Today you’ll board an overnight flight to Bali.

You’ll cross the International Date Line today and arrive in Bali on Day 3.

You’re finally in Bali! If you purchased your airfare from Vantage, a representative will meet you at the airport and assist with the transfer to your hotel. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure to acclimate; tonight, dinner is included at our stunning 5-star resort.

After breakfast today, we’ll delve right into Balinese cooking with a special cooking class at Café Wayan, which opened in 1986 and went on to be featured in Elizabeth Gilbert’s now-classic memoir, Eat Pray Love. After learning to cook local specialties, we’ll eat them, of course! Next, we’ll visit a craft workshop to meet a local kite maker and a puppet master, and learn more about Bali’s rich craft traditions. We’ll return to the hotel this afternoon for more leisure time before dinner.

Included Feature:

• Balinese cooking class at Café Wayan

Cultural Discovery:

• Sample Balinese cuisine that you help prepare
• Meet Balinese craftspeople at a local workshop

Today, enjoy a leisurely breakfast before a captivating performance of a Barong and Keris dance, which tells a story about the fight between good and evil spirits. After lunch at a local restaurant, venture to the banks of the Elephant River, where a mysterious cave — known as the elephant cave for its proximity to the river — will welcome us into its lair with relics, ancient lore, and a stone entrance that looks like a menacing face. Legend holds that the stone faces, found throughout, are meant to ward off evil spirits. The cave’s true name is Goa Gajah, which is a significant Hindu site, and it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list in 1995.

Included Feature:

• Visit the Goa Gajah elephant cave

Cultural Discovery:

• Traditional Barong and Keris dance performance

We’ll go deeper inside Balinese artistic tradition today with a morning painting lesson that teaches us traditional Balinese techniques. After, we’ll have lunch on our own before we begin a panoramic tour of Bali, which includes a visit to the Agung Rai Museum of Art, otherwise known as the ARMA Museum. Its collection ranges from traditional to contemporary, including classical Kamasan painting on tree bark, masterpieces by Batuan artists of the 1930s and 1940s, and the only works to be seen on the island of Bali by 19th century Javanese artist Raden Saleh Syarif Bustaman. Dinner is at our hotel tonight.

Included Feature:

• ARMA Museum visit

Cultural Discoveries:

• Balinese painting lesson

After breakfast, you’ll transfer to Jimbaran, enjoying lush sightseeing en route and even a stop at the Tegalalang rice terrace. You’ll likely recognize these staggered, verdant rice fields from photographs — this is truly an iconic Balinese experience!

Included Feature:

• Explore the Tegalalang rice terrace

Today you’ll board an overnight flight from the U.S. to Sydney.

You’ll cross the International Date Line today and arrive in Sydney on Day 3.

Welcome to Sydney, the free-wheeling and cosmopolitan state capital of New South Wales! Upon arrival, we transfer to our deluxe hotel near the harbor and the soaring "sails" of the Sydney Opera House. You'll have a free afternoon to explore your new neighborhood before meeting back at the hotel for dinner.

Get acquainted with beautiful Sydney on our morning excursion. We begin at the Altmann + Cherny showroom to learn about opal, Australia’s national gemstone, before heading to the world-famous Sydney Opera House for a guided tour of this breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage Site. Next, a tour of the city’s highlights takes you to the peninsula of Mrs. Macquarie’s Point, where a chair carved for the first governor’s wife overlooks the harbor. Continue to the mid-19th-century Garrison Church, Dawes Point, The Rocks district, Market City, and Chinatown. Your morning ends along the southern shores of Sydney Harbor, at iconic Bondi Beach. The rest of the afternoon is free, with lunch on your own. This evening, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant in bustling Circular Quay.

Included Feature:

• Panoramic tour of Sydney

Cultural Discovery:

• Opal demonstration

Explore Sydney on your own today, perhaps returning to some of the sights we saw yesterday, visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens, or having a picnic on the green parklands of The Domain. 

This morning will be an invigorating one, as you enjoy a sightseeing cruise on Sydney Harbor! This is your opportunity to view the gorgeous homes and capture fabulous shots of the Opera House and Harbor Bridge. Following the cruise, our Program Manager guides a walk of The Rocks and the Sydney Harbor area, pointing out some little-known sites and sharing local stories and lore. You’ll enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner is at your leisure this evening.

Included Feature:

• Sydney Harbor cruise

Cultural Discovery:

• Orientation walk of The Rocks and Sydney Harbor

After a leisurely breakfast, you’ll fly from Sydney to Darwin and begin Day 3 of your base program.

After breakfast, you’ll transfer from Jimbaran to Ubud, enjoying lush sightseeing en route and even a stop at the Tegalalang rice terrace. You’ll likely recognize these staggered, verdant rice fields from photographs — this is truly an iconic Balinese setting and a great way to begin your extension!

Included Feature:

• Explore the Tegalalang rice terrace

After breakfast today, we’ll delve right into Balinese cooking with a special cooking class at Café Wayan, which opened in 1986 and went on to be featured in Elizabeth Gilbert’s now-classic memoir, Eat Pray Love. After learning to cook local specialties, we’ll eat them, of course! Next, we’ll visit a craft workshop to meet a local kite maker and a puppet master, and learn more about Bali’s rich craft traditions. We’ll return to the hotel this afternoon for more leisure time before dinner.

Included Feature:

• Balinese cooking class at Café Wayan

Cultural Discovery:

• Sample Balinese cuisine that you help prepare
• Meet Balinese craftspeople at a local workshop

Today, enjoy a leisurely breakfast before a captivating performance of a Barong and Keris dance, which tells a story about the fight between good and evil spirits. After lunch at a local restaurant, venture to the banks of the Elephant River, where a mysterious cave — known as the elephant cave for its proximity to the river — will welcome us into its lair with relics, ancient lore, and a stone entrance that looks like a menacing face. Legend holds that the stone faces, found throughout, are meant to ward off evil spirits. The cave’s true name is Goa Gajah, which is a significant Hindu site, and it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list in 1995.

Included Feature:

• Visit the Goa Gajah elephant cave

Cultural Discovery:

• Traditional Barong and Keris dance performance

We’ll go deeper inside Balinese artistic tradition today with a morning painting lesson that teaches us traditional Balinese techniques. After, we’ll have lunch on our own before we begin a panoramic tour of Bali, which includes a visit to the Agung Rai Museum of Art, otherwise known as the ARMA Museum. Its collection ranges from traditional to contemporary, including classical Kamasan painting on tree bark, masterpieces by Batuan artists of the 1930s and 1940s, and the only works to be seen on the island of Bali by 19th century Javanese artist Raden Saleh and Syarif Bustaman. Our Farewell Dinner is at the hotel tonight.

Included Feature:

• ARMA Museum visit

Cultural Discovery:

• Balinese painting lesson

Head to the Ubud airport for your return flight home today

Please note: Arrive to your destination rested and refreshed! Convenient gateway city stopover options mean you can break up longer flights easily — just ask our Flight Experts for assistance.

Following breakfast, you’ll transfer to the airport for your flight to Sydney. Upon arrival, we transfer to our deluxe hotel near the harbor and the soaring "sails" of the Sydney Opera House. You'll have a free afternoon to explore your new neighborhood before meeting back at the hotel for dinner.

Get acquainted with beautiful Sydney on our morning excursion. We begin at the Altmann + Cherny showroom to learn about opal, Australia’s national gemstone, before heading to the world-famous Sydney Opera House for a guided tour of this breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage Site. Next, tour of the city’s highlights takes you to the peninsula of Mrs. Macquarie’s Point, where a chair carved for the first governor’s wife overlooks the harbor. Continue to the mid-19th-century Garrison Church, Dawes Point, The Rocks district, Market City, and Chinatown. Your morning ends along the southern shores of Sydney Harbor, at iconic Bondi Beach. The rest of the afternoon is free, with lunch on your own. This evening, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant in bustling Circular Quay.

Included Feature:

• Panoramic tour of Sydney

Cultural Discovery:

• Opal demonstration

Explore Sydney on your own today, perhaps returning to some of the sights we saw yesterday, visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens, or having a picnic on the green parklands of The Domain. 

This morning will be an invigorating one, as you enjoy a sightseeing cruise on Sydney Harbor! This is your opportunity to view the gorgeous homes and capture fabulous shots of the Opera House and Harbor Bridge. Following the cruise, our Program Manager guides a walk of The Rocks and the Sydney Harbor area, pointing out some little-known sites and sharing local stories and lore. You’ll enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner is at your leisure this evening.

Included Feature:

• Sydney Harbor cruise

Cultural Discovery:

• Orientation walk of The Rocks and Sydney Harbor

After breakfast, you’ll transfer to the Sydney airport for your return flight home.

Please note: Arrive to your destination rested and refreshed! Convenient gateway city stopover options mean you can break up longer flights easily — just ask our Flight Experts for assistance.