Travel / Indonesia / 2025

Bali 2025.
This is where it began.

Our first trip together. And the beginning of Reef Roads.

Floating Breakfast on a floating tray in the private pool at Alam Anda, with the garden and a pavilion behind it — Floating Breakfast – breakfast in the private pool, surrounded by frangipani.

01 / Alam Anda

Alam Anda.
A familiar place.

For André, Alam Anda is much more than a hotel. When we arrive together in 2025, he already knows the place and many of the people. It is Jasmin’s first time in Bali – and she takes Alam Anda to her heart straight away.

It is the warmth of the team, the peace and quiet, and the good food that make this place special to us. The people here feel almost like family.

One of the highlights at Alam Anda is the Floating Breakfast: breakfast served on a floating tray in the private pool.

October 2025 · Bali, Indonesia

A fresh coconut held in one hand, with the Alam Anda pool and garden behind it

Palm trees and reflections in the pool at Alam Anda — Between the garden and the sea.

Three yellow-and-red drinks garnished with pineapple on a table at Alam Anda — Time for a drink together.

02 / House reef

House reef.
Always something new.

For André, the house reef at Alam Anda is a familiar place underwater. Beautiful and wonderfully varied, it still holds new discoveries after countless dives.

Jasmin takes to it straight away too. The night dives, in particular, become a favourite of hers.

Corals and small fish beneath the sunlit surface at the Alam Anda house reef — At the Alam Anda house reef.

A diver beside pink sea fans at the house reef — Between sea fans and blue water.

A table coral with small fish above dark sand — A reef full of details.

When darkness falls.

For Jasmin, the night dives are among the special memories of the house reef. This picture of us captures one of those moments: underwater together, our torches pointing towards the reef.

Jasmin and André night diving with bright dive torches beside the reef — Night diving together.

03 / Nusa Penida · Manta Point

Manta Point.
A moment of wonder.

It is Jasmin’s first encounter with mantas. She is so overwhelmed that she almost forgets to switch on her Insta360.

On our second dive, we are almost alone. We have the peace and quiet to really enjoy these large animals and watch them glide past.

A manta glides above the reef, with divers and the bright surface in the background — An encounter at Manta Point.

A manta with an upturned fin and a pale, spotted underside above the reef — A turn above the reef.

A manta seen from the front with its fins spread wide in dark blue water — Watching a little longer.

04 / Les Waterfall

Les Waterfall.
A pause in the green.

The path takes us uphill through the jungle for about a kilometre. A lovely walk, with Les Waterfall waiting at the end.

We have the waterfall to ourselves. The air is pleasantly cool. To our left, we spot a few monkeys on the steep slopes.

Les Waterfall, also known as Yeh Mampeh, lies in the green hills inland from Les. From the car park, a walk of around 15 to 30 minutes leads through tropical greenery and small plantations, including cocoa and cloves, to the falls.

At the foot of the falls, the cool water gathers in a natural pool. A sacred spring along the path is also part of this place: it is used for the Balinese purification ritual of melukat.

A green gorge with a rocky path and steps on the way to Les Waterfall — The path through the greenery.

Les Waterfall cascading between green-covered rock faces onto large stones — Arriving at Les Waterfall.

Jasmin sitting on a rock in front of Les Waterfall — Jasmin at the waterfall.

05 / Lovina tour

Lovina tour.
A day in the north.

From Alam Anda, the tour takes us along the north coast to Jagaraga temple, Singaraja, the Banjar hot springs and finally the Buddhist monastery near Dencarik.

Jagaraga and Singaraja.

Our first stop is Jagaraga temple. We then continue to Singaraja, where the town centre and local market are part of the itinerary.

A stone temple gateway in Jagaraga with a tree and pavilions — At Jagaraga temple.

A carved stone relief at Jagaraga temple — A detail in stone.

Banjar. Warm water, cold Bintang.

In Banjar, Jasmin and Steffi go for a swim in the hot springs. André opts for a cold Bintang. A break for everyone – just in different ways.

The pools at the Banjar hot springs, surrounded by tropical greenery — The Banjar hot springs.

Dencarik. A gateway of our own.

Our final stop is the Buddhist monastery near Dencarik. Here we find a lovely alternative to the well-known “Gate of Heaven” – and capture Jasmin’s moment between the two halves of the gateway.

The Buddhist monastery near Dencarik with dark stupas and a garden — At the Buddhist monastery near Dencarik.

Jasmin stands with her arms raised between two tall stone gateway halves at the monastery near Dencarik — Jasmin’s moment in the gateway.

Alam Anda.A familiar place.

When darkness falls.

Jagaraga and Singaraja.

Banjar. Warm water, cold Bintang.

Dencarik. A gateway of our own.

Alam Anda.
A familiar place.