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Experiences · 700 m

Days worth getting up for

Nine ways to spend a day or three on Bali and the islands beyond. Each one tells you how long it takes, who you will be with, how hard it is and where you meet before you click.

  • The ridge of Mount Batur lit gold at sunrise, with a line of tiny hikers silhouetted on the summit viewpoint.

    Nature · Adventure

    Mount Batur sunrise trek

    Climb in the dark, breakfast on the rim, and watch the island come out of the cloud.

    Time
    Half day
    Group
    Small group, up to 8
    Fitness
    Moderate
    Meeting
    Hotel pick-up

    fromUS$62per person
  • Contoured bands of bright green rice terraces curving round a hillside at Jatiluwih, with coconut palms among them and forested slopes behind.

    Nature · Culture

    A subak walk with a farmer

    Walk the channels with someone whose family has shared this water for generations.

    Time
    Half day
    Group
    Small group, up to 6
    Fitness
    Easy
    Meeting
    Hotel pick-up

    fromUS$58per person
  • Woven baskets of whole spices laid out in rows, among them cinnamon, black pepper, turmeric and ginger.

    Food and craft · Culture

    Balinese cooking, from market to banana leaf

    Start with a mortar and a heap of spices, and end by eating everything you made.

    Time
    Half day
    Group
    Small group, up to 8
    Fitness
    Easy
    Meeting
    Hotel pick-up

    fromUS$55per person
  • The sun setting over the Indian Ocean with a path of orange light on the water, and Uluwatu Temple on its sheer cliff at the right edge.

    Culture

    Kecak at Uluwatu, with the cliff walk

    The temple on the edge at golden hour, then a hundred voices as the light goes.

    Time
    Half day
    Group
    Small group, up to 10
    Fitness
    Easy
    Meeting
    Hotel pick-up, or meet at the temple

    fromUS$48per person
  • A reef manta ray gliding over coral in hazy blue water at Manta Bay, Nusa Penida.

    Ocean · Nature · Adventure

    Manta snorkelling day, Nusa Penida

    A morning on the water with reef mantas, and the rules that keep them coming back.

    Time
    Full day
    Group
    Small group, up to 10
    Fitness
    Moderate
    Meeting
    Meet at Sanur beach

    fromUS$115per person
  • A thatched hut standing in still water on Lake Batur, mirrored in the lake, with Mount Batur low on the horizon under streaked blue sky.

    Culture · Nature

    Water temples and the highland lakes

    A private day on the trail of one idea: that water is sacred, and everything below it depends on it.

    Time
    Full day
    Group
    Private, 2 to 4
    Fitness
    Easy
    Meeting
    Private pick-up

    fromUS$85per person
  • A carved stone gateway at Ubud Palace in orange brick and grey relief, with two small ceremonial umbrellas and green foliage framing it.

    Culture · Food and craft

    Ubud craft, dance and offerings

    A day in the hands: the offering you make, the wood and silver you watch, the Legong you end on.

    Time
    Full day
    Group
    Small group, up to 6
    Fitness
    Easy
    Meeting
    Hotel pick-up

    fromUS$95per person
  • Fishing boats at anchor in the bay at Amed, with the cone of Mount Agung rising beyond the shore.

    Ocean · Nature

    Amed's reef and the Tulamben wreck

    Walk into the sea at Tulamben and swim over a ship that a volcano moved.

    Time
    Full day
    Group
    Small group, up to 6
    Fitness
    Moderate
    Meeting
    Hotel pick-up

    fromUS$98per person
  • Sunrise over the Tengger caldera in East Java, a sea of fog filling the basin around the cone of Mount Bromo.

    Adventure · Nature

    Ijen and Bromo, in three days

    Blue flames at midnight, a caldera at dawn, and a short flight home.

    Time
    Several days
    Group
    Small group, up to 6
    Fitness
    Demanding
    Meeting
    Hotel pick-up, ends in Surabaya
    fromUS$420per person