Ubud and Tanah Lot

In this excursion to Bali, we combined several interesting programs: an excursion to the traditional craft center of the island of Ubud, the monkey forest, as well as an excursion to Tanah Lot - a temple in the Indian Ocean, which is rightfully considered the "pearl of Indonesia".

At 8:30 a.m., a Russian-speaking Bali guide will pick you up from the hotel and you will head to Ubud. First of all, you will visit the monkey forest, where families of nimble macaques live in the shade of tropical trees. Walking through the picturesque park, you can watch monkeys in their natural habitat, feed them bananas, take interesting photos and make videos.

The next destination will be a tropical plantation, where you will learn how to grow coffee, cocoa and other crops in Bali, see the technology of production of Luwak coffee - the most expensive coffee in the world. Here, on a plantation in the jungle, you will find a coffee break where you can taste different varieties of Balinese coffee and tea.

Ubud is not without reason considered the cultural center of the island of Bali, because the famous dynasties of craftsmen and craftsmen live and work here. We will visit the villages of masters, where you can get acquainted with all the stages of the process of making wood, silver and gold, world-famous Balinese painting, making the famous Balinese Batik (manual painting on fabric using reserve compositions). From time immemorial, all the secrets of crafts have been passed down from father to son, and for many years one clan has specialized in only one craft.

Then we will stop to admire the temple of Taman Ayun (Pura Taman Ayun), the family temple of the royal family of Mengvi. In Russian, its name translates as “beautiful garden”. Taman Ayun is cozy located in an unusually beautiful place. It is surrounded by majestic trees and many ponds.

Then we head to the Tanah Lot temple, or as it is called, the “Water Temple of the Earth,” to enjoy one of the most beautiful sunsets in all of Indonesia. Tanah Lot Temple is located on a rocky island right in the Indian Ocean, according to legend, it protects the island from the demons of the sea. Tanah Lot Temple itself is an active Hindu temple built in the 15th century by the brahmana Nirartha. Here you can enjoy stunning views of the temple, surrounded by the seething waves of the ocean, admire the rocks drowning in the coastal vegetation, and an unusually colorful sunset. At the end of the program we will go to the hotel.