BALI BY AREA:
DENPASAR: Where the airport is located.
SEMINYAK
The Seminyak Beach
is one of the best beaches for friends and families. It has a wide beach front
lined with many good restaurants and resorts. Among the popular one is La
Plancha. You can enjoy the beach or lounge on bean bags while watching the
sunset and the nightlife on the beach. There are restaurants and bars that have
live music at night.
KUTA
Kuta Beach is primarily a surfing spot and is the original tourist center of Bali. Kuta Beach also boasts a large golden sand beachfront but doesn't have as many options to lounge. The beach isn’t lined with resorts or restaurants but there are vendors who sell some food and drinks. You can choose from the many surfing instructors and rentals on the beach and around Kuta.
Kuta Beach is primarily a surfing spot and is the original tourist center of Bali. Kuta Beach also boasts a large golden sand beachfront but doesn't have as many options to lounge. The beach isn’t lined with resorts or restaurants but there are vendors who sell some food and drinks. You can choose from the many surfing instructors and rentals on the beach and around Kuta.
Popular with locals
and tourists, it is also the center of clubbing and party places. JI Legian is
a main road that has several blocks of bars and clubs beside each other. You
can bar hop until dawn. This is a good area to stay with friends rather than
family.
UBUD
The cultural center
of Bali, Ubud is an artist’s paradise. There are many museums, artists
workshops, and galleries to see. A quiet area, there are also many Yoga places
you can enjoy like the Yoga Barn. Visit the Ubud Art Market also known as Pasar
Umum Ubud to appreciate or purchase some traditional Balinese art and
handicraft. After, visit the Saraswati Temple, which is just 2 blocks from the
Market.
The Saraswati Temple
dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning, literature and art features a
beautiful lotus pond. It’s a small temple and is easily accessible. There is no
entrance fee but you’ll need to be properly dressed to enter the main temple
area. The water garden and lotus pond is on the outside of the main temple so
you won’t need a sarong to get in. There is a restaurant and Starbucks at the
entrance to the temple from the main road.
If you have more
time, visit Tirta Empul known as the holy water spring and the Monkey Forest.
BEDUGUL
Located in the
northern part of Bali, Bedugul is a few hours from Kuta or Seminyak. One of the
must see here is the Pura Ulun Danu. This temple on the shores of Lake Bratan
is dedicated to the gooddess of lakes and rivers “Dewi Batari Ulun Danu” .
There is a 30,000 IDR entrance.
PURA BESAKIH or Mother temple of Besakih located in the
east of Bali is the holiest of temple. It’s main axis aloigns with the peak of
Mt. Agung, Bali’s tallest mountain and the holiest site in Bali.
PURA LEMPUYANG
Pura Lempuyang is a
must see. Often photographed, one of its temple gates is dubbed as the “Gateway
to Heaven” Located in the east of Bali, it is one of the nine directional
temples and one of the most sacred in Bali. This temple functions to protect
the island and its people from evil spirits. There are a total of 7 temples
located on the mountainside. It has breathtaking views but would require quite
a bit of hiking through an uphill road and through a lush forest
