Beautiful Bali Tour
Bali Main Tour
Day 1: Ubud
Enjoy your first taste of Balinese cuisine at our welcome dinner and then off to a good night’s sleep.
perfectly preserved “Beauty of Loulan” that is more than 3800 years old.
- Accommodations: ARMA Resort
- Meals Included: D
Day 2: Ubud/Batubulan
After lunch at ARMA, proceed to the village of Batubulan to watch a cultural performance of Barong and Keris Dance, which describes the story of the eternal fight between good and evil. Next, visit the artisan wood-making village of Mas, as well as the Sukawati traditional market.
Our guide will offer optional walking tour of the Ubud, the most lively town in Bali with royal palaces, temples, museum and art galleries and restaurants and bars featuring international cuisine.
Dinner on own in town or at the Resort.
- Accommodations: ARMA Resort
- Meals Included: B,L
Day 3: Ubud/Kintamani
Take a leisurely walk through rice fields and back roads to experience up-close, the life of rice-farmers in an agricultural island that is quickly disappearing with modernity.
Drive to one of the ancient purification sites – Tirta Empul Holy Spring Temple, considered a sacred site by Balinese to get rid of the negative energy in the body and soul by soaking in the fresh and sacred springs. Everyone is invited to experience the cool and holy spring waters.
Transfer to Kintamani, a favorite destination with its panoramic views of the active Mt. Batur volcano (has not erupted in over 50 years) and beautiful Lake Batur, the largest in Bali. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant with a breathtaking view of the entire island.
The remaining of the day is free to enjoy your hotel spa facility or explore town on your own.
- Accommodations: ARMA Resort
- Meals Included: B,L
Day 4: Ubud/Peliatan
Lunch at delicious Clear Café, one of the best local health food restaurants in Ubud, offering a variety of fresh juices, salads, full entrees and incredible desserts.
In the afternoon enjoy a private visit, conversation, and coffee/tea at the Peliatan Palace with Prince Cokorda Krisna Dalem Agung, a young entrepreneur.
Peliatan, one of the oldest palaces in Bali, is renowned for its artistic activities. The gamelan musicians and dancers travel abroad as cultural ambassadors. One of the living princesses was the first Balinese dancer to travel to the US with Bob Hope and Fred Astaire in the 1930s. Peliatan is also a center of painting and woodcarving with many artist studios on the main street and back lanes. Have lunch on your own here.
In the evening enjoy dinner at ARMA followed by a traditional Balinese dance performance.
- Accommodations: ARMA Resort
- Meals Included: B,L,D
Day 5: Pemuteran
After lunch visit Bedugul traditional market.
Arrive at Amertha Villa Resort in time to witness a spectacular sunset on the beach in front of your private villa complete with a pool.
Pemuteran village lies in the shadow of a gorgeous mountainous region to the south and to the north is Menjangan Island, considered one of the best diving spots in the world. Pemuteran has the largest area of shallow coral reefs in Bali, easily accessible, free of strong currents and waves, making it perfect for swimming, snorkeling and diving. Still undeveloped, The Resort blends wonderfully with nature, using natural indigenous materials in a relaxed setting surrounded by tranquil gardens and a gorgeous swimming pool.
Dinner on your own on the sands of the Pemuteran ocean, or perhaps served next to the private pool in your villa.
- Accommodations: Amertha Villa Resort
- Meals Included: B,L
Day 6: Pemuteran
Have a leisurely afternoon for swimming, massage, and walks on the private beaches.
Dinner on your own at the resort.
- Accommodations: Amertha Villa Resort
- Meals Included: B,L
Day 7: Menjangan Island
Return to the hotel for relaxation. Enjoy dinner at a local Balinese home. Afterwards, stop by Melanting Temple, Bali’s prosperity temple. Most Balinese will travel here at least once a year for blessings of the businesses and crops. We’ll visit at night for a most memorable and magical evening.
- Accommodations: Amertha Villa Resort
- Meals Included: B,L,D
Day 8: Munduk Village/ Mengwi
Have lunch at a local restaurant before arriving at Puri Taman Sari Resort, a traditional Balinese resort owned by Agung Prana, a member of the Mengwi Royal Family. Enjoy your new home, in the midst of the rice fields for the last two nights in Bali. Dinner is on your own.
- Accommodations: Puri Taman Sari Resort
- Meals Included: B,L
Day 9: Mengwi
In the evening, a farewell dinner, closing ceremony and other surprises.
- Accommodations: Puri Taman Sari Resort
- Meals Included: B,D
Day 10: Travel Home or Extension
- Meals Included: B
Pre-Tour Extension
Orangutans of Borneo
Day 1-2: U.S./Jakarta
- Accommodations at the Swiss-Bel Hotel by the Jakarta Airport (1 night)
- Accommodations: Swiss-Bel Hotel
- Meals Included: Meals Aloft
Day 3: Surabaya/Pangkalanbun
After 2 hours of navigation you’ll reach the Rimba Lodge, an eco-lodge located on the edge of Tanjung Puting National Park and only accessible by boat. This area is notable for its ecologically and biologically diverse areas with mangrove swamps, rainforest, and dense jungles filled with primates, leopards, lizards, and more than 250 bird species. Check in at the lodge. The rest of the evening at leisure. Dinner is served at the lodge restaurant. Overnight at Rimba Lodge.
- Accommodations: Rimba Lodge
- Meals Included: B,L,D
Day 4: Orangutan Research Facility at Camp Leakey
Continue the journey for about 2 hours to reach Camp Leakey, the most famous place for orangutan research in the world. Over the years as many as 200 orangutans were gradually reintroduced to the wild since the camp was founded in 1971. Today the camp operates mainly as a feeding platform; with orangutans being fed and medically monitored by the local rangers. Over the past few years the overall population of Orangutans have reached a sustainable number; between 5000 to 6000 individuals spread across the 4,000 square kilometer area of the park. Most of the orangutans in the park are born in the wild and the ones that do come to the feeding sites are generally mothers with young offspring and animals that have been recently released.
Lunch is served on board before arriving at Camp Leakey. Disembark at Camp Leakey for a 30 minute walk along a wooden pontoon, then follow a jungle path with a chance to observe more wild animals on the way: gibbons, long tail macaques as well as wild pigs. The Orangutan feeding at Camp Leakey takes place daily in the afternoon when rangers bring bananas or other fruits to a wooden platform inside the jungle. Watching the Orangutans emerge from the jungle as they swing branch to branch is an unforgettable experience! You will be near the platform, supervised by the rangers as the Orangutans can come from anywhere around you! Return to the boat in the late afternoon and start your navigation back to Rimba Lodge. At this time of the day many proboscis monkeys, an endemic species of Kalimantan and easily recognizable by their long red nose, come close to the river banks to spend the night in large groups. You will also have a good chance to watch wild Orangutans coming down to the riverside to pick up the fruit of the pandan trees, one of their favorite foods.
Dinner is served at the lodge. (B,L,D)
- Accommodations: Rimba Lodge
- Meals Included: B,L,D
Day 5: Pondok Tanguy/Pasalat Station/Tanjung Harapan Camp/Harapan Village
After feeding time, return to the boat and travel downstream to Pasalat Rainforest Station where several institutions and NGO are working on conservation efforts with a strong focus on reforestation, in order to preserve the natural habitat of the Orangutans. You will get an opportunity to plant trees during your time at Pasalat Rainforest station.
Return to your Klotok for a trip down to Tanjung Harapan Camp, where you will visit the third and most remote of the Orangutan feeding platforms.
Afterwards, take a short crossing to Harapan village, one of the only settlements along the river. Have a walk through the village and visit with the Malayan families and observe their daily activities. Return to Rimba Lodge, just over the river from the village. Dinner at the lodge.
- Accommodations: Rimba Lodge
- Meals Included: B,L,D
Day 6: Pangkalanbun/Surabaya/Bali
- Meals included: B
Pre-Tour Extension
Temples and Artisans of Java
Day 1-2: U.S./Yogyakarta
- Accommodations at the Eastpark Hotel in Surabaya (4 nights)
- Accommodations: Eastpark Hotel
- Meals Included: Meals Aloft
Day 3: Yogyakarta
From here, continue to the Sonobudoyo Museum; the region’s most comprehensive exhibit of Javanese art. See its vast collection, including wayang kulit (shadow puppets), topeng (Javanese masks), kris (religious knives), and batik.
After lunch at a local restaurant, travel to Kota Gede, a handicraft district of Yogyakarta with fascinating architecture and great bargains for anyone looking for high-quality goods. Stroll the narrow alleyways and dip into the silversmith shops, reminiscent of the lively silver industry established in the 1930s.
After dinner, finish your day at the famous shopping street of Malioboro where you can test your bargaining skills on handicrafts, Batik clothing, and Javanese snacks. (B,L,D)
- Accommodations: Eastpark Hotel
- Meals Included: B,L,D
Day 4: Yogyakarta
Lunch is at a local restaurant. In the mid-afternoon, head to Prambanan Temple. These huge ancient Hindu temples were built in the 9th century and the three main inner shrines are dedicated to the Hindu trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Prambanan became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Your guide will explain the history and symbolism of the temples as you walk around.
After the visit, continue to a nearby local restaurant where you will enjoy an early dinner followed by a traditional performance of the Hindu epic tale Ramayana. The play takes place at an opened theatre with the illuminated temples of Prambanan as a background.
- Accommodations: Eastpark Hotel
- Meals Included: B,L,D
Day 5: Borobudur Temple
Lunch is on the way back from Borobudur Temple. This afternoon is free for shopping, sightseeing or relaxation at the hotel.
- Accommodations: Eastpark Hotel
- Meals Included: B,L
Day 6: Yogyakarta/Bali
- Meals Included: B
Post-Tour Extension
Komodo Dragons of the Flores Island
Day 1: Bali/Labuan Bajo
In the afternoon visit Batu Cermin Cave, which means ‘Mirror Rock’ in the local language due to its eerie glow emitted when the sun is at the right angle. This limestone cave is home to a large bat and monkey population and also offers panoramic views of the mainland and bay.
Dinner is at a restaurant near your hotel in Labuan Bajo. (D)
- Accommodations: Bintang Flores
- Meals included: D
Day 2: Labuan Bajo/Rinca Island/Kalong Island
Afterwards, enjoy a session of snorkeling and some relaxation at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pink Beach (Pantai Merah). The beach gets its color from small red coral fragments that mix with the white sand.
After snorkeling, the cruise continues to Kalong Island where the Plataran Felicia will be mooring for the night. Kalong Island is known for its mangrove forest and the “house of thousand bats”. After sunset, witness thousands of bats fly overhead out of the mangroves.
- Accommodations: Aboard Plantaran Felicia
- Meal included: B,L,D
Day 3: Kalong Island/Komodo Island/Manta Point
Take a tour of a village nestled in Komodo National Park. Get a glimpse of life in this remarkable setting and learn how the community manages to live among the dragons.
In the afternoon proceed to Manta Point. Manta Point (Karang Makassar) is a spot where manta rays can often be encountered (Although manta rays spotting isn’t guaranteed, Manta Point offers excellent snorkeling as well!). These huge marine creatures can grow up to 4 meters in width and are extremely friendly to swim with. They are endangered, and efforts are made to protect them from illegal fishing practices. Turtles, eagle rays, giant trevallies, huge clams, various kind of sponges, and cuttlefish are frequently seen on the reef.
Back on board enjoy a drink for sunset. Dinner is served on board as you slowly sail to Siaba for an overnight stay.
- Accomodation: Aboard Plantaran Felicia
- Meals included: B,L,D
Day 4: Kanawa Island/Sabolon Island/Labuan Bajo
Continue sailing to Labuan Bajo and disembark around noon. Transfer to the hotel in the late afternoon. Dinner is at the hotel. (B,L)
- Accommodations: Bintang Flores
- Meals included: B,L
Day 5: Labuan Bajo/Bali
- Meal included: B