This year, Sudamala Resorts launches Summer Escapade, Dive into Summer Bliss, a season-long invitation to explore Indonesia through a string of characterful stays across Bali, Lombok and Flores. The programme frames travel as a slow, thoughtful circuit – moving from coastal villages to coral-fringed islands – where daily life and the sea set the rhythm.
Five locations anchor the journey: Sanur for easy beach days and heritage walks; Amed for quiet shores and reef access; Senggigi for West Lombok sunsets; Labuan Bajo for gateways to Komodo National Park; and Seraya Island for off-grid simplicity and excellent snorkelling. Selected resorts feature Aqura Dive centres, opening routes to clear-water sites and gentle training for newer divers. Each property reflects its neighbourhood – local materials, art references, and menus that lean on market produce – so the setting does the storytelling.
Stays are framed with small, steady privileges: daily breakfast, considered inclusions at each resort, and optional rituals that encourage an unhurried pace. Spa time focuses on recovery; dining leans into regional staples and seafood; and low-key excursions – village visits, morning boats, coastal hikes – connect guests to place without crowding the day. Families can fold in easy routines around the pool or beach; couples can string together snorkels, long lunches and sunset sails.
Movement between destinations is part of the appeal. Island-hopping lets travellers compare shorelines and kitchens across the archipelago, swapping black-sand bays for sandy coves, warungs for barefoot grills. The thread running through each stop is the same: scale kept human, service that reads the room, and days shaped by light, tide, and appetite. Summer Escapade at Sudamala Resorts’s approach keeps the lens on Indonesia itself – temples and headlands, reefs and rain showers – so the memories feel grounded in where you’ve been, not just where you’ve stayed.
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