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F/D.Bedugul - Singaraja Tour (9 hrs)
Code: IE-SS7
Daily departure time: 08.30/09.00 am
The trip takes about 9hrs. Features the enticing highland resort, Bedugul, where the lakes and rain forests are surrounding the area. Bedugul is also famous for its fresh local products on fruits and vegetables. Northern down the resort is Gitgit village where a spectacular and the highest waterfall of the island is located. Be prepared for tough trekking, as you'll up a step slope to get there. Lovina beach will be the next stop. It is one of the most famous beach resorts in the island where the panoramic view of black sandy beach could be enjoyed. Visit Singaraja town, the old capital of Bali province, is the oldest harbor town in the island. The city famous for its Dutch's time museum "Gedong Kirtya", home to hundreds of "Lontar" (palm-leaf) books. Lunch served at local restaurant in Lovina beach.

Evening Cultural Tour (5 hrs)
No Bird Park Visit
Code: IE-SS8
Daily departure time: 14.30/15.00 pm
An afternoon trip to Ubud, a picturesque area of ravines and terraced rice field. As the center of Balinese fine arts and artists colony, Ubud has several galleries and museums worth visiting. The Ubud style paintings, influenced by the western use of perspective and everyday-life subject matter, is the most expressionist of all the Balinese schools. Despite this, Ubud art still retains many traditional features, including attention to detail and every stylized character. Walking around Ubud market is giving you an experience on the local's way of life. Later, enjoy a unique Kechak or Monkey dance, taking place in the evening around lit torches. About 100 men chanting, shaking, and clapping in unison from the background to the dance-drama of the Ramayana Story.

Ubud - Elephant Park - Tanah Lot (8 hrs)
Code: IE-SS9 F/D.
Daily departure time: 08.30 am

This full day trip, takes about 8hrs, bring you to the West Coast of the island. Visit Tanah Lot, carved out of the landscape by tides, wind and rains, the huge offshore sentinel rock, the site of a picturesque sea-temple dating from the 16th century. This unique temple could only be reached at low tide. A fantastic sunset could also be watched from here in a good weather. Begin the day with the colorful performance of the Barong & Kris dance that's telling a short episode of Mahabaratha.

Nearby are the art and handicraft villages where you can witness the locals demonstrating their artistic talents that produce the lovely hand-made batiks and the intricate woodcarving. Enjoy and get a chance to hand feed touches and interacts with the wonderful creatures in an exotic landscaped atmosphere, as you visit the Elephant Safari Park, located in the cool jungle of Desa Taro, 20 minutes north of Ubud.

The Park is home to Elephants that can be seen immersing themselves in the cool waters of the park lake or grazing peacefully in the surrounding grounds. If you wish, here you can enjoy the exciting adventure of Elephant Trekking (Elephant rides subject to additional charge. Rate is available and can be arranged optionally) while you are also helping to save the endangered Indonesian Elephant (one of world's rarest Elephants). Currently there are less than 1,100 Indonesian Elephants left in a wild and their numbers a rapidly decreasing. At the Elephant Safari Park we are assisting, through proceeds from admissions, with the relocation of wild elephants to special reserves setup by the Indonesian Government to assist with breeding programs to help build up the depleting numbers. Another forest will be visited is the Kedaton Forest where the holy nutmeg forest inhabited by hundreds of tame monkeys that's considered sacred by the locals. Lunch included.