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Destinations

Places where tradition is still alive

Each destination is home to a community that keeps its customs. Pick one, then meet your hosts.

Bali

12 destinations

Ubud

Bali

Ubud

The artistic and ceremonial heart of Bali, among terraced rice fields and village temples.

3 tours
Amed

Bali

Amed

East Bali's coast, where salt dries in coconut-trunk troughs and jukung line the beach.

2 tours
Bedulu & Pejeng

Bali

Bedulu & Pejeng

An ancient river valley of hermit caves, rock reliefs and the Moon of Pejeng.

2 tours
Celuk & Mas

Bali

Celuk & Mas

Two craft villages south of Ubud: silver and gold in Celuk, carving and masks in Mas.

2 tours
Jembrana

Bali

Jembrana

Quiet west Bali: makepung buffalo races, giant bamboo jegog and fishing harbours.

2 tours
Klungkung dan Kamasan

Bali

Klungkung dan Kamasan

A former royal centre of Bali and the village of Kamasan wayang-style painters.

2 tours
Munduk & Sidatapa

Bali

Munduk & Sidatapa

The Buleleng highlands: twin lakes, clove and coffee gardens, and Bali Aga villages.

2 tours
Penglipuran

Bali

Penglipuran

A neatly ordered Bali Aga village beside the bamboo forests of Bangli.

2 tours
Sidemen

Bali

Sidemen

Rice valleys below Mount Agung, where endek and songket are woven at home.

2 tours
Tabanan

Bali

Tabanan

Bali's rice bowl, home to its most revered lake and sea temples.

2 tours
Tenganan Pegringsingan

Bali

Tenganan Pegringsingan

A Bali Aga village that keeps its customary law and gringsing double-ikat weaving.

2 tours
Nusa Penida

Bali

Nusa Penida

An island of limestone cliffs, rangrang weaving and ancient temples.

1 tour

Nusa Tenggara

3 destinations

Sade

West Nusa Tenggara

Sade

A Sasak hamlet of bale tani houses, rice barns and songket weaving.

2 tours
Sumba

East Nusa Tenggara

Sumba

An island of towering roofs, stone tombs and ikat weaving.

2 tours
Wae Rebo

East Nusa Tenggara

Wae Rebo

A village of mbaru niang houses above 1,000 metres in the Manggarai highlands.

2 tours

Java

4 destinations

Kampung Naga

West Java

Kampung Naga

A Sundanese customary village in the Ciwulan valley, faithful to ancestral rules.

2 tours
Kemiren, Banyuwangi

East Java

Kemiren, Banyuwangi

An Osing customary village at Java's eastern tip, home of gandrung, barong and coffee.

2 tours
Tengger Bromo

East Java

Tengger Bromo

A misty caldera where the Tengger people keep their Majapahit-era traditions.

2 tours
Yogyakarta

Special Region of Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta

City of the sultan's palace, hand-drawn batik and the world's largest Buddhist temple.

1 tour

Sumatra

2 destinations

Minangkabau

West Sumatra

Minangkabau

Highlands of rumah gadang, old nagari, golden songket and rendang.

2 tours
Samosir

North Sumatra

Samosir

An island in Lake Toba, home of the rumah bolon, ulos cloth and Batak Toba custom.

2 tours

Sulawesi

2 destinations

Tana Toraja

South Sulawesi

Tana Toraja

Highlands of tongkonan houses, terraced rice and traditions that honour the ancestors.

2 tours
Wakatobi

Southeast Sulawesi

Wakatobi

Four islands in the heart of the Coral Triangle, home to the Bajo people.

2 tours

Kalimantan (Borneo)

1 destination

Kapuas Hulu & Sintang

West Kalimantan

Kapuas Hulu & Sintang

Longhouses on the upper Kapuas, where ikat weaving and customary forests are kept together.

2 tours

Maluku & Papua

3 destinations

Banda Neira

Maluku

Banda Neira

The nutmeg island that once redrew the world map, now quiet beneath Gunung Api.

2 tours
Lembah Baliem

Highland Papua

Lembah Baliem

A high valley in the Jayawijaya Mountains, with the honai houses and sweet-potato gardens of the Hubula people.

2 tours
Raja Ampat

Southwest Papua

Raja Ampat

Karst islands and seafaring villages that protect the sea through sasi.

1 tour