--- title: Barack Obama and Family Go River Rafting in Indonesia description: President Barack Obama and his family were seen river rafting on the Ayung River in Bali during their nine-day vacation in Indonesia. canonical: https://time.com/4833403/barack-obama-river-rafting-indonesia-vacation/ author: Lena Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-26T18:28:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:52.911Z og:title: The Latest With the Obamas Is River Rafting in Indonesia og:description: Enjoying quality family time on a river in Bali og:url: https://time.com/4833403/barack-obama-river-rafting-indonesia-vacation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b6c6f76dd37389b/6988d357ab6d776e9c6aebbd/obama-family-indonesia-vacation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: INDONESIA-OBAMA-TRAVEL og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Latest With the Obamas Is River Rafting in Indonesia twitter:description: Enjoying quality family time on a river in Bali twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b6c6f76dd37389b/6988d357ab6d776e9c6aebbd/obama-family-indonesia-vacation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Latest With the Obamas Is This River Rafting Outing in Indonesia > Sponsored content. 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Former US president Barack Obama (2nd L), his wife Michelle (3rd L) and his daughters Sasha (front C) and Malia (2nd R) go rafting at Bongkasa Village in Badung on Bali island on June 26, 2017. STR—AFP/Getty Images by [Lena Grossman](https://time.com/author/lena-grossman/) ## Lena Grossman Jun 26, 2017 6:28 PM UTC President [Barack Obama](http://time.com/4829343/barack-obama-senate-healthcare-bill/) and his family were seen river rafting on the Ayung River in Bali during their nine-day [trip ](http://time.com/4792761/barack-obama-vacation-list/)in Indonesia, Associated Press [reports](https://www.apnews.com/40106171a0e841ec89d748a29f88793b/Obama-and-family-go-river-rafting-during-Indonesia-vacation). The Obamas took to the water on Monday, June 26 after arriving in the country on Friday, June 23\. Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo extended an invitation to Obama to visit the presidential Bogor Palace after leaving the White House. Upon arrival, the Obamas headed to a resort in Ubud, which is an arts and cultural center, [according](https://www.apnews.com/97615dba48264a2f84f029fc5b766879/Obama-begins-nostalgic-vacation-in-Indonesia-with-his-family) to _Associated Press._ > [](https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/879352768129097728) The Obamas’ trip to [Indonesia](http://time.com/4815928/indonesia-corruption-novel-baswedan-graft-kpk/) holds significance: his mother, Ann Dunham conducted anthropological research there. Base Commander Col. Wayan Superman said that Obama’s half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, joined the family to visit the ancient city of Yogyakart, a research site of hers. Other items on their travel itinerary include visiting Borobudur, a 9th-century Buddhist temple complex, according to local media. 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