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Ubud & Central Bali1 guide

Ubud: What It Is Actually Like and Who It Suits

Ubud is Bali's inland arts town: rice terraces, temples and a monkey forest, no beach. How it is laid out, what is around it, and who it suits as a base.

5 min
Seminyak, Canggu & Kuta1 guide

Canggu, Seminyak, Legian and Kuta: One Coast, Four Different Stays

Kuta, Legian, Seminyak and Canggu share one west-facing beach and feel like four different trips. What each is like, who it suits, and how far apart they are.

5 min
Uluwatu & the Bukit1 guide

Uluwatu and the Bukit Peninsula: Cliffs, Surf and the Drive In

The Bukit peninsula is Bali's southern tip: Uluwatu's clifftop temple, reef surf, and white coves at the bottom of long steps. What to expect and who it suits.

5 min
Sanur & Nusa Dua1 guide

Sanur and Nusa Dua: The Calm Coast

Sanur and Nusa Dua are south Bali's quiet east-facing coast: a walkable beach town and a resort enclave. How they differ, who they suit, and the Sanur boat harbor.

5 min
Nusa Islands2 guides

Nusa Penida: Day Trip or Overnight?

Nusa Penida is big, rough and spread out. What a day trip from Sanur covers, what a night on the island adds, and the hazards behind the famous viewpoints.

5 min

Nusa Lembongan and Ceningan

Nusa Lembongan is a small, nearly car-free island off Sanur, joined to tiny Ceningan by a yellow bridge. Areas, activities, the wet landing, and where to be careful.

5 min
North & East Bali2 guides

Sidemen and Amed: East Bali

Sidemen is a rice-terrace valley under Mount Agung; Amed is a strip of fishing villages with reef snorkeling. How the two differ and how to combine them.

5 min

Munduk and North Bali

Munduk and the north coast are Bali's cool, quiet side: waterfalls, clove plantations, crater lakes and black sand at Lovina. What is there, how far it is, who it suits.

5 min
Beyond Bali1 guide

Adding the Gili Islands or Lombok to a Bali Trip: How Many Days It Takes

The Gili Islands are car-free and a long way from Bali: a fast boat or a flight plus transfers, two travel days in all. When they fit a trip, and where to place them.

5 min
More in this section1 guide

Bali's Areas Explained: Which Part of the Island Is Which

Bali's six regions in plain terms: the resort south, Ubud and the hills, the quiet east and north, the far west, and the Nusa islands, with road distances between them.

5 min