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8 Day Bali & Komodo Dragons
Highlights: Bali, Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo
Trip start: Bali
Trip end: Bali
Price Range from £1,030 to £1,455 *
* GBP per person based on 2-4 people, double occupancy. Custom designed personal tour. Prices subject to change.

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Trip Summary
Map of Itinerary
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Intoxicatingly exotic, immerse yourself in a world of smiling people, golden temples, pink beaches and the legendary Komodo Dragon on this thrilling Indonesian adventure. With biking, monkey dance ceremony, jungle safari, catamaran cruise, colourful markets, mystifying temple tours, glass bottom boat ride, craft workshops and endless sunshine, the action is endless! Led by friendly expert private guide tour Ubud, Pura Taman Ayun, Lake Bratan, Gunung Batukau Mountain, Nusa Lembongan Island, Labuan Bajo, Flores and Komodo National Park. Featuring enchanting tropical hotels & mouth-watering cuisine, isn’t it time you discovered Indonesia?

Day Activities Hotel
Day 1
Bali
  • Bali: Transfer - Airport (Ubud) - Vehicle/Guide/Driver
Ubud - Alam Shanti (B)
Day 2
Bali
  • Private - 1/2 d Ubud Markets and Arts - Vehicle/Guide/Driver
  • 1/2 d PM Kecak Dance Performance - Vehicle/Guide
Ubud - Alam Shanti (B)
Day 3
Bali
  • Private - Highlights of Bali Tour (with Lunch) - Vehicle/Guide
  • Lunch (included)
Ubud - Alam Shanti (B)
Day 4
Komodo National Park
  • Transfer - Ubud to South Bali - Car/Driver
  • Transfer
  • Air - Bali - Labuan Bajo [Direct (1 hr)] - Economy
  • Shared - Nusa Sailing (with Lunch) - Shared Boat
Private Boat 
Day 5
Labuan Bajo
  • Breakfast
  • Komodo Island
  • Dinner
Bintang Flores (4*) (B)
Day 6
Bali
  • Batu Cermin
  • Air - Labuan Bajo - Bali [Direct (1 hr)] - Economy
Jimbaran - Intercontinental Resort Bali (4.5*) (B)
Day 7
Bali
  • Morning at leisure
  • Private - 1/2 d PM Uluwatu Temple and Beach BBQ Dinner - Vehicle/Guide
  • Dinner (included)
Jimbaran - Intercontinental Resort Bali (4.5*) (B)
Day 8
Bali
  • Transfer - Airport (South Bali) - Vehicle/Guide/Driver
Depart (Int`l Airport) 
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, 1/2d = Half Day, Al = All Inclusive

Trip Options
All of our itineraries may be customized as you wish, add extra days, change a hotel, see different sights. Contact one of our expert consultants for your free, no-obligation vacation plan.

Itinerary

Day 1 Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island. With a population recorded as 3,151,000 in 2005, the island is home to the vast majority of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. 93.18% of Bali's population adheres to Balinese Hinduism, while most of the remainder follow Islam. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music.

Airport transfer with private vehicle and English-speaking driver.

The Alam Shanti is located conveniently in Ubud of Bali, Alam Shanti Ubud offers visitors great comfort and pleasure during their stay. The hotel offers 8 separate villa rooms which are typical of the Alam Resorts that are owned and ran by a local Balinese family. This small number gives the spacious resort an extremely quiet and secluded feel in which to enjoy the traditional Balinese style villas with fully carved grand wooden doors and furniture including the grand poster bed with a long flowing mosquito net. Surrounded by rice paddies and tropical woods the Alam Shanti offers incredible views both from your personal villa and from any of the hotel's lush garden areas.

Overnight at Ubud - Alam Shanti.


Bali
Bali
Alam Shanti
Alam Shanti
Day 2 Bali

Start your cultural trip with a visit to Tohpati, which is known for its batik and continue to Celuk, the center of exquisite silver works and Mas, for fine woodcarvings. Enter Ubud, the cultural heart of Bali with many fine art galleries, and a home to a score of local and foreign artists. One of them is Agung Rai Museum of Art which has an extensive collection of paintings by Balinese, Indonesian and foreign artists in classic Balinese and contemporary styles. Afterwards, you can test your bargaining skill at Ubud art market prior to a visit to Puri Saren Agung whose royal family ruled Ubud from the late 1800’s until 1917.

Witness this theatrical experience. The "Cak" or "Kecak" dance is the well-known “monkey dance” which is originally derived from a sacred sanghyang dance, it has subsequently been added to and adapted, incorporating scenes from the story of Ramayana. The Kecak dance is an amazing cacophony of interlocking sounds – 100 men, representing the Ramayana’s monkey army sit in concentric circles and chant. Their arms are thrown up to the skies, fingers outstretched, but the sounds and gestures have no meaning other than to drive out evil.

Overnight at Ubud - Alam Shanti.


Cultural Ubud
Cultural Ubud
Kecak Dance
Kecak Dance
Day 3 Bali

Start the day with a visit to Kerta Gosa, or Hall of Justice, built in 18th century in Klungkung. It is beautifully laid out within a moat and provides an exquisite example of the Klungkung style of painting and architecture which can be seen in their ceiling murals. Continue through spectacular views of terraced rice fields to Besakih temple, located on the slope of Mount Agung, Bali highest volcano. It is called Mother Temple of Bali as it houses ancestral shrines for all Hindu Balinese and a complex of nearly 24 temples. Our next stop is Kintamani where you can enjoy your lunch with a breathtaking view over the caldera lake, Danau Batur. Driving down, we arrive in the bottom of a lush green valley, where the Gunung Kawi temple, Bali largest ancient monument is located. It consists of 10 rock-cut candi (shrines) – memorials cut out of the rock face in imitation of actual statues and stand in 7m-high sheltered niches cut into the sheer cliff face. Our last stop will be Goa Gajah.

Overnight at Ubud - Alam Shanti.


Kerta Gosa
Kerta Gosa
Day 4 Komodo National Park

You will be picked up from your Ubud hotel and transfered to South Bali Hotel by private car and english speaking guide.

Pick up from South of Bali and transfer to the airport your onward flight to Labuhan Bajo.

Fly from Bali to Labuan Bajo.

Join fellow travellers on the 26 meters long catamaran across the Badung strait to Nusa Lembongan! This day cruise to Nusa Lembongan includes cycling tour around the village and visiting a seaweed farm. Buffet lunch with beer and wine included. Enjoy fantastic snorkeling and glass bottom boat rides in the afternoon before returning to Bali.

You will spend the night in Komodo National Park aboard a private air conditioned boat.

Overnight at Private Boat.


Sailing
Sailing
Day 5 Labuan Bajo

Labuan Bajo is a fishing town located at the western end of Flores in the Nusa Tenggara region of east Indonesia. Once a small fishing village, Labuan Bajo in Flores is now a busy bustling center of tourism. It is the launching point for trips to Komodo Island and Rinca Island, home to the famous komodo dragons. Nearby Kanawa and Seraya Islands are a great opportunity to do some diving and snorkeling and every evening at Kalong Island thousands of flying fox bats put on an amazing display. Within a few hours of Labuan Bajo can be found several waterfalls, trekking and many diverse beaches.   The town is quite small and can easily be traversed on foot (in 10-15 minutes). Komodo Airport is located just 2 km from the center of Labuan Bajo and has 4-6 daily flights arriving from Bali. The port has daily ferry departures to Bima and weekly or bi-weekly departures to Denpasar and Sulawesi.

Enjoy breakfast aboard the boat.

Early morning start from Rinca to Komodo Island. Upon arrive in Komodo and take a short trek. Afterwards return to the boat and we proceed to Pink Beach for swimming and snorkeling. The area provides an un-spoilt coral reef amongst colorful tropical fish. Lunch is served on board. In the afternoon return back to Labuan Bajo.

Dinner and accomodation at the Bitang Flores.

The Bintang Flores Hotel is a five-storey hotel set in a spacious tropical garden. Located amid spacious grounds fronting a private beach, The Bintang Flores Hotel is both a destination in its own right and a convenient staging area for visits to nearby Komodo Island and world-class dive sites along the coast of Flores. Drawing on Indonesian architectural influences, The Bintang Flores Hotel combines local style and charm with modern conveniences and international standards of service. With a large swimming pool and private white-sand beach, the hotel offers complete water-sports facilities in a protected environment suitable for families.

Overnight at Bintang Flores (4*).


Pink Beach
Pink Beach
Bintang Flores
Bintang Flores
Day 6 Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island. With a population recorded as 3,151,000 in 2005, the island is home to the vast majority of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. 93.18% of Bali's population adheres to Balinese Hinduism, while most of the remainder follow Islam. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. If time permits - take a morning excursion to Batu Cermin (mirror stone cave), before transferring to the airport, for your afternoon flight to Bali.

Fly from Labuan Bajo to Bali.

The Intercontinental Resort is secluded within the boundaries of the exclusive neighborhood of Jimbaran Bay on Bali's southern coastline. The property is a perfect place for those who want to explore the white and sandy beach. Situated only a walk away from Bali's premier tourist areas, the InterContinental Resort is just a short drive from the city center. Blending modern conveniences with traditional Balinese architecture, the 425 luxury rooms offer you maximum comfort The onsite restaurants serve authentic Japanese cuisine as well as Italian specialities and P.J's the hotel bar is an ideal spot to unwind with a refreshing drink. The spa is an oasis of serenity and natural splendor for those seeking to replenish body, mind and soul.

Overnight at Jimbaran - Intercontinental Resort Bali (4.5*).


InterContinental Resort Bali
InterContinental Resort Bali
Day 7 Bali

Sleep in this morning and relax at your hotel.

A sunset outing to the southwestern tip of Bali for a visit of the Uluwatu Temple, which is perched precipitously atop sheer cliffs that drop straight into the pounding surf 250 below. This is one of the grandest and oldest temples in Bali, built in 11th century. Watch the spectacular sunset overlooking the Indian Ocean and enjoy the mystic atmosphere before we drive you to Jimbaran Beach for an extensive BBQ Seafood Dinner on the beach.

Overnight at Jimbaran - Intercontinental Resort Bali (4.5*).


Uluwatu Temple
Uluwatu Temple
Day 8 Bali

Airport transfer with private vehicle and English-speaking driver.

Depart from International Airport. End of itinerary.

Overnight at Depart (Int`l Airport).



Trip Includes
Guaranteed departure - Accommodation, Activities, Transfers, Meals, Fees where indicated as per the itinerary - Local and international traveler assistance during your tour - Specialised and personalised services

Trip Excludes
Tips - Laundry - Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages unless explicitly noted - Optional activities/extras – Visas (unless noted) - Vacation insurance

Trip Terms & Conditions

  • Your deposit is due immediately on booking (30% of program price, minimum $250). The balance is due 90 days prior to departure. We accept payment via credit card, certified check, wire transfer or money order.
  • Tour quotes do not include airfare to/from the trip start point unless noted on the itinerary
  • Cost increases in currency exchange, government fees, taxes, surcharges or hotel/lodge tariff increases between quote date and start date are payable by the client.
  • Availability cannot be guaranteed until booked. We will exercise best efforts to book hotels per the itinerary, however, in busy seasons and with client bookings made within 90 days of tour date we may be forced to offer substitutes.
  • Cancellations of confirmed bookings 90 days or more prior to departure will receive full refund minus a $350 (per person) administrative fee and any non-refundable paid fees (e.g. non-refundable airfare, cruise or hotel deposits). 60-89 days will be subject to loss of deposit. 30-59 days will be subject to loss of 50% of program price. 29 days or less will be subject to 100% of program price.
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