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VELA Tianyar from the sea at low sun: the pebble shore, the pool and Saga at the water, the lodges behind under the palms, Mount Agung beyond

VELA Tianyar

Tianyar, North Bali

Eleven canvas lodges on the pebble coast. The boats bring back dinner.

  • Why stay here
  • Saga, our own kitchen on a coast that has almost none.
  • Go out with the fishermen. Whatever they catch, Saga cooks for dinner.
  • Design led lodges guests call luxurious, each with air conditioning and a private bath.
  • Fifty to eighty metres from your lodge, and the sea is what you hear after dark.
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Close enough to hear the sea all night.

  • Why stay here
  • Saga, our own kitchen on a coast that has almost none.
  • Go out with the fishermen. Whatever they catch, Saga cooks for dinner.
  • Design led lodges guests call luxurious, each with air conditioning and a private bath.
  • Fifty to eighty metres from your lodge, and the sea is what you hear after dark.
VELA Tianyar from the sea at dusk: Saga, the pool and the garden at the water, palms behind, Mount Agung above
Arriving

You arrive at the water.

Saga, the pool and the garden sit right on the shore. The lodges are fifty to eighty metres behind them, under the palms, and the whole place is eleven lodges and one kitchen.

The Lodges

Four kinds of lodge, and what each one is for.

Jukungs pulled up on the pebble shore at Tianyar at sunrise, the sea gold behind them
Catch & Cook

What you catch in the morning is dinner.

Out with the boats before sunrise. Whatever comes back, Saga cooks that evening.

  1. 01Out past the reef

  2. 02Cooked at Saga

  3. 03Evenings at the fire

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Five small plates from the Saga kitchen on a round wooden table, seen from above

The kitchen everyone ends up in.

A short walk from your lodge, at the water. What the boats bring in is what Saga cooks that day, and the table is open to anyone on this coast.

Outrigger fishing boats drawn up on Tianyar's pebble shore with the sun low over the water, palms lining the coast behind them
Around you

What is around you.

Three hours from the airport, and that drive is why it is still quiet.

  • A pebble shore the boats still work from
  • Mount Agung behind you, clearest at sunrise
  • Tulamben's dive sites fifteen minutes away

“The accommodation is stunning, peaceful, and beautifully maintained, the staff are warm and genuinely passionate about what they do, and lunch and dinner at Saga restaurant was delicious.”

Katie, Australia

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The days

What the days are for.

Beyond the boat, the rest of this coast is a short drive, a walk, or five minutes up the road.

  • A table of your own

    One table for the evening, on the pool deck or at the water's edge, with a set menu by Saga.

  • The salt of Tianyar

    Salt has been made by hand on this coast for decades, from seawater and sun.

  • Savanna Point

    Grassland running down to the sea five minutes up the road, best as the light softens.

  • The reef at Tulamben

    Coral, a wreck and warm, clear water, fifteen minutes up the coast.

Your stay

We'll keep a chair by the water.

VELA Tianyar from the sea at dusk: Saga, the pool and the garden at the water, palms behind, Mount Agung above
Arriving

You arrive at the water.

Saga, the pool and the garden sit right on the shore. The lodges are fifty to eighty metres behind them, under the palms, and the whole place is eleven lodges and one kitchen.

Two of the crew pushing a wooden jukung out through the surf at Tianyar
Catch & Cook

What you catch in the morning is dinner.

Go out past the reef with a Tianyar fisherman before sunrise, and Saga cooks whatever comes back that evening. When the evening allows, the fire is lit on the shore.

  1. 01Out past the reef

    With a local fisherman, before sunrise.

  2. 02Cooked at Saga that evening

    Over the flame, with sambal matah.

  3. 03Evenings belong to the fire

    When the evening allows, the fire pit is lit.

The kitchen everyone ends up in.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are a short walk from your lodge, at the water. When the boats come in, what they bring is what Saga cooks that day, and the table is open to anyone on this coast.

Catch of the Day, grilled with sambal and vegetables, and Saté Lilit with coconut and lime.

The open kitchen pavilion at Saga beside the pool, bamboo blinds rolled down, rattan chairs under the roof and coconut palms behind it in the morning sun
Five plates from the Saga kitchen on the teak table, seen from above, rice and sambal among them
Mount Agung above the palm canopy at first light near Tianyar
Mount Agung over the palms at first light, before the cloud builds.
The pool at VELA Tianyar with parasols and loungers, the sea directly behind it
The pool at the water. Swimming in front of Saga is safe, unless we say otherwise that day.
A breakfast bowl with dragon fruit, grapes and granola on a teak table in morning light
Breakfast at Saga from 07:30, or a breakfast box if your boat leaves earlier.
Around you

What is around you.

A working fishing coast three hours from the airport, and that drive is why it is still quiet.

  • A pebble shore the boats still work from
  • Mount Agung behind you, clearest at sunrise
  • Tulamben's dive sites fifteen minutes away
Outrigger fishing boats drawn up on Tianyar's pebble shore with the sun low over the water, palms lining the coast behind them

Guest reviews

“The accommodation is stunning, peaceful, and beautifully maintained, the staff are warm and genuinely passionate about what they do, and lunch and dinner at Saga restaurant was delicious.”

Katie, Australia

“This accommodation is a little piece of paradise!! The tents are luxurious, the food is great (and the coffee as well) and we had the best sunset of our whole trip to Bali. It was such a welcome change to the more busy parts of the island.”

Sebastiaan, Netherlands
The days

What the days are for.

Beyond the boat, the rest of this coast is a short drive, a walk, or five minutes up the road.

  • A table of your own

    One table for the evening, on the pool deck or at the water's edge, with a set menu by Saga.

  • The salt of Tianyar

    Salt has been made by hand on this coast for decades, from seawater and sun.

  • Savanna Point

    Grassland running down to the sea five minutes up the road, best as the light softens.

  • The reef at Tulamben

    Coral, a wreck and warm, clear water, fifteen minutes up the coast.

We'll keep a chair by the water.

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