Accommodation

Prepare for 17 nights of outstanding comfort on your Backpacking Tours adventure. Like you’ve come to expect from us, most nights feature twin-shared accommodations organised by gender. Expect one night in a cosy dorm with sea views. To get a glimpse of our standards, we invite you to explore our accommodation gallery. --- 2 Nights Kuta - Hotel 2 Nights Canggu - Hotel 2 Nights Nusa Lembongan - Beach View Dorm 5 Nights Ubud - Hotel 4 Nights Gili Trawangan - Beachside Resort 1 Night Bedugul - Campside 1 Night Seminyak - Hotel

Others

A free Backpacking Tours t-shirt and a digital photo album are also included.

Meals

Twenty Three meals are included on your tour. Delicious Balinese food awaits you. Get ready to feast your way through Bali!

Transport

All transport is included on your 18-day tour, including all airport transfers.

Guide

We use our well-experienced English-speaking local tour guides, who are available 24/7.

Not included:

Flights

International flights are not included

Insurance

Travel Insurance is not included but is compulsory for this trip

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Day 1 Bali Beginnings
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bali Beginnings

Time to begin your Bali tour! Settle in at the hotel, meet your tour guide, and get to know your travel mates before a complimentary welcome dinner that samples Bali’s most delicious dishes. Then, a night out in the beach town of Kuta.
Day 2 Cliffside Temples Of Uluwatu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cliffside Temples Of Uluwatu

Soak in the sights of Bali’s 1000 year-old, cliffside temple - Uluwatu! We make the most of the morning exploring before heading for a language lesson to set you up for the trip. Then some quality beach time on one of Bali’s most scenic beaches. Sunset beer me, please!
Day 3 Surf’S Up & Tanah Lot Temple
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Surf’S Up & Tanah Lot Temple

Bali is a world-renowned paradise for surfers. The sandy bottoms and slow-moving surf of Kuta make it the ideal place for your surfing lesson. Then, to Tanah Lot Temple for sunset. This is one of Bali’s famous Seven Sea Hindu Temples - with all seven constructed within eyesight to the next to form a chain that is believed to protect the coast from invaders. Then to Canggu - one of Bali’s most laid-back beach towns.
Day 4 Chill Time In Canggu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Chill Time In Canggu

Off to the beach with your new travel mates! Or maybe the rooftop pool at the hotel. Get up early for some yoga or make the most of being in one of Bali’s surfing hotspots. Canggu is Bali’s most chilled-out beach town and the ideal place to make this day as active or lazy as you’d like.
Day 5 Dream Beach In Nusa Lembongan
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Dream Beach In Nusa Lembongan

We head to catch the ferry and begin two days of teal-green water and white sand at our favourite hillside hideout in Nusa Lembongan. Here, you’ll spend your days settling into the Bali lifestyle. Dream Beach? Every bit as stunning as it sounds and just one of dozens of beaches to explore. Then off to Devil’s Tear for yet another epic Bali sunset!
Day 6 Mangrove Sup Adventure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mangrove Sup Adventure

After breakfast, we head to the sprawling mangroves of Nusa Lembongan. That’s where you begin your standup paddleboard (SUP) tour through this ecological wonder. Tropical setting, new mates, stunning scenery, and one incredibly unique way to spend the morning. Then back to the hotel where you take the reigns of your day.
Day 7 Ubud’S Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ubud’S Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary

Ubud is the epicenter of Balinese culture where hundreds of Hindu temples intertwine with top-notch restaurants, sprawling markets, dozens of yoga studios, and unrivaled natural beauty. After catching the ferry from Nusa, we head to backpacker hotspot and spend the afternoon with a venture through the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. Hundreds of monkeys make for quite a scene and after were off to Ubud’s charming artisan market.
Day 8 Balinese Cooking Class & Campuhan Ridge
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Balinese Cooking Class & Campuhan Ridge

Time to get to know the locals. This starts with a local family who invites us into their home for a traditional Balinese cooking class. Before the class begins is the blessing ceremony - a truly unique experience! Finish the day with a guided stroll along the Campuhan Ridge.
Day 9 Waterfalls, School & Elephant Cave
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Waterfalls, School & Elephant Cave

Today is about exploring Ubud’s scenery, people, and ancient history. After breakfast, we volunteer time at a local school to play games, help with English-speaking lessons, and experience day-to-day life for this curious group of smiley students. Then we head to Air Tegungan Waterfalls to swim and explore this jaw-dropping spectacle. Finish with a visit to the 9th-century temple of Goa Gajah - also known as Elephant Cave. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was not fully unearthed until the 1950s.
Day 10 River Rafting & Kecak Fire Dance
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

River Rafting & Kecak Fire Dance

This Bali trip has it all! This is an all-new addition to the tour and is just the right amount of adventure for first-time river rafters. This is a casual two-hour raft along the river through the dense jungle surrounding this entire stunning area. Then, back for some poolside relaxation at our hotel before heading to a local temple to watch a traditional Kecak Fire Dance. Ubud is pure magic and you are seeing the best this jungle paradise has to offer.
Day 11 Goin’ To Gili T(Rawangan)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Goin’ To Gili T(Rawangan)

No trip to Bali is complete without a visit to the island paradise of Gili Trawangan! When you think of Bali with the perfect beaches, picturesque sea swings at sunset, teal waters, and buzzing nightlife, Gili T is likely the place you have in mind. Settle in and relax. This is where you will home for the next unforgettable four nights.
Day 12 Snorkeling With Sea Turtles
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Snorkeling With Sea Turtles

The time has come to check "swim with sea turtles" off your bucket list! We make a day of it with a full-on island-hopping adventure. Sea turtles are the highlight, of course, but you will also get a day of swimming, sun, and fun - including a lunchtime feast aboard our private boat. Bali days are the best days, indeed!
Day 13 Gili T Beach Day & Bike Ride
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Gili T Beach Day & Bike Ride

Nothing beats beach days in Bali! Catch some sun, rent a paddleboard, jungle trek, hop on the bike, sample the local seafood, and enjoy one of Bali’s most laidback settings. This is a backpacker hotspot with no shortage of ways to spend a day. Beachside beers or beverages suggested but not mandatory. And the hotel pool is also a top option!
Day 14 Good Times In Gili Trawangan
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Good Times In Gili Trawangan

Your last day in Gili T is yours to spend as you please! There are many options... we suggest, you decide. The best spot to be is on the beach or in the sea soaking in the picture-perfect place you’ve called home over the last four days. Scratch that. There is no bad way to spend this day but that’s a good place to start.
Day 15 Tegagalang Rice Terrace & Holy Springs
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tegagalang Rice Terrace & Holy Springs

All those photos of those stunning rice fields in Bali? This is the place! After departing Gili, we jump in the private vans to head off the beaten track to our mountainside retreat. On the way, we stop at the rolling rice fields of Tegagalang Rice Terrace. Then to one of the most iconic temples in all of Bali to take a sin-cleansing dip in the holy springs of Pura Tirta Empul and the sacred water that bubbles up from below.
Day 16 Stunning Sekumpul Waterfall
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Stunning Sekumpul Waterfall

Hidden away in the jungle is the jaw-dropping Sekumpul Waterfalls! Widely regarded as "the most beautiful waterfall in Bali", we spend the morning trekking, swimming, and exploring the basin of several rivers that feed the waterfalls streaming down from above - one waterfall from up to 80 metres high. Then, off to our mountainside camping spot for a campfire, BBQ, and ultra-unique camping experience.
Day 17 Ulun Danu Temple On Lake Beratan
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ulun Danu Temple On Lake Beratan

Start the morning exploring one of the holiest temples in Bali! Then off to Seminyak for a final beach and pool day. Finish with sunset on the beach and farewell feast. Seminyak is a lazy, little beach town with all the ingredients for a successful chill day. Wrap things up with a picture-perfect sunset (and cocktails) on the beautiful beach followed by a complimentary Balinese feast for the group’s farewell dinner (and night out together).
Day 18 Farewell, For Now
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Farewell, For Now

Your Bali trip is complete! Enjoy a final breakfast together and say your farewells and ’until-next-times’ before catching your airport transfer and flight home - or heading off to continue your travels. Your tour is now complete but your Bali adventure will stick with you for a lifetime.

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18 days tour

Backpacking Bali (18 Days)

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Itinerary of your trip Backpacking Bali (18 Days)

Bali Beginnings

Cliffside Temples Of Uluwatu

Surf’S Up & Tanah Lot Temple

Chill Time In Canggu

Dream Beach In Nusa Lembongan

Mangrove Sup Adventure

Ubud’S Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary

Balinese Cooking Class & Campuhan Ridge

Waterfalls, School & Elephant Cave

River Rafting & Kecak Fire Dance

Goin’ To Gili T(Rawangan)

Snorkeling With Sea Turtles

Gili T Beach Day & Bike Ride

Good Times In Gili Trawangan

Tegagalang Rice Terrace & Holy Springs

Stunning Sekumpul Waterfall

Ulun Danu Temple On Lake Beratan

Farewell, For Now

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