Bali & Borobudur with Luxury & Style (9 Days): A Sample Itinerary

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DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:

• Take a morning cruise along Bali’s eastern shore aboard a 50-foot traditionally styled Balinese outrigger
• Learn about the Hindu culture and experience the traditional daily life of the rural Balinese
• Explore village roads full of community farms and cottage industries
• Travel to Alas Kedaton (or “Holy Forest”) where hundreds of monkeys live free in their natural habitat, residing high in the nutmeg trees and the Pura Bukit Temple
• Drive down the Kedu Valley and explore the Borobudur Temple, buried for centuries under ash from a volcanic eruption
• You may be invited into the homes of some of the local artisans and craftsmen to experience their hospitality—and let them share their skills and the stories behind their crafts
• Travel to Lake Beratan to tour the 17th-century Ulun Danu Temple

Overview:

Like exotic beads strung across the equator, Indonesia is an enchanting archipelago of gentle breezes carrying scents of spices and flowers, and clear blue seas lapping pristine beaches. Beneath the waves, divers are entranced by the ocean's riches, and inland, dramatic volcanic ranges tower above a green mantle of terraced hillsides and lush rainforest.

Bali is the picture-postcard paradise: stunning scenery, gentle sarong-clad people and sunsets of legendary glory. On peaceful Lombok, life moves at a slower pace, while bustling Jakarta exhibits Indonesia's cosmopolitan, modern face.

Komodo Island's ‘living dinosaurs' and the entrancing ‘sea gardens' of Suwalesi invite exploration, as do Borobudur's architectural treasures, which include 5km (3 miles) of Buddhist relief carvings. Adventure-seekers head for Kalimantan's remote jungle interior or explore Sumatra, with its teeming wildlife and wealth of tribal groups.