Day 1
Ubud
Welcome to Bali, Indonesia! Your adventure starts on the island’s spiritual capital, Ubud, with a 6pm welcome meeting at your hotel. If you arrive earlier, head out to explore the peaceful forested town, which is surrounded by lime-green rice paddies. Optional activities include taking a cooking class, visiting a Balinese spa or heading out to the countryside for a bike ride.
Day 2
Ubud
Explore Ubud on a guided walking tour, which lasts two and a half hours. Along the way you’ll get a chance to see authentic village life, rice fields, local arts and crafts and an alang alang valley, a type of wild grass used to make roofs. The tour ends in central Ubud where you can have lunch and check out the town’s cafés, galleries and shops. Later, you’ll visit Bumi Sehat, a community health clinic dedicated to helping mothers and children. The day ends with a Kecak dance performance which involves theatrical chanting and decorative costumes.
Breakfast included.
Day 3
Ubud - Sidemen
Hop on your bicycle for a two-and-a-half-hour tour of Ubud. The route takes you through Ubud’s quiet backstreets to villages and ornate temples, through vibrant rice fields, with plenty of rest and photo stops along the way. Over half the journey is downhill, so it’s a leisurely tour that ends back in Ubud. In the afternoon, relax on a two-hour minivan drive up to the village of Sidemen, where you can get great views of Bali’s highest mountain, Agung. Note that bicycles and helmets are provided, there’s also a support vehicle following behind if you don’t want to cycle the whole way.
Breakfast included.
Day 4
Sideman – Sibetan Village
Set out with a guide on a morning walking tour of Sidemen, where you’ll meet villagers and learn about the local craft and songket weaving industry. You'll also enjoy a 'bungkus' lunch. Next, you'll journey to Sibetan Village, where you'll be greeted by the village chief. The afternoon is free for you to enjoy. Why not walk around and soak up the atmosphere, or take an optional cooking class.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Day 5
Sibetan Village - Mt Batur
Embark on a guided walk through an ancient Salak Plantation and visit the local community. After seeing the incredible heritage plants, including a white mango tree first planted in the 16th century, you'll enjoy a lunch of rice wrapped in young coconut leaves with a side of chicken and vegetables.
You’ll also take in the stunning scenery while driving higher up into the mountains. The trip will take you along a crater-rim road with sweeping views over the island. Your final destination is a quiet fishing village near Lake Batur which is named after the 1,717-metre-tall volcano, Mount Batur. Rest and have dinner in your guesthouse at the base of the volcano, ready for your big trek tomorrow morning.
Breakfast and lunch included.
Day 6
Mount Batur - Lovina
Get an extremely early start at 3am for the two-hour trek to Mount Batur’s summit. You’ll reach the top in time to watch the sunrise over Bali, which features views stretching over the valleys and out to sea. In fact, if it’s a clear day, you can see all the way to Lombok. Be aware that the weather can be unpredictable, so make sure to bring sturdy shoes, a rain jacket, a warm layer and head torch for the trek.
After descending Batur, you can opt for a rewarding soak in nearby hot springs, overlooking the lake and caldera. End the day with a three-hour bus trip to Lovina, a tranquil town on the coast that’s known for its food, massages, yoga classes and dolphins.
Breakfast included.
Day 7
Lovina
Today you’ll enjoy a snorkelling adventure. Take a short boat ride to Menjangan Island Reef, which is part of the pristine Bali Barat National Park. Look out for colourful fish and coral reefs while you snorkel in the clear, warm waters. Spend the afternoon as you please, swimming, sunbathing or strolling along the beach. On the way back to Lovina, you’ll make a stop at Banjar Hot Spring for a healing soak before a home-cooked Balinese meal at Ibu Wayans. There are a range of optional activities on offer in Lovina, but note that we don’t encourage dolphin-watching trips because they’re unregulated and can be harmful to the animals.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Day 8
Lovina - Sanur
Start the day with a one-hour drive to the hilltop village Munduk, where you’ll walk through clove and coffee plantations to a hidden waterfall. Bask in the cooling spray before heading on to Lake Bratan, famous for its Hindu-Buddhist temple which sits on a small island in the middle of the lake. Then, you'll learn how to make a Balinese offering while visiting a local family before continuing to Sanur for some time at leisure. Why not walk along Bali's first beachfront walk to see the fishermen, or relax at one of the beachside eateries.
Breakfast included.
Day 9
Sanur - Tetebatu
Begin the day with a transfer via minivan to the port the Padang Bai, where you'll take a boat from Bali to Lombok (approximately two hours). You'll enjoy lunch at a traditional Indonesian-style cafe, before taking a two-hour minibus ride to Tetebatu. There's a stop along the way, allowing you to see Masbagik Village's well-known pottery products. The hill retreat of Tetebatu is your last stop, located at the southern base of Mt Rinjani. Here, you'll enjoy dinner at a family-run restaurant.
Breakfast and dinner included.
Day 10
Tetebatu - Labuan Pandan
Today you’ll explore the local area on a guided walk through rice fields ploughed by buffalos, to learn about local farm life. You’ll pass clove and coffee plantations and try some local coffee along the way. Today’s highlight is a trip to Pringgasela Village, where you’ll take part in some weaving and a Sasak feast. In the afternoon, move on to Labuan Pandan on Lombok’s east coast, a remote hideaway with bungalow accommodation by the sea.
Breakfast and lunch included.
Day 11
Labuan Pandan
Enjoy a dose of sun, sea and sand with a boat trip, where you can stop and snorkel in some prime locations. Discover colourful coral reefs teeming with diverse marine life and have lunch at a secluded island with views of Mount Rinjani.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Day 12
Senaru
Make the two-hour bus trip to Senaru, a Sasak village set in the jungle at the base of Mount Rinjani. Take a tour led by a local from a female guiding association to learn about village life, history and customs. You’ll also get to visit the cooling Tiue Kelep waterfall, which the Sasak people believe has healing properties, take a swim to see for yourself.
Breakfast included.
Day 13
Gili Air
Continue to the west coast of Lombok and take a boat to the Gili Islands. This trio of paradisical islands are laced with soft-sand beaches lapped by topaz waters which offer some spectacular snorkelling opportunities. You’ll be staying on Gili Air, in a hotel just 15 minutes from the main port. Note that the hotel has outdoor bathrooms with a lockable external door. Settle into island life with some well-deserved beach time.
Breakfast included.
Day 14
Gili Air
This is a free day, so spend it however you like. Sunbathe and swim, hire snorkelling gear and if you’re lucky, spot some sea turtles. Other optional activities include cooking and yoga classes, or you can take a boat to visit nearby Gili Meno and Trawangan. In the evening, you’ll have a local seafood feast as a group to mark the end of your adventure.
Breakfast included.
Day 15
Gili Air
There are no activities planned for today and check-out time is 11am. It’s possible to extend your stay on the island if you’d like, or fly back to the mainland. To ensure you have ample transfer time, we don’t recommend booking flights earlier than 1pm in Lombok or 6pm in Bali.
Breakfast included.
