• Family Adventures

Tinggan Highland Forest Hike

A Highland Forest Hike for All

At a Glance

  • Distance: 5 km
  • Difficulty: 2.5 / 5
  • Trail Time: 3 hours
  • Duration: 0.5 day
  • Schedule: Private, Any time
  • Guide Ratio: 1 for 3 guests
  • Trek start time: 8:00 am
  • What’s Included?: View Details

Highlights

A delicious deep forest family walk exploring the lower, easy-grade slopes of the traditional ascent route to Pura Puncak Mangu temple. Away from crowds, this family version of GBT 8b is ideal for both kids and adults to discover the wonders of a highland forest ecosystem.

For families with young children, beginner hikers or anyone keen on of fresh highland air, deep forest, wide horizons and easy trails, first ascending in the shaded forest, then gently descending open ridge-top back-road down to Tinggan.

This trail adventure requires 24hrs / 1day advance booking.

We’ve designed this route as an idGuides Outdoor Classroom for practical learning of two contrasting ecosystems due to land-use change; of (1) conservation forest (hutan lindung): the out-and-back earthy-and-easy first 1km* of the Mangu temple summit trail (GBT 8b), followed by (2) open farmland and agroforestry, orange, guava, coffee farms and livelihoods.

IDR 695.000

per adult

18 years +

13-17 years

4-12 years

0-3 years

Private pick-up, dedicated car and driver (9hrs);
1 car per 5 guests

  • Coffee Farms
  • Highland Farms
  • Highlands
  • Learn from Locals
  • Temples
  • Tropical Forest
  • Young Children

More about this Adventure

Family Walk  ~  indicative timings                  

06.15-06.30     Depart hotel / villa

07.45-08.00    Arrive at Meeting Point & Trek Start 

08.15-08.30     Briefing, Warm-up & Start

  • Trek Poles offered to adults

08.15-10.45     On-trail 

  • start off with the first part in the forest, hiking as far up along the trail as the mood allows
  • return the same way you hiked up
  • arriving back at the start point, continue on down the country backroad enjoying wide horizons
  • opt to follow the road all the way to Tinggan (1.5-2km) or ;
  • branch off into the coffee fields and arrive in Tinngan village via a farmers trail.

09.30-10.45     Estimated Finish time 

  • Family Walks trail times flexible
  • Adaptable to mood, ability, heat, etc.

11.00-11.15       Depart for hotel/villa

12.00-12.30    Arrive at villa / hotel

 

This Price includes:

  • GBT Trail Pass *
  • idGuides Community Trail Guides (1 English-speaker)
  • Drinking water refills (Refill own bottle at start & finish)
  • Young coconut, herbal/black tea or coffee
  • idGuides Bookings Customer Service
  • Trekking Poles
  • Parking fees

What is not included:

  • Tips & gratuities
  • Porters & porterage
  • Transport, transfers & pick-ups
  • Personal snacks, drinks & meals

* What does your GBT Trail Pass pay for?

  • GBT Stewardship Village Partner contribution
    • supporting local people to maintain the trails you hike ~
    • for trail access, maintenance & re-verification.
  • GBT Impact Village Partner contribution
    • supporting the villages & communities where you hike ~
    • for local social, environment & village development projects.
  • Team idGuides Village Partner operating personnel:
    • Stage Check-in & Check-out
    • Safety-monitoring
    • Real-time coordination with idGuides Bookings & Base Support
  • idGuides Bookings & Base Support
    • Customer service & support during booking
    • Centralised GBT hiker support
    • While Checked-in, on trail

Transport is not included in this program.


Should you need transport?

Transport is available as an add-on, which you may select at check-out.

We can help with arrangements, once you have made your booking.

  • Please arrange details of pick-up location with our Bookings Team
  • Transport is a private, dedicated driver & car for the day.
  • Transport duty time limits:
    • 9hrs (Family Adventures)
    • 12hrs (Half & Full Day Hikes; Trail Runs)

Meals are not included for this trek program.


We welcome and encourage you to:

  • bring own trek snacks
  • bring lunch for a picnic
  • order a meal, a la carte by own bill, post-trek.

We recommend the following community-owned local places to eat:

What to Wear & Bring:

    • Trail shoes / run trainers
    • Socks (to avoid blisters)
    • Shorts (village-appropriate)
    • T-shirt (dri-fit, village-appropriate)
    • Water Bottle (Full, min. 1.5 litre)
    • Personal Trek Snacks
    • Personal medication /plaster kit
    • Small daypack

Optional & Recommended

    • Hat / Cap (for sun & rain)
    • Lightweight rain gear
    • Personal Trekking Poles
    • Sunblock
    • Mosquito spray
    • Swim-wear & Small Towel
    • Sarong (temples / sacred places)
    • Change-of-clothes (for drive home)
    • Plastic Bags (rubbish / rain-proofing)
    • (Covid 19-kit: Mask, Hand sanitizer)
    • some cash in small bills to buy from village shops

Time-of-Year / Season

  • Year-round

Optimal Trek Start times

  • Morning 8-9am
  • Afternoon 1.30pm (by request)
  • Tip: avoid midday heat.

Accommodation is not included for this trek program.


If you would like to stay in the village or nearby your trek, we welcome you to:

  • Arrange own accommodation based on your preference
  • Search listings available on your preferred online platform
  • Consult Google Maps for accommodation & locations

Consider these village-owned places to stay nearby: 

For full Terms & Conditions, Code of Conduct and Indemnity, please click here.

For full details on idGuides Base Support, please click here.

Trail Profile:

Distance: Trail Time: Difficulty: Fitness:
5 km 3 hrs 2.5 / 5 2.5 / 5
Elevation Gain: Elevation Loss: Lowest Altitude: Highest Altitude:
150 m 150 m 1100 m 1400 m

Terrain Notes:

Dual-Track / backroads: Single-Track / farmers’ paths: Off-Piste / bush paths: Summit / ridgelines:
30% 70% 0% 0%
  • This program is designed as an up & back forest hike, allowing for duration, distance & elevation gain to be determined by the mood on the day, ability and interests.
  • Families can determine the range of distance and elevation gain to suit objectives and abilities.
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