Experience Eat, Pray, Love With The Real Balinese Medicine Man

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jul 13th 2010 at 10:01AM

"Eat, Pray, Love" is the new "Sex and the City" at least when it comes to hotel packages. But the Four Seasons has one advantage that others don't, contact with the actual medicine man who inspired Elizabeth Gilbert in the book and also appears in the movie. Available now through December 2011, the Bali, Pray, Love package features a consultation by the Balinese medicine man who inspired it all: Ketut Liyer. Guests will enjoy several days in Bali at both Four Seasons Resorts and receive an incentive to continue their travels: one-day of complimentary, personal concierge service in Florence, Milan, or Mumbai.

The package for two includes two nights by the ocean at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay and two nights in the green valley of Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, a personal consultation with Ketut Liyer and a visit to his home, a private Balinese cooking class at the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay Cooking School, a 90-minute couple's Balinese massage to relax and rejuvenate the body and a special welcome amenity featuring the Love Compendium, a guide to the top ten most romantic on-island experiences prepared by the resorts' dedicated "Love Concierge."

Should you be ready to continue on with your journey, Four Seasons will connect you with a "guru" in either Milan, Florence or Mumbai who will provide one day of personal concierge service with services that can include visiting some of Milan's famous churches, tasting Florence's gastronomic delights including a scoop of gelato in Piazzale Michelangelo or wandering through the Chor Bazaar (Mumbai's Thieves Market) with an in-the-know local. Rates start at $3,000 for the package for accommodations including a one-bedroom, ocean-view villa based on double occupancy. Package is available until December 20, 2011 subject to availability. To book, contact the Resorts directly at +62 (361) 701010 or visit: www.fourseasons.com.