26 June, home 14 or 17 July ยท 18-21 nights ยท flights booked (Etihad via Abu Dhabi). Same trip, four ways to run it. All hit the milestones: Yogyakarta temples, Timor-Leste, Komodo NP and the Gili beaches. Tap a card for the interactive map, day-by-day and budget.
Jakarta โ temple train to Yogya โ Bali beach night โ fly Dili, 3 nights incl. an Atauro reef overnight โ bus to Kupang โ fly Komodo โ one liveaboard west to Lombok/Gili โ home. One linear sweep, fits 18 nights.
Same milestones, but reach Komodo on a round-trip cruise out of Lombok โ no Kupang bus. Liveaboard first, then a long Gili beach finish. Never backtracks east. Priciest, calmest.
Temple + train โ Bali โ fly out to Dili and back early โ Gili beaches โ the Komodo boat โ Labuan Bajo โ straight home. Cleanest and cheapest, ends on the islands.
Temple + train โ Mt Bromo volcano overland โ Bali โ Gili โ the Komodo boat โ Labuan Bajo โ Timor-Leste last โ home. Saves the new country for the end, with a decide-to-extend moment.