Bali

Culture Subject Trip to Bali

Indonesia is an archipelago of 17506 islands, of which Bali is by far the most popular.

Bali is also called "Island of the Gods" and you can find more than 10000 temples on the island. The Balinese believe in spirits and nature gods and worship their faith with respect and grace. For them, it's about balancing the spiritual and material worlds. You will therefore experience an island full of ceremonies, temples, special rituals and magical atmosphere.

Academic programmes

We will delve into Balinese culture, religion and history.

We need to learn about custom and usage.

We need to plan training that we need to implement during our school visits.

We go into the kitchen and prepare some of the Balinese national dishes: Nasi Goreng, Satay and Mee Goreng.

We'll walk a few metres of altitude to make the trip to the top of Mt. Batur will be easier.

We will learn various polite phrases in Bahasa (the official language).

We carry out a beach cleaning.

TRAVEL

The two trip leaders have both travelled in Indonesia and Bali. We have some wishes and dreams for you. We want to go beyond mass tourism and show you the "real" Bali.

This will be our third time bringing students to Bali in March 2025, so we have gained some good experience and established reliable contacts.

For the first half of the journey we stay in Ubud, the undisputed cultural centre of Bali. Surrounding Ubud are the beautiful and lush rice fields, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The last part of the journey takes us to Sanur, a cosy beach town on the east coast of Bali. Sanur is also a stepping stone to the small islands of Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan, where we will spend a day.

Bali is an agricultural country and we will follow in the footsteps of a farmer who will show us how to plant and harvest rice. Bali is known for its green rice paddies.

We will experience the Balinese New Year, called Nyepi Day (also called silence day). It is one of the most important days in the Balinese calendar and on this day everything on the island is shut down for 24 hours. The day is reserved for self-reflection, meditation and fasting. It is therefore forbidden (for locals) to work, travel, enjoy entertainment and light candles. In the days leading up to it, ceremonies are held everywhere. Statues of demons are burnt and noises are made to scare away evil spirits before the "Day of Silence". These days fall just on our journey.

Bali has several active volcanoes and we will climb one of them. This is Mt. Batur at 1720 m. We are picked up early in the morning and walk, with flashlight, along narrow lava paths to the top. At the crater rim we wait for the sun to rise, after which we enjoy the breakfast we brought.

We have established contact with a school that we are going to visit. We will be spending a day at a Balinese village school, where we will conduct lessons that we have planned from home.

During our trip, we participate in two charity projects. We carry out a beach cleaning in the company of Seasolier, who also tells us about one of Bali's biggest challenges: tonnes of plastic waste washing up on the beaches. We also get involved with SOS (Scholars Of Sustenance), which specialises in collecting leftovers from restaurants and hotels. The food is prepared and made into hot meals that are distributed to underprivileged families. We are involved in the whole process.

Other activities during the trip include:

• Cooking class and offerings
• Traditional market where we have to buy our own sarong
• Waterfalls
• Temple visit and purification ritual
• Village life
• Surfing and snorkelling

Scholars Of Sustenance Indonesia 2023

VACCINATIONS

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A

ECONOMY

Self-payment on the journey will be approximately DKK 13,500.

Pocket money: App. 1.000 DKK recommended

TEACHERS

Heidi Lillelund Jensen	Rasmus Diget Venneberg