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Indonesia 2025

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    Volcano

    October 2, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F

    The main active volcano on Bali is Mount Agung, a powerful and significant peak that last erupted in 2019 and influences the island's climate. Another active volcano, Mount Batur, is popular for sunrise treks but is much more tourist-friendly and has not erupted in decades. Indonesia has many other volcanoes, some of which can affect flights to Bali due to ash clouds, even if they aren't located on Bali itself.Read more

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    Boat ride to Trunyan Village

    October 2, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    Today we'll drive to the Mount Batur area. We'll travel to the village of Trunyan, crossing Lake Batur by motorboat to get there. Trunyan is home to the Bali Aga ethnic group, known for their ancestral rituals and animist spiritual beliefs. Contrary to Balinese tradition, the people of Trunyan do not practice cremation, but display their dead in open graves, concealed by bamboo lattices and remarkably preserved by the roots of the fragrant taru menyan tree. We'll take a walking tour around BBB the village and its environs, enjoying striking views of the Kintamani Volcano and Lake Batur. While in the village, we'll meet with a local religious leader to learn more about the village's animist beliefs. Then, we take a short boat ride to a local cemetery to see Trunyan's unique graves.

    We'll return by boat to the Mount Batur area later this morning.    Read more

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    "Happy Yoga" Instructor.

    October 3, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

    Today we'll visit the nearby village of Batuan. Here, we'll meet a spiritual practitioner and a "happy yoga" instructor. Every day, she produces tirta holy water, an essential element in Balinese spiritual rituals. In the afternoon, she teaches "happy yoga" for senior women in her village. Her unique style combines easy-to-follow, basic yoga poses; the stretching movement of Balinese dance; and communal laughter. We'll learn about the process of making tirta during a Q&A session. Afterwards, join her and her female relatives in making canang, the simplest form of daily offering, which is made of woven palm-leaf and an assortment of local flowers.Read more

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    Ubud, Bali's artistic heart

    October 3, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F

    A Hindu enclave that stands alone in the middle of the rest of the largely Muslim Indonesia, Bali has fostered a deeply spiritual culture with arts, customs, and social rules unlike any place on Earth. In fact, Balinese Hinduism is a unique mélange of different cultural influences, including traditional Hinduism, brought to the island by a Javanese princess and priests in the 16th century; Buddhism, the island's state religion in the seventh century; and indigenous animist and ancestor-deifying religions. Throughout our time here, we'll see how spirituality factors into nearly every aspect of Balinese life.Read more

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    Candi Beach Resort & Spa

    October 3, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

    A Charming Beachfront Resort
    Candi Beach Resort & Spa presenting a remarkable views, collection of distinctive dining venues, pampering journey of wellness treatments allowing the guest to discover the true essence of Bali and let them embrace the serenity of East Bali
    Experience a natural Balinese décor with soothing interior colors while preserving the authentic Balinese ambiance and hospitality    Read more

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    Local Blacksmith

    October 4, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    Today, we'll drive through the picturesque rural villages along the southern slopes of Mount Agung. Our first stop on our journey is to the home of a Balinese blacksmith. We'll take a tour of the blacksmith's workshop and learn about the metalworks he produces, such as keris, or ceremonial daggers. We'll enjoy a Q&A session with the blacksmith about the craftsmanship that goes into the blades he makes, and why they are an important part of Balinese rituals. As we'll learn, the tradition of keris making is now a dying art on the island of Bali, making our visit to this blacksmith's workshop all the more special.Read more

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    Bakarta Nadi Traditional Weaving

    October 4, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    We'll next drive to Sidemen, a mountain village where weavers make ikat textiles, a traditional Balinese technique of dyeing fabric. Here, our small group will get an intimate glimpse of this industry when we meet with local weavers. You'll have a chance to try your own hand at dyeing an ikat fabric.Read more

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    Salak Candy

    Salak Palm Orchard

    October 4, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    Then we'll set off for our next destination—a salak palm orchard. Salak, also known as snakeskin fruit for its scaly outer layer, is a small sweet fruit indigenous to Indonesia that packs an apple-worthy crunch. During our visit to the family-run orchard, we'll see how this fruit is harvested and visit the on-site workshop to find out how the family turns raw salak into tasty treats. You'll even have a chance to try salak candies and crackers.Read more

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    Tirta Gangga

    October 4, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

    Tirta Gangga, a former summer residence of the Karang Asem royal family. Tirta Gangga. Literally meaning "Water from the Ganges" (Hinduism's most holy river), Tirta Gangga was built around a sacred spring, which feeds four large pools dotted with stone statues, shrines, and pagodas. Beautifully landscaped gardens and a magnificent 11-tiered fountain complete the idyllic scene.Read more

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    Snake Fruit/SalakKomi Be Pasih: Balinese Fish & Veggie SoupBeef RendangPisang GorengVegan SkewerTum AyanTum AyanRadar Gulung with Ice CreamPassion FruitPomelo & Squid SaladDaging Sapi Panggang Bumbu RawonSweet Indonesian TreasureSalak CandyCorn FritterTiger Prawn, Pork Rib, and SquidDragon Fruit Rice

    Bali Food

    October 4, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

    Vegan Skewer: Bean cake with spices Balinese coconut cream sauce, eggplant, onion, capsicum skewer, pickles, cracker, potato wedges, vegetable fritters, served with two kinds of sauce.

    Beef Rendang: Slow cooked strip filet of beef in aromatic rending sauce.

    Pisang Goreng: Lightly fried battered golden banana served with grated coconut & palm sugar.

    Tum Ayan: Chicken with Balinese spice, steamed in banana leaves, served with vegetable Iran.

    Radar Gulung with Ice Cream: Green Pandak pancake with grated coconut filling, served with vanilla Ice cream.

    Daging Sapi Panggang Bumbu Rawon: Slow cooked beef with Javanese spices served with bean sprout and yellow rice.

    Sweet Indonesian Treasure: Black rice pudding, rice cake panda, fried banana served with jackfruit ice cream.    Read more

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    Salt Miners

    October 5, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F

    Drive to Kusamba, a coastal village known for its black sand beach. Here, we'll visit the home of a married couple who work as salt miners. We'll spend some time with the pair learning about the salt mining process, why they got into this line of work, and what they like to do during their free time. If the day is sunny, you may be able to see salt miners hard at work transforming seawater into high quality salt.

    Then, we'll drive to the Taman Baginda Temple. A Hindu priest will conduct a purification ceremony using water from the temple’s holy spring. We are welcome to participate in this traditional rite, which is believed to provide spiritual cleansing. Afterwards, we continue our overland transfer to Sanur.    Read more

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    Taman Baginda Temple

    October 5, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F

    We’ll drive to the Taman Baginda Temple. A Hindu priest will conduct a purification ceremony using water from the temple’s holy spring. We are welcome to participate in this traditional rite, which is believed to provide spiritual cleansing.Read more

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    Uluwatu Cliffside Temple

    October 6, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    We drive southwest to Pura Luhur Uluwatu, or the Temple above the Headstone. With origins that date back to the tenth century, it's one of the most striking examples of a Balinese sea temple, perched on a cliff 330 feet above the water. Two types of creatures greet visitors here: statues of the elephant-headed Hindu god, Ganesha, and a resident colony of mischievous macaque monkeys. We have time to explore the ancient structure and take in the dramatic seascapes along its promenade before departing back to our hotel.Read more

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