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← Bali Offbeat: Ubud, Gili + Penida with Your Gang ☏
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Bali Offbeat: Ubud, Gili + Penida with Your Gang

Bali, Indonesia · 10 days · 2 travellers minimum

From Rs 57,950 per person, land only. Nine nights across four bases: Ubud jungle, Gili's beaches, Penida's cliffs and Kuta's strip. The full island-hopping circuit.

Built around your family's dates, pace and interests, with nobody else on the trip. The itinerary below is a sample starting point; a founder reshapes it around you on the call.

Mount Batur sunrise by 4x4 jeepBali Swing and Tirta Empul holy springsTwo days on Gili TrawanganOvernight on Nusa PenidaUluwatu sunset and Kecak fire dance

A typical route

Ubud · 3 nights Gili Trawangan · 2 nights Nusa Penida · 1 night Kuta · 3 nights

swap any stop — this is a starting point, not a fixed plan

Sample day by day

a starting point, reshaped around your family

Day 1Arrive, straight to Ubud

Land at Denpasar and head up to Ubud. Evening free: group dinner on the monkey forest road and an early night. Tomorrow is a big day.

Transfers: Private airport pick-up
Day 2Terraces, swing and holy water

Tegallalang's rice terraces in the morning light, the Bali Swing, the purification pools at Tirta Empul, and a swim at Tegenungan waterfall.

Meals: Breakfast | Entry: All listed spots included
Day 3Mount Batur by 4x4

3:30 am pickup (we warned you). Jeep up Mount Batur for sunrise over the caldera, coffee at a plantation on the way down, and the afternoon off to recover.

Meals: Breakfast | Activities: 4x4 jeep safari included
Day 4Boat to Gili

Drive to Padang Bai and take the fast boat to Gili Trawangan. No cars on the island: cycles and horse carts only. Beach until the night market fires up.

Meals: Breakfast | Transfers: Fast boat to Gili T
Day 5Gili, your way

A full free day. Snorkel with turtles, cycle the island loop, or do absolutely nothing on a beanbag. Rentals and dives are pay-locally.

Meals: Breakfast
Day 6Over to Penida

Morning boat to Nusa Penida. Check in, then chase the east or west coast depending on tides: Diamond Beach or Crystal Bay. Sleeping on the island means you get the cliffs without the crowds.

Meals: Breakfast | Transfers: Boat to Penida
Day 7Kelingking, then Kuta

The west-coast biggies with lunch: Kelingking cliff, Angel's Billabong and Broken Bay. Afternoon boat back to Bali and three nights in Kuta.

Meals: Breakfastlunch | Transfers: Boat to Sanur
Day 8Uluwatu golden hour

Slow morning, then the clifftop temple at Uluwatu and the Kecak fire dance at sunset. Back in Kuta for the night strip.

Meals: Breakfast | Entry: Uluwatu and Kecak included
Day 9Kuta, no agenda

Free day. Shopping at Beachwalk, one Balinese massage per person (included), and a final group dinner. Your driver is on call.

Meals: Breakfast | Activities: Massage included
Day 10Fly home

Breakfast, airport drop, and a group chat already planning the next one.

Meals: Breakfast | Transfers: Airport drop
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Things you can add

swap, drop or add on the call

Mount Batur 4x4 sunrise

Jeep to the caldera rim for sunrise, coffee plantation after.

Gili Trawangan island days

Car-free island: snorkelling, cycling and the night market.

Nusa Penida overnight

Sleep on the island and shoot the cliffs before the crowds.

Balinese massage

One hour per person to unknot after the boats.

What's typically included

Usually included

✓9 nights: 3 nights at Alaya Resort Ubud (5 star) + 2 nights at Pondok Santi Estate, Gili Trawangan (4 star) + 1 nights at Mambo Hill Resort, Nusa Penida (4 star) + 3 nights at Hard Rock Hotel Bali, Kuta (5 star), daily breakfast
✓Private vehicle for all land transfers and sightseeing
✓All inter-island boats: Ubud-Gili, Gili-Penida, Penida-Kuta
✓Tegallalang rice terraces, Bali Swing, Tirta Empul and Tegenungan waterfall
✓Mount Batur 4x4 jeep sunrise safari
✓Nusa Penida excursion with lunch
✓One Balinese massage per person
✓Uluwatu temple sunset and Kecak fire dance
✓English-speaking driver-cum-guide
✓Entry tickets, parking, tolls and driver allowances for listed sightseeing

Confirmed on your quote

Every private trip is priced individually, so flights, meals and exact inclusions are confirmed once we know your dates and group size.

Not included

—International flights to and from Bali
—Visa on arrival (about IDR 500,000) and the Bali tourist levy (IDR 150,000)
—GST and TCS as applicable on the package price
—Meals and drinks not listed in the itinerary
—Travel insurance
—Personal spends: shopping, minibar, tips, laundry
—Early check-in or late checkout (subject to hotel availability)
—Prices are land only, per person, on twin sharing.
—Snorkelling or diving rentals on Gili (pay locally)
what to pack
Light cottonsswimwearreef-safe sunscreena warm layer for the 4 am jeep ridedry bag for boat days
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