Best of Bali

Despite the mass tourism and development, Bali remains one of the most beautiful locations in Asia.

But the people at Intrepid consider that with 90 per cent of the tourists going to resort hotels on the southern beaches, most travellers are missing the best parts of Bali.

It's up in the hills, out in the country and on the remote northern and eastern beaches that Bali comes into its own. There are villages scattered though rice terraces, mountains soaring into the mists, coral reefs just a short swim from shore and volcanoes waiting to be climbed. A nine-day Bali adventure costs $780 a person.

Contact: Travel agent, Intrepid Travel