All our Nature & temples guides for Bali, in one place.
The postcard terraces a short ride from Ubud and the UNESCO-listed valley an hour further on are often mentioned in the same breath. They are not the same trip, and knowing the difference saves you a wasted morning.
The practical guide to Tanah Lot: tide times, the entrance fee, dress code, when the crowds peak, and whether the famous sunset is still worth the trip.
Kite season in Bali runs July to September, when giant layang-layang fill the southern skies. Where to watch, the Sanur and Padang Galak festivals, and how to do it right.
Crater lakes, a botanic garden of enormous trees and a temple on the water: what the Bedugul highlands actually offer and why the famous photograph misleads.
A two-hour climb in the dark to a crater rim at dawn: what the trek actually involves, the two-in-the-morning pickup, the guide rules, and the honest verdict.
Coffee plantations, waterfalls in ravines and mountain lakes a thousand metres up: the part of Bali with no beach, no traffic and almost no visitors.
Rice terraces, a volcano at the end of the valley and almost no traffic: the eastern Bali village people move to when Ubud stops feeling like the photographs.
Dozens of falls, wildly different in effort and reward: the ones near Ubud, the ones in the highlands, the steps you should know about, and when they actually run.
A guide to Bali's most beautiful temples, Uluwatu, Tanah Lot, Besakih, Tirta Empul and Lempuyang, plus the dress code and etiquette every visitor should know.
A month-by-month guide to Bali weather: dry season versus wet season, surf seasons on each coast, humidity, crowds and prices, and the best months for beaches, hiking and diving.