Bali: Ubud and the Gili Islands

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1. Day1 Athens → Bali: the long flightAthens → Denpasar

   We meet at Athens airport with your Greek coordinator and fly to Bali on a scheduled flight with one connection. It is a long journey, with a night in the air and several hours of time difference: sleep when you can, drink plenty of water and let the island's rhythm slowly take over.

   • Flight
2. Day2 Arrival in Bali and UbudUbud

   Arrival in Bali and transfer to Ubud, about an hour and a half by road, past carving workshops and rice fields. Check-in at a hotel with a garden and a pool, a first walk in the cool of the evening and a welcome dinner with Balinese flavours: coconut, lemongrass and chilli.

   • Coach
   • Dinner
3. Day3 Tegallalang, Tirta Empul and cooking classUbud (Tegallalang)

   At sunrise we reach the Tegallalang rice terraces, green steps carved into the valley with palms and morning mist. Then Tirta Empul, a temple of holy springs where the Balinese purify themselves in the water (you may take part, wearing a sarong). In the afternoon, a Balinese cooking class with a market visit and lunch.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Lunch
4. Day4 Ubud: yoga and free timeUbud

   A day for body and mind in Ubud. We start with a yoga session among the greenery, followed by free time for a Balinese massage, a walk along the Campuhan ridge or a visit to the art galleries and the market. In the evening, dinner at a local restaurant and, if you wish, a performance of traditional dance.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast · Dinner
5. Day5 Ulun Danu Bratan and the Munduk waterfallsBedugul · Munduk

   We leave Ubud for the cool highlands of the north. At Ulun Danu Bratan, a temple with tiered shrines that seem to float on the lake among mist and mountains, we stop to walk the gardens. Then Munduk, among clove and coffee plantations, with a walk to its waterfalls. Night in the hills, where the air is fresh.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
6. Day6 Lempuyang and Tirta GanggaLempuyang · Candidasa

   A long day crossing the island to the east, past rice terraces and villages. At Pura Lempuyang we climb to the temple gates that frame Mount Agung when the clouds allow, with a little waiting in line. We end at Tirta Gangga, a water palace of ponds and stepping stones, and spend the night near Candidasa.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
7. Day7 By boat to the Gili IslandsPadang Bai → Gili Trawangan

   In the morning we drive to Padang Bai and board the fast boat to the Gili Islands. The coast of Lombok appears on the horizon, then the white beach of Gili Trawangan, where there are no cars or motorbikes, only bicycles and horse-drawn carts. Check-in, a swim in turquoise water and sunset with your feet in the sand.

   • Boat
   • Breakfast · Dinner
8. Day8 Gili: turtles, sea and swingGili Trawangan

   A day by the sea. By boat to the snorkelling spots around the three Gilis, where sea turtles often glide over the coral and shoals of colourful fish gather. Free afternoon for swimming, a bike ride around the island or a swing set over the water, then sunset on the beach.

   • Boat
   • Breakfast · Lunch
9. Day9 Uluwatu and Seminyak at sunsetUluwatu · Seminyak

   A morning boat back to Bali, then a drive south to the Bukit peninsula. At Uluwatu temple, perched on a cliff above the Indian Ocean, we watch the sunset (beware of the cheeky macaques and keep your sunglasses safe) and, if you wish, the fire of the kecak dance. Farewell dinner by the sea in Seminyak.

   • Boat
   • Breakfast · Dinner
10. Day10 Bali → AthensSeminyak → Athens

    After breakfast, transfer to Denpasar airport for the flight home with one connection. You return to Athens with the scent of frangipani, the sound of the gamelan still in your ears and the slower rhythm of the island, which you will try to keep for a few more days.

    • Flight
    • Breakfast