Indonesia Family Holidays

Family Holidays in Bali 

Nasu Dua

Base yourself in one of the child-friendly beach resorts in the south of Bali – avoid the crowds and nightlife of Kuta beach in favour of Nusa Dua, home to many of the island’s four- and five-star hotels, with shallow waters and plenty of activities for kids, including snorkelling, jet-skiing, sailing and glass-bottom boat-tours.  

Jimberan Bay

Alternatively, try Jimberan Bay, a great place for watching Bali’s famous sunsets. Fewer crowds and shallow waves mean good conditions for swimming, sailing and windsurfing. 

Sanur

Head to Sanur on the east side of the island, which offers plenty of shopping and the chance to meet the locals who come to swim en masse on Sundays.

Ubud

Immerse yourselves in Ubud in central Bali, home to Bali’s most accomplished painters, dancers, musicians and weavers, and several good museums and art galleries. Bikes tours are an interesting way to explore the Ubud area, and there are also white-water rafting adventures, hiking tours, and trekking through the rice terraces. 

Other highlights include the Monkey Forest Ubud: the Sacred Sanctuary, where you can walk through a forest of boisterous long-tailed macaques, dotted by temple relics, and the interesting Elephant Cave in a steep valley just outside town.

The Astungkara Way

Walk the Astungkara Way, a multi-day coast-to-coast trail linking organic farms across Bali, or spend the day at its HQ, Subak Uma Lambing, a regenerative farm set up to instruct the younger generation in traditional non-chemical farming methods to restore Bali’s ecosystems and reconnect people with food sources and with nature in general. It’s part-funded by the TUI Care Foundation.

Padangbai

In the fishing village/ferry port of Padangbai, sign up to help the Living Seas Foundation (also part-funded by TUI Care) restore/expand a reef by planting coral onto your own ‘star’ then diving down the sea floor to add it to their coral nursery, or watching divers place it there as you snorkel above.

Balinese Culture

Take in a traditional Balinese dance performance or shadow-puppet play.  


Lombok Family Holidays

Take the ferry from Bali to this island 35km to the east and see the Sendang Gila waterfall in Mount Rinjani National Park and stop at a Sasak village to sample local culture and watch traditional Lombok weaving. Base yourselves at Kuta Lombok, a quiet fishing town with white-sand beaches on the south coast, and make sure to visit the fisherman’s market on Kuta beach as well as enjoy Lombok’s famous surf culture.  


Java Family Holidays 

Yogyarkarta

Explore the heart of Indonesia, basing yourself instead in child-friendly Yogyarkarta, which offers easy access to some of the country’s most interesting cultural sites.

Borobudur and Prambanan

Don’t miss the colossal Buddhist temple at Borobudur, or nearby Prambanan, a gorgeous Hindu temple complex where, at night, you can watch a wonderful Javanese dance performance of the Indian love story of Rama and Shinta.  

Bintan Family Holidays

Riau

Discover this tropical island in the Riau archipelago, a 40- to 60-minute ferry ride from Singapore, with white-sand beaches in the north, championship golf courses and luxury resorts, some all-inclusive.

Bintan

Ask us about family activities in Bintan, including mangrove tours, off-road adventures, temple visits and local markets.