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Best of Bali for a month.

After spending a fair amount of time in Bali, I constantly get the question from friends in Sweden; “Hugo, what’s the best places in your love island: Bali?” or “what can’t we miss during our stay in Bali?”.

So I thought it would come very handy to make my recommended trip in Bali, the island I love. Depending on how much time you have or want to spend it will change the route but I figured a month (what a regular tourist visa will give you) is a reasonable time to spend here. If you’re planning on staying shorter or longer I will write where I would cut down time or add depending on your intended time here.

 1.       Arrive to Denpasar Airport. I would Leave the hustle and bustle of Denpasar and Kuta straight away and head for Canggu for a couple of days. Here you can take a surf lesson, or just enjoy all the good food, nice vibes and happy hours by the beach. You’re also just about 20 minute ride from Seminyak with good shopping, great beach bars and clubs as well as really good restaurants both fancy and local. Be aware tho! It’s also a bit risky to start here because it’s very easy to get comfortable and stuck in the good atmosphere of Canggu (seen it so many times). Therefore it’s a good place to end your trip. Days: 3 Total days: 3

2.       From Canggu it’s just a 1-2h drive up to the spiritual/yoga capital of the world: Ubud. Nowadays it’s pretty busy but get out of the city centre into the jungle! Check out the rise terraces, monkey forest and waterfalls! Days: 2 Total: 5

3.       *North bali. If you have more time I would have a look around the volcanos, Sidemen and Besakih before heading to Singaraja or Lovina. If you wanna escape all the traffic and people and have a quieter vibe this is it! Check out some nice waterfalls (Awesome jumps and slides at Aling Aling waterfall!) and dolphins here for a day or two! Days: 2 Total: 7 (skip if short on time)

4.       *Are you a diver I would definitely recommend to stop by Tulamben & Amed for a day to two to do some fine diving. Here you’ll find the majestic USS Liberty wreck and really good diving for finding small, weird, beautiful creatures in the sand. Days: 2 total: 9 (skip if not a diver or short of time)

5.       Time to leave bali to go over to the paradise islands of Gili! You can take a 2h speed boat from Amed. There are three of these and depending on what you like there’s one for you (or if you have enough time, why not check out all of them?)

Gili Trawangan: The biggest island. Also known as the party island with the most people, most nightclubs and restaurants. Its also the best island for diving with a lot of option of diving schools and dive sites! Sunsets here are also superb!

Gili Meno: The honeymoon island. Not much happening here. There’s a really cool “alice in wonderland”-hostel, but other than that not much happening. Very relaxed and quiet. (lots of mosquitos..)

Gili Air: The chill-out island. Very relaxed vibe and good for lazy days.

Days: 4 Total: 13

6.       *When you’re on Gili it’s a good decision to book a tour up the epic Rinjani volcano. This is for the trekking people. It’s a 3 day tough hike up on of the coolest volcano in Indonesia! The scenery is fantastic and so rewarding. In my opinion one of the coolest experiences I’ve had in Indo! If this isn’t for you, I would skip to next place. Days: 3 Total: 17

7.       *Kuta Lombok, time to surf! I went to Kuta Lombok 3 years ago and I guess a lot have changed since then. But I remember it being a quiet oasis with pristine beaches and good surf, less crowded than Bali. Also amazingly beautiful to cruise along the coast with a scooter! Days: 3 Total: 20

8.       Nusa Islands! Here’s three islands in these group and one of the most beautiful places in Bali! Penida is the biggest one. I would recommend 2 days of adventuring here to see the famous Kelingking beach (the most beautiful beach I ever seen), Broken beach and Crystal bay. I would then spend another 2-3 days on the two other islands, Lembongan and Ceningan (which connects by a yellow bridge). There’s a big variety of things to see, everything from amazing beaches & blue lagoons to dramatic cliffs & mangroves. I usually don’t go on snorkel trips but here in Nusa I can really recommend one. you have the chance to go snorkelling with mantas, mola molas and buddha statues. It’s a really nice day trip. For those who dive I can also recommend to go diving, especially during June-September when it’s Mola Mola (sunfish) season. I absolutely love this place! And would put it highest on my list. Days: 5 Total: 25

9.       Back to south Bali! Now the month is almost over (It’s gone so fast!?) and it’s time to wrap it up on Bali. This time heading down south to Uluwatu. In the south is where you find the crystal clear water and white beaches on Bali, like  Pandawa, Green bowl and Dreamland beach. Here’s also a nice temple on top of a 100 meter cliff stretching down into the sea. This is the place for sunsets and a nice calm ending of the trip. Days: 2 Total: 27

That’s my intense trip to explore all the best spots in Bali. I don’t really like to rush when I’m travelling (that’s why I never have less than 2 days on each place) but I also like to be active and see as much ass possible on my vacation! As you see the trip ends on day 27 which leaves you a couple of days to spend wherever you enjoy the most!

I’ve made a smaller itinerary for people who have less time to spend. Personally I rather cut down on places to go rather than days on every place just because I don’t like to rush, it builds up stress which is exactly what you want to escape when you’re travelling!

My top 3 Bali places would probably be: 

1. Nusa Islands

2. Gili Islands

3. Canggu