Temples, Beaches and Terraces
Places to Visit in Bali
Bali's must-see places, temples, beaches, rice terraces, waterfalls and volcanoes.
These are the places to visit in Bali that belong on most itineraries: sea temples like Uluwatu and Tanah Lot, the rice terraces around Ubud, waterfalls in the central highlands and the island's best-known beaches and viewpoints. Each page covers what the place is, opening hours and entrance fees where they are officially published, what to wear at temples and a link to directions. Pair a visit with a guided tour or day trip, check what's on this week for ceremonies you can respectfully watch, and plan your base with the best areas in Bali.
A slow strip of fishing villages on Bali's east coast, with black-sand coves, clear reefs, a…
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A natural tidal rock pool on Nusa Penida's west coast, famous for its glassy green water…
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A circular bay on Nusa Penida's west coast where the sea rushes in beneath a natural…
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A sheltered white-sand bay in Sakti village on Nusa Penida's west coast, loved for clear-water snorkelling,…
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Ten royal shrines carved straight into the cliffs of the Pakerisan River valley in Tampaksiring, reached…
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Bali's most photographed split gate frames misty highland forest at the entrance to Handara Golf &…
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Bali's highest and holiest volcano rises 3,142 m above Besakih; a tough night climb with a…
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A small white-sand cove hidden behind limestone cliffs in Pecatu, reached through a rock passage, famous…
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Ubud's lotus-pond temple to the goddess of learning and the arts, designed by I Gusti Nyoman…
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Bali's stylish west-coast sunset strip, a long sweep of sand from Double Six to Petitenget lined…
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A royal water garden on the Karangasem coast, where white colonial-style pavilions, stone bridges and three…
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Ubud's central craft market opposite the royal palace, packed with woven bags, carvings, sarongs, silver and…
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A 16th-century sea temple perched on a tidal rock off Tabanan's coast, famous for sunset silhouettes,…
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Pura Luhur Uluwatu clings to a 70-metre limestone cliff on the Bukit Peninsula, with sweeping ocean…
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A steep valley of hand-carved rice terraces north of Ubud, watered by Bali's ancient subak irrigation…
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A 1,717-metre active volcano inside a vast caldera, climbed before dawn for sunrise over Lake Batur,…
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