Experience Life in Bali's Rice Paddies with Anantara Seminyak Bali

  • May 25, 2011
Experience Life in Bali's Rice Paddies with Anantara Seminyak Bali
For guests of Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, the exclusive shoreline hideaway also opens a gateway to the country's timeless heritage, including a staple experience, where visitors become immersed in local life with a Rice Plantation discovery package.

A stay at the luxury boutique Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa transports guests into a true jet setter lifestyle along coveted Seminyak Beach. Balanced by a focus on indigenous exploration, resort activities of enchanting authenticity include Balinese dance and cooking classes, while a broad range of captivating area excursions connect guests to Bali's cultural heartland, age-old way of life and kaleidoscopic tropical scenery; a blend which is encapsulated in the resort's compelling Rice Plantation journey.

A staple of Bali's nationwide culinary heritage, rice production remains a principal livelihood for many, ensuring that luscious green paddies are a familiar sight and rice accompanies almost every local meal. Less familiar to many visitors of this exotically enticing land is the history and lifestyle of locals working in the fields and the production from seed to flourishing crop to plate. At Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, guests are treated to an experience that takes them on a fascinating journey one hour from the shoreline retreat to the naturally beautiful Balinese village of Umabian in Marga Tabanan to discover all this, and more.

Priced at only USD $80 per person, the Rice Plantation visit is led by English speaking, highly knowledgeable local guide who explains each fascinating stage, and shows crops at various phases of growth. Learn about the bolt system planting method, the spacing and number of plants per hole, how long a seed takes to become fully grown and how the rice grains are gathered. Watch locals in action carefully going about their daily rituals and soak up idyllic surrounds, leaving with a wealth of understanding that will nourish your next rice dish with unforgettable meaning.

Experience Bali's rich heritage at Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa.