Bali area reference:
- South Bali: |
Nusadua, Jimbaran, Tuban, Kuta,
Seminyak, Kerobokan, Canggu, Sanur |
- Central Bali: |
Ubud, Bedugul, Kintamani, Tabanan |
- North Bali: |
Singaraja, Lovina |
- East Bali: |
Candi Dasa, Karangasem |
- West Bali: |
Menjangan |
This page is intended to help those who are looking for quick references of what you can
explore when staying at a hotel in
Bali. This list will go over things to do and give a short description of each town.
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• Batubulan: Daily barong
dance performance, fine stone
carvings, furniture, terracotta
pots.
• Mount Batukau: off the beaten
path, virgin
rainforests,
mossy shade of Pura Luhur
temple, serenity.
• Bedugul: highland retreat by
the lake, crater, watersports, quality fruits and vegetables.
• Besakih Temple: Mother Temple
on Mount Agung, huge complex of shrines, majestic.
• Candi Dasa: quiet newest resort
area, snorkeling, diving,
beach.
• Celuk: silver
and gold jewelry.
• Denpasar: rebuilt ancient city,
art center, museum, government offices.
• Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave):
8th century archaelogical mystery, Buddhist inscriptions
and carvings, elephant head at entrance.
• Goa Lawah (Bat Cave): One-thousand
year old Shiva temple, millions of fruit bats cover
the ceiling.
• Jimbaran: Southwest Bali, fisherman
village, beach,
sunset,offshore reefs.
• Kintamani: Mountainous, spectacular
view by Lake Batur, sunrise at peak of Mount Batur.
• Klungkung: Old Palaces, Kertha
Gosa Hall of Justice (painted ceiling a la Sistine Chapel).
• Kuta:
surfing,
beaches,
sunsets,
night
life, shops of Legian.
• Lovina: North near Singaraja,
still waters, dolphin watch.
• Negara: West Bali, water buffalo
races (Jul - Oct).
• Nusa
Dua : luxurious
resorts, diving
and surfing, beaches,
golf
course, shops
• Nusa Lembongan: Bali's sister
island, coral and sand
beaches, crystal clear water, surfing.
• Sangeh: Monkey Forest, tall
nutmeg trees, aggressive monkeys.
• Sanur: First resort of Bali,
beaches,
black and white magic.
• Singaraja: North Bali, main
port during colonial time, quiet, culturally distinctive.
• Tabanan: mountains, rice field
terraces, black sand
beaches, rain
forests.
• Tampaksiring: wood carving,
Tirta Empul temple and sacred spring water, Sukarno's
Palace.
• Tanah
Lot: Dramatic ocean front temple,
spectacular
sunset, snake filled cave.
• Tenganan: East Bali, village
of Bali
Aga, wonderful fabrics
(Gringsing double-ikat).
• Tirta Gangga: East Bali, water
palace bathing place.
• Trunyan: Lake Batur village,
accessible only by boat,
Bali
Aga, the dead by a sacred tree.
• Ubud:
Haven for the arts, paintings,
lush rice fields,
museums, galleries, dances.
• Uluwatu: Spectacular temple
on a cliff, real challenging surf below.
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