Three nights
Munduk Discovery
Three nights: the waterfall trek, the Buddhist monastery and hot springs, and a cooking class in the jungle.
Three nights is long enough to properly rest and still see the area — a waterfall day, a culture day, and a massage somewhere in between.
Day 1 — Arrival and mountain views
Afternoon arrival and check-in. Munduk is about two to three hours by car from the airport. Settle into the cabin and take in the jungle valley, the mountains and the Bali Sea beyond them.
On-site. The infinity pool, the hot tub, or simply the mountain air, which is cooler up here than anywhere on the coast.
Evening at the fire pit. Dinner at Ulekan, then the fire pit under a sky with rather more stars in it than Canggu manages.
Day 2 — Waterfalls and the long way round
The Munduk four waterfalls trek. A four to five hour walk linking four cascades through rainforest and spice plantations. It covers between 3 and 5 kilometres over mixed ground — steep concrete stairs, jungle path and bamboo bridges.
- Golden Valley Falls
- Red Coral Falls
- Labuhan Kebo Falls
- Melanting Falls
Lunch with a view. The Botanist, a restaurant built on the same sustainability thinking as the cabins.
Afternoon. The hot tub, with a happy hour cocktail between five and seven; an in-cabin massage with a Munduk therapist; and afternoon tea, which is complimentary and served daily from three until five.
Evening. Dinner at Ulekan, then the fire pit.
Day 3 — Monastery, hot springs and a cooking class
Morning: monastery and hot springs. North towards the coast to Brahmavihara Arama, the largest Buddhist monastery in Bali, and then into the warm sulphurous water of the Banjar hot springs.
Lunch: a jungle cooking class. Made and Ketut host a small, personal class in the jungle, focused on mountain-style Balinese cooking rather than the commercial version of the same thing. It can be held in your cabin instead if you are staying in one of the Premium Suite Cabins.
Evening. Dinner at Ulekan, then the fire pit.
Day 4 — Departure
A slow morning. Breakfast at the cabins and a last look at the view.
Departure. Check out. Depending on where you are heading next, the road out passes coffee and clove plantations, which is what this area grows.
Arranging it
We book it, you turn up
None of this needs organising in advance. Tell the team what appeals when you arrive — or before, if you would rather have it settled — and the trek, the driver, the massage and the cooking class are arranged for you.
The concierge is on call around the clock, and airport pick-up can be arranged with the booking.
Staying longer, or shorter?
Four nights adds Lake Tamblingan, a blessing ceremony and a morning at the local market.
