activities

Dolphins & Fishing

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LOVINA is renowned for its many dolphins. Local fishermen arrange for boat rides to search for the schools of dolphins swimming together. This early morning tour will last approximately two hours and gives you many photo opportunities to catch the dolphins (hopefully) mid air. It is also possible to arrange for a fishing trip together with the fishermen in the late afternoon. Cast your line and bring home your catch for your dinner in the evening. Simply ask your driver to make arrangements to book your time with a local fisherman.

Swimming with the dolphins

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At Hotel Melka, just outside Lovina, they have a pool where you can swim with dolphins. Your Driver will be pleased to make arrangements and advise you on timing and prices.

Snorkeling and scuba diving

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Snorkel and scuba dive in crystal-clear, tranquil water. The calm sea and the shallow Laguna represent a real diving paradise. Whether you are a professional diver or just a beginner, the North of Bali has some nice very places for snorkeling and diving.

  • An excellent snorkeling location is off the beaches of Lovina. Arrangements can be made by your Driver with one of the fishermen for the use of his boat.
  • About 200 meters in the sea in front of the villa are beautiful coral riffs. Snorkel equipment is available in the villa
  • Lovina has several excellent PADI diving schools where you can obtain various PADI certificates. One such school is the Bali Spice Dive which has a Dutch owner. See balispicedive.com as well as www.malibu-dive.com for more details and have your Driver make the arrangements. The Lovina diving schools normally also offer trips to the other diving sites mentioned below.
  • Approximately one hour west of Lovina is the beautiful diving resort of Pemuteran. From the beach, you can walk straight into the sea to dive or snorkel. Pemuteran also has a variety of little restaurants. There is also a small nature reserve for sea turtles, which are returned to the wild. See divepetamuram.com and www.searovers.net for more details and be sure to have your Driver make arrangements.
  • Further westward is the little island of Menjangan, a nature reserve and diving and snorkeling heaven. Also here see divepetamuram.com for more details and have your Driver make the arrangements.
  • Tulamben is a 1.5 hour drive east of Villa Dunia Seni close to Amed. Here, diving enthusiasts can dive to the famous shipwreck of the USAT Liberty from the World War II. The wreck is fully populated by all kinds of marine life with beautiful tropical fish. Tulamben village also has exotic panorama of mountainous landscape, surrounded by the blue sea and the daily life of fishermen. See www.tulambendivers.com for more details and contact the Driver to make arrangements.

Other swimming

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In addition to using our swimming pool at the Villa you may also wish to try swimming in the sea immediately in front of the Villa. There is also a local swimming pool (Air Sanih) just 1 kilometer east from our Villa. Air Sanih is a natural swimming pool (cold water) which is refreshed with fresh new water every 6 hours.

Rafting

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Telaga Waja is a river at Rendang Village which is great for rafting activities. It has clear water and many curves along the river. The river has a wonderful and friendly atmosphere. Arrange this one day in advance. Sobek is a good rafting company (https://balisobek.com/Rafting.asp). Lunch is included. Again our Driver can make arrangements for you.

Golf

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Golf fanatics are encouraged to visit the “Handara Kosaido Country Club”. This stunning 18-hole golf course is a ninety minute drive from our Villa. This is one of the top five golf courses in Asia and lies immediately adjacent to a 1100m mountain. For more information, please visit www.handaragolfresort.com. Your Driver can help you make arrangements.

Elephant park

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There is an elephant park where you can ride the elephants and see the elephant show. This you can combine on a trip to see the markets in UBUD.

Monkey forest

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Also nearby Ubud is a monkey-forest completely surrounded by a beautiful temple. In this beautiful rain forest you can take a pleasant walk and feed the monkeys.

Yoga

In Lovina you can follow Yoga lessons. Please have a look at the website http://lotussherabyoga.com/. The lessons at the yoga center last 75 minutes en cost only 120 K IDR per person to participate. The teacher will also come to the villa for private lessons (between noon and 16.00 h). In that case the price will be 250 K IDR per person and a minimum of 2 participants.