LOCATION:
- Distance from Ngurah Rai International Airport: 40 kms
- Distance from Ubud City Center: 4.5 kms
ACCOMODATION:
- Village Suite: 250 sqm
- Valley Suite: Views of the Ayung River Gorge or verdant rice paddies - 250 sqm
- Pool Suite: Plunge Pool and Garden Views - 265 sqm
- Duplex Pool Suite: Two Storeys - 305 sqm
- Asmara Suite: With Private Pool overlooking the Rice paddies.
- Ayung Suite: With Private Plunge Pool with expansive views of Ayung River valley.
- Amandari Suite: Private infinity pool & a outdoor dining pavilion.
- Amandari Two-Bedroom Suite: Private infinity pool & a outdoor dining pavilion.
- Amandari Villa: Composed of five free-standing pavilions, a landscaped garden and a two-tiered swimming pool, the villa features three detached terrace-style bedrooms and a kitchen for entertaining.The property, serviced by two staff, is situated a minute’s drive from Amandari, with a dedicated vehicle on hand to ensure amenities are always within close reach.
DINING EXPERIENCES:
- The Restaurant: View of Ayung River valley , an open Air Restaurant serves Indonesian & International cuisines.
- Terrace Bar: Pool Side bar for All Day refreshments and coctails.
- Private Dining: Feast atop the Ayung River Gorge.The open-sided Balé accommodates up to four guests for private breakfasts, picnic lunches and candlelit dinners.
ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES:
- Village artisans: Visit the tucked away village ateliers of silversmiths, wood carvers and Balinese painters, or take a lesson with an artist living nearby.Spend a peaceful morning or afternoon with a local Balinese artist with a private painting session at Amandari. Create anything from a simple local shrine to a colourful natural scene of Amandari’s surroundings.
- Island of the Gods: Amandari can arrange private excursions to ancient temples,personalised blessings and walks that reveal the spiritual aspect of Balinese culture.
- From the morning market: An Amandari driver will take you to Blahkiuh Market, about 20 minutes from Amandari, where you are free to soak up the sights, the colours and the fresh morning air. Then, with your guide, it is on into the countryside, through rice fields and villages and back to the resorts.
- Explore nearby temples: From Pura Taman Saraswati, in the centre of Ubud, to Pura Tirta Empul, to the lesser known local temples that dot the map, a trip to Amandari means a step into the spiritual Balinese culture.
- On winding trails: Trek along a ridge high above the river, with banyan trees framing views across the gorge, or mountain bike through forests and rice paddies.
- Balinese Dance & Gamelan Class: The in-house dance teacher, has been part of the Amandari family for over 20 years. She comes to the resort daily to teach the local children the renowned skill of Balinese dance. Her husband, Bapak Agung, is the local music teacher, instructing the male youth the art of the gamelan. You can watch the children practice at the Lotus Pond Pavilion during the week.
- Raja Ampat Expedition: Raja Ampat or ‘The Four Kings’ encompasses more than 40,000 square kilometres of nutrient rich waters where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet. Boasting unparalleled marine life and thousands of islands, cays and shoals cloaked in tropical jungle, this region is an explorer’s dream. Itineraries are personalised to suit individual preferences and can incorporate as much snorkelling and scuba diving are you desire.
- The lagoons of Wayag: Dive or snorkel across the Equator and back again, before heading for the lagoons of Wayag where where groups of juvenile reef manta rays can be found swimming above colourful coral reefs.
- Scale Mount Pindito for jaw-dropping views: Climb to the very top of the 200-metre-high limestone karst known as Mount Pindito to fully appreciate the awe-inspiring vistas in every direction.
- Pearl farming and stargazing:Discover a pearl farm and learn the secrets of these luminous gemstones, then dive a nearby reef, home to ghost pipefish and blue ring octopus. Back onboard, set sail for picturesque Kawe, for whale-watching and an evening spent stargazing on the Equator.
- Birdsong and stunning topography: The three-hour cruise accompanied by dolphins and whales threads its way through a host of the Raja Ampat’s outer islands, many with exotic formations above and below the water.
VOYAGE & SAILING EXPERIENCES:
- Alor Expedition: Set sail for the adventure of a lifetime discovering the remote Alor Islands over the course of eight or more days. Part of the Lesser Sunda archipelago, these spectacular volcanic isles lie in the least-visited part of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia’s southernmost province.Expedition itineraries are tailored from start to finish to suit personal preferences, and 11-day journeys can also include Komodo National Park and its eponymous dragons.
- Triton Bay Expedition: Discover everything a diver, sun-, sea- and nature-lover could ask for and more on this six-night expedition to Triton Bay.