Bali — Sights
Step over the flower offerings, then pick: rice fields, cliffs or surf.
- Goa Gajah — Ancient sanctuary with a carved cave and pools
- Taman Ayun Temple — Royal temple ringed by a moat and meru towers
- Jatiluwih Rice Terraces — UNESCO-listed rice terraces across mountain slopes
- Sekumpul Waterfall — Several tall streams dropping into a forest valley
- Banyumala Twin Waterfalls — Twin cascades falling into a forest pool
- Amed Coast — East-coast villages with black beaches and coral water
- Sidemen Valley — Valley trails with rice fields and Mount Agung views
- Tukad Cepung Waterfall — Waterfall in a canyon lit by shafts of sun
- Saraswati Temple — Downtown temple framed by a lotus pond
- Melasti Beach — South-coast beach beneath limestone cliffs
- Campuhan Ridge Walk — A 2 km Ubud walk through hills and rice fields
- Besakih Temple — Bali’s largest temple complex on Mount Agung’s slopes
- Gunung Kawi — Royal memorial shrines carved into a river valley
- GWK Cultural Park — Park with a giant Vishnu-Garuda statue and performances
- Balangan Beach — Bukit beach with cliff views and a surf break
- Tanah Lot Temple — A temple on a sea-washed rock, and Bali's classic sunset spot
- Uluwatu Temple & Kecak dance — A temple on a 70 m cliff, and a fire dance with the sunset behind it
- Tegallalang Rice Terraces — Green rice steps falling away between palms, with swings overhead
- Ubud Monkey Forest — A mossy temple forest home to about a thousand monkeys
- Ubud Palace & Ubud Market — Look round the carved palace courtyard, then bargain across the street
- Tirta Empul Temple — A thousand-year-old spring temple where you queue to bathe under stone spouts
- Lempuyang Temple (Gates of Heaven) — The split gate framing Mount Agung, Bali's most queued-for photo
- Bali Swing at Tegallalang — Fly out over the paddies on a giant swing, long dress streaming
- Nusa Penida west-coast day trip (Kelingking Beach) — Emerald water under a dinosaur-shaped headland, Bali's big island day trip
- Seminyak & Canggu beach clubs (Potato Head, FINNS) — Pool, cocktail, sunset: the Bali afternoon in one place
- Jimbaran Bay seafood sunset dinner — Charcoal-grilled seafood at tables on the sand, planes gliding in overhead
- Mount Batur sunrise (trek or jeep) — Watch the sun rise over a sea of cloud from an active volcano
- Ulun Danu Beratan Temple — An 11-tiered shrine that seems to float on a mountain lake
- Waterbom Bali — A waterpark with over twenty slides set in a tropical garden
- Kuta Beach surf lesson & sunset — First surf in waist-deep waves, then sunset on the sand
- Tirta Gangga Water Palace — Stepping stones and tiered fountains in a royal water garden
- Pura Luhur Batukaru — A quiet temple deep in the volcano forest
- Penglipuran Traditional Village — A stepped central lane and a bamboo forest village
- Tegenungan Waterfall — A big, easy waterfall with a swim pool and viewing deck
- Neka Art Museum — Balinese painting in one landscaped pavilion complex
- Padang Padang Beach — A small cove behind a rock crevice, with surf to watch
- Pura Batu Bolong — A seaside temple by a holed rock, with sunset views
- Le Mayeur Museum — A Belgian painter's old beach house with carved doors and canvases
- Gitgit Waterfall — A two-stage waterfall on the road north
- Nyang Nyang Beach — A long, quiet white beach at the bottom of a steep path