In Bali divinity is part of daily reality, and the making of art is integrated into life. Sharing in that experience and drawing out our own creativity, we'll participate with master artists by special arrangement, carve masks or create batik, have a gamelan music lesson and meet with dancers. Visits will be arranged with performing artists in their homes and studios. To learn about the healing arts we'll be nurtured by purifying herbal massage and visit one or more balians, traditional healers. Venturing off the tourist path with our expert guide "Budi" we'll visit parts of Bali as they have existed for hundreds of years: temples, villages, volcanic mountains, ancient sites and many highlights. Nights we'll enjoy colorful ancient dance dramas and compelling gamelan music performed under the stars, attend temple festivals and a Full Moon ceremony in a village temple. There will be time to trek in rice fields, snorkel, swim, shop and explore on your own, relax and rejuvenate as we stay in areas rich in spiritual vibration and natural beauty. This is a hands-on in depth approach as we share in some of the Balinese artistic and ritual activities. (itinerary available)

"Being in Bali feels so 'other worldly', the air, the colors, the scents. Whenever I walked in to a village temple festival I felt transported to another time."

Barbara  P.