Villa Voyage's five spacious bedroom suites are equipped with queen-size beds, ensuite bathrooms and either balconies or garden terraces. King Koil goose down pillows, deep foam mattresses and designer bed linen ensure a good night's sleep - with rooms offering the choice of air-conditioning or overhead fan.

Voyage - mezzanine ocean suite suite

Each of the two identical and enormous mezzanine ocean suites expresses the villa's luxury tented safari theme to perfection; a queen-size bed is cocooned under a floating canvas tent suspended from the apex of the alang-alang roof, and the rooms are furnished with wardrobe ?tents' in the dressing area, a folding writing desk, day bed, and steamer trunks. Coconut-wood walls and floors continue the rustic-luxe look, and large Pucci print cushions add a dash of blue to the otherwise neutral palette of browns and creams. A soaring triangular wall of glass to the front opens onto a large private ironwood balcony furnished with a round table and chairs and a pair of sun loungers and stunning sea views. To the rear of the bedroom, cunningly concealed behind screens of canvas, is a large open-plan bathroom with double basins and mirrors and glazed terrazzo enclosure with rain shower.

Voyage - master suite  

Below, the master suite continues the ?luxury under canvas' theme, with a four-poster queen bed bedecked with canvas and leather trim, a steamer trunk acting as a media cabinet for the flat-screen 40-inch TV, a canvas seating area that conceals a spare bed, and canvas-backed directors chairs set before sliding doors delightfully opening onto the pool deck. Beyond the bedroom is a dressing area lined with leather-trimmed rattan clothes storage and shelving designed to accommodate the most profligate packer. This leads into the bathroom with double basins, patio with open-air shower and, taking pride of place before sliding doors to the beachside deck, a sculptured terrazzo bathtub.

Voyage - garden suite

Next door, facing away from the sea, is the garden suite. The contemporary four-poster bed laden with colourful cushions faces a small courtyard and, on one side, a balcony with table and chairs. A particular feature is the traditional leather travelling desk which doubles as a dressing table. The large ensuite bathroom has a wardrobe of rattan and leather, double basins and, set in a sun-filled patio, an open-air shower.

Voyage - garden pavilion suiteVoyage - garden pavilion suite

The garden pavilion suite stands alone, surrounded by white sand in the villa grounds. Its' harem-style silken ceiling calls to mind Bedouin tents and desert hospitality, and such romance continues in the soft furnishings and decorations. Walls of glass offer glimpses of the sea and lead onto a private deck. The ensuite bathroom is discreetly tucked around the corner of the walled garden deck.

Indoor Living

Villa Voyage's magnificent living room is open-plan for easy entertaining, its walls of glass doors leading onto the pool terrace and highlighting the stunning tropical beachfront setting. (The doors fold back completely for open-air sea-breeze living, or can be closed to create air-conditioned comfort.) Within the double-height central section, four over-size cream upholstered sofas are arranged around a sectional coffee table set before a console with 60-inch LED TV, Apple TV, DVD and iPod.

The owners' exquisite taste and design influence is everywhere: Louis Vuitton trunks provide voyage-themed displays; Thai, lacquer ware offering bowls provide red accents and richly scented candles tease the senses; lavishly illustrated books on Balinese customs, exotic travel and the best of international interiors engage the mind. Above, a halo of over-size canvas lampshades lures the eye towards the mezzanine gallery - noted designer, Ari Saski Wekku, also created the cigar-shaped driftwood statement lamp over the entrance. On the far side of the living pavilion are two dining tables of reclaimed limed teakwood, each with six canvas director's chairs. An island of teakwood and marble acts as buffet, bar and cooking station for when guests wish to whip up a gourmet meal themselves. Behind is the chef's kitchen, equipped with everything required to lavishly entertain 20-plus people.

Outdoor living

Bridging the pavilion and the beach is an huge ironwood deck overlooking the turquoise waters of Sandy Bay, with a 12m x 5m free-form tension-edge pool big enough for swimming laps yet with a shallow platform for relaxation. Equally evident here is the exquisite attention to design detail found within the villa. Poolside beanbags, sun loungers and daybeds invite indolence, and a shoreline pergola provides shade for two defined areas: an over-size daybed platform inches away from the beach for sea-breeze siestas and sunset cocktails, and semi-circular seating curved around a teak table laden with shells - the perfect spot for a leisurely breakfast. Stylized animal-print cushions add just the right touch of glamour, and at night the area is transformed by clever ambient lighting that illuminates the palms and bathes the pool in changing colours.

A few steps down from the deck is a sand garden where offerings are placed daily at a Balinese temple tucked under the canopy of a sacred banang-banang tree; shaded beneath its bowers is an antique daybed and a few paces away a gate set in the low dry-stone boundary wall leads directly onto the beach.

Guests of Villa Voyage are looked after with flair by a dedicated team of professionals drawn from the local community, under the direction of the villa manager. They are trained to anticipate guests' every whim with typical Balinese charm and a ready smile, and are very much part of the villa experience.

Villa manager
Our villa manager, Winda F Wantania (Winda), is responsible for the overall operation of Villa Voyage, including staffing and guest satisfaction. Fluent in English, she introduces guests to the villa on arrival and is at the end of a phone for special requests.

Operations manager
Pak Ketut is on hand to ensure the effective day-to-day running of the villa. A fount of information on Nusa Lembongan, he'll organise outings, arrange transport, and advise on all manner of island activities.

The chef
Chef Windu is well versed in resort and villa cuisine. Most of his recipes come from the owners' vast travels and love of food. He puts together cool picnics, is a dab hand at dinner parties and is happy to discuss special menus and accommodate dietary requests.

Butlers
A butler and two housekeepers take care of cleaning and tidying the villa in shifts from 7am to 11pm, assist in the kitchen and serve as waiters for indoor and alfresco dining.

Gardener/pool attendant
The garden and pool at Villa Voyage is well tended by a team of gardeners.

Security
Night-time security is provided from 7pm.

Private pool 12m x 5m

Villa Voyage commands prime position on a small, sandy cove in the south-west corner of Nusa Lembongan; other than Nusa Dua on mainland Bali, from where a string of lights sparkle across the sea at night, the nearest landfall is Australia! Voyage is part of a small, exclusive community comprising a handful of private villas along the beach and raised on the cliff. Next door is the Beach Club at Sandy Bay with it's charming, quiet, beachfront restaurant and brand, new spa, Glo. Across the bay is the spectacular rock formation of Devil's Tear, scene of crashing waves and plumes of white-tipped foam. A pleasant ten minute stroll along the cliff-top path - populated by pandan plants and the occasional cow - is Dream Beach with it's popular café and swimming beach; a fifteen minute walk in the other direction are the restaurants and bars of Mushroom Beach.

Dream Beach
0.5km

Mushroom Beach
1km

Underground house
1km

Lembongan Village
1km

Nusa Ceningan
2.5km

Mahana Point, Nusa Ceningan
4.5km

Mangroves
5km

Bali
25 minutes

The villa and operations managers are happy to share a wealth of information about nearby places of interest, and will help arrange transport and make any bookings required. Do also ask the villa manager about the local area, to gain interesting insights into some of the fascinating aspects of life on Nusa Lembongan.

In the meantime, here is a taste of the many and varied activities on offer within easy reach of the villa.

• Stroll along the beach and across the rocks to Devil's Tear, a craggy limestone outcrop on the southern tip of Sandy Bay; on a clear day you can see Bali's sacred mountain Gunung Agung looming in the distance behind Villa Voyage.

• Cruise the coastline in Villa Voyage's jukung, a colourfully painted outrigger fishing boat fitted out with designer cushions for decadent comfort. Visit deserted beaches such as Gamat Bay and Crystal Cove on the neighbouring island Nusa Penida, enjoy a spot of snorkelling (fins and masks provided); you may even get to see pods of dolphins frolicking alongside!

• Let Chef Windu prepare a ?Voyage Picnic? of fresh bread, charcuterie and salad, presented in traditional Tiffin boxes and accompanied by a bottle of wine cooled in a silver ice bucket.

• Head for Dream Beach, a 10-minute walk southwards along the cliff path, for a swim in a cove of shallow sloping sand, followed by lunch at Café Pandan, set on the cliff top above the beach.

• Head across the canary-yellow suspension bridge that links Nusa Lembongan with its small island neighbour, Nusa Ceningan; crossing the bridge - open to pedestrians and bikes only - is an adventure in itself, its narrow ironwood planks creating a racket and preparing you for the bone-shaking ride on the potholed roads the other side. There, visit deserted beaches and blue lagoons, and glimpse seaweed-harvesting island life unchanged over the centuries.

• Adrenaline junkies, visit Mahana Point on the tiny neighbouring island, Nusa Ceningan, and hurl yourself off the cliff top into the sea! Or order a cold Bintang beer from the café and watch the surfers cresting huge rollers below.

• Nusa Lembongan is a wonderful destination for divers! Let our manager book a few dives with Villa Voyage's recommended dive centre for the chance to spend time up close and personal with magnificent Manta rays at the eponymously named Manta Point on Nusa Penida or, from late July to November, Mola-Mola, huge oceanic sunfish. For the less experienced diver, there are easier flat reef and wall dives in the crystal clear waters around Nusa Lembongan.

• Take a leisurely cycle tour of the island on Villa Voyage's bicycles: visiting temples, mangroves, beaches and the villages Lembongan and Jungutbatu.

• Stroll into Mushroom Bay one evening and take a beach-edge table at Café Bali for a romantic dinner. Or stay much closer to home and pop next door to the Beach Club at Sandy Bay for an evening cocktail and barbecue of fresh fish and meats.

• Visit the Underground House in Lembongan Village, a labyrinth of caves excavated from the limestone rock by local farmer and priest Made Biasa using only a hammer, chisel - and 15 years patience and hard work.

• Climb the steps to Pura Puncak Sari, a sacred hilltop temple which commands fabulous views over the neighbouring islands and Bali's east coast.

• Nusa Lembongan's economic mainstay is seaweed farming: in the shallows of the west coast wrapping around the Ceningan Strait you'll see rectangular beds of seaweed forming an ordered underwater grid. The Euchema Cottomi, a species of ocean algae, is harvested, dried and exported for use in the world's medicine and cosmetics industries. Go visit a farm and then, in the privacy of Villa Voyage, enjoy a freshly harvested seaweed scrub at the hands of a skilled spa therapist.

Exclusive use of the whole villa and its listed staff, services and facilities, including a one time private jukung outrigger trip for 3 hours, Mushroom bay pick up and transfer on arrival and departure, Apple TV, unlimited WiFi and beachfront infinity pool.

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