When did our story begin?
Let’s jump into year 1999!
Younger Ingela sat with a huge ATLAS, and when dragging horizontal
and vertical lines along the map, her finger finally pointed at a
island called BALI That was all she knew, that this would be her
next work destination as a guide. Somehow she would learn all the
places, roads, tracks, flowers and fauna etc, within a week, so she
could hold the mic in a packed bus of eager tourists , wanting to
discover Bali After a week of being totally lost, it was time!
Suddenly, the shortest Balinese man with the biggest smile stepped
in and said:
My name is Bruce and I will be your local guide
From that moment, Ingela & Bruce travelled with groups all around
Bali, either by bus, trekking, bike riding or rafting.
Whenever there was a day off, they went back in nature to find new
exciting tracks so they could show more of the true Bali to their
guests
Have you ever had that feeling , that there is no other way , than
to take those scary steps into the unknown, because there is no
other way.
Along the way, you’ll jump over all kinds of fears, challenges,
obstacles, emotions of “ What IF!“ It is a bumpy ride and at the
same time the most rewarding
This would summarize the year 2009 for us:
Bumps were many, but the desire to create adventurous, joyful treks
& rides, with spiritual rituals and show the true wisdom of Bali,
made it so worthwhile!
Somehow we made it!
By word of mouth, people started noticing Yatra Tours and
discovering the uniqueness of our tours.
For the next two years, Bali suddenly became completely locked in &
locked out. Tourists fled the island, and we had two years to deeply
contemplate what was really important for us and Yatra Tours. Our
values, to share the wisdom of Tri hita Karana remained, but this
time we wanted to create something more in the name of Yatra Tours.
For over twenty years, we have either worked for other people or
with other people. Now! It felt it is time for Yatra Tours to be
even more visible. We have had so many secret tours, that we have
kept “ up our sleeve * . Now it felt it's time to reveal them and
take you on these wonderful experiences with us!
What a joy to stand today next to my Balinese Big brother Bruce, and
look back on our journey. We have definitely got older and have a
couple more wrinkles, but nothing has stopped us until now. Luckily
we have the best team in the world, and they all have the same
spirit as us. We will always continue working with other companies,
but currently our passion is to put more light on our own journey.
We believe they are so unique! Since 1999, we have always been out
in nature and finding new tracks that take you to special places.
What we are especially excited about are our retreats, where you
stay for a couple of nights in nature. Here you have enough time to
really sink your feet in Mother Earth.
For over 25 years, Bruce & I have had the honor to share Bali’s
wisdom and unique tracks and places with so many people from all
around the world, giving us wonderful memories and so much laughter.
For the next 25 years, I believe we will guide new adventurers,
young and old - the next generation to follow in these steps to
create more spiritual adventures all around the world.
