Travelling to Bali?

Our routes, not a list of everything. Places that have been there for centuries: no opening times or prices, which go stale.

1. 01

   Bali in a week

   168 hBali can’t be seen from one base: it’s several islands in one. Two zones, a suitcase that moves, and zero hours lost to traffic.Days 1-3: inland, based in Ubud · Day 4: move the suitcase · Days 5-7: the coast · What doesn’t fitRead the full guide
2. 02

   Nyepi: the day Bali closes the airport

   1 hOnce a year the whole island switches off for 24 hours: nobody goes outside, no lights, and the airport doesn’t operate. Check before booking.What exactly happens that day · The eve, which is the opposite · How to plan around itRead the full guide
3. 03

   Ubud and the rice terraces

   8 hThe rice terraces aren’t scenery: they’re a cooperative irrigation system run by temples for a thousand years. And they’re World Heritage.The subak: what you’re looking at · Tegallalang, and when to go · The Monkey Forest · The Campuhan ridge walkRead the full guide
4. 04

   The temples of Bali

   8 hA Hindu island in the country with the most Muslims on earth. There are over twenty thousand temples and one on a rock in the sea.Uluwatu and the kecak · Tanah Lot · Tirta Empul · How to enter a templeRead the full guide
5. 05

   Where to stay in Bali

   2 hForty kilometres can be two hours. Here, choosing the wrong base isn’t an inconvenience: it’s losing the trip to traffic.Ubud · Canggu and Seminyak · Uluwatu and the Bukit · Sanur and the eastRead the full guide
6. 06

   Eating in Bali

   2 hThe roast pig that is the island’s dish, the warung that costs a euro, and why Balinese food isn’t in the brunch places.Babi guling · The warung · Bebek betutu and satay lilit · The water, and your stomachRead the full guide
7. 07

   Day trips from Bali

   10 hA cliff shaped like a dinosaur, a volcano climbed at night, and islands where the sea is genuinely calm.Nusa Penida · 45 min by boat · Mount Batur at sunrise · The Gili Islands · Sidemen, the alternative to UbudRead the full guide
8. 08

   Bali airport to your hotel

   1 hThe first thing on landing isn’t the taxi: it’s the tourist levy. And the only official site ends in .go.id, because copycats charge double.The tourist levy, and the scam · The official taxi, and the apps · The scooter, and the licenceRead the full guide

The real options, with what actually decides it: which terminal it leaves from and where it drops you. Fares and timetables live with the operator, who keeps them current.

• TaxiKuta · Seminyak · UbudThere’s an official taxi counter outside arrivals with set fares by zone: the further out, the pricier, and Ubud is one of the dear ones. The apps work too, Grab now has its own lounge inside the airport, but pick-up is outside the terminal zone and they add an airport exit fee.·Fares and timesAeropuerto I Gusti Ngurah Rai
• BusTasa turística obligatoria (Love Bali)Foreign visitors pay a fixed levy per person per trip, before arrival or at the airport counter. The only official site ends in .go.id: the .com and .org ones are copycats that overcharge.·Fares and timesProvincia de Bali
• BusTrans Metro DewataDenpasarThe island’s public bus network calls at the airport. Slow but dirt cheap. No real space for big luggage.·Fares and timesTrans Metro Dewata

Before you fly, or on the layover. Pay per visit, whatever airline.

• Blue Sky Premier Loungefrom €15.00
• Concordia Loungefrom €18.00
• Concordia Loungefrom €33.00

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