Canggu
Overview:
- Expat and tourist area, known for its surf beaches, lots of nice cafe and restaurants, rice fields, some beach clubs and night life.
Beaches:
- Berawa Beach – beach cafes, beach clubs, surfing all levels.
- Batu Bolong Beach – surfing all levels, more crowded, beach restaurants.
- Echo Beach – beach cafes and restaurants, more advanced surfing.
- Pererenan Beach – less crowded, more advanced surfing, less cafes.
Restaurants:
- Crate Cafe – reasonably priced, good breakfast and lunch food, very popular.
- Copenhagen
- Ithaka – rooftop, cheap local and foreign food
- Nalu Bowls
Places To Stay:
- Berawa
- Batu Bolong
- Padang Linjong
- Lv8 Hotel (Beach Front)
Day and Night Clubs:
- Finns Beach Club
- Pretty Poison
- Old Mans
Other:
- Amo Spa
- Surfing
Shopping:
- Batu Bolong Street
- Berawa Street
Uluwatu
Overview:
- Expat and tourist Area, famous surf, chilled, less people and traffic, nice temples, good food.
Beaches:
- Secret Beach
- Dreamland Beach
- Padang Padang
- Bingin
- Melasti
- Nyang Nyang
Restaurants:
- Nourish
- Suka
- The Loft
- Le Baccara
- Ours
Places To Stay:
- Gravity Hotel
- Le Bamboo
- Dreamsea Hotel (Beach Front)
Day and Night Clubs:
- Single Fin
- The Istana
- Palmilla
Shopping:
- Padang Padang Main Street
To Do:
- Surfing
- Ours Spa
- U. Spa
- Aylan Yoga School Classes
- Uluwatu Temple
- Karang Boma Cliff
Ubud
Overview:
- Expat and tourists, more central in the jungle, no beaches, generally cooler, nice waterfalls, good food.
Restaurants:
- Zest
To Do:
- Monkey Forest
- Tibumana Waterfall
- Lots of Yoga Studios
North Bali
- Mt Batur Volcano Sunrise Hike and Hot Springs
- Bali Batu Beach Hut (cute simplistic homestay with almost private beach) – https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/35018169?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=60c94db7-71ee-49b9-b7ce-be5c5919183b
- Sumberkima Hill
- Scuba Diving at The Liberty Wreck
- Padang Bai Scuba Diving
- Aling Aling Waterfall
Bali Islands
- Nusa Lembongan
- Nusa Ceningan
- Nusa Penida (Kelingking Beach, Diamond Beach, Crystal Bay Manta Diving)
Indonesian Island Trips From Bali
- Gili Islands
- Lombok Island (Kuta and Selong Belanak Area)
- Komodo Island (Labuan Bajo, Le Pirate Island, Komodo Island Tour/Boat Tour – https://eastindonesiatrip.co.id/open-trip-labuan-bajo-vip-boat-1/ )
- Sumba Island (Sumba Surf Camp Resort, *Very Remote*)
Tips
Transport:
- Rent a Scooter (Only if you are very experienced at driving them, the roads are dangerous if your not confident to drive one)
- Grab/GoJek (Basically like Uber and you can get them anywhere)
- To get to North Bali I Recommend getting a driver as it is far, or look for packages where transport is included)
- To get to the Bali Nusa Islands, Gili Islands and Lombok there are fast boats from Sanur or Padang Bai.
- To get to the other Indonesian Islands you can book flights, I recommend using SkyScanner as I always find the cheapest prices there.
