Activities

Guided Tours, Performances, Special Meals,

and Guest Lectures all covered in the cost of the trip

• Lecture on Bali Culture with Rucina Ballinger

• Ubud Village tour and temple festivals

• Visit Tirtaempul shrine with sacred pool

• Drawing workshop with Ketut Lisbet

• Lecture on Bali Religion and Ritual by Garrett Kam

• Basket making workshop with Koming Marining

• Lecture on the history of Southeast Asian textiles by Threads of Life

• Visit the Volcano temples of Gunung Kawi

• Bali Chanting lecture with Prof Wayan Dibia

• Dinner at the palace of Gung Ti

• Bali Chanting performance (kecak)

• Introduction to Javanese lecture by Joan Suyenaga

• Guided tour of Jogyakarta palace

• Rehearsal performance of Palace dancers

• Lunch at the Yogyakarta palace

• Guided tour of Borobudur temple

• Traditional batik workshop with Hadi Winotosastro

• Tour of Mangkunegaran Palace

• Performance of wayang golek at the palace

• Workshop with contemporary puppet theatre Papermoon

• Tour of Prambanan temple

• Visit to the Night Market of Surakarta

• Tour of Sukuh temple, Cetu temple, and the great waterfall of Gunung Lawu

• Performance of dance drama wayang orang

• Tour of the Danar Hadi Batik Museum

• Lecture on Javanese spirituality by Laura Romano

• Scenic Train ride between Jogyakarta and Surakarta

• Bicycle taxi (becak) tour of Jogyakarta

• Tour of Goa Gajah temple

• Tour of Setia Darma Puppet and Mask Museum

• Lecture and demonstration of Balinese shadow puppetry (wayang kulit)

• Performance of shadow puppets in English

• Lecture on Contemporary Bali by Wayan Juniarta

• Visit the gong foundry

• Tour the Hall of Justice in Klunkung

• Tour of ancient village of Tenganan

• Lecture on double ikat weaving by William Ingram

• Snorkeling in the coral reefs off Amed

• Performance of Genjek chanting and dance