10-Day Bali: Surfing, Diving & Rice Terraces
10 days · Bali, Indonesia · 5 March 2027 → 14 March 2027
Estimated savings vs. commercial tour
Intrepid Travel charges £1,350. This no-markup version: ~£420.
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About this trip
Surf, dive, and eat our way around Bali. March is shoulder season — great weather, fewer crowds, lower prices. All levels welcome for surfing; diving requires Open Water cert or we can get you certified in Amed.
Day-by-day itinerary
Arrive Canggu
Canggu, Bali
Land at Denpasar, grab a Grab/Gojek to Canggu (~£8). Check into a surf hostel — Batu Bolong area has dozens, beds from £10/night. Echo Beach for sunset, Berawa for dinner. Warung food is incredible and cheap.
- →Echo Beach sunset
- →Warung dinner
- →Explore Canggu strip
~£30/person today · save ~£63/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Surf Lessons — Canggu
Canggu, Bali
Morning 2-hour surf lesson with a local instructor at Batu Bolong Beach (~£15–20 including board). Canggu is one of the best beginner-to-intermediate surf spots in the world. Afternoon: scooter rental and explore the rice paddies behind town.
- →2hr surf lesson at Batu Bolong — £15–20
- →Scooter rental — £4/day
- →Rice paddy walk behind Canggu
- →Sunset at Old Man's beach bar
~£45/person today · save ~£94/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Canggu → Ubud
Ubud, Bali
Scooter ride or shared shuttle to Ubud (£4–6). Book a homestay or guesthouse in the rice field area — places like Bisma Street have stunning views from £18/night. Afternoon: Sacred Monkey Forest (£2.50 entry) and Ubud market.
- →Sacred Monkey Forest — £2.50
- →Ubud Art Market
- →Evening Kecak fire dance (optional, £8)
~£40/person today · save ~£84/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Tegalalang Rice Terraces & Cooking Class
Ubud, Bali
Sunrise at Tegalalang Rice Terraces — get there before 8am to beat the tour buses and the paid photo swings (skip those). Afternoon: Balinese cooking class (£25–30 including market trip and 5+ dishes you eat after).
- →Tegalalang Rice Terraces at sunrise — £2 entry
- →Balinese cooking class — £25–30
- →Campuhan Ridge Walk evening
~£50/person today · save ~£104/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Temple Day
Ubud area, Bali
Rent a scooter and do the temple circuit: Tirta Empul holy water temple (£2), Gunung Kawi (£2), and Pura Taman Ayun (£1.50). Sarong hire at gates. Afternoon yoga class in Ubud — dozens of studios, drop-ins from £8.
- →Tirta Empul temple — £2
- →Gunung Kawi — £2
- →Yoga drop-in class — £8
~£35/person today · save ~£73/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Ubud → Amed (East Bali)
Amed, Bali
Shared shuttle to Amed on the east coast — 2hrs, £7. Amed is the diving and free-diving capital of Bali, with the famous USAT Liberty wreck nearby. Stay at a beachfront dive guesthouse. Snorkel the house reef before dinner.
- →House reef snorkelling
- →Sunset view of Mount Agung
- →Fresh tuna at local warung
~£40/person today · save ~£84/person vs. Intrepid Travel
USAT Liberty Wreck Dive
Tulamben, Bali
The USAT Liberty is a WWII US cargo ship 30m offshore in Tulamben — one of the world's most accessible wreck dives. Dive it with a local operator (£25–35 for 2 dives including equipment). If you're not certified, do a discover scuba session (£45).
- →USAT Liberty wreck dive — £25–35 for 2 dives
- →OR Discover Scuba intro — £45
- →Night dive option (ask operators) — £25
~£55/person today · save ~£115/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Free-diving or Snorkelling
Amed, Bali
Intro free-diving course with Blue Season Bali or Apneista (~£60 for the day, certification included). Or spend the day snorkelling the coral gardens at Jemeluk Bay, which are extraordinary even from the surface. Afternoon rest.
- →Intro free-diving course — £60
- →OR Jemeluk Bay snorkelling — free
- →Afternoon hammock time
~£65/person today · save ~£136/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Nusa Penida — Manta Rays
Nusa Penida
Fast boat from Padangbai to Nusa Penida (£6 each way). Day trip to Manta Point — the manta ray cleaning station is one of the best wildlife experiences in Southeast Asia. Also: Crystal Bay, Kelingking Beach (the T-Rex cliff). Book through operators in Amed or Padangbai.
- →Manta ray snorkelling at Manta Point
- →Kelingking Beach viewpoint
- →Crystal Bay swim
~£55/person today · save ~£115/person vs. Intrepid Travel
Back to Denpasar
Bali
Ferry back, shared shuttle to Kuta or airport area. Some people extend in Canggu for more surf — Bali has a way of keeping you. Book your transport on 12go.asia or directly with guesthouse.
- →Final warung breakfast
- →Airport run
~£30/person today · save ~£63/person vs. Intrepid Travel
~£420
estimated per person
+£50 seat fee
Pays for verified group access and unlocks messaging with confirmed members — split between the trip leader and Travel Crew. If this departure doesn't run, you get platform credit, not a cash refund. See our disclaimer.
Departs
5 March 2027
Returns
14 March 2027
Group
1/6 joined
Spots left
5 spots