Explore
Spark your spirit of adventure as you spend the day exploring the best of Bali...just the way you like it!
You are invited to customize your retreat experience as you 'Follow Your Bliss' by personally choosing one of these delightful cultural and sightseeing excursions.
Countryside Bicycle tour through Bali villages to Ubud
Spend the day on our most popular day adventures as you get to escape to the cooler climates of Bali's Mountain region. Start the day with brunch served up beside an ancient volcanic lake high in the mountains, then Using brand new mountain bikes and safety equipment, wind your way down the trail from Mount Batur through sleepy villages along little-used roads and tracks.
Frequent stops are made along the way giving you the opportunity to view aged temple compounds and shady plantations bearing a variety of crops. Local women regally carry festive offerings of fruit and flowers to appease the Gods, whilst village ducks are herded in humorous orderly processions. Young boy's cut grass to feed the family cow whilst weathered old men gossip at the roadside stall sipping glasses of aromatic mountain ground coffee.
An air-conditioned escort vehicle is on standby at the end of your trip to take you to enjoy a replenishing buffet luncheon before returning to your hotel. All of the guides come from the surrounding regions and are trained to entertain and educate by sharing a broad depth of knowledge in Balinese culture and lifestyle. This journey offers an insight into a Bali that is not commonly seen, and allows you to experience the charming culture of rural Bali. A fantastic day out packed with interest, education and fun! This wonderful morning is followed by a deliciously prepared local lunch in Bali's village of Ubud (the village made famous by Elizabeth Gilbert's book ‘Eat, Pray, Love).
Jungle River White Water Rafting
Enjoy a visually spectacular rafting trip down the Ayung River as you travel to the Jungle interior of Bali. This adventure is a wonderful mix of excitement, breath taking views and well guided, informative, sightseeing.
As you carve through some of Bali's most appealing landscape, the Ayung River provides a thrill that begins the moment you push off from the riverbanks. As you switch between Class I and II rapids, you will wind through deep valleys with cascading waterfalls and towering cliffs of prehistoric significance.
On the more leisurely stretches through tropical forests you will see Hindu shrines that are brightly decorated on ceremonial days of prayer. Just as you think it is all coming to an end, the unpredictable Ayung River propels your raft into yet another rapid! This wonderful morning is followed by a deliciously prepared local lunch in Bali's mountain area
Eco Walking Tour of Bali Heartland
Join us on a walk of cultural, ecological, archaeological and natural discovery as we explore ancient ruins, lush jungle, traditional villages, local plantations and trek through rice paddies in the spectacular heartland of Bali.
Our experienced, English speaking guides will enlighten you with their knowledge of local mythology and point out the local flora (fruit and spice trees) and explain their role in Balinese society. We then trek into a local village where you can view, spectacular temples and local craftsmen at work.
From then on its views of stunning rice paddy panoramas as we trek through the fields experiencing rural Balinese going about their daily chores (have the camera handy). We see locals planting and harvesting rice, ploughing fields, tending livestock and reaping the labours of local plantations. Our guides will explain all facets of the life of the Balinese living outside tourist areas. We finish our tour with a walk through a shady bamboo grove emerging into a traditional village, where we visit a Balinese compound (Balinese home and meet the family). Walking through this village, which is isolated from tourism, gives you a feel of traditional village life and many photo opportunities.
At the end of the trek we drive a short distance to our restaurant overlooking the rice paddies where we have a sumptuous Balinese feast that the guide books rave about. This tour is not just an adventure, but a cultural, ecological, culinary and learning experience designed to show visitors the Bali they want to see...pure natural entertainment and beauty.
Gourmet Indonesian Cooking Classes
Our cooking class is a unique lifestyle experience that speaks of hundreds years old of traditions, of the beautiful humbleness and the exotic richness of Indonesian dining and cooking culture, all at the same time. The classes are held by Iboe Soelastri, an Indonesian chef who has begun to learn cooking from her grandmother when she was just 4 years old. Spend a wonderful afternoon preparing dishes that are part of ritual and everyday life on the magical island of Bali and finish with a true Waroeng lunch experience, eating surrounded by oil lamps, stone grinders, and traditional steamers on wood-fire terra-cotta stoves in the open kitchen accompanied by soothing, intimate Javanese music.
Extra Surf Lesson
If you simply can't get enough of surfing and the beach, spend the day enjoying expert surf instruction from our surf coaches and soaking up the rays by the sea!
Even More Pampering!
For those who just love getting pampered choose to pamper yourself with another 3 hours worth of spa treatments at the villa for a truly blissed out day! You will choose from:
- Manicures
- Pedicures
- Deep Hair Conditioning Treatments
- Relaxing Facials
- Hot Stone Massage
- Tradtitional Balinese Massage
- After Sun Massage Treatment
- Aromatherapy Massage
- Four Hand Massage
- Remedial Sports Massage
- Reflexology
