Local produce market , Bali Macaque monkeys , Ubud , Bali
DAY 11 • Visit “ happy yoga ” master • Controversial Topic : The Balinese caste system
Meet a spiritual practitioner and a “ happy yoga ” instructor today . Later , engage in a discussion about the Controversial Topic of the Balinese caste system , led by a mixed caste couple in Batuyang village .
Meals : B , L , D | Plataran Ubud Hotel & Resort or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 9 , visit Sekar Rinonce Batik Foundation and learn about the traditional craft of “ hand-waxed ” Batik textiles
DAY 12 • Boat ride to Trunyan Village • Meet with an animist spiritual leader
Cross Lake Batur by motorboat today and arrive at Trunyan village . Explore the village , then take a boat to a local cemetery to see Trunyan ’ s unique tradition of displaying their dead in open graves . While here , we ’ ll meet with a local religious leader to learn about the village ’ s animist beliefs .
Meals : B , L | Plataran Ubud Hotel & Resort or similar
DAY 13 • Visit master mask maker • Candidasa Transfer to Candidasa , a seaside town on Bali ’ s eastern coast . We ’ ll break up our drive with a stop to visit the home of a local mask maker .
Meals : B , L , D | Candi Beach Resort & Spa or similar
DAY 14 • Candidasa • Meet local blacksmith • Visit Balinese villages & Tirta Gangga
Visit the villages along Mount Agung , starting in Sidemen , a mountain village where weavers make ikat textiles . Then , visit a salak palm orchard . Continue to Tirta Gangga , a former summer residence of the Karang Asem royal family .
Meals : B , L , D | Candi Beach Resort & Spa or similar
DAY 15 • Sanur • Meet salt miners in Kusamba • Purification ceremony at Sudamala Temple
Depart for Kusamba , where we ’ ll visit the home of local salt miners . Then , drive to the Sudamala Purification Temple where a Hindu priest will conduct a purification ceremony using water from the temple ’ s holy spring . Afterwards , continue our journey to Sanur .
Meals : B , L | Taksu Sanur Hotel or similar
DAY 16 • Explore Uluwatu Cliffside Temple Ride southwest to Pura Luhur Uluwatu , or Temple above the Headstone . With origins that date back to the tenth century , this Balinese sea temple is perched on a cliff 330 feet above the water .
Meals : B , D | Taksu Sanur Hotel or similar
DAY 17 • Return to U . S . Transfer to the airport for our flight to Los Angeles via Taipei . Spend the night in Los Angeles before our return flight home the following day . Or , fly from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo to begin your post-trip extension to Komodo Island & Beyond : Land of Dragons .
Meals : B | Four Points by Sheraton LAX or similar
DAY 18 • Continue trip home Return to the airport for your flight back to your home city . Please note : Today ’ s itinerary applies only to travelers who have purchased air with O . A . T .
Meals : B
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