Bali Northen West Tour: Nature, Heritage, Temples

Your day begins with an early morning pick-up from your Bali hotel by private vehicle. Then head to the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces, the largest in Bali, and take a walk through the UNESCO-listed rice terraces, one of Bali’s most photographed sights. Along the way, learn about the pioneering ‘subak’ system—the Balinese cooperative irrigation system—for which the terraces are known, as you admire the views over the rice paddies.

Continue to Ulun Danu Temple, a striking example of Balinese architecture. Learn how the water temple was built in the 17th century in honor of Dewi Danu, Goddess of water, and pause for lunch (own expense) at the restaurant overlooking the Beratan Lake.

Stop at a local coffee plantation, where you can discover Indonesia’s world-famous Luwak coffee. Learn about the unusual method of producing the coffee, which involves the coffee berries being eaten and defecated by Asian palm civets, then collecting the part-digested beans from the forest floor. After sampling the other coffees and teas made at the plantation, perhaps opt to taste a Luwak coffee too (extra cost).

Finally, visit the coastal Tanah Lot Temple, an ancient Hindu pilgrimage site that is now even more famous for itsAt checkout, select a half- or full-day tour to suit your schedule. Both tours begin with private hotel or port pickup.

The shorter tour visit the UNESCO-listed Jatiluwih rice terraces for a stroll and several photo opportunities. Then it’s onto two important Hindu religious sites—the Ulun Danu and Tanah Lot temples—to learn more about the local culture. While longer tours add the Banyumala waterfall and the Taman Ayun Temple to the itinerary.

Both tours stop at a local coffee plantation to learn about the famous Luwak coffee that involves digested coffee beans which have passed through an Asian palm civet.

Conclude your tour back at your starting point. sunsets. If you’ve chosen the shorter tour, your drive then takes you back to your starting point.

For those who have chosen the longer tour, you also visit the Banyumala Waterfall for a short walk through the gorge to the falls as well as the Taman Ayun Temple, a complex of tiered Hindu temples, set around beautiful gardens and canals.