houses, the craftsmen produce completely knocked down houses, which can be disassembled, shipped and re-assembled in its new site. Return to Manado in the late afternoon and dinner will be served. In the following morning, tour the city of Manado followed by lunch and an afternoon return flight to Denpasar.

FT-3 Bandung - Wayang Windu (3 Days and 2 Nights, Date: 1-3 May 2010)
(Twin sharing per person USD 605, Single occupants USD 697)

Fly to Bandung in the afternoon and then travel to Ciater Hot Spring in Subang, a pleasant park with small pools where we can sit or swim, as well as the place where the famous Sari Ater Hot Spring Resort, the best hot spring pools around Bandung area is located. We will rest, dine and spend the night in a socialcultural session. In the morning, drive to the Wayang Windu Geothermal Field and Power Plant where the largest single geothermal turbines are installed. Additionally, brand new 110 MW (Unit II) power plant has been commissioning since June 2009 in Wayang Windu. Afterwards, drive back to Bandung, stopping over at the attractions along the way: The Pangalengan Tea Plantation, a combination of tea plantation, Mt. Malabar forest and well maintained Dutch colonial architecture buildings that will instantly transport the spectator back to the colonial age, also stopping for lunch. There is also Lembang, where visitors can view the Tangkuban Perahu, an active volcano located just outside of Bandung where they can hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs up-close. Do not forget the Bosscha Observatory, the oldest observatory in Indonesia. Return to Bandung to spend the remaining day to enjoy the cooler climate of highland plantation area, the varieties of food, the inexpensive fashion shops located in various factory outlets and distros, and the friendliness of local people, before returning to rest and dinner at the hotel. Fly back to Denpasar in the following morning.

TENTATIVE FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE
Bandung - Pangalengan (Wayang Windu)

Day One
Flight DPS - BDO, Ciater.

Night One
Spa Hotel in Ciater, Dinner

Day Two
Wayang Windu Geothermal Field, Pangalengan Tea Plantation, Lembang, Bandung.

Night Two
Hotel in Bandung, City Tour, Dinner

Day Three
Morning Flight BDO to DPS

Fly to Jakarta in the morning and drive directly to the Gunung Salak Geothermal Field and Power Plant, the largest geothermal field in Indonesia. Drive back to Jakarta and transfer back to have dinner at hotel. In the morning, get ready to visit Jakarta's most famous museums: Jakarta History Museum, displaying the history of the development of the City of Jakarta, both the events and the community, from the pre-history until these present days. After lunch break the participants will be taken to enjoy the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, an extensive theme park to get a glimpse of the diverseness of the Indonesian archipelago, as it represents Indonesia's 33 provinces and their outstanding characteristics, reflected most strikingly in the exact regional architecture of the province, before returning to Denpasar using the evening flight to end the tour.