Guest Activities

All cultural activities will be subject to an additional transfer charge based on the destination

The Balinese Hindu culture and religious practice entails music, theatre and elaborate offerings. Balinese cultural performances are visual, entertaining and exciting, and can be appreciated by adults and children of all ages. There are numerous dance troupes on the island and many different Balinese dance dramas, most of which have evolved from sacred rituals. Performances take place daily and are an integral part of almost every temple festival, accompanied by the shimmering, jangling, clashing, syncopated sounds of traditional Balinese gamelan music.

Any visitor who spends more than a few days on the island will be certain to see some kind of temple festival, colourful procession, or ceremony. The ‘Odilan’, or temple anniversary celebration, is a lavish ceremony commemorating the founding of the temple, and as the Odilan date varies from one temple to another, you will probably have the opportunity to see one. There are also numerous island-wide religious festivals to mark sacred days according to the Balinese calendar, together with family rituals such as birth celebrations, tooth filing ceremonies, weddings and cremations.

Cultural Activities

• Cremation ceremony (Ngaben)
• Full moon ceremony (in the closed temple)
• Ogoh-ogoh celebration

• Free
• Charge