Indonesia is a country with a very distinguishable culture, richly dipped in Hindu rituals, festivals, and ancient culture. Everywhere you look there is ceremony and sacred offerings surrounded by tropical gardens and hidden beaches. Bali has something to offer a very broad market of visitors from young back-packers right through to the super-rich. From laid back Ubud, the cultural heart of Bali, with its lush cascading rice terraces and cool mountainous area where you can visit the Monkey Forest, to the luxurious resorts of Nusa Dua where tourists get the ultimate treatment. Though the beaches may not always overly impress, the lively beachfront communities of Kuta and Seminyak Beach will. They offer an impressive restaurant and club scene, and some of the most delicious cocktails that also happen to be very affordable. Obviously, Bali effortlessly provides a wide range of shopping, dining, drinking, and exploring options that will ensure your vacation will deliver and every version of fun imaginable!

10 things we suggest you do in Bali

1. Visit Tanah Lot Temple which sits over sacred water and is guarded by sea snakes
2. Take at least two tours…there are dozens and dozens of great ones. May we suggest Jungle Buggies in Ubud
3. Take a day trip to a more remote area of the island. From Mount Batur, the Hot Springs, and the Monkey forest to wreck diving at Telamben and exploring the Gili Islands there is so much you won’t want to miss.
4. Plan your sunsets whether it be a beachfront dinner, rooftop bar, or sitting atop a temple, the options are endless!
5. Wander the Tegallong Rice Terraces
6. Watch a Kecak dance
7. Bathe in the sacred waters of Tirta Empul and explore the grounds
8. Visit Pod Chocolate factory
9. Discover on of Bali’s hidden waterfalls and go swimming in the pools beneath it
10. Go shopping for beautiful silks, wooden statues, and other Balinese hand crafted items.

Some of The Many Unique and Delicious Dining Options 

Head to the southern tip of the island to visit the luxury villas and 5 star resorts of Jimbaran and Nusa Dua. Nusa Dua is Bali’s most developed resort area, but you can still find cultural attractions there as well. Dreamy beachfront settings overlooking clean white sand beaches make Nusa Dua an idyllic place for honeymooners. It is also home to Pirates Bay Bali, a pirate-themed open-air cafe and restaurant comprising a replica pirate ship on the sand, several tree houses, a bay lookout tower, a pirates’ kitchen and a fun host of treasure hunt activities in which you can participate as a family. Scattered around the grounds are numerous castaway inspired setups such as thatch-roofed beach huts, bonfires, tents, and picket fences that are nods to Robinson Crusoe and Jack Sparrow. The main highlight here for families is its day outing packages featuring fun filled activities for the whole family.

Jimbaran seafood cafes should absolutely be on your must-visit places for your Bali holiday, especially if you’re a seafood lover. Not only is Jimbaran Bay one of Bali’s beautiful spots for memorable sunsets, but it is also the most popular coast to enjoy grilled seafood. Choose from seventeen seafood cafes lining the white-sand beach locally known as ‘Pantai Muaya’. Each one offers fresh-grilled seafood served at candlelit tables on the sand. As the sun goes down, the horizon features faint lights from the Ngurah Rai airport and traditional fishing boat lanterns out at sea creating a memorable and romantic evening.

Bali stakes a serious claim to be paradise on earth. With world-class surfing and diving, a large number of cultural, historical and archaeological attractions, and an enormous range of accommodations, this one of them world’s most popular island destinations and one which consistently wins travel awards. Passport & Duffel Bag can insure your Bali vacation is all you imagined and so much more.