It may be a bit of a bumpy ride, but exploring the island in a Land Cruiser will take you along those paths not usually chosen. Land Cruisers are recreational tanks, no landscape is too harsh to be crossed and a day out in one allows you to see parts of the island that could never be reached, except perhaps on foot. WAKALOUKA There are two tour companies in Bali; that offer land cruiser day trips: Wakalouka and Bali Safari Rafting. Wakalouka features the Land Rover, the legendary safari vehicle used to cross deserts and mountains. The Land Rover is a sturdy beast, yet this trip through rice valleys, rain forests and bamboo groves certainly puts it to the test. Leaving from Denpasar in the early morning, Wakalouka follows back roads northwards for about an hour before taking a stop at Tegal Jadi Village, a stone quarry where guests are invited to descend into the hand-hewn depths to examine the ancient methods of quarrying the stones used for building the island’s temples and shri...