Balinese walk & Komodo dragons

Welcome at Denpasar airport and transfer to Ubud, a hilltop town north of Denpasar, in a rolling landscape of green rice paddies and ravines. Ubud is famous for its painting school. Despite the exponential growth in tourism in recent years, the city has managed to preserve its tranquillity and beauty. The rest of the day is free.

Day of discovery of Ubud and its surroundings. In Ubud, elegant temples and palaces with sculpted facades line the streets. During our city stroll, we discover Puri Saren and the details of its wooden doors, Pura Saraswati and the finesse of its ornamentation, Pura Puseh and its splendid sculptures as well as many other museums and galleries.

Another tourist attraction in Ubud, slightly away from the city center, is the “monkey forest” temple. Walks and walks outside of Ubud take you to places where the view of the surrounding area is breathtaking, as the rural landscapes are so preserved.

A family of Balinese artists welcomes us into their traditional home and offers us a meal, no less typical of Ubud, Ubud, accompanied by Balinese dances.

Return to Ubud in the early evening where you can stroll freely in the village.

Continue to Penelokan, a high altitude village which offers breathtaking views of the lake and the batur volcano. You will have lunch on the edge of the Batur caldera and enjoy an exceptional panorama.

Continuation of the day with a visit to the Kehen temple in Bangli. This temple is one of the most revered in Bali. Its plant garden and its temple with eleven “meru” make it a place full of spirituality and traditions.

Transfer to Sidemen, one of the most beautiful valleys in Bali (numerous rice fields, salak plantations and house-workshops for weaving the famous ikats…)

The morning is devoted to a lovely hike around Sidemen, through high altitude plantations and rice fields. During this walk, we pass numerous hamlets, ideal for meeting the local population, and also cross an old suspension bridge. The vegetation is lush and the landscape very exotic.

At the beginning of the afternoon, short transfer to the royal baths of Tirtagangga (the exact translation of which is “The waters of the Ganges”), on the south-eastern slopes of the Agung. Officially known as Tirta Ayu, this complex of freshwater pools was one of the many aquatic palaces built by a king of Karangasem. This place surrounded by a beautiful spectacle of rice terraces is the ideal place to relax.

We take advantage of the morning to explore, on foot, the surrounding rice fields and discover some traditional villages, specialists in blacksmithing and silver jewelry.

The afternoon is free but it is possible to organize a new walk to further discover the beauty of the surrounding landscapes. Some will also have the opportunity to learn about Balinese cuisine, or even local arts, if they wish.

The morning is devoted to a last Balinese walk, through fields and rice fields, towards the Bali Aga village of Tenganan which has preserved the Balinese culture predating the Javanese influence of the Hindu Majapahit dynasty. To protect their village from the harmful effects of the intrusion of uninitiated people into the cult of Batara Indra, all visitors are welcomed there from midday until nightfall, after which everyone is asked to continue on their way. There was a time when the villagers of Tenganan even swept away the footprints of their visitors to completely erase their arrival.

It is in the town of Klungkung that you discover the court of justice where the punishments formerly inflicted on outlaws are represented, like threats hanging over the heads of the accused.

You continue your journey towards Sanur where you arrive in the afternoon. Installation at the hotel and free evening.

Early in the morning, transfer to Denpasar airport.

Flight to Labuan Bajo, on island of Flores.

Welcome and boarding a specially chartered boat. Immediate departure for the island of Sabolo, where you will enjoy its white sand beach and its superb underwater world.

In the afternoon, we resume our navigation towards the island of Seraya, where we spend the night at anchor, on board the boat or on the deck for stargazers.

The day is dedicated to rest and exploring the underwater world (snorkeling) around the islands of Bidadari and Kelor: white sand beaches and beautiful coral reefs.

Today we are sailing towards the island of Kalong, made up largely of mangroves and where thousands of bats usually take refuge during the day. At nightfall, we observe this real “black cloud” getting underway and heading towards the large island of Flores, to the east, in order to feed mainly on fruits.

Setting off for the island of Rinca. The Bajo people live there in houses on stilts, living exclusively on seafood.

At dawn, we go hiking to track Komodo “dragons” and other deer, monkeys, buffalo and wild horses, all in a setting where the green of the savannah blends with the blue of the creeks and bays.

At the end of the morning, swimming and snorkeling on a deserted islet.

Then navigation towards the uninhabited island of Padar. The beaches there are among the most beautiful in the world, swimming is a delight. Late afternoon walk to track deer, which are abundant on this island.

In the early morning, we take advantage of the relative coolness for a walk on the island of Komodo, from where we see the boat anchored in the turquoise waters of the bay.

In the middle of the day, navigation towards Gili Laba: beach, snorkeling, hiking to enjoy an exceptional panorama of the entire archipelago.

Early in the morning, we head towards the famous “Manta Point”, where the manta rays like to be “cleaned”. Possibility of swimming nearby (but keeping a safe distance) and observing this “ballet” represented by the majestic dance of these impressive marine animals.

In the afternoon, we head towards Mushroom Rock and towards Kanawa Island. There we discover an immaculate sandy beach and exceptional seabed. At the end of the afternoon, a short walk on the island to enjoy the sunset from the mainland.

Last morning of snorkeling before setting sail again towards Labuan Bajo. Arrival in Labuan Bajo late in the afternoon.

Fly to Bali

Transfer to Sanur (30 mins). The rest of the day is free.