Eat, Pray & Bliss out in Bali

We’ll pick you up at the airport and take you to our luxuriously stylish boutique hotel, the Adiwana Bisma Resort, in the heart of Bali’s cultural hub. Unpack, settle in, and enjoy the hotel.

We'll meet for a welcome drink and dinner at the hotel's Pistachio Restaurant at around 6 pm.

After breakfast, we'll meet our guide and transfer to the Titra Empul Temple for a guided purification ceremony in the three holy water pools. This includes blessings before entering the water and a blessing by a Hindu priest in the temple's inner courtyard after the water ceremony. We include all supplies - sarongs, towels, purification bracelets, incense, offerings, fees for the ceremony, etc. 

After our purification, we'll have lunch at a good restaurant in the Tegallalang area. For some after-lunch exhilaration, try the big Bali swing as it flows way out into the rice field panorama. Capture the moment for that quintessential Instagram pic.

This afternoon, we’ll visit the Kintamani Village on the northeast side of Bali. It overlooks Mount Batur Volcano and Lake. We will stop at a coffee shop for refreshments in the breathtaking scenery.

Later on, we'll head back to the hotel to freshen up before we walk to dinner. 

Dinner is in town at Chora, a Mediterranean restaurant in Ubud.

Our first stop today is a visit to the John Hardy design center and showroom. Just outside Ubud. This oasis is the place 600-plus master artisans call home. 

After the design center and showroom visit we'll enjoy a private lunch with the designers themselves. 

Next, we'll drive to the Tanah Lot Temple, built in the ocean on the west coast of Bali. If the tide is out, the Hindu priests will bless us at the base of the temple.

After returning to the hotel, we will freshen up, then drive to the Ubud Palace for the Legong dance performance.

We'll walk to Simply Social Restaurant, across from the Palace, for dinner tonight.

This morning, we’re headed to the Monkey Forest to play with the local monkeys in a beautiful jungle setting.

Afterward, we’ll drive to the Pyramids of Chi for a one-and-a-half-hour sound healing session, followed by lunch at the on-site Pyramids Cafe by Malaika.

We've reserved the afternoon for a guided walking tour of downtown Ubud and craft and artisan visits.

In the late afternoon, we'll have a cooking class at the Paon Cooking School. You're about to embark on a culinary adventure, unlocking the secrets of authentic Balinese cooking, using traditional ingredients and preparation methods in a fully equipped community village kitchen.

We'll enjoy the family-style meal we've just made for dinner before returning to the hotel for a good night's rest. 

We'll rise with the sun for early morning yoga and meditation, followed by breakfast, before we head out for a visit to the north/northwest side of Bali. 

We'll stop at the colorful Candi Kuning Market, which has a great selection of handicrafts and is the local fruit, vegetable, and flower market.

We'll do a guided tour of the Ulun Danu Temple (built on Lake Beratan) and a tour of the beautiful botanical gardens.

On the way back to Ubud, we'll stop at the Jungle Gold Chocolate factory and store.

Enjoy dinner on your own tonight.

We'll check out of our hotel after breakfast and head for Eastern Bali. Our first stop is the Besakih Temple for a private guided tour. This temple is also called the Mother Temple. It is Balinese Hindu's most important, largest, and holiest temple.

We'll enjoy a late lunch at the Wapa di Ume Resort in the village of Sideman. If time permits, we'll take a short hike from the hotel to the valley below before checking into the luxurious Alila Manggis Hotel overlooking the Bali Sea.

Dinner is at the hotel's Salt Restaurant.

After breakfast, we'll head for a day at the beach. About a 20-minute drive from our hotel, down a bumpy dirt track, lies the secluded “Pasir Putih” sandy beach. Enjoy a yoga class on the beach and relax, or take a walk to watch the local fisherman haul in their daily catch. Enjoy sunbathing and swimming or laze around and read a book. Our hotel will prepare a special lunch for us to enjoy while visiting the beach.

We'll head back to our hotel after lunch for an hour-long Balinese massage.

Dinner tonight is French cuisine at Vincent's in nearby Candi Dasa.

This morning, we’ll visit the often Instagrammed Lempuyang Temple, including a tour of the grounds and adjoining temples, followed by lunch and a Balinese offering class at Bali Asli.

In the afternoon, we’re off to the Tirta Gangga Water Place for a private guided tour. 

We'll celebrate our final night together with a wonderful meal at the hotel's restaurant.

After a filling breakfast at the hotel, we'll head to the airport for departure back to your home. Its time for us to say, "Sampai jumpa, sampai ketemu " or goodbye in Balinese.