Watch the video below for day by day highlights of our Bali RunVenture Tour.

PLEASE NOTE: Dates TBC subject to bookings

Day by Day details of the RunVenture Tour.

7 Sept 2015 | Day 1: Turtle Release

This is an optional day and actually has a fairly major variable that is beyond our control. But our plan is to meet in Kuta at 4pm with the view to help release baby sea turtles into the ocean at approximately 5pm. As you can imagine, this is subject to there actually being some baby sea turtles ready to be released! At this time of year, we have an 87.3% chance of this happening, but should be considered a 'bonus' activity on the off chance the timings don't work for us and we are not able to do this while we're there. At the very least, we will be able to show you the baby turtle hatching area and almost certainly some baby sea turtles - even if they're not quite ready to be released.

After this, we'll head out to dinner for a casual 'meet and greet' at a local restauarant. Dinner will be at your own expense, but accommodation for the night will be included.

If you happen to fly in earlier and require accommodation, please contact us and we will do our best to help you out with this. If you can't find a flight that arrives by luch time, we recommend flying in at least one day earlier to make sure you're in town in time for the sea turtle visit and dinner. (To confirm, it's not a turtle dinner, just a turtle visit!)  If you fly in late, you can simply check-in to the hotel and we will have a proper briefing over breakfast.

8 Sept 2015 | Day 2: The Beach Run

We start with breakfast, a slightly more formal ‘meet and greet’ and a briefing of the day’s activities.

Today is the only day we run in the afternoon instead of the morning so after breakfast you’ll have free time to look around or pick up any last minute supplies - there's a big supermarket and numerous sports stores nearby. We'll then meet at lunch time for a quick bite to eat, before heading off at around 2pm for our 17km Beach Run. The exact time will depend on the tide as we need specific conditions to make it where we're going. Even though it’s likely to be quite warm and with almost no shade along the way, there’s a reason we run in the afternoon - our aim is to arrive at the stunning Tanah Lot beach temple in time to watch the sunset.

A shorter distance 5 & 10km run and walk is also available.

We’ll then head back to Kuta by bus where you can either join us for a casual dinner or do your own thing which is how most dinners during the tour will work.

9 Sept 2015 | Day 3: The Jungle Run

We’ll head off quite early - probably around 7:30am, (right after breakfast) - as we have a few hours driving to get up into the mountains and start our Jungle Run. This will be through the stunning Botanic Gardens before venturing out the back of the gardens into a more untouched, jungle environment. This run is almost entirely on paved, bitumen roads and paths. Total distance is 10kms but with a ‘Figure 8’ route you can easily run a shorter distance or run at your own pace and explore the garden attractions along the way.

After the run we’ll regroup at the Tree Tops Adventure Course where you can enjoy a series of tree top ropes challenges.

(Note: We may actually end up doing the tree top course before the run on this day.)

After this we'll have lunch, visit the Bedugul lake temple and head to our hotel in nearby Munduk. In the afternoon you can sit back and relax or join us for another short walk or run to see a stunning waterfall or two.

10 Sept 2015 | Day 4: The Lake Run

We start Day 4 with breakfast at the hotel before driving to Pancasari near the ‘Twin Lakes’ of Buyan and Tamblingan for our Lake Run. This 9km run will take us on trails through some lush, green jungle past both lakes and ending up at the village of Tamblingan where you can go for a ride on the lake in a traditional, wooden canoe. The trails on this route vary from nice, wide and relatively flat to reasonably technical and can also be walked - we can even arrange a canoe to meet you at the half way point and you can canoe the rest of the way if you like!

We’ll then head up the hill for lunch and some fantastic photo opportunities with a few of the more colourful locals - including a giant bat, python and chameleon!

After lunch we jump back on the bus and head further north to the coastal town of Lovina and check in to our hotel there where you can enjoy a relaxing walk on the beach or some down time by the pool.

11 Sept 2015 | Day 5: The Waterfall Run

It’s an early start (about 6am depending on sunrise time) as we head off before breakfast (sorry!) on a Sunrise Dolphin Tour. We’ll jump in a local boat and head out to sea looking for the friendly dolphins that swim past nine mornings out of ten. With or without the dolphins you’ll enjoy the cruise, but if we’re lucky enough to spot the dolphins swimming around it will easily be one of the highlights of our trip so bring your camera!

After heading back to the hotel for a quick breakfast we’ll do a Waterfall Run through stunning rice fields up to the Secret Garden of Sambangan to check out some of Bali’s most spectacular, and spectacularly fun, waterfalls! There’s a nice, natural pool to go swimming in, or for the more adventurous there’s several natural, rock ‘waterslides’ (the big one is slightly nuts, the smaller one is very civilized) and a nice, high waterfall jump - not for the faint hearted!

We’ll then have lunch at a nearby restaurant with views of the waterfalls in the distance before heading back down to Ubud to check in to the hotel where we’ll be staying for the remainder of the trip.

12 Sept 2015 | Day 6: The River Run

Day 6 is another cracker day and a real treat. After breakfast we jump on our bus and head North to the start of our nice, gentle, downhill run (with a few, slightly less gentle, inclines!) on a mixture of roads and trails through local villages, some light jungle and the rice fields Bali is famous for.

This River Run will also be approximately 10kms with a shorter option available and the finish line is at the Ayung River where we jump into rafts to do another 10kms down the river. This is quite a modest river ride and not really ‘white water rafting’ so while it’s plenty of fun, there’s nothing to be too worried about and there's sensational jungle views along the way.

We finish up with a delicious lunch (you’re bound to have worked up an appetite by then) before making our way back to the hotel where, time permitting, you’ll have the afternoon off to explore, shop or visit the nearby Monkey Forest. But be warned, you’ll want an early night as we have a very, very early start the next day.

13 Sept 2015| Day 7: The Volcano 'Run'

Sorry, but there’s simply no way around this - we head off at the incredibly uncivilized time of 2am in order to make it to the base of Mt Batur in time to start our Volcano Run at around 4am. We head up in the dark and if you want to push yourself and blast your way up (mostly ‘fast packing’ on what is a reasonably steep and technical ascent, especially in the dark), this will take a little over an hour, but more likely closer to two hours for most. Once we’re at the summit (approx 1700m above sea level) we’ll settle in with a nice, hot cup of tea and wait for the sun to rise. If it’s a clear morning we’ll enjoy magnificent views over nearby Mt Agung (Bali's highest and holiest mountain) and as far as Mt Rinjani on the neighboring island of Lombok.

Breakfast will be eggs cooked in the steaming, hot, volcanic soil and ‘banana sandwiches’. Probably not the finest meal you’ll enjoy in Bali, but a fun one for sure.

If you’ve had enough by this stage, you can just turn around and head back down, otherwise we’ll be making our way around the edge of the crater, running across to the secondary crater and site of some of the more recent eruptions, and visiting the holy ‘Bat Cave’. If you’re game enough, you might even go inside. Good luck with that!

Our descent will be down a slightly different route, passing through a small forest along the way, (which will provide what is likely to be some welcome shade), and finishing at the local hot springs where you can have a swim in the Olympic sized pool, soak in the hot water pools and refuel with some lunch.

After lunch we have one more little, and rather unusual, side trip for you - a trip across the lake to the unique cemetery of Trunyan. We won’t ruin the surprise by telling you too much about it suffice to say besides being something a little different, and potentially slightly gross, this is a great insight into original Balinese culture and tradition.

Then we’ll drive back to Ubud and again, whatever time is left will be all yours.

14 Sept 2015 | Day 8: The Elephant Run