EXPLORING THE DIVERSE LANDSCAPES OF BALI
Imagine being surrounded by lush rainforests, or your heart thrumming beneath your ribcages as you hike up to a volcanic crater or enjoying the warmth ŽĨ Ă ĐĂŵƉĮƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚ Ă ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƚĂƌƐ Ăƚ Ă ďĞĂĐŚ with the waves providing ambient noise.
Did you imagine it?
tĞůů͕ ŝĨ LJŽƵƌ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ͕ ƉĂĐŬ LJŽƵƌ ďĂŐƐ͕ ŐĞƚ LJŽƵƌ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƚ Žī ƚŽ /ŶĚŽŶĞƐŝĂ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƚƵƌŶ LJŽƵƌ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ reality!
Indonesia, an archipelago with over 17,000 islands, ŽīĞƌ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐ͘ KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ ƚƌĂǀĞů ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ŝƐ Ăůŝ͘ dŚĞ island is resplendent with gorgeous natural beauty Ͳ ĨƌŽŵ ǀĞƌĚĂŶƚ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŝƐƟŶĞ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵů ƐƵŶƐĞƚƐ͘ /ƚ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ďůĞŶĚ ŽĨ Ăƌƚ͕ ĚĂŶĐĞ͕ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƉƉĞĂů ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂůŽŶŐ with mesmerising temples, stunning restaurants, and plenty more.
ƌĂǁ ƵƉ Ă ƚƌĂǀĞů ŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵŝƚƐ LJŽƵƌ ƚĂƐƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ŚĞůƉ͘ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂůŝŶĞƐĞ ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ ŚŽƚƐƉŽƚƐ and decide how many you can visit in one tour!
Tanah Lot Temple
KŶĞ ŽĨ ƐĞǀĞŶ ƐĞĂ ƚĞŵƉůĞƐ ŝŶ Ăůŝ͕ dĂŶĂŚ >Žƚ dĞŵƉůĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬ ŝŶ Ăůŝ͘ ĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ďƵŝůƚ ŝŶ the 16th Century, the temple has a history that is as ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ ĂƐ ŝƚƐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ϯϬϬ ŵĞƚƌĞƐ ŽīƐŚŽƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĂďĂŶ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĨĂĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĞĂŶ with stunning views of the sunset.
KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶLJ ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵů ŵLJƚŚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ temple speaks of a poisonous snake that lives at the base of the rock, guarding the temple from those who wish harm.
Mount Batur
DŽƵŶƚ ĂƚƵƌ͕ ĂŶ ĂĐƟǀĞ ǀŽůĐĂŶŽ ŝŶ Ăůŝ͕ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ůŝŬĞ ƐƉĞůůďŝŶĚŝŶŐ ǀŝĞǁƐ͘ dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͕ ƟŵŝŶŐ ŝƚ ũƵƐƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ƌĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵŝƚ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶƌŝƐĞ͘ KĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ that you will be making the trek in near darkness, with ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ůŝŐŚƚ ŽŌĞŶ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ ƚŽƌĐŚ͘
Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƌĂLJƐ ŽĨ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĐŚĂƐĞ ĂǁĂLJ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ͕ LJŽƵ ŐĞƚ ĞŶĐŚĂŶƟŶŐ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ >ĂŬĞ ĂƚƵƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞ ŽĨ the mountain and the distant peaks of Mount Agung and Mount Rinjani.
KŶĐĞ LJŽƵ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƚĂŬĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ nearby hot springs to relax.
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
>ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌĞƐ ŽĨ >ĂŬĞ ƌĂƚĂŶ͕ WƵƌĂ hůƵŶ ĂŶƵ ƌĂƚĂŶ ŝƐ Ă ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ,ŝŶĚƵ ƚĞŵƉůĞ ĚĂƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ϭϳƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ ĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂůŝŶĞƐĞ ŐŽĚĚĞƐƐ of water, lakes and rivers, the temple comprises four groups of shrines, four gates and megalithic artefacts.
Ɛ ďĞĮƫŶŐ Ă ƚĞŵƉůĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ĚĞŝƚLJ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ water, the temple is surrounded by water on all sides. A result of this is that from certain angles, it appears ƚŽ ŇŽĂƚ ŽŶ >ĂŬĞ ƌĂƚĂŶ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ŵĂŐŝĐĂů ĞīĞĐƚ͘ dŚĞ ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĞĚƵŐƵů DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ZĂŶŐĞ ĂĚĚƐ even more beauty to the scenery.
Pura Besakih
WƵƌĂ ĞƐĂŬŝŚ͕ ƉĞƌĐŚĞĚ Ăƚ ĂŶ ĂůƟƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ϵϬϬ ŵĞƚƌĞƐ͕ ƐŝƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞƐĂŬŝŚ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŝŶ ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ Ăůŝ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ĚĂƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ϭϬϬϳ ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ ŽĨ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ŝŶ Ăůŝ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ϮϮ ƚĞŵƉůĞƐ that rise on six terraces set on parallel ridges.
WƵƌĂ ĞƐĂŬŝŚ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ DŽƚŚĞƌ dĞŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ,ŝŶĚƵ Ăůŝ͕ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ǀĂƐƚ ĂƌĞĂ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ďƌĞĂƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƐĐĞŶĞƌLJ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞ ĨĂĐĞƐ DŽƵŶƚ ŐƵŶŐ͛Ɛ highest peak, which is believed to be the abode of the gods.
Kuta Beach
<ƵƚĂ ĞĂĐŚ͕ ŶĞƐƚůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ĐŽĂƐƚ ŽĨ
Ăůŝ͕ ŝƐ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĐƌĞĂŵͲĐŽůŽƵƌĞĚ ƐĂŶĚLJ ďĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ǁĂǀĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚƐ ďŽƚŚ ƐƵƌĨĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂnjLJ ďĞĂĐŚŐŽĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞ ƌŽůůŝŶŐ ǁĂǀĞƐ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ ƐƵƌĨ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵů ďĞĂĐŚ umbrellas and lounge chairs create cosy spots to lie down and soak in the sun for those inclined to relax.
Tukad Cepung Waterfall
Ăůŝ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌĨĂůůƐ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ dƵŬĂĚ ĞƉƵŶŐ tĂƚĞƌĨĂůů͘ dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚ gorges that surround it from all sides, the waterfall ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ƉůƵŶŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐŬLJ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ƐƵƌƌĞĂů impression.
ƵƌŝŶŐ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƟŵĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ĮůƚĞƌƐ through the rocks at just the right angle to illuminate ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌĨĂůů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽů ďĞůŽǁ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŚƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂƌŬůĞ ŚŝƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĐŬƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƫŶŐ ŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ͘
Tanjung Benoa Beach
>ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ Ăůŝ͛Ɛ ƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ ĐŽĂƐƚ͕ dĂŶũƵŶŐ ĞŶŽĂ ĞĂĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƐƚĂLJĐĂƟŽŶ ƐƉŽƚ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ǀĂůƵĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ͘ dŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ůŽŶŐ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚ ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƐĂŶĚLJ ďĞĂĐŚ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĨƵŶ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĚƵůŐĞ ŝŶ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ǁŽƌůĚͲĐůĂƐƐ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang
>ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ĞĂƐƚ Ăůŝ͕ WƵƌĂ WĞŶĂƚĂƌĂŶ ŐƵŶŐ >ĞŵƉƵLJĂŶŐ ŝƐ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ 'ĂƚĞƐ ŽĨ ,ĞĂǀĞŶ͘
dŚĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞ ŝƐ Ă ƐĂĐƌĞĚ ,ŝŶĚƵ dĞŵƉůĞ ŶĞƐƚůĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ the lush hills of Karangasem. It has the honour of being ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞƐ ƉĞƌĐŚĞĚ Ăƚ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ĂůƟƚƵĚĞ͕ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŝŶŐ ďƌĞĞnjĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ architecture all make a visit to the temple worth it.
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƐƚ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĂůůƵƌŝŶŐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƚĞƐ ŽĨ ,ĞĂǀĞŶ͕ Ă ŐĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůŝŐŶƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
ĚŝƐƚĂŶƚ DŽƵŶƚ ŐƵŶŐ͕ ƚŚƵƐ ĨƌĂŵŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁƐ ĂƌĞ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐŽ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƉŚŽƚŽ ŝƐ Ă ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚĂƐŬ͘
Campuhan Ridge Walk
ŶũŽLJ Ă ǁĂůŬ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞ Campuhan Ridge Walk is something that both locals and ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂůŝŬĞ ĐŚĞƌŝƐŚ ŝŶ Ăůŝ͘
dŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ƚƌĂŝů ƚŚĂƚ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ hďƵĚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ůƵƐŚ ŐƌĞĞŶ ǀŝƐƚĂƐ ĂŶĚ ďƌĞĂƚŚĞ ŝŶ ĨƌĞƐŚ Ăŝƌ͘ dŚĞ ŶŝŶĞͲ ŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞ ƚƌĂĐŬ ŝƐ ǁĞůůͲŵĂƌŬĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƐƐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĮĞůĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĂĚĚLJ͕ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůŽŶŐ WƵƌĂ 'ƵŶƵŶŐ >ĞďĂŚ Ͳ ĂŶ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ ƚĞŵƉůĞ ŝŶ hďƵĚ͘
Dream Museum Zone
/Ĩ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨƵŶ͕ LJĞƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂŵ DƵƐĞƵŵ ŽŶĞ͘ dŚĞ ĂƐƐŽƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ϯ ŝůůƵƐŝŽŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŐĂůůĞƌLJ ĂƩƌĂĐƚƐ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ artworks to take surreal photos.
dŚĞ ŐĂůůĞƌLJ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ϭϮϬ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ϭϰ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĂŬĞ LJŽƵ ƵŶĚĞƌǁĂƚĞƌ Žƌ ƚŽ ŵĂũĞƐƟĐ ǁĂƚĞƌĨĂůůƐ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŶĞdžƚ ƚŽ ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ůĂǀĂ ŽŶĞ ŵŝŶƵƚĞ and be transported to ancient Egypt the next minute, all without the need to actually travel anywhere!