Bali for two: Ubud rice terraces and Uluwatu clifftop sunsets

Your overnight flight from Dubai lands at Denpasar in the afternoon after about 9.5 hours. Our driver meets you outside arrivals with a name board and cold towels, and the drive up to Ubud takes 75 to 90 minutes depending on traffic. Check in, change into something light and walk the quiet lane to dinner, or simply order room service and sleep. The honeymoon welcome of flowers, fruit and a small cake is waiting in your room. Overnight in Ubud.

Your driver-guide collects you at 7 am, which is the secret to Tegallalang: soft light, cool air and almost no one on the paths. Walk down through the terraces for about an hour, then continue 20 minutes to Tirta Empul, where you can join the purification ritual in the spring-fed pools; sarongs are provided. Lunch is at a warung overlooking the Ayung valley, then a stop at a coffee plantation before returning to the hotel by mid-afternoon. Overnight in Ubud.

A slow morning: your floating breakfast is served in the pool at a time you choose the evening before. Late morning, walk the Campuhan Ridge path, a 45-minute loop along a grassy ridge between two rivers, or visit the Sacred Monkey Forest, keeping sunglasses and snacks out of reach. The 90-minute couples' Balinese massage is booked for the afternoon. In the evening, browse Ubud market and the galleries on Jalan Hanoman, and have dinner at one of the many garden restaurants. Overnight in Ubud.

Check out at noon and drive south for about an hour and 45 minutes to the Bukit peninsula, stopping for lunch near Jimbaran if you are hungry. After checking into your clifftop hotel, your driver collects you at 5 pm for Uluwatu Temple, perched 70 metres above the waves. Walk the cliff path, then take your seats for the Kecak fire dance, a chant-driven retelling of the Ramayana performed as the sun drops into the ocean. Return around 7.30 pm for a late dinner. Overnight in Uluwatu.

Today is free for the beaches, each a short taxi ride away. Padang Padang is small and pretty, reached through a rock crevice; Bingin has steep steps, surfers and cliffside cafés; Melasti is wide, white and good for swimming at mid tide. Your hotel can arrange a driver for half a day at about AED 110. Tides matter here, so check the times at reception. Back by late afternoon to rest before your private candlelit dinner on the cliff, served at sunset. Overnight in Uluwatu.

Spend the day by the pool, or take the optional Nusa Penida day trip: a hotel pick-up at 6.30 am, a 45-minute fast boat from Sanur, then Kelingking Beach viewpoint, Broken Beach and Angel's Billabong, returning by about 6 pm. It is a long, bumpy but spectacular day, best for couples who like to be busy. If you stay, Uluwatu's clifftop beach clubs are relaxed in the daytime and lively at sunset. Overnight in Uluwatu.

A final unscheduled day for swimming, reading and long lunches. Many couples book a second spa treatment or a surf lesson at Padang Padang, which suits beginners on small days. In the late afternoon, take a 25-minute taxi to Jimbaran Bay for grilled seafood at tables on the sand: choose your fish from the ice, agree the price per kilo first, and stay for the sunset. Pack this evening, as tomorrow's transfer is timed around your flight. Overnight in Uluwatu.

Enjoy breakfast and the pool until check-out. Your driver collects you about three and a half hours before departure; the airport is 30 to 45 minutes away, but traffic around Kuta can be unpredictable, so we build in a margin. Late check-out can be requested for evening flights and is confirmed the day before, subject to availability. Your flight to Dubai takes around 9.5 hours. Our operations team tracks the flight and is reachable throughout.