Hindu water temple, Bali Ceremonial procession, Bali
established to preserve the art of Balinese dance for future generations. Meals: B, L | SenS Hotel & Spa or similar
DAY 11 • Visit“ happy yoga” master
• Controversial Topic: The Balinese caste system Meet a spiritual practitioner and a“ happy yoga” instructor today. Later on, engage in a discussion about the Controversial Topic of the Balinese caste system with a mixed caste couple in Batuyang village. Meals: B, L, D | SenS Hotel & Spa or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 8, spend A Day in the Life of a Berbah farming village in rural Java.
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 | SenS Hotel & Spa or similar
DAY 13 • Visit master mask maker
• Candidasa Transfer to seaside Candidasa today. Along the way, we’ ll 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 & salak palm orchard • Explore Tirta Gangga Visit the villages along Mount Agung, starting with a visit to a Balinese blacksmith and learn about the metalworks he produces, such as keris, or ceremonial daggers. After, head to 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 to begin our journey back to the U. S. today. Or, fly from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo to begin your post-trip extension to Komodo Island & Beyond: Land of Dragons. Meals: B
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48 Java & Bali: Indonesia’ s Mystical Islands