アトゥンカラトレイル10日間バリ海岸から海岸へのウォーキング巡礼

Absolutely incredible 10-day experience with Astungkara Trail. The guides quickly felt less like guides and more like an extension of family. They held everything together with so much grace, kindness and humour, and made us feel genuinely cared for throughout the entire journey. What really made this experience special was being welcomed into a side of Bali that most tourists don’t get to see. We visited people’s homes and farms, experienced traditional rituals and got a genuine glimpse into everyday Balinese life and culture. And the food! We joked that Astungkara might be about the walking, but really it was about the food. Every meal was incredible. I especially loved the snack stops on the longer hiking days and the amazing breakfasts. My love and tolerance for chilli definitely increased over the 10 days! I also really enjoyed the communal sleeping. It had a fun, school-camp feeling that added to the sense of connection within the group. Overall, this was so much more than a walking trip. It was 10 days of incredible food, culture, connection, beautiful landscapes and being welcomed into local communities. I can’t speak highly enough of the guides or the experience, and I would absolutely do another Astungkara Trail.

Incredible experience! I was intrigued by hiking through the jungle and to explore Bali by foot. I decided to switch off my social media for 12 days even though I could of course always log into a Wi-Fi to check on the latest snake or tree or whatever query. Probably the most healing or Connect to myself experience I’ve ever done in my life. I did not expect this at all, but I came back totally grounded and one with myself again. It’s not something you actively do, it’s something that comes to you by Just going along day after day. I can recommend it highly to anyone at any point in their lives.

There is no other trip I have come across like this. This is my second walk with Astungkara Way for good reasons! Astungkara Way do an absolutely amazing job at putting together the best possible experience to get to know true Bali and learn about regenerative farming. Everything was smooth from start to finish and I have never felt so looked after and nourished on holiday. The guides are fantastic and made the walking fun, the food is SO good, local, made by the beautiful partners at different stays, and in abundance throughout (you’ll see!). The locations are amazing and each one is different, and the activities are great and varied at each stay. The focus on regenerative farming and preserving traditions makes Astungkara Way a gem in what can be a crazy tourism industry. I highly recommend Astungkara Way to anyone who wants a truly rich and fulfilling way to travel at a pace that suits a wide range of people. Thank you to all the team who do such amazing work to make these trips happen.

An Extraordinary experience. The 10 day Astungkara Way was an incredible authentic experience which I didn’t think was still possible in Bali. The generosity of family partners made us feel like invited family members to participate in preparing home cooked meals, ceremonies, farming, and cultural activities. Each morning was an early start walking to avoid the heat of the day, time for a rest and then participate in a cultural activity before dinner. The guides and facilitators with the families looked after our every need, were considerate and caring to our abilities, provided extensive knowledge during the walk and activities.

+5

The 10 day Astungkara Way Coast to Coast Walk was an absolutely fantastic experience in every way. The guides and staff were brilliant - funny, engaging, professional, caring and thoughtful. Every day we passed through new and varying scenery - urban early on but quickly left behind for rice paddies, waterfalls, forrest, villages, laneways, alongside rivers and through flower gardens. And every evening sleeping out in the fresh air on a bamboo or wooden platform where the sounds of Bali just added another layer of richness to the experience. And the food! Oh wow, the amazing vegetarian meals along with tasty freshly cooked snacks or tropical fruits sustained us all through the walk. I can’t recommend this walk highly enough and if you can’t find 10 days then try any of the other Astungkara Way experiences. you will not be disappointed.

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This was an absolutely incredible holiday in many ways! First thought: dedication of ALL the staff around the clock. We were a small group of 4-5 travelers doing the 10 day coast to coast trail but we were looked after from 4:30 or 5am to after 9pm when lights were switched off to get ready for the next day. 100% care and attention by all the staff. Daily hiking in the first half of the day of some 7-20km a day and then local activities in the afternoon and evening. An incredible variety of vegetarian food throughout and 3x a day prepared by local farmers. The scenery of this trip was simply stunning! The lushness of walking through rice paddies and forests and jungle was stunning! The flora AND fauna was stunning! You are traveling with like-minded people in the group who love some adventure combined with taking in the richness of Indonesian Balinese culture. I switched my phone off social media for an entire 10 days while searching the internet in each camp for the latest on pythons or Bali kingdoms. I knew I wanted 'to get away from it all' but actually doing the trail for an entire 10 days and connecting with nature was the best I have done in a long time. The staff assume we all have our own agenda why we signed up to this trip, they are not asking details. But they emphasize that doing the trail will give each of us the chance to reconnect. In my case, this trail grounded me again, something I had lost a a bit recently. Thank you ALL Astungkara Way staff, I can highly recommend to go on this trail :)

I've just had my 69th birthday. About a month before the date my wife said "let's go for a walk". She was inviting me to walk across the beautiful island of Bali, to witness its diversity, incredible landscapes, and to visit places where local people are in the process of preserving and regenerating their farms. Awesome is a word I love to use. Perhaps so much that it can be a bit of a throwaway comment. But Astungkara Way meets and matches the meaning of that word perfectly. I've been resident in Bali for 18 years, and on every single day of the 10 day pilgrimage I saw something new, memorable and breathtaking. If you love Bali or want see it through a different lens, Astungkara Way is perfect. I think all participants found the experience uplifting and memorable. For me it feels like such a privilege to be invited into someone else's world and to be gifted the opportunity to learn and participate in a meal together, an ancient ceremony, a walk through their humble garden. Sitting in a quiet shady place, chatting and laughing while learning to make Balinese offerings is pretty special. Then using those offerings as part of Melukat water cleansing ritual is incredible. The entire program is perfectly put together and the route was definitely challenging for me, but that's exactly what I wanted. The crew who led us were engaging, professional and made every moment full of wonder. It's a long walk. My feet are tired. I've got a heap of things that I need to catch up on. But I'm going to hurry slowly. Try and make sure that I'm only washing away the sweat from my clothes, but taking care to continue the personal regeneration that this journey has begun. Astungkara.

The best 10 day hike I have ever done. Gorgeous people running the hike Sensational food Views to die for and excellent company