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Sights Sleeping
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Beaches Eating
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PLAN YOUR TRIP Activities Drinking
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Courses Entertainment
Your planning tool kit
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Photos & suggestions to help Tours Shopping
you create the perfect trip.
z Festivals 8 Information
& Events & Transport
All reviews are ordered in our writers’ preference,
starting with their most preferred option. Additionally:
Eating and Sleeping reviews are ordered by price
range (budget, midrange, top end) and, within these
ranges, by writer preference.
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maps & insider tips.
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UNDERSTAND h Opening hours j Tram
p Parking d Train
Get more from your trip n Nonsmoking a pt apartments
Learn about the big picture, to a Air-conditioning d double rooms
make sense of what you see. i Internet access d m dorm beds
W Wi-fi access q quad rooms
s Swimming pool r rooms
v Vegetarian selection s single rooms
E English-language menu ste suites
c Family-friendly tr triple rooms
# Pet-friendly tw twin rooms
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SURVIVAL GUIDE
Your at-a-glance reference For symbols used on maps, see the Map Legend.
Vital practical information
for a smooth trip.
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North Bali
p243 Central Gili Islands
Mountains
West Bali p228 p298
p261 East Bali
Ubud & p193 Lombok
Around p271
p147
Kuta &
Seminyak South Bali &
p50 the Islands
p102
Kate Morgan, Ryan Ver Berkmoes
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ON THE ROAD
YOUR TRIP
Welcome to Bali KUTA & SEMINYAK . . 50 Tampaksiring . . . . . . . . . . . 187
& Lombok . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Kuta & Legian . . . . . . . . . . . 52 South of Ubud . . . . . . . . 188
Bali & Lombok Map . . . . . .6 Seminyak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Blahbatuh & Around . . . . 188
Bali & Lombok’s Top 20 . . .8 Kerobokan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Kutri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Need to Know . . . . . . . . . .18 Canggu & Around . . . . . . . . 94 Bona & Belega . . . . . . . . . 190
Batuan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sukawati & Puaya . . . . . . 190
SOUTH BALI &
If You Like… . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Singapadu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
THE ISLANDS . . . . . 102
Month by Month . . . . . . . 23 Celuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Bukit Peninsula . . . . . .104
Batubulan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Itineraries . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Jimbaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Bali & Lombok Around Jimbaran . . . . . . . 106
Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Central Bukit . . . . . . . . . . . 107 EAST BALI . . . . . . . . 193
Travel with Children . . . . 42 Balangan Beach . . . . . . . . 107 Coast Road to
Kusamba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bingin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Regions at a Glance . . . . 46
Gianyar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Padang Padang . . . . . . . . . 111
Bangli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Ulu Watu & Around . . . . . 112
Semarapura
Ungasan & Around . . . . . . 114
TROPICAL STUDIO / SHUTTERSTOCK © NTSAPBauearunolnnsajuoauuun anr DS dg H .ue .BSaar . .a reab . .nnn .o .gou .u .aar .r .n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111111222211084888 (ASSPGKKueiruudolmrsnueauaunma nmBngrdaagkeb npus a .A aun .gtkrg .ouai) .h .n . . . .g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222210009049251
Denpasar . . . . . . . . . . . .128 Padangbai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Nusa Lembongan Padangbai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
& Islands . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Padangbai to
BARONG-STYLE TEMPLE Nusa Lembongan . . . . . . . 136 Candidasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
DECORATION Nusa Ceningan . . . . . . . . . 142 Candidasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Nusa Penida . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Candidasa to
Amlapura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
DUDAREV M UBUD & AROUND . . . 147 AAmroluanpdu rAam . .l .a .p .u .r .a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221167
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Tulamben to
North of Ubud . . . . . . . . 186
Yeh Sanih . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tegallalang . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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UNDERSTAND
CENTRAL Balian Beach . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Bali & Lombok Today . . 320
MOUNTAINS . . . . . . 228 Jembrana Coast . . . . . . . . 267
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Gunung Batur Area . . .229 Negara & Around . . . . . . . 268
Local Life & Religion . . .331
Gunung Batur . . . . . . . . . . 230 Belimbingsari
& Palasari . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Food & Drink . . . . . . . . . 342
Around Gunung
Batur Crater . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Cekik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 The Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Around Danau Batur . . . . 233 Gilimanuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Architecture . . . . . . . . .362
Danau Bratan Area . . . .235
Environment . . . . . . . . .369
Bedugul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 LOMBOK . . . . . . . . . . 271
Candikuning . . . . . . . . . . . 235
West Lombok . . . . . . . . . 274
Pancasari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Mataram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Danau Buyan &
Around Mataram . . . . . . . 276
Danau Tamblingan . . . . . . 238
Munduk & Around . . . . . . 239 Lembar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Southwestern
Gunung Batukau Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 SURVIVAL
Senggigi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
The Antosari Road . . . .242 GUIDE
North & Central
Lombok . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
NORTH BALI . . . . . . 243 Bangsal to Bayan . . . . . . . 283 Directory A–Z . . . . . . . . 376
Yeh Sanih . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Senaru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Singaraja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Sembalun Valley . . . . . . . . 285 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Around Singaraja . . . . . . . 247 Gunung Rinjani . . . . . . . . . 286
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Lovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Tetebatu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
West of Lovina . . . . . . . . . 253 South Lombok . . . . . . . . 289
Seririt & Around . . . . . . . . 253 Praya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Pemuteran . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Around Praya . . . . . . . . . . 290
Banyuwedang . . . . . . . . . . 258 Kuta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Labuhan Lalang . . . . . . . . 258 East of Kuta . . . . . . . . . . . .294 SPECIAL FEATURES
Bali Barat West of Kuta . . . . . . . . . . . 295
National Park . . . . . . . . . . 259 Bali & Lombok’s
East Lombok . . . . . . . . . 297 Best Beaches . . . . . . . . .65
Labuhan Lombok . . . . . . . 297
WEST BALI . . . . . . . . 261 Top Five Local
South of
Encounters . . . . . . . . . . 338
Pura Tanah Lot . . . . . . . . . 263 Labuhan Lombok . . . . . . . 297
Pura Taman Ayun . . . . . . . 263 Top Five Balinese
Treats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
Cemagi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 GILI ISLANDS . . . . . 298
Marga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Top Five Art
Gili Trawangan . . . . . . . . . . 300
Experiences . . . . . . . . . . 356
Tabanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Gili Meno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
South of Tabanan . . . . . . . 265
Gili Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
North of Tabanan . . . . . . . 265
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Welcome to
Bali & Lombok
The mere mention of Bali evokes
thoughts of a paradise. It’s more than
a place; it’s a mood, an aspiration, a
tropical state of mind.
Island of the Gods Bali’s Essence
The rich and diverse culture of Bali plays Yes, Bali has beaches, surfing, diving, and
out at all levels of life, from the exquisite resorts great and small, but it’s the essence
flower-petal offerings placed everywhere, of Bali – and the Balinese – that makes it so
to the processions of joyfully garbed locals, much more than just a fun-in-the-sun
shutting down major roads as they march to retreat. It is possible to take the cliché of
one of the myriad temple ceremonies, to the the smiling Balinese too far, but in real-
otherworldly traditional music and dance ity, the inhabitants of this small island are
performed island-wide. Almost everything indeed a generous, genuinely warm people.
has spiritual meaning. The middle of Bali There’s also a fun, sly sense of humour.
is dominated by the dramatic volcanoes of Upon seeing a bald tourist, many locals
the central mountains and hillside temples exclaim ‘bung ujan’, which means today’s
such as Pura Luhur Batukau, while the rain is cancelled – it’s their way of saying
tallest peak, Gunung Agung, is the island’s that the hairless head is like a clear sky.
spiritual centre.
Lombok & the Gilis
One Island, Many
Almost as big as Bali, Lombok is the com-
Destinations
pletely different island right next door.
On Bali you can lose yourself in the chaos of From its volcanic centre to idyllic beaches,
Kuta or the sybaritic pleasures of Seminyak it rewards travellers who want to explore.
and Kerobokan, surf wild beaches in the Many are drawn to mighty Gunung Rinjani,
south or just hang out on Nusa Lembon- Indonesia’s second-highest volcano. Riv-
gan. You can go family-friendly in Sanur or ers and waterfalls gush down its fissured
savour a lavish getaway on the Bukit Penin- slopes, while its summit – complete with
sula. Ubud is the heart of Bali, a place where hot springs and a dazzling crater lake – is
the culture of the island is most accessible, the ultimate trekker’s prize. In the south,
and it shares the island’s most beautiful rice you encounter one superb beach after
fields and ancient monuments with east and another. The fabled Gili Islands are three
west Bali. North and west Bali are thinly exquisite droplets of white sand sprinkled
populated but have the kind of diving and with coconut palms and surrounded by
surfing that make any journey worthwhile. coral reefs teeming with marine life.
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CRYSTAL IM
AGE / SHUTTERSTOCK ©
Why I Love Bali & Lombok
By Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Writer
In 1993 I visited Bali for the first time. When I went through immigration, the officer glanced
at my passport and said in the sweetest voice possible: ‘Have a wonderful birthday on Bali.’
Who wouldn’t fall in love? I spent a lot of that trip slack-jawed with wonderment. I remember
dancers and musicians materialising from across the rice fields to perform in Ubud, I re-
member driving little back roads of east Bali and being unable to comprehend all the green.
Since then, these places – like me – have changed greatly, but their essence still evokes love.
For more about our writers, see p416
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Monkeys and temples
(p112)
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