8N/9D Bali Grand Tour: Kuta, Ubud, Kintamani, Lovina and Sanur - Every Corner of the Island in Eight Nights

Day by day

Distances and drive times are the ones our own drivers record, not map estimates.

1. 1
   Day 1

   Arrival and transfer to Kuta

   Arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar. Clear immigration and baggage, meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in Kuta. The original Bali beach town, ten minutes from the airport — a long surf beach, a night-market of a main street and everything open late. The rest of the day is free to settle in. Overnight in Kuta.

   Overnight Kuta Meals Breakfast
2. 2
   Day 2

   Kuta: Kuta beach at sunset and a first surf lesson

   Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Kuta — Kuta beach at sunset and a first surf lesson; the Tanah Lot sea temple for the evening ceremony; and Waterbom Bali and the Beachwalk shopping promenade. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Kuta.

   Overnight Kuta Meals Breakfast
3. 3
   Day 3

   Kuta to Ubud

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Ubud — a 40 km, ninety-minute drive inland. The cultural heart of Bali in the foothills — rice terraces, a palace, a monkey forest and a gallery or a gamelan on every lane. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Tegallalang rice terraces and a swing over the valley. Overnight in Ubud.

   Overnight Ubud Meals Breakfast
4. 4
   Day 4

   Ubud: Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary and the Ubud Palace

   Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Ubud — the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary and the Ubud Palace; the Tirta Empul holy water temple and Goa Gajah; and the Campuhan ridge walk at first light. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Ubud.

   Overnight Ubud Meals Breakfast
5. 5
   Day 5

   Ubud to Kintamani

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Kintamani — a fifty-minute climb to the caldera rim. The rim of the Batur caldera, looking across the lake at an active volcano, with the coldest air on the island. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Mount Batur sunrise trek. Overnight in Kintamani.

   Overnight Kintamani Meals Breakfast
6. 6
   Day 6

   Kintamani to Lovina

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Lovina — a two-hour descent to the north coast. The black-sand north coast, where the boats go out before dawn to find dolphins. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the dawn dolphin boat off Lovina. Overnight in Lovina.

   Overnight Lovina Meals Breakfast
7. 7
   Day 7

   Lovina: Banjar hot springs and the Brahma Vihara Arama monastery

   Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Lovina — the Banjar hot springs and the Brahma Vihara Arama monastery; the Gitgit and Sekumpul waterfalls; and the dawn dolphin boat off Lovina. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Lovina.

   Overnight Lovina Meals Breakfast
8. 8
   Day 8

   Lovina to Sanur

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Sanur — a three-hour drive over the central range. The sunrise side of Bali — a lagoon behind a reef, a five-kilometre beach path and the fast-boat jetty for the Nusa islands. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Sanur beach path at sunrise and the Le Mayeur museum. Overnight in Sanur.

   Overnight Sanur Meals Breakfast
9. 9
   Day 9

   Sanur — departure

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Time for any last shopping before your transfer to Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar for the onward flight. The tour ends here, and we hope it is not your last visit to Indonesia.

   Meals Breakfast

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