The Sacred River Spa takes its logic from the Ayung below, pairing time-honoured Balinese healing with recovery therapies rooted in modern physiology. Beyond the spa, the surrounding valley becomes a natural extension of any stay – rice paddy walks with local farmers, cycling into neighbouring villages, Balinese cooking at the Sokasi Cooking School and, for those who want more, dawn hikes to the summit of Mount Batur. A second way in exists for those who know to ask: by white-water raft along the Ayung itself, a guest-only experience and still one of the island's most memorable approaches.