There are two ways to get to the Four Seasons Resort Bali At Sayan, and whichever path you choose often sets the course of your experience there.

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For us, the path to the property took us by raft through the Ayung River, which winds and weaves itself through lush greenery and open cliffs, until the gentle rapids lift your inflatable boat onto the welcoming shores of the resort. The Four Seasons Sayan is the world’s first hotel to offer arrival by river raft, and on our recent visit there, it immediately kicked off a week of another big “first,” as the property unveiled a new expansion of its Sacred River Spa.

First opened as part of the resort’s arrival to Sayan in 1998, the spa was given a complete overhaul in October, with a focus on incorporating both “the visible and energetic worlds” of Bali into “soulful,...