Bali Travel

Bali is a tropical island paradise perfect for a great bali vacation. Bali has a broad range of accommodation from places for backpackers to luxury 5 star hotels.

Bali island lies 3.2 km east of Java Indonesia and approximately 8 degrees south of the equator. East to west, the island is approximately 153 km wide and 112 km north to south (95 by 69 miles, respectively), with a surface area of 5,633 km. The highest point of Bali island is Mount Agung at 3,142 m (10,308 feet) high, an active volcano that last erupted in March 1963. Mountains cover centre to the eastern side, with Mount Agung the eastern most peak. Mount Batur is 1,717 m and a must see on your great bali vacation.



In the south the land descends to form an alluvial plain, watered by shallow rivers, drier in the dry season and overflowing during periods of heavy rain.

The principal cities of Bali are the northern port of Singaraja, the former colonial capital of Bali, if traveling to the north Lovina is an idea place to stay for your great bali vacation. The present provincial capital and largest city, Denpasar, near the southern coast. The town of Ubud (north of Denpasar), with its art market, museums and galleries, is arguably the cultural center of Bali island.

There are major coastal roads and roads that cross the island mainly north-south. Due to the mountainous terrain in the island's center, the island roads tend to follow the crests of the ridges across the mountains so there can be spectacular views whilst traveling on your great bali vacation. There are no railway lines.

The island is surrounded by coral reefs. Beaches in the south tend to have white sand while those in the north and west black sand. The beach town of Padangbai in the south east has both: the main beach and the secret beach have white sand and the south beach and the blue lagoon have much darker sand. Pasut Beach, near Ho River and Pura Segara, is a quiet beach 14 km southwest of Tabanan. The Ho River is navigable by small sampan. Black sand beaches between Pasut and Klating dukuh are being developed for tourism, but apart from the seaside temple of Tanah Lot, this is not yet a tourist area but a great place to see during your great bali vacation




What people say about bali?

● different and unique experience with a very friendly local family.

● Weather, hotels, villas, Sanur, Ubud, Seminyak to name a few destinations and Balinese people. Lots of copy everything but keep expectations real. Low cost relative to other parts of Asian. Outside Kuta is a better experience.

● Cheap, friendly and beautiful. Even if it rains it is never cold.

● The shopping was cheap, if you can figure out how to barter in the markets. Even in the shops I paid 1/3rd of the price of Australia for running shoes. The food is cheap too if you hunt for the right little cafes and not go to the Westernised restaurants. Even they are still cheaper than a meal in Australia.

● I loved Bali, I would definately go back there soon. Next time though I would not spend as much time in Kuta as it was too Westernised. I loved Ubud the most and the markets there are varied so you could almost avoid Kuta altogether for shopping. I recommend the Sobek cycling tour from the volcano through the villages as a way of seeing how the locals really live.

● Great people if you get to meet the real locals, beautiful hotels & great service.

● Great people, very spiritual culture great shopping & eating. We found Ubud a lovely area of Bali a lot of sculptures out of the local volcanic stone

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