H. Night Pilgrimage and Ascent to the Sacred Summit of Mount Agung

Take on one of Bali’s most meaningful ascents: a challenging night hike paired with a deeply spiritual journey to the summit of Mount Agung, the island’s sacred mountain.

Begin in the early hours, around 2.00am, with a 45-minute drive to Pasar Agung Temple. From there, the climb starts with prayers to seek permission from the gods and to prepare your spirit for entering what the Balinese regard as the spiritual heart of the island. As you set out, you are invited to meditate, pray, and set your intention at the beginning, at the summit, and again on the return.

The route rises first through trees along a winding path, then continues above the tree line where the terrain becomes stony. The final stretch across boulders and scree is demanding, but the reward is exceptional. At sunrise, enjoy breakfast at the summit with spectacular views across Bali and Lombok, along with sweeping vistas into the volcano crater. Breathe the rarefied air and bracing skies of the abode of the gods, and let the breaking day become a new dawn within yourself.

The descent is also challenging, especially on the knees and leg muscles, yet the changing views and terrain bring a different kind of beauty on the way down. You return tired but renewed, with time to relax, recover, and perhaps enjoy a massage for sore legs.

Price:

• 1 person: € 83
• 2 people: € 44
• 3 people: € 30
• 4 people: € 24
• 5 people: € 24

Duration:

Night and morning, from 2.00am; approximately eight to ten hours

Meals:

Breakfast

Inclusions:

• Tour guides
• Transportation
• Breakfast

Exclusions:

• Accommodation
• Airport transfers
• Any meals not part of the tour package
• Credit card charges
• Bank transfer fees
• Government taxes and fees

Booking:

Select the number of people in your party, then click the “Book here” button.

Your Guide:

Peter Wrycza, PhD

Peter is the founder of the Nirarta Centre for Living Awareness and has spent more than forty years serving as a trainer, consultant, and coach for organizations and individuals in many countries. He has guided meditation for almost 50 years and has extensive training in NLP, Person Centred Expressive Therapy, and other forms of expressive work. Since the 1990s, he has led retreats at Nirarta and is known as a skilled facilitator of deep transformation in both groups and one-to-one settings.

He is the author and co-author of several books on personal development, including Living Awareness: Awakening to the Roots of Learning and Perception, Moksha: A New Way of Life, Living in the Spirit, and When Performance Meets Alignment: A Compass for Coaching and Mentoring.

Peter also developed Conversations on the Edge of Silence, a process for supporting growth and development through Generative Dialogue, as well as the holistic Re•Patterning process.