Delve Deep: Bali & the Gili Islands
Canggu
Canggu
Delve Deep: Bali & the Gili Islands
TRIP SNAPSHOT
8 days
1 country
Visiting 1 country: Indonesia11 meals
Twin-share / double / single room
7 nights in hotel-style accommodation (twin or double)Delve Deep
Delve Deep is those iconic sights, and then some. Local culture, local food, and MORE.20 travellers (max)
Trip Leader
Driver
Speedboat, private vehicle
TRIP VIBE = iconic sights and in-depth adventures with a local Trip Leader.
Bali. There’s so much more to it than Bintang tank tops and spring rolls. Join us and get ready to do paradise properly. Rolling jungle landscapes, white sandy beaches, sea life in every shape and colour... Mother Nature sure as hell wasn’t messing about when she created Bali and Gili T. Wanna broaden those horizons of yours? Simple. Meet us in Canggu and get ready to dive into the temples, culture, local life, crazy-good food and unforgettable experiences on offer.
Map & itinerary
Day 1 - Canggu
Ready to embrace the new and exotic? Discover the unknown? Change your view and challenge your expectations? Well, this is the place to do it – welcome to Bali. Meet us in Canggu as we kick off the adventure with a group dinner at a local eatery. Then: pull up a deck chair and sip on a cocktail as the sky turns into a million different shades of pink and orange. This is gonna be good.
Your Inclusions
Accommodation
FRii Bali Echo Beach or similar
Activities
- Sunset welcome dinner in Canggu
Meals
- Dinner
Day 2 - Canggu – Ubud
Time for one last swim before we set our sights on the tropical rainforests of Ubud. There’s more here than #Insta swings – trust us. Bit of a nature buff? You’ve come to the right place. First up: our fact-filled Trip Leader will give us a whip around the area, passing Ubud Palace (for allll the carvings), the traditional craft market and lushhh af rice paddies. After a pit stop at a local café where your drink’s on us, the evening’s all yours.
Your Inclusions
Accommodation
The Artini Dijiwa Ubud or similar
Activities
- Orientation walk of Ubud with Trip Leader
- Afternoon drink at Ubud rice fields café
Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3 - Ubud
An early riser? If you can drag yourself out of bed, there’s an optional trek up Mount Batur on the cards. You’ll reach the top just in time to see the sunrise over the island. Cue: all the goosebumps. Return to the hotel in time for an included brekkie. Then, you’ll have an entire day to explore more of Ubud. Take a closer look at those rice paddies. Find a local yoga class to try out. Or browse for souvenirs among Ubud’s many boutiques before cooling off at an Insta-perfect café (try an iced Balinese coffee – you won’t regret it). Later: keep the food theme rolling with an optional Indonesian cooking class.
Your Inclusions
Accommodation
The Artini Dijiwa Ubud or similar
Meals
- Breakfast
Your Options
- Mount Batur sunrise hike: from 1,280,000 IRD
- Traditional cooking class: from 829,000 IRD
Day 4 - Ubud – Manggis
You don’t want to skim the surface. You want to delve deeper. So today, we’ll be heading to the Kaura Day Club – a STUNNING eco retreat in the unspoilt village Manggis. Fuel up with a delish lunch before we dive into an orientation tour. Meet the locals and find out about their numerous development initiatives. Learn how to craft a canang sari: a Balinese Hindu temple offering. Afterwards, you'll have some free time at Kaura. Pull up a sunbed by the beaut infinity pool or treat yourself to a massage. And later? We'll head to our next hotel where there’s a Balinese dinner on the cards. Delish!
Your Inclusions
Accommodation
Ramayana Candidasa or similar
Activities
- Visit to Kaura Day Club
- Orientation walk of Manggis with an offering workshop
Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Day 5 - Manggis – Gili Trawangan
Pack an overnight bag (we'll store your suitcase) and wave goodbye to Bali as we speedboat our way to the Gili Islands. We’re heading north to the biggest of the Gili archipelago trio: Gili Trawangan. Insert: sun-bleached sandy beaches, shimmering turquoise water and sipping fresh coconuts under palm trees. Get your bearings with an orientation bike ride around the island. Then: the rest is up to you. Do the obvious and get horizontal on one of Gili T’s gorgeous beaches. Or relax and unwind with a beachfront massage. Later, there’s an optional pub crawl on the cards. Think fruity cocktails and heaps of awesome prizes. It’s gonna be LEGENDARY.
Your Inclusions
Accommodation
Aston Sunset Beach Resort - Gili Trawangan or similar
Activities
- Speedboat to Gili Trawangan
- Orientation bike ride of Gili Trawangan with Trip Leader
Meals
- Breakfast
Your Options
- Evening pub crawl around Gili Trawangan: from 270,000 IRD
Day 6 - Gili Trawangan
Head feeling a little sore after last night’s antics? No drama - you’ve got the whole day to just do you. Need some suggestions? Snap on a snorkel and step into a glass bottom boat to see which awesome creatures live *in Sebastian’s voice* under the sea. Or do your good deed for the day and help clear the ocean of rubbish on a stand-up paddleboard (the sea turtles salute you). Prefer to keep your feet on solid ground? Easy. Practice mindfulness at one of Gili T's many yoga studios. Go for a pedal and café-hop your way around the island. Or park up at a beach club that suits your vibe. Tonight, head to Trawangan night market for a feed. Here you can try everything from nasi gorang and bakso meatball soup to fresh lobster, squid, king prawns and snapper. Basically? You want it, they’ll grill it.
Your Inclusions
Accommodation
Aston Sunset Beach Resort - Gili Trawangan or similar
Meals
- Breakfast
Your Options
- Glass-bottom boat tour with snorkelling: from 405,000 IRD
- Eco stand-up paddleboarding: from 220,000 IRD
Day 7 - Gili Trawangan – Canggu
Not an early bird? You’ll wanna wake up for today’s dreamy sunrise beach picnic (trust us). Once your belly’s stuffed and your camera roll is full, we'll be making tracks back to Bali via speedboat. If it’s sunny, claim a spot on the top deck, grab a cold one and soak up those rays. When you reach Canggu (your final stop *tries not to cry*), they’ll be time to chill or take a last stroll along the sand. Later: catch up with the gang at our final group dinner, and watch the sun set in paradise one last time.
Your Inclusions
Accommodation
FRii Bali Echo Beach or similar
Activities
- Sunrise beach breakfast picnic
- Speedboat to Bali
Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Day 8 - Canggu
A week’s worth of incred Indonesian adventures? Completed. But now it’s time to say goodbye. Staying on in Bali? Some people have all the luck. Swap those Insta handles – you’ll need them for next year’s reunion trip. Where to next? Thailand. Vietnam. Cambodia. All the above?
Your Inclusions
Meals
- Breakfast
WORTH NOTING
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Anonymous February 2025
Purna was an amazing tour guide! Very kind, caring and funny. He took very good care of our group. We had so much fun, and were very well fed!
Anonymous January 2025
This trip to Bali was amazing and I highly recommend doing it! Accommodation was great, better than expected! I wish we had more time on Gili as it was beautiful and the snorkelling add on was so much fun!
The best western accommodation restaurant unfortunately made us all unwell so stay away from the food here and eat out instead!
Canggu was so much fun and in such a great location, mango’s...
Laura Be December 2024
Anonymous March 2024
I got a lot for my money during my stay.
Jason Mc March 2024
Small trip with the right amount of free time and group activities
Anonymous October 2023
Overall another good trip arranged by Topdeck.
Anonymous May 2023
Accomodation and travel plan was good and convenient for solo travel. However the planned activities were mainly orientation walks/bikes, felt like days were wasted with this. There was only 1 proper activity included that we didn’t have to pay extra for. With that we did pull away from the programme on a couple days so we could explore and actually do proper activities which meant spending extra...
Emma Al October 2022
Friendly trip leader and great destinations
Claire Al September 2022
Our trip leader was very friendly, helpful and knowledge. Everything was well organised. There were a couple of optional activities that were listed on the trip details that weren’t available when on the trip.
Anonymous July 2022
I loved Bali and gili trawangan, and especially as a solo traveler I loved this as my first group trip!
Anonymous July 2022
The tour itself was quite disappointing. Essentially nothing was included and when we were offered add-ons, they were all at unreasonable prices, way above the street price.
Anonymous July 2022
The trip leader was amazing. He was caring and really attempted to cater for us. However the trip itself wasn’t great and the inclusions were not interesting or really not linked well to the type of trip. The accommodation in Gilli T was not great - 45 min walk or 30 mins bike to the main part where you need to go to even eat. There’s no other transport unless you want a very expensive horse and...
Samishtha N November 2018
It's was such a fun time with the most amazing people.
Peter T November 2018
Legit. What an amazing trip. Cat poo coffee is good too.
Kirra W November 2018
I had the most incredible tour guide. Who was so selfless, positive, happy, funny, caring and friendly. He was amazing and made my experience as amazing as it turned out to be. He deserves nothing but the best.
Laila P September 2018
CARLO A August 2018
One more night in Ubud would have been great, but still a well priced tour.
Lily B August 2018
Really great accommodation much fancier than expected!
Lwaya C August 2018
The experience was just beyond what I expected and it was so much fun. The people we traveled with were so nice and out tour guide always went above and beyond for us. It felt very comfortable and safe like going on holiday with your own family
Anja M August 2018
Anonymous August 2018
Richard H August 2018
Great Value for $ spent. 👍
Lisa S July 2018
I have won this Trip ❤️❤️❤️
Anonymous July 2018
Anonymous July 2018
Mahesh Ki April 2018
Michael D March 2018
Good value for money. Good accommodations.
Laelani Ja March 2018
It was good price for an agent rate.
Anonymous February 2018
Sierra M January 2018
Loved everything was planned out for me and learnt and saw so much more than I would have otherwise
Anonymous January 2018
Well worth the money. I would have liked an extra day in Ubud and one less day on Gilli
Anonymous January 2018
Everything was satisfying.
Anonymous January 2018
SO Beautiful! I wish I could have stayed for longer!
Roxanne C January 2018
A nice way to experience what Bali has to offer with a local guide who was able to give great insights.
Alexandra C January 2018
The best fun I have had in awhile! First day we did an under water walk and snorkeling (which we all didn't know was included) which was definitely a highlight for alot of us. Gili T was great, snorkeling and seeing the turtles, the amazing night life and the ability to do absoultly nothing all day. Wish we had better weather for Ubud but was great to be so close to the monkey forest. Loved every...
Marie-Louise G January 2018
I would do it again! It was a live changer!!!
Anonymous January 2018
Heather V January 2018
Gina W January 2018
It was a great tour, we saw some beautiful places and met some wonderful people.
Anonymous January 2018
Excellent service and tour guide's recommendation were always great
Anonymous January 2018
More time on the island of Bali would’ve been better than just island hopping. Or at least that could’ve been emphasized in the tour description
Darryn G January 2018
Sabrina N January 2018
Lara Pa January 2018
After doing 2 Contiki's previously, I was really impressed with the quality of the TopDeck tour. All the hotels were way better than I expected (some really incredible ones), and the excursions were all absolutely worth it! Our tour guide, Purna, was a highlight of the trip, with his great sense of humour, he really kept us entertained. Only low point was that it rained most of the trip but it...
Cassandra R January 2018
Ginnais R January 2018
It was brilliant and we saw so many stunning places
Jaime El November 2017
Tarryn R November 2017
Chantelle C October 2017
Katelin V October 2017
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