Bali Holidays

Verdant jungle gives way to steeply terraced rice paddies, volcanic peaks frame ancient temples and villages echo with the work of goldsmiths, weavers, carvers and painters. Despite its relatively small size, Bali is incredibly diverse and offe...

Verdant jungle gives way to steeply terraced rice paddies, volcanic peaks frame ancient temples and villages echo with the work of goldsmiths, weavers, carvers and painters. Despite its relatively small size, Bali is incredibly diverse and offers and wide range of different things to see and do. Ubud is the artistic and cultural heart of Bali and there is plenty to experience here.

Visit the thousand-year-old Tampak Siring Temple, spend time in a number of different handicraft villages or attend a local performance of traditional Balinese dance. The journey between Ubud and Candidasa harbours one of the island’s highlights – the twenty-two temples that form holy Besakih, including Pura Penataran Agung, the Mother Temple of Bali – whilst Candidasa itself is home to some fine examples of Balinese architecture. The northern coast of Bali is renowned for its spectacular volcanic scenery, coffee plantations and sandy beaches. Visit quaint fishing villages and old Dutch colonial towns, head to Munduk, a Balinese hill station, for walking and birdwatching or, simply, relax by the sea, snorkelling colourful coral reefs.