Sidemen valley
Bali as it was twenty years ago.
06 / INDONESIA
ScrollBali
Rice terraces, temple bells and warm rain.
Best timeApr – Oct
Ideal duration8 – 12 days
ClimateTropical, dry season Apr – Oct
CurrencyIndonesian rupiah
VisaVisa on arrival
01 / WHY GO
Away from the beach clubs, Bali is green terraces, temple ceremonies and villages where offerings are laid out fresh each morning.
Begin in the hills around Ubud with a villa among the paddies, rise early for Mount Batur, then head east to Sidemen and finally to the reefs of Amed or Nusa Penida for snorkelling with manta rays.
02 / HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth the journey.
Water temple blessing
With a priest at Tirta Empul.
Mount Batur sunrise
Breakfast above the clouds.
Manta Point
Snorkel with gentle giants.
Ubud kitchen garden
Market to table with a local cook.
Ways to see it.
A LOCAL TIP“Leave Ubud by eight and drive to Sidemen. Have lunch in the paddies. It feels a whole island away.”
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