Self-Awakening Tour on the Island of the Gods
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Day 1 We meet for breakfast and I welcome you all with a talk about how the trip will unfold. I will introduce a meditation technique that we will be practicing first thing every morning for the rest of the trip. Then we go to Desa Seni, a village style resort for Kundalini Yoga. After lunch here we will wash away any remaining stress from our previous life with a foot, head, and shoulder massage at a spa. Cocktails on the beach and dinner at Ku De Ta.Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel, then we head out early to meet Iluh at her home where she will teach us to make canang biasa. We will also learn the sequence of “sembahyang” and take our canang to meet Gede who, at Pura Petitenget, will guide us through our first sembahyang. We return to check out of the hotel and have lunch at La Lucciola. We end the day in Ubud with dinner at Coco Bistro and a Legong dance at Ubud Palace.
Day 3 This day we visit Gunung Kawi at Tampaksiring and spend more time exploring and shopping in Ubud. This evening we’ll see a Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet) show after dinner at Casa Luna.
Day 5 Breakfast at the hotel and we are free this morning to participate in a yoga class at Shankari, or rent a surf board and paddle out to Balian. Lunch at the beach café then either relax for the afternoon or take a drive to explore the area. By 4:00 we will head for neighboring Gajah Mina that fronts a spectacular black sand beach. Fortunately it will be low tide, revealing several caves through which we can access secluded beaches. Dinner at Gajah Mina.
Day 6 Breakfast is at the hotel, then we’re free to catch up in our journals. By noon we’ll head east for a late lunch at Echo Beach in Canggu before heading up to the Bukit to see the Kecak dance at Uluwatu Temple. Day 7 We wake up to our final destination on the sea cliffs above Bingin. We will want to spend the entire day here at Mu perched high above the ocean, or exploring the beaches below. Dinner will be at Mu. Day 8 On our last day we will meet Gede again early for sambahian at Pura Luhur. With him we can enter the most sacred part of the temple, with cliffs on three sides that plummet into the ocean. Then lunch back at Mu and we spend the late afternoon at Balangan beach. Again the tide will be low, allowing us to explore along the coast at the cliff bases. Dinner will be at Mu’s. Then we head to the airport for our departure… |
Day 4 On our last morning in Ubud, we will take a walk through the Monkey Forest and make our last purchases at the open market. Lunch will be at Café Wayan before heading southwest through small villages and terraced rice fields to the beach at Lalangliggah. Dinner will be at Ponkok Pitaya’s beach café.