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KARMA KANDARA OVERVIEW

Set on a dramatic cliff top overlooking the thundering surf of the Indian Ocean at the southernmost tip of the mystical island of Bali, Karma Kandara is one of the world’s most spectacular luxury resorts. It is just 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai international airport and 30 minutes from the world class shopping and restaurants of Seminyak. The property features a wide choice of elite villa residences, all with their own pools and a selection of amenities that is truly outstanding. Destination restaurant di Mare, rooftop bar Temple Lounge and Karma Spa area all perched on rocky outcrops 100 metres above the waves. For those requiring a closer encounter with the sea, the resort’s private inclinator takes guests down the vertical cliff face to Nammos Private Beach Club - voted Best Beach in Bali by Hello Bali magazine in December 2008.

The 46 villa residences are located in lush tropical grounds accessed by quiet paths that evoke a Mediterranean village. Each villa is comprised of two or three pavilions with roofs of indigenous grass or hard wood tiles, built around an infinity pool and garden courtyard complete with timber deck. Each bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom, while living rooms are open plan, comprising fully equipped kitchens, lounge and dining areas.

On leaving the comfort of their villa, guests can go to di Mare restaurant, perhaps via the resort’s curvilinear infinity pool that seems to spill into the ocean. At di Mare, the Karma culinary team create a lively mix of Mediterranean meets New World cuisine, while on the roof top Temple Lounge, Mid East snacks, tapas and signature cocktails are the perfect sunset accompaniment.

Karma Spa’s extensively trained therapists deliver everything from deep tissue massage to reiki to yoga sessions in sublime spa shacks suspended above the ocean. Guests can also enjoy the state of the art infrared glass walled sauna and futuristic treatments like the Intraceutical Oxygen Facial, favoured by the likes of Madonna and Eva Longoria.

Guests also benefit from a wide range of interesting activities and special events, from sophisticated full moon beach parties to gourmet dinners with carefully selected wine pairings. Wedding parties are indulged with unparalleled location and service to match. Karma Kandara offers the ultimate in 21st century luxury lifestyle experiences.

VILLAS

Each of Karma Kandara’s 1, 2, 3 & 4 bedroom residences takes in an ocean vista. All are inspired by the Balinese compound style, featuring two or three pavilions with roofs of quaint local grass or hard wood tiling, set around a central lap pool and courtyard. Living rooms have an airy, expansive feel with high ceilings and creamy marble floors. Décor evokes an uncluttered Mediterranean ambience, with luxuriously upholstered furnishings in rich yet muted shades, complemented with traditional art pieces and antique elements. All bedrooms are oriented to face the sea and as well as king or queen size beds and soft, high thread count linens, boast en-suite semi-outdoor bathrooms with grandiose stand-alone tubs and rain showers.  Every residence boasts top of the line amenities including the latest audiovisual systems dominated by flat screen LCD TV and SMEG appliances in the spacious fully equipped kitchens. The Grand Residence stands at the very brink of the cliff top with an horizon pool that seemingly spilling into the sea.

di Mare

In Italian, di Mare literally means “Of the Ocean” and its an appropriate name for a destination eatery that’s set 150 metres above the ocean on a craggy outcrop, serving a mix of Mediterranean and pan-pacific cuisine with a decided emphasis on the fruits of the ocean. The design is inspired by the sea too – an elliptical space built of a light, pre-tensile fabric that looks like some sleek ocean going vessel setting out to sea.

The chef behind di Mare’s sublime offerings is award winning New York cuisiniere Raymond Saja. He creates his menus using the freshest seasonal ingredients, alongside premium imports where necessary. Dishes like Spice Crusted Prawns with pea leaves, pods, tendrils and Tahitian vanilla emulsion, or Moroccan Spiced Ahi Tuna with Lentils du Puy, lemon confit and Ligurian olive juice.

When it comes to wine, di Mare is equally as meticulous, selecting more than 3000 wines from all over the globe, all different, but all of a superior quality. All of which makes for one of the most unforgettable dining experiences anywhere in the world.

Temple Lounge & Bar

Temple lounge is situated above di Mare restaurant, offering entrancing ocean views and sunsets that will leave you speechless. The lounge bar has a North African meets Fertile Crescent feel, set with thick Moroccan style banquettes, shisa pipes and oversized glass lanterns. It’s the perfect place to enjoy global tapas, many of them mid-east inspired, as well as perfectly brewed signature cocktails.

Nammos Beach Club

Inspired by the Aegean, Nammos Private Beach Club occupies an impossibly picturesque beach, sheltered by the cliff face. Accessed by the resort's private inclinator which carries guests effortlessly up and down the vertical drop, it includes a bar and lounge area beneath a circular thatched roof and a broad bamboo platform giving onto a crescent of soft white sand and azure water that once again echo the Mediterranean. A fertile coral reef provides a magical snorkeling experience, exclusive to guests thanks to its privileged inaccessibility. Guests can lounge on daybeds, in private pavilions or perch on stools at the bar. Two manicured lawns set with sun lounges, on little bluffs above the sand offer a cool spot for dining. Food options include a Mykonian/Mediterranean Seafood Grill and crispy pizzas from a traditional wood-fired oven, while a range of signature cocktails is on tap to accompany the dazzling sunsets. Little surprse then that it was voted Bali’s Best Beach in Hello Bali magazine, the island’s foremost travel & lifestyle monthly.

Karma Spa

Karma Spa is centered around a trio of whimsical spa shacks suspended at the very edge of a cliff face 100 meters above the Indian Ocean. A glass walled infrared sauna is the perfect way to send oxygenated blood surging to the capillaries – you can see and feel the difference after just half and hour. Great the morning after a night of indulgence and best followed up with a complimentary soak in the cliff-hanging Himalayan crystal salt bath. The Intraceutical Oxygen Infusion Facial is a sensational new treatment, which use therapeutic grade oxygen to help deliver plumped and dewy skin – a host of celebrities, including Madonna, swear by it. If guests prefer, a wide range of therapies can also be arranged in the privacy of their villa.

Every Karma Spa body worker is certified Reiki pracitioner as well as having undergone extensive tutoring in massage and yog techniques to further enhance their abilities. Visiting healers deliver therapies as diverse as shamanic healing to warm stone massage.

BALI

The magical island of Bali has been enchanting visitors for decades. Boasting some of the most beautiful tropical settings in the world – beaches, rice terraces, jungle, mountains – and inhabited by a gracious people who practice a unique form of Hinduism and ancestor worship, it is rightly named “The Island of the Gods.” It is small wonder that Bali regularly ranks as the world’s best island in polls by premier travel magazines like Conde Nast Traveller and Travel & Leisure.

Geographically, Bali lies between the islands of Java and Lombok and is one of more than 17,000 islands that make up the Indonesian Archipelago. It is in this area that naturalist and explorer Alfred Russell Wallace drew his famous line dividing the species of the Asian and Australasian continental shelves. Bali is small, stretching approximately 140 km from east to west and 80 km from north to south, yet despite its diminutive size it boasts an impressive diversity of environments and cultural imprints.  The island’s preeminent features are its volcanic mountains, most notably the tallest, Gunung Agung (Mount Agung), which is 3,142 m and sacred to the Balinese. It last erupted in 1963 and remains active today. Lying just 8° south of the Equator, Bali boasts a tropical climate with just two seasons, wet (October – March) and dry (April – September), and a balmy average annual temperature of around 28°C. The rich volcanic soil and healthy monsoon season make this island extremely fertile and a wide range of crops is grown here including rice, coffee, vegetables, tropical fruits and spices. 

Balinese everyday life is an inseparable mix of sacred and secular, which is described by the catchall term adat – a word with Arabic roots meaning something like tradition. The main official religion is Agama Hindu Dharma, which arrived in Bali with the spread of Hinduism through Sumatra and Java during the 11th century. However, Balinese religion is in fact a unique blend of Hindu, Buddhist, Javanese and indigenous animistic beliefs, with customs that are very different from the traditional form of Hinduism practiced in India today. The Balinese invariably welcome anyone wishing to partake in their religion. There are more temples than houses in Bali (since every home has its own family temple or Sanggah) and should you wish to take part in a ceremony, to pray, or simply to observe, you will be made to feel completely at ease.