Simply Bali - Absolute Asia Tours

On arrival in Bali, you'll be met by your private guide, who will accompany you to your hotel in Ubud.

The start point for today’s cycling tour is the village of Kadewatan, to the north of Ubud. Alongside your local cycle guide, travel through the outskirts of Ubud on two wheels for a broad overview of the stunning countryside peppered with the micro-details of daily local life. Your guide will give you further insight into Balinese culture and lifestyle as you take a leisurely, predominantly downhill 3-hour cycle past rice fields and temple compounds, through local villages and bamboo forest. Finish your journey with a buffet lunch at a local restaurant, before enjoying the remainder of your day at leisure. Perhaps you'll reward yourself with a spa treatment after the morning’s ride!

Spend your day at the artisan village of Mas, and get a true flavour of some uniquely Balinese local culture, lifestyle and traditions. Over the course of the day you’ll be blessed by a local priest, learn about ancient divination methods from an astrologer, and try your hand at wood-carving under the watchful eye of a local woodcarver. A hands-on cooking experience will provide a traditional Balinese lunch. On your way back to Ubud there will be the opportunity to visit the Agung Rai Museum of Art, which contains one of the best permanent collections of Balinese and Indonesian paintings.

You'll start out eye-wateringly early, at 2.30am - but we promise it's worth it! Your guide will escort you to the foot of the Mt Batur trail, and together you'll set off through the volcanic ash for a pre-dawn trek up this active volcano to watch sunrise from the peak. With plenty of opportunities to stop and rest on the ascent, you’ll emerge after about two hours at the top of the wind-swept crater. Make yourself comfortable, enjoy a picnic breakfast, and look across to the peaks of Mount Abang and Mount Agung as dawn breaks. Wander around the summit, enjoying the breathtaking views of Lake Batur, and observing the historic lava flows of former eruptions. Stop at an array of natural hot springs within the crater, where you can soak weary limbs whilst gazing out across Lake Batur’s rippling surface.

Depart for Bali’s north coast through the island’s scenic central region, pausing at the vibrant green steps of the UNESCO-listed Jatiluwih rice terraces. Enjoy a leisurely 1-hour trek through the fields, learning about traditional subak rice farming practices which have been diligently passed down for generations, and continue to Ulun Danu: a unique temple, with a distinctive tiered roof, that ‘floats’ on small islands over Bratan Lake. Rumoured to be the most photographed temple in Bali, this is one of the holiest Hindu sites on the island, so there is a high chance that a ceremony of some sort will be taking place. Stop at Bedugul village to explore the local market, with its eye-catching tropical fruits, vegetables, spices and flower stalls, before continuing on to Bali's northern coast where the remainder of your day will be at leisure.

Hop aboard a boat for a short ride through warm, turquoise waters to Menjangan Island. Enjoy a morning of snorkelling over the magnificent coral gardens and dramatic reef walls, home to a vast array of marine life: everything from sea fans, pygmy seahorses and filigreed gorgonians, to schools of snapper and reef sharks. Transfer back to your resort in the early afternoon, where the remainder of the day will be at leisure.

Journey east along the coast, then head inland to Brahma Arama Vihara, Bali’s largest Buddhist monastery. This grand complex is spread across a hectare of hillside, with stunning views over the north coast, numerous meditation rooms, tranquil gardens and a mini replica of the temple of Borobudur. Its peaceful surroundings have made this significant Buddhist pilgrimage site a popular meditation retreat. Having relaxed your mind in the monastery’s tranquility, enjoy a therapeutic soak in the natural hot pools at Banjar Hot Springs, before continuing on to Munduk.

Enjoy a morning walk into Munduk’s surrounding countryside, accompanied by a local guide. Wander through tropical rainforest and alongside rice fields, past traditional villages and plantations, to one of the area’s beautiful waterfalls where you can take a refreshing swim if you wish. Walk back to your hotel at your own pace, where the remainder of your day will be at leisure.

Drive to the south coast and on to your chosen beach resort. Time to kick off your shoes and sink your toes into the sand!

Your days will be at leisure to relax on the beach and make the most of the hotel's facilities.

Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.