Bali is one of Indonesia's seventeen thousand islands. It is a very well-known holiday destination for visitors from both the West and the East. Although most visitors arrive by air with local domestic and direct international flights from several countries, Bali is also a short ferry ride from Java, Indonesia's main island. In a Muslim-majority country, Bali is culturally Hindu, with traditions and festivities celebrated nowhere else in the region.
The culture is best appreciated through the arts and food that the locals lovingly share with their visitors... but this culture sits in an uneasy truce with encroaching modernity in the form of resorts, golf courses, and malls sprouting up all over.
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Bali, Kintamani
Arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport. Meet and greet with English Speaking Guide, flower garland will be handed by young girl in traditional Balinese Costume. Scented cold towel and mineral water are served on the way to the hotel. Afternoon free at own leisure.
Travel directly to Batubulan for a performance of the stunning Barong & Kris Dance. Proceed to the Bedulu Elephant Cave, in part a monastery dating back to the 9th Century, Gunung Kawi, an ancient tomb carved out of a huge rock face. From Tampaksiring the road climbs up to Kintamani district, with its magnificent views of volcanic Mount and Lake Batur. Return via Kehen Temple at Bangli, a beautifully terraced 14th century temple. Arrive Denpasar at the evening.
The day for free at own leisure. Lots of activities such as Sailing Cruise, ATV Ride, Rafting, Submarine, Cycling etc are available on request.
Pick up at your hotel and transfer to the airport.
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Bali, Kintamani, Tanjung Benoa, Kedaton, Tanah Lot, Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Uluwatu
Upon arrival in Bali International airport, our staff will meet on arrival gate by sign board of passengers name or party. After check all passengers documents our staff will transfer to the hotel for accommodation or direct to the local restaurant for dinner.
After breakfast at hotel, you will be picked up at 08:30am at hotel lobby and proceed for tour beginning with visit to the Barong and Kris dance at Batu Bulan Village. After the dance, you will see the local people at home industry batik and handicraft. You can see the people how they make Batik, not to buy some thing there. Later you will visit the holy spring of Tampak Siring temple. After that you will drive up to the mountain of Batur and visit beautiful lake and mount Batur panorama. This village name is Kintamani. There you will enjoy your Indonesian Buffet Lunch at cool weather of mount Batur. At 14:30pm, you will go back the same road to visit Ubud Traditional Art market. There you see a thousand the Balinese art, handicraft and nice fashion and sarong can be buy it to bring home. In the evening after sunset ends, you will leave for local restaurant for your dinner. Overnight at hotel. (B / L / D)
After breakfast at hotel, you will be picked up at 10:00 am at hotel lobby and proceed for tour beginning with a visit to Tanjung Benoa beach to see the beautiful beach with great activities such as; Banana Boat, Jet Sky, Parasailing, Glass bottom boat, diving and other. Passengers can join at own expenses. Later you will go to local restaurant for lunch. Tour continues to Alas Kedaton, the forest with a thousand friendly monkeys in their own habitat. After that, you will visit Tanah Lot temple. Located on the south west coast, Tanah Lot is possibly the best known and most photographed temple in Bali. The pagoda like temple sits on a small, rocky islet, surrounded by water at high tide and otherwise accessible by a ramp. Despite the commercialism, few sights compare with the dramatic view of the sun dropping behind the ocean and silhouetting the temple which is venerated as a holy site believed to be guarded snakes. On the way back you will have dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel. (B / L / D)
After breakfast at hotel, our staff will pick-up passengers at about 10:00am at hotel lobby for tour beginning with GWK (Garuda Wisnu Kencana). Before visiting the Cultural Park, a stop in Jimbaran at Jenggala Ceramic, which sells an extensive range of ceramics and household for leading hotels, restaurants and decorators worldwide. Forming the focus of this tour the GWK (Garuda Wisnu Kencana), Jimbaran - a Cultural Park complex that, when will completed in 2009, will become a world famous monument synonymous with the island of Bali. The GWK statue will tower over 150 meters atop the Bukit Peninsula, a visit to the Park also affords dramatic views and a chance to see the historic construction in full swing. Later, Galeri Keris, Nusa Dua - is one of the largest department stores and Indonesian handicraft centres in Bali. After having lunch at local restaurant visit Bali's dramatic Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Believed to date from the 16th century, this temple is perched on a limestone point suspended some 825 feet over the roaring Indian Ocean. Later visit Dream Land Beach. Evening we going for dinner at local restaurant.
After breakfast at hotel, free time for your last day shopping near hotel by own until time to pick-up for departure transfer to the airport. Please remember that hotel check out time is 12:00.