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Amankila or 'peaceful hill' is set on a cliff side overlooking the Lombok Strait in East Bali. Below the resort is its private stretch of sand and beach club. From the intimate, airy lobby, the views are already very much in evidence. The resort is close to Manggis, Candi Dasa, Tenganan and other villages in Karangasem, Bali’s most traditional regency.

Bali is located at the heart of the Indonesian archipelago. Its north coast faces the Bali Sea while the southern coast is lapped by the Indian Ocean. The island is just two kilometres off the eastern tip of Java.

Bali is one of the most accessible destinations in South-East Asia with daily flights from most major cities in Asia and Australia. Travellers from the United States or Europe tend to fly via Singapore or Hong Kong. There are also domestic flights from the surrounding islands and ferry connections.

From the international airport in Denpasar, Amankila is one hour, Amanusa is ¼ hour and Amandari is ¾ hour by complimentary transfer. Helicopter transfer, taking only 18 minutes from the airport, is also available.

Amankila’s suites are elevated to take advantage of the spectacular views to the sea and surrounding hillsides. The 34 free-standing suites, with their alang alang roof thatching, are fashioned as beach houses with a twist. They reflect the lines and flow of their East Bali surroundings, in particular the royal water palace just outside Amlapura, the district capital. Suites are connected to the reception and restaurant area by stepped walkways. Wireless broadband connections are available in all resort accommodations and public areas.

Garden Suites
Each suite features a large bedroom with wide window views, a canopied, king-size bed and a writing desk. The bathroom is divided, with a window-side divan, a soaking tub and separate shower and toilet rooms which give way to coconut-shell dressing areas and double terrazzo vanities. The suite’s outdoor terrace is furnished with a daybed, coconut-shell table and rattan chairs.

Ocean Suites
These are identical to Garden Suites but have Ocean views.

Pool Suites
Private swimming pools, enclosed within walls, are featured in six of the suites, four of which can be connected to adjacent garden or ocean suites for family or friends travelling together.

Kilasari Suite
The Kilasari Suite, which takes its name from Amankila’s main temple, is perched high on the hillside, with views overlooking the sea and its own 12m infinity pool.

Indrakila Suite
Named after the green hill upon which Amankila sits, this suite enjoys privileged sea views past the temple point and far up the East coast, its own lounging bale and private pool.

Best Room in The House:-
Amankila Suite
This suite includes two separate bedrooms opening onto a large terrace with a private aquamarine-tile pool, two lounging bales, sunbeds, lily ponds, views over the beach and Amuk bay and a private butler service. It is ideal for guests who want complete privacy or for two couples who wish to stay together.

The Restaurant, located above the main pool overlooking the ocean, is open for dinner. The menu features a mix of Western and Indonesian cuisine.

Adjacent to the Restaurant is Amankila’s Bar, with its views to the sea.

The Terrace, set just back from the signature three-tier pool is open for breakfast and lunch and serves Asian and Western cuisine.

Afternoon tea is served daily in front of the Library, where local women dressed in sarongs and kebayas offer Indonesian ginger tea, Bali kopi (coffee) and local Balinese cakes.

The Beach Club offers a simple menu of salads, pizzas, Indonesian and Western light dishes for brunch, lunch and afternoon tea.

Private dining is available in the suites 24 hours a day.

Spa Statistics
Wrap your body in essential Balinese oils, in secluded splendour amidst the coconut trees and fragrant flowers, or in the privacy of your room; succumb to the healing expert hands that scrub, massage, revive and refresh; body, mind and soul. 

Spa Facilities 
Traditional Balinese massage and beauty treatments are available in the privacy of the guests' suites, in the specially-designated massage pavilion or at the Beach Club where two teakwood massage tables are hidden away in a grove of coconut palms and flowering bushes.

A Selection of Treatments & Therapies
Massages, Foot Treatment, Reflexology, Spa Specials, Treatments for Men, Manicure, Pedicure, Body Scrubs, Wraps & Baths, Facials, Waxing.

Yoga at Amankila
Private Yoga classes can be arranged with the Amankila Yoga master amongst the coconut trees by the Beach Club or in the privacy of the guest suites.
There are also scheduled group Yoga classes available.

Spa Treatments
Traditional Balinese massage and beauty treatments are available in the privacy of the guests' suites, in the specially-designated massage pavilion or at the Beach Club where two teakwood massage tables are hidden away in a grove of coconut palms and flowering bushes.

Beach Club
The Beach Club is located at the base of the cliff five minutes below the main resort. Guests can either walk to the beach or be driven there in one of Amankila's open-air buggies. Set within a grove of coconut palms and partially shaded by a frangipani tree, is Amankila’s largest swimming pool. Windsurfers, boogie boards, kayaks and Hobie cats are located at the Beach Club. Amankila's staff will assist guests with water sports and provide lessons or sailing partners if required. Eight private lounging bales are set in the sand, each secluded amongst the foliage for added privacy. Drinks and light meals can be enjoyed here.

Library
The Library is rimmed with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the top tier of the pool. Oversized daybeds allow guests to relax and enjoy the wide selection of books, newspapers and magazines. Games, CDs and a laptop for Internet access are also available.

Boutique
The Boutique has a generous selection of unique Balinese art, crafts and antiques.

Swimming Pools
Aside from the 41m Beach Club pool, Amankila’s signature three-tier pool dominates the landscape just below the lobby. Set into the cliff-edge, the blue-tiled pools face the sea and flow one into the other down a stepped gradient similar to terraced rice paddies.

Yoga Classes

Water Sports
At the Beach Club, guests can boogie board, kayak, sail a Hobie cat or windsurf.

For cruising and snorkelling, Amankila offers two outriggers, designed after the jukung, a traditional Balinese fishing craft. Aman XII, a 50ft vessel with a large sundeck and shaded area, is used for the daily morning and afternoon cruises. Aman XVI is a 36ft vessel with sundeck and some shaded area used mainly for private sunrise or lunch cruises across to Nusa Penida. Snorkelling equipment is available onboard both boats.

East Bali has some of the most beautiful dive sites in Indonesia catering to all levels of experience. Elephant coral, schooling barracuda, banded sea snakes and a WWII freighter shipwreck include some of the marvels divers can enjoy.

Deep sea fishing can also be arranged.

Close at Hand:-
Cooking Classes
These begin at dawn with a guided tour around a nearby market, where guests can choose fresh ingredients for the Indonesian feast they will learn how to create back at Amankila.

Amankila Bales
Tirta Sari bale is located up in the hills of East Bali offering spectacular views of rice fields, banana trees and Amuk Bay. Bale Abian Canang ('garden of offerings') is also set high on a hill overlooking coconut plantations and Indrakila Hill where Amankila is located. The ocean and coastal views stretch to Nusa Penida and even Lombok on a clear day. The scenic drive to Bale Abian Canang takes 15 minutes through a local village, Ulakan, where guests can glean insights into authentic Bali, as they see the locals going about their daily life.These bales are ideally placed as a picnic spot after a jeep tour, trek or cycle through the countryside.

Shopping
Trips can be arranged to several Balinese villages famed for their crafts. In Sideman, textiles from Bali and all over the archipelago can be purchased in an idyllic countryside setting. In Tenganan, there’s more on offer than the rare double ikat cloth. From simple wood tables set out along the main town walkway, boys sell lontar-leaf calendars coloured with the resin of the macadamia nut. Painted wooden eggs, masks, bamboo hats and wayang puppets hang from shop walls. Baskets too are of the finest quality. In Kamasan, just south of Klungklung, a distinctive style of Balinese art is produced. Named after the village, Kamasan-style painting makes use of figures resembling the puppets of wayang kulit, Bali’s shadow puppet theatre. For generations, a number of goldsmiths and silversmiths have produced temple crafts and containers in the village of Budakling, at the foot of Mount Agung. In recent years, a few shops have also opened to sell jewellery. Handicrafts can be found in the village of Candi Dasa, just beyond Amankila.

Tennis
Tennis is available in Candi Dasa, about five minutes from the resort.

Trekking
East Bali offers some of the island’s finest trekking, ranging from walks through rural villages, tropical forest and terraced rice fields, to mountain climbs and temple visits. Amankila’s guides are experts on the local terrain.

Mountain Biking
Amankila provides a number of full-suspension mountain bikes for guest use. Countryside trips can be arranged to the many villages around Amankila. The downhill route leading to Sideman is among the most popular, passing terraced rice fields and ending at one of the island’s famed textile villages. Guides are available for personalised tours.

East Bali
A hypnotic mix of religion, royal culture and architectural splendour lie within easy reach of Amankila, in an area often referred to as ‘old Bali’. Here, you will find the royal palaces of Klungkung and Karangasem. The last Raja of Karangasem built his water palaces here: Tirtagangga, now a public bathing area, and Ujung, a grand ruin that, even today, manages to convey the extravagant sweep of kingly ambition.

Royalty aside, East Bali is packed with villages whose way of life has changed little over the centuries. None is more rooted in the past, however, than the closed, religious community of Tenganan. While most of Bali embraced and reinterpreted Hinduism over the centuries, Tenganan has tenaciously held on to its beliefs in its own divine origin. In this tiny society clothing has always been central to ritual. Today, families still painstakingly fashion geringsing or double ikat cloth, a fabric and weave found otherwise only in Gujarat, India.

Two of the island’s most important temples, Lempuyang and Besakih, the islands mother temple are also located in East Bali. Luhur Lempuyang is one of Bali’s sad kahyangan ‘six temples of the heavens’.