Day 6 - Sidemen – Bali Countryside – Tirta Gangga – Amed
In the morning, after breakfast, checkout from the hotel before the start of the “Balinese Daily Life” program. Upon arrival at the village, meet with the local Balinese villagers and receive a traditional conical hat and bamboo walking stick. These will come in handy on a one-hour walking trip through the area's rice fields. Next, try to walk the walk of a Balinese farmer by trying to plough the rice fields behind a buffalo and planting rice seedlings. Be rewarded for this hard work with a cold fresh coconut.
After the farming experience, take part in four short workshops, 20 minutes each: a cooking lesson, offering palm-leaf decoration, arak (a Balinese rice wine) distillation and iron working. After a hard day’s ‘work’, settle down and enjoy a proper Balinese lunch served in the village. Say goodbye to the villagers and then head off by car for a visit to Tirta Gangga. Meaning 'water of the Ganges', this sacred water palace was built in the early twentieth century by the last king of Karangasem. It boasts many decorative ponds, fountains, lush plant life and natural bathing pools. Take some time to wander the grounds of the stunning temple complex and soak up its soothing atmosphere.
Continue to Amed, a quiet seaside village that offers amazing fishing, snorkelling and diving at a nearby reef on a black rocky beach. En route, make a stop at a traditional salt mining farm. Upon arrival in Amed, check in to the hotel and enjoy dinner at leisure.