All our Nature & temples guides for Bali, in one place.
Melukat is a living Hindu ritual, not an attraction. What it means, where visitors may take part, what to wear and the rules that are enforced.
A month-by-month guide to Bali weather: dry versus wet season, surf seasons on each coast, humidity, crowds and prices, and the best months for beaches.
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.
The north coast fishing town with black volcanic sand and flat sea, where the famous dolphin trip deserves an honest conversation before you book it.
Stone dragons, lily ponds and stepping stones at a former royal palace in East Bali, rebuilt after the 1963 eruption of Mount Agung and still spring-fed.
The postcard terraces near Ubud and the UNESCO-listed valley an hour further on are not the same trip, and knowing the difference saves 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, and the Sanur and Padang Galak festivals.
Crater lakes, a botanic garden of enormous trees and a temple on the water: what the Bedugul highlands offer and why the famous photograph misleads.
A two-hour climb in the dark to a crater rim at dawn: what the trek involves, the early pickup, the guide rules and the honest verdict.
Rice terraces, a volcano at the end of the valley and almost no traffic: the eastern Bali village people choose when Ubud stops feeling right.
Dozens of falls, wildly different in effort and reward: the ones near Ubud, the ones in the highlands, the steps to 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 visitors should know.