Bali Panorama Escorted Vacation

Upon arrival to Bali airport, you will meet your guide just after immigration for a private transfer to Ubud for check-in at your selected hotel. The remainder of your day is at your leisure to rest from your travels or explore the area.

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by a private vehicle to begin your tour. You will have plenty of photo opportunities en route to today’s destination, Subak Guliang, a traditional farming community located east of Ubud. Upon arrival, you will be warmly welcomed and served tea and coffee along with locally made snacks in the courtyard of a typical Balinese homes. The rest of your time here wil be dedicated to exploring the local vicinity, such as rice cultivating and cooking or the simple, yet effective, Subak irrigation system. Continue to the Hindu Besakih Temple*, known as the “mother temple of Bali.” Over 1,000-years-old, the temple is situated on the volcanic slopes of Mount Agung, the island’s largest mountain. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant with commanding views of Mount Agung and the surrounding countryside before heading to the village of Tenganan, home of the Bali Aga, considered to be the original inhabitants of Bali. Today’s tours finish with a visit to Klungkung Palace, also known as Puri Agung Semarapura. The Kertagosa Pavilion is one of the best-preserved parts of the palace and an excellent example of traditional Balinese architecture. (B,L) *Note: Although visitors are permitted to enter the temple complex, access to some areas is restricted to Hindu worshippers only.

Today, experience the thrill of whitewater rafting on the Ayung River. Your water adventure begins with a transfer to the start point followed by a safety and equipment briefing given by your expert instructor. Then it’s headlong into the first set of thirty-three Class II & III rapids as you rush past untamed rainforest, towering gorges and magnificent rice paddy terraces. Enjoy the picturesque scenery along the way and end the action-packed morning with a hot shower followed by a delicious buffet lunch overlooking the majestic mountains and rice paddy fields. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B,L) *Note: Rapids are suitable for ages 5 years and up. Soft trekking or mountain biking can replace this activity, if preferred.

Take some time this morning to explore or relax at your leisure before checking-out of your hotel. You will be picked up by your guide for a private transfer to the southern-most tip of Bali to visit the famous Uluwatu Temple*. Perched approximately 70m above sea level, atop a steep cliff, the temple also has one of the most dramatic locations on the island and is the perfect vantage point from which to observe the huge waves as they roll in from the Indian Ocean and crash against the rock face below. One of the highlights of this excursion is the opportunity to witness a traditional display of Kecak dance, regularly performed at Uluwatu. This dance features up to 100 male performers who form a circle and sway and chant to hypnotic music. Following the performance, continue to the seductive crescent of white sand and blue sea that is Jimbaran Bay. You will have the opportunity to dine on what is widely considered to be the best seafood on the island with a delicious rijstaffel, or selection of dishes, meal in an ambient beachside location. After dinner, continue to Nusa Dua for check-in to your selected hotel. (B,D)*Note: The macaque monkeys can be a considerable annoyance. Please heed the advice from your guide on the precautions you should take when visiting temples or forests inhabited by monkeys.

Today is yours at leisure. Optional tours are available to be booked by your local guide or you may take the opportunity to enjoy the beach or relax in the environs of the hotel.  (B)

This morning you will be met and transferred to the harbor at Benoa where you will be greeted with a welcome drink. From here, you will join your fellow passengers and board a luxurious motorized catamaran for the 60-90 minute crossing to the tropical island of Nusa Lembongan. Located southeast of Bali, the island is wonderfully laid back and the prefect location for swimming, underwater activities and relaxing. You will drop anchor at Sanghyang Bay for a transfer by tender to The Anchorage, an attractively located beach club that will be your base for the day. For the more active, snorkeling and reef viewing by glass-bottom boat are both offered*. For lunch, a sumptuous BBQ buffet will be prepared followed by more leisure time until the mid afternoon when you will return to the mainland. Upon arrival back at the harbor, you will be transferred back to your hotel. (B,L)

This morning is at leisure until the appropriate time to transfer to the airport in order to catch your return flight home. (B)