Bali Complete: The Whole Extraordinary Island

Maya meets you at the airport. Late afternoon visit to Tanah Lot before checking in to the Mandapa Ritz-Carlton Reserve in the Ayung River valley — the finest hotel in central Bali.

Tirta Empul and Pura Kehen temples in the morning; afternoon free; evening legong dance at the Royal Palace.

Early morning at the rice terraces, then the artisan corridor of Mas, Celuk and Batuan — wood, silver, painting.

Morning market and cooking class in Maya's family compound; afternoon Campuhan Ridge Walk above the river valley.

The grand pilgrimage to Besakih on sacred Agung's slopes — the spiritual summit of the Balinese world.

The royal water palace of Tirtagangga — its pools fed by sacred mountain springs, its gardens laid out by the last King of Karangasem in 1946 — on the way to Candidasa on the quiet east coast.

Tenganan Bali Aga village in the morning for its extraordinary geringsing weaving; then the black sand beaches at Amed with snorkelling on the Japanese ship wreck in the shallows.

The spectacular mountain road across the Kintamani caldera — Mount Batur's ancient crater lake visible far below — then north through the coffee and clove plantations to Lovina on the black sand north coast.

A 5:30am outrigger boat departure for the Lovina dolphin waters — spinner dolphins in their dozens leap and race alongside the boats in the early morning light. Return for breakfast, then afternoon to the extraordinary Sekumpul Waterfalls — seven cascades hidden in the jungle, accessed by a short 30-minute walk through the forest.

The iconic Pura Ulun Danu Bratan — the water temple of the mountain lake, its pagoda towers rising from the mist-covered water, one of Bali's most photographed images — on the mountain route south. Arrive Seminyak for three nights at The Layar.

Beach, boutiques, spa and the Seminyak sunset — a day of pure coastal Bali pleasure.

Drive south to the Bukit Peninsula for the Kecak fire dance at Uluwatu Temple at sunset — then dinner at a clifftop restaurant with the ocean below before returning to Seminyak.

Transfer south to Alila Villas Uluwatu for the two final nights. A day of complete leisure on the clifftop — the infinity pool, the spa, the CIRE restaurant and the extraordinary view.

A final breakfast above the Indian Ocean, then Maya's final transfer to the airport. Fourteen days of Bali — its complete, extraordinary self.