Luxury Honeymoon in Bali

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1

   Day 1: Arrival in Bali – Ubud

   • Meet on arrival at Ngurah Rai International Airport
   • Drive to Ubud, Bali's green and artistic heart, set among rice fields and river valleys (about 1.5 hours)
   • A quiet evening to settle in
   • Overnight in Ubud
2. Day2

   Day 2: Ubud

   • The Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary: temples in the jungle and more than a thousand long-tailed macaques
   • Ubud Palace and the lotus pond of Saraswati Temple
   • The Ubud Art Market and the town's galleries and craft shops
   • Optional: an evening of Balinese dance at Ubud Palace
   • Overnight in Ubud
3. Day3

   Day 3: Tegallalang – Gunung Kawi – Tirta Empul

   • Early morning at the Tegallalang rice terraces, watered by Bali's centuries-old subak irrigation
   • Gunung Kawi, 11th-century shrines carved into the cliffs of a river valley
   • Tirta Empul, a 10th-century water temple over a sacred spring, where Balinese bathe in the stone pools
   • Temples ask visitors to wear a sarong and sash, usually provided at the entrance
   • Overnight in Ubud
4. Day4

   Day 4: Mount Batur or the Waterfalls

   • Option one: a pre-dawn climb of Mount Batur, an active volcano (about 2 hours to the top)
   • Sunrise from the summit, with Lake Batur in the caldera below and Mount Agung on the skyline
   • Option two: a gentler morning at Tukad Cepung, a waterfall inside a cave, and nearby Tibumana
   • A slow afternoon, with an optional Balinese massage for two
   • Overnight in Ubud
5. Day5

   Day 5: Ubud – Uluwatu

   • Drive south to the Bukit Peninsula (about 2 hours) and settle in by the sea
   • A free afternoon on the beach or by the pool
   • Uluwatu Temple at sunset, on a cliff 230 feet above the Indian Ocean; mind the cheeky monkeys
   • The Kecak fire dance in the cliff-top amphitheater, the Ramayana told by a chanting chorus
   • Overnight in Jimbaran or Nusa Dua
6. Day6

   Day 6: Nusa Dua – Jimbaran

   • A slow morning on the calm white-sand beaches of Nusa Dua
   • Water Blow, where waves crash into the limestone rocks and throw spray high into the air, best at high tide
   • Puja Mandala, where a mosque, Catholic and Protestant churches, and Buddhist and Hindu temples stand side by side
   • Sunset on the sand at Jimbaran Bay
   • Overnight in Jimbaran or Nusa Dua
7. Day7

   Day 7: South Coast at Leisure

   • A free day together for the beach, the pool and the view
   • Optional: a couples' spa ritual ending in a Balinese flower bath
   • Optional: a fast-boat day trip to Nusa Penida for the cliff-top view of Kelingking Beach, weather permitting
   • Overnight in Jimbaran or Nusa Dua
8. Day8

   Day 8: Departure

   • Free time until your transfer, depending on your flight time
   • Transfer to Ngurah Rai International Airport, a short drive away