3 Balinese-style cabins; a mountain hide-away in amongst lush rainforest
Features
- Wheelchair inaccessible
- Child Friendly
- Trekking
- Bird Watching
- Swimming
- Guided Walks
- Cultural Tours
- Religious Festivals
- Massage
- Rainforest
- Mountain Scenery
| Sarinbuana - Mount Batukaru, Central Bali, Indonesia | |
Sustainability Scorecard
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From $83 USD p/dbl
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Located at 700 metres' height on the slopes of Mount Batukaru in central Bali, this ecolodge enjoys spectacular views to the sea and the mountain tops, with the protected rainforest just five minutes' walk away.
Set in fragrant gardens and surrounded by a lush tropical "food forest" of cacao, coffee, vanilla and jungle fruits, three traditional Balinese bungalows are crafted from local materials and stylishly decorated with Balinese textiles and handcrafted furniture. Hole up in your own private lodging or join your fellow guests - there are never more than ten at one time - in the lodge's open-air restaurant to enjoy traditional Balinese dishes made from organic food grown at the lodge.
While Sarinbuana is a perfect place to relax with some meditation, a book and a massage, most people will come here to engage in the many outdoor activities. The lodge can organise guides for day and rainforest mountain treks of Mt Batukaru, visits to local farms to learn about coffee- and cacao-growing, birdwatching and daytrips to Bali's northern beaches, hotsprings and local villages, where you can take part in a traditional Hindu celebration. The lodge also has over 20 workshops you can take part in from Balinese cooking, making temple offerings and dressing in Balinese costume to Balinese language, writing, and spiritual and social discussions. You can learn how to make a kite, go fishing in our local ponds or learn how to play a Balinese instrument.
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The lodge has plenty of eco-policies in place: gravity-fed water supply system; natural sewage and wastewater treatment; organic vegetable garden; recycling and composting of organic wastes and the use of non-chemical pesticides. On top of that, its engagement with the local community helps protect the neighbouring forest and local wildlife, as well as supporting sustainable economic development.
Highs
- The gardens. Full of sweet smells and exotic flowers, the gardens are like a living health food store, with more than 50 useful and edible plants growing around the lodge all grown without the use of any chemicals.
- The Walks for every age and level of fitness. Through the rainforest or you can climb Mt Batukaru.
Lows
- There is no wheelchair access at this lodge, which is perched on a mountain slope.
Rooms
The lodge takes a maximum of ten guests at a time, housed in three bungalows, all handcrafted from traditional materials and featuring a balcony where you can be served meals, and hot water showers. Each bungalow enjoys wonderful views of Mount Batukaru, the valley and forest surrounds. Rooms are decorated in traditional Balinese style, with handmade wicker chairs and cushions in Balinese textiles, wooden beds with mosquito nets and brightly coloured silk bedspreads and handcrafted tables.
The three-bedroom, two-storey Jungle House can fit up to five people, and is perfect for families. There is one double room and three single beds distributed in two other rooms. It has a lounge room with mini bar, and a full dining table on its verandah.
The Rumah Manis accommodates two people in a double room with a king sized bed and has an outdoor garden bathroom and a verandah.
The Orchid House is also for two, with a queen sized bed. The romantic Balinese style bungalow enjoys beautiful sunrise views, and boasts an outdoor orchid garden bathroom, a lounge room, dining room and verandah.
Food
The chef at Sarinbuana uses natural ingredients and organic produce from the garden to create traditional Balinese foods and international dishes, along with delicious homemade ice cream, breads, and deserts. Dine t´te a t´te on your balcony (room service adds a 10% service charge) or in the terrace restaurant. Vegetarians catered for and snacks can be ordered any time from 10am to 7pm.
Breakfast is included in the room rates.
Features & Facilities
- Open air restaurant
- Out door Meditation / tea house
- Rainforest guides
- Massage can be arranged at the lodge (60.000 RP)
- Wireless internet
- Special Honeymoon Dinner and room decorations – plese enquire
- Workshops
- Laundry service
- Transport
- Day car/ motorbike trips
- Transfers
See Local Info section for more on activities
Local Info & Activities
- You can enjoy many scenic walks through local villages, rice paddies & neighbouring farms where you can learn how how coffee, vanilla,cacao and many other tropical fruits are grown and processed.
- The lodge can help arrange mountain day treks - a local guide is essential and you're asked to give the lodge one days' notice. There are walks to suit every level of fitness, with the most demanding being a full day trek to the summit of Mt. Batukaru (2,200m).
- A guided walk of the lodges extensive gardens will give you the opportunity to learn more about many healing,edible and useful plants and also some of their sustainable practices
- Day trips can be made to a variety of places, including hot springs, beaches and drives to local markets. Local Hindu ceremonies can be attended and dance and gamelan performances arranged at the lodge.
- With one days' notice, you can book a guided walk in the food forest to taste many exotic fruits and visit and nearby Hindu Temple (150.000 RP per person).
- Take in the view from Sarinbuana's Eco-Tower, a 20-metre tower built to promote eco-tourism in the area. On a clear day you can see all of southern Bali and the peaks of Java and Lombok.
- Bird watching is popular at the lodge. The Bali Black Eagle sounds its distinctive call and can be seen gliding through the valley. Other birds include Red Jungle Fowl, Java Kingfisher, Black-Capped Kingfisher, Egret, Heron, Ibis, Bali Black Eagle, Pigeon, Cuckoo, Coloured Owlet, Spotted Wood Owl ,Gold Whiskered Barbet, Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker, Red Vented Bulbul, Black Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul, Streak-Eared Bulbul, Black Drongo, Crow Babblers, Tailor Bird, Munia Banded Broadbill, Flowerpeckers, Olive-Backed Sunbird, White Crowed Forktail, and Swallow.
- Natural swimming pools in the mountains offer idyllic spots for cooling off.
insider tips
The climate is mild and moist. The lodge is a great place for children 5 years and up, who can safely roam about the grounds unsupervised, while toddlers, of course, need to be watched.
Sustainability
For 15 years the Sarinbuana Ecolodge has actively engaged with the community to encourage locals to preserve and value the surrounding natural resources.
The lodge employs only local staff and is committed to improving their skills while supporting their cultural and religious beliefs, providing alternative employment to farming families especially in times of financial stress. Local people are employed for construction projects, and the lodge has also directly employed five locals - mainly young women who make up the permanent lodge staff. The lodge has also facilitated an Eco tourism project, helping five young locals to start their own business.
The lodge has worked with the local community to establish "a no catching birds" policy, which has seen the local bird population dramatically increase over several years.
The lodge has worked with the local community to help raise US$30.000 through Aus Aid (the Australian Government's Aid body) and Seacology grants to benefit the local community through eco-tourism and other projects.
The lodge has implemented the protection of 250 hectares of neighboring rainforest (the largest natural rainforest of only two that remain in Bali).
The lodge's buildings are low impact Balinese style, with extensive use of local natural materials. It uses a gravity-fed water system, recycles where possible and uses sustainable waste water treatment systems that return waste to the garden, as well as natural cleaning products for housekeeping and non toxic pesticides.
The lodge has created an environmental education program for local children and school groups, run by co-owner Linda Van't Hoff, an Environmental Studies teacher and organic gardener.
awards
- Sarinbuana Eco-Lodge has been awarded a 2 leaf rating by The Natural Guide to Bali for Environmental & Social awareness and practice.
Getting There
Sarinbuana Eco-lodge is on the slopes of Mount Batukaru_, Tabanan, central Bali
The eco-lodge is a 2 hours' drive from Denpasar airport. Airport transfers can be organised by Sarinbuana with advance notice.
Visit our Transport section for flights, hybrid car rentals and train bookings.
Rates & Bookings
High season is July to January, while low season is February to June.
JUNGLE HOUSE - Maximum occupancy of 5
high season
1-2 persons Rp950,000 / US$102 per/night
3-4 persons Rp1,000,000 / US$107 p/night
Extra Person Rp1800,000 / US$19 p/night
low season
1-2 persons Rp850,000 / US$91 p/night
3-4 persons Rp890,000 / US$93 p/night
Extra Person Rp150,000 / US$16 p/night
RUMAH MANIS - Maximum occupancy of 2
high season
1 person Rp890,000 / US$96 p/night
2 persons Rp990,000 / US$106 p/night
low season
1 person Rp780,000 / US$83 p/night
2 persons Rp990,000 / US$106 p/night
ORCHID HOUSE - Maximum occupancy of 3
high season
1 person Rp890,000 / US$96 p/night
2 persons Rp990,000 / US$106 p/night
Extra mattress: Rp.165,000 / US$18 p/night
low season
1 person Rp780,000 / US$96 p/night
2 persons Rp990,000 / US$106 p/night
Extra mattress: Rp.110,000 / US$12 p/night
terms and conditions
- Rates are per room per night
- All rooms include breakfast.
- All room charges are subject to a 10% government tax & 5% service charge.
- US dollar rate is changeable; rates listed are for July 07.
booking & cancellation policy
- All bookings are confirmed on payment of a non-refundable 35% deposit.
- Cancellations made at any time will result in the loss of this deposit.
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