Best things to do in Bali

 One of the best tropical retreats in the world is Bali. It's a place that appeals to families, seniors, digital nomads, and young hedonists alike. It's an adventurer's paradise and a spiritual haven all rolled into one. And while certain places are becoming overrun with tourists, Bali keeps up to its reputation as one of the most beautiful islands in the world when you travel outside of the typical sites.

So what are the top activities in Bali? We've compiled the finest of Bali's experiences, from the justifiably well-liked to the pleasantly surprising. This locally curated list will transform a trip to the Island of the Gods into a divine vacation, with plenty to inspire the most ardent adrenaline addict or the most demanding culture vulture.

1.Catch a wave

The idea of visiting Bali has long included surfing. Although the island is home to a number of world-class waves that may challenge even the finest surfers (particularly in the southern Bukit Peninsula), Kuta Beach is one of the best spots to learn to surf because of the abundance of board rental shops and helpful instructors lined up along the shore. Both the renowned Old Man's surf break in Canggu and the Bukit's Dreamland surf break, where calmer waves break on sand rather than reefs, are excellent locations to improve your abilities. A group of seasoned local surf instructors known as Baliboarders are available to serve as instructors or tour guides anywhere on the island.

2.Practise yoga

Despite Canggu's best efforts to knock the old guru off of her yogi pedestal, Ubud has emerged as one of the world's leading hubs for yoga. You can find anything in and around Ubud, from inexpensive drop-in sessions to 'complimentary' classes at opulent hotels that cost a thousand dollars a night. The Yoga Barn and Radiantly Alive are competing for the title of top yoga studio in Ubud (but with decorous mutual regard). Both have devoted supporters, but you can't go wrong choosing either because they are such well-known names that the top teachers in the world flock to them.

3.Take a ‘safari’ in the Wild West

The last Bali tiger was unfortunately shot over 80 years ago, so this is hardly a Big Five country. However, Bali's far north-western tip contains a rainforest environment that defies all you may have heard about 'overcrowded, overdeveloped' Bali. For the majority of tourists and locals alike, West Bali National Park is still very much a hidden gem. Beautiful sambar deer sprint across the shallows while enormous squirrels jump among the trees. You have a very good possibility of seeing Bali starlings, one of the rarest birds in the entire world, as well as endangered ebony leaf monkeys. Visit The Menjangan, one of Bali's most picturesque hotels, for the night.Its wooden jungle lookout provides views of hills covered with jungle, which are home to flying fox flocks and, astonishingly, hornbills.

4.Catch the sunrise on Mount Batur

The 1,717-meter top of Bali's Batur Volcano is undoubtedly the best site on the island to view tropical sunrises, which have earned Bali the moniker "The Morning of the World" for their mesmerising beauty. Each morning around 3am, hundreds of hikers depart in search of a spiritual encounter with the rising sun or, in many cases, in search of the perfect selfie. Although this location is by no means a secret, the views of Mount Rinjani on neighbouring Lombok and Mount Agung, Bali's highest peak, make it a must-do activity. Consider ascending the more isolated and spiritual Batukaru, the island's second-highest mountain at 2,276 metres.

5.Swim under a waterfall

As the island's lifeblood flows down to the tiered paddy terraces, the tropical rainfall on Bali's volcanic peaks generates a plethora of waterfalls. Some 'beauty places' have gained so much notoriety that they are now engulfed in trash, but there are some lesser-known beauties that are just far away enough to maintain their picture-postcard perfection. One of the most well-known waterfalls is Tegenungan Waterfall, which has a 15-meter drop, and is easily accessible from Ubud. However, the more impressive Nungnung Waterfall is only reachable after ascending 1000 steps into an undeveloped ravine.Even farther away, on the island's north side, is Sekumpul Waterfall, where you may cool yourself in a pool created by a cluster of seven waterfalls. It wouldn't be a good idea to swim under this one because the major drop comes in at 80 metres.

6.Hit the trails around Sidemen village

One of Bali's most picturesque roads, it winds through sparkling paddies, past flower-draped villages, and across steep ravines as it travels from Ubud to Sidemen. The kind of remote refuge that Sidemen is makes one imagine what Ubud would have been like before western tourists arrived. It may be instructive to note that in the 1930s, Walter Spies, a socialite and rebellious artist who resided in Ubud, constructed a Sidemen mansion as a retreat for times when crowds were too much. Sidemen is still a fun spot to go trekking today, with pristine rural valleys, fruit orchards, and woodlands to explore.

7.Dive (or snorkel) Balinese reefs

While hundreds of surfers go to Bali's wave-lashed southern shore, world-traveling divers are usually shocked to find world-class diving along the protected north coast. With sightings of sharks, rays, turtles, and occasionally even whale-shark, Menjangan Island, which is located offshore from West Bali National Park, offers absolutely beautiful snorkelling or diving (as long as rainy season currents haven't brought the garbage in). Although the reefs in Lovina and Pemuteran are both reachable from the beach, Amed is Bali's dive centre of choice because to its numerous amazing wreck dives. The largest dive shop on the island, Bali Hai, offers diving day trips to the offshore reefs surrounding Nusa Lembongan Island; the highlight being a location suitably named "Manta Alley."

8.Walk with (pink!) buffalo

For millennia, buffalo have been an integral element of Indonesian culture. Pink buffalo are only found in West Bali, one of the few locations in the entire archipelago, but even here they are in danger of going extinct since machinery is taking their place for paddy work. Despite the fact that some of them are still used as sacrifices or in the cruel West Bali sport of mekepung (buffalo chariot racing), rice farmer Nengah Sudana has discovered a more environmentally friendly usage for his animals through his Pink Buffalo Walks. His trips provide an understanding of the customs and irrigation techniques that make up the island's centuries-old rice producing culture.

9.Relax at a beach club

There are many beach clubs in Bali, but the best is undoubtedly Seminyak's Potato Head Beach Club. Potato Head is as much a community centre as it is a place to chill out, having won the goodwill of countless islands during the epidemic for its creative "Sweet Potato" food distribution and local assistance programmes. The Potato Head village is a destination unto itself, featuring a number of fantastic bars and eateries, including Tanaman, run by visionary plant-based super-chef Dom Hammond, as well as music venues, yoga studios, a library, and Bali's best co-working space, all arranged around two delightfully opulent infinity pools.

10.Visit a sea temple

While Uluwatu Temple is likely the most well-known religious attraction for tourists, Besakih Temple is the mother temple for Balinese Hindus. Given its absolutely stunning clifftop perch above the wave-smashed reefs of one of the most difficult surfing amphitheatres in the world, it makes sense. There are several so-called sea temples; Tanah Lot Temple is one of them and attracts people looking to see the sunset because of its equally stunning location on an islet that is inaccessible during high tides.The Rambut Siwi Temple, with views over a section of abandoned beach, is further to the west if you want to experience the peace and magnificence of such a place in solitude. To explore the (very eerie) shrine grottos along the cliff wall, descend to the shore.

11.Cruise among the world’s most vibrant fishing fleet

This fleet of over 150 brightly coloured boats would be surrounded by souvenir shops if it were docked in east or central Bali as opposed to Perancak bay on the island's west coast. Right now, it's unlikely that you'll encounter even one tourist here. There is no infrastructure for sightseeing, but a small donation of uang merokok, or "cigarette money," should be enough to get a boatman to take you around this sparkling collection of colourful boats.

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