This is the tour for people who want to buy only the best Balinese art pieces and at the lowest prices. And without having to go through the timely process of finding them! Our villas at Agung Bali Nirwana are full of examples of the finest fabrics, carvings, silverware, decorative masks, pottery and paintings, from only the top producers. Our owners not only bought the best, but bought direct from the artists etc. at negotiated prices. So that a full sized (85cm x 65cm) painting by a famous artist, such as I Ketut Soka (the leading "Young Artist" of Penestanan, Ubud) cost us three million rupiah each. In the fashionable Ubud art galleries, this would easily cost you 4 times as much.

So, you can decide what you want to buy (where to go) and have our staff go over what we paid (so you have a very low target price) before you set off. Our staff will then take you to the producers themselves, where you can negotiate for pieces that interest you, and from a position of knowledge / strength. These artists / producers are located all around Bali. So you can carefully plan a full day out, seeing only what you want, without fear of buying inferior goods, and without having to worry if the producer (or your guide) are making too much money from you.

This tour may be of particular interest to people who wish to buy goods for export, for business. And not only for art, fabrics and pottery. We are more than happy to take you to our furniture makers. For example, we bought our King Sized, solid teak, four poster beds for only 1.1 million rupiah each. This included the company making beds to our own design. Buying wisely is important however, as many wooden items warp or crack once they come out of the tropics. But our furniture has been kiln dried for at least 3 weeks. Anyway, from some intricate silverware and / or some of the finest fabrics for home display, to becoming exporter of the year. We would be delighted to help you.

Setting off around dawn (6am) and taking approximately 2 hours to get there, a trip to Pura ("Temple") Besakih on the southern slopes of Mt. Agung is a must. We set off early, so you can avoid the coach loads of tourists from the south, and the persistent hawkers / sellers that greet them from around 9:30 am onwards. With so few people around, you will find Besakih a stunning, evocative place. And as you leave, the hoards will arrive and you will understand the joke "Besakih Zoo opens at 9:30 sharp".

From there, our staff will take you through some superb scenery to a little place we know in Sideman. Where you can stop for coffee, stunning river valley views, and talk with a top producer of Songket (a fabric hand woven with golden strands). After that, we will take you to a restaurant in Padang Bai for lunch. Then on to the Bali Aga village of Tenganan, where they painstakingly make the most famous Balinese fabric of all, Double Ikat ("Gringsing"). After looking around and perhaps buying a piece of fabric or two with our help, our staff will then take you to Tirtagangga and then "home".

We can also provide you with an individual tour of your own design / creation. And you will find other, major snorkeling tours on our beach snorkeling page, or if golf is your thing, please check out our golf page. Please note, it may be ill advisable to go on certain tours on certain days / times of the year. For example, during the rainy season, the footpath to Les Waterfall can be particularly dangerous. Also, when there are festivals at Kintamani, we will not drive through that area due to the huge traffic delays. Of course, all of our tours include transport (normally in one of our own vehicles) and guide. But they do not include any restaurant visits, purchases or admission fees, which you would have to pay for at the true local price. agung bali nirwana villa information picture gallery videos virtual tours villa rates villa specials weddings reservations / contact guest comments / reviews resort facilities beachfront restaurant damai sea-spa grounds / beach tsunamis / terrorism eco-friendly eco-swimming pool tours / activities scuba-diving beach snorkeling golf location in bali local climate resort infrastructure coral project villas history bali villas index travel agents site map