Bali Guide
We run a rooftop restaurant on the seam between Canggu and Seminyak, which means we answer the same questions every night: where to watch the sunset, how to survive your first 48 hours, what those little flower baskets on the pavement mean. This guide is our answers — written honestly, and including places that aren't ours.
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Best-of lists · growingThemed roundups of Bali's best venues — honest, district-by-district lists. Real places, ratings and links — the spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Batu Belig sits on the quiet seam between Canggu's surf energy and Seminyak's polish — the same 6 PM sunset, half the crowd. Most evenings here start on the sand and end somewhere above it; parking is easier off Jl. Batu Belig itself than on the beach lanes.
- Batu Belig Beach: the full guide new
- Berawa vs Batu Belig vs Petitenget: which beach is yours new
- One evening route: Canggu → Batu Belig → Seminyak new
- Seminyak in one day new
- Kerobokan explained new
- Best sunset spots in Bali new
- Ubud: day trip new
- Nusa Dua & Benoa guide new
- Parking & traffic new
- Uluwatu: temple & beaches new
Bali rewards early starts and unhurried evenings: temples at golden hour, waterfalls before the tour buses, sunsets earned twice — once on a cliff, once at dinner. The routes below are the ones we actually send our own guests on.
- Tanah Lot at sunset — and where to have dinner after new
- Waterfalls of north Bali new
- Rice terraces: Jatiluwih vs Tegallalang new
- Temple etiquette & how to behave at a ceremony new
- Nusa Penida from Canggu new
- Mount Batur sunrise new
- Ubud Monkey Forest & centre new
- Learning to surf: spots & schools new
- Bali with kids: family guide new
- Spa & massage: what to expect new
The first two days set the tone for the whole trip: SIM card at the airport, scooter from a real rental, cash from a bank-branded ATM — and dinner somewhere you'll remember. Everything below is what we tell friends landing here for the first time.
- Your first 48 hours in Bali: SIM, scooter, money — and where to go tonight new
- Visa & extensions without stress new
- Renting a scooter without getting scammed new
- Money in Bali: cash, cards, exchange new
- Gojek & Grab: how locals use them new
- Internet & SIM for nomads new
- Hospitals & insurance new
- When to fly: the seasons, honestly new
- Staying safe: waves, monkeys, common scams new
- What to bring home new
The island runs on ceremony — roads close for processions, offerings appear on every doorstep, and one day a year even the airport goes silent. Understanding a little of it makes you a better guest; here's the little.
- Nyepi: the day of silence new
- Galungan & Kuningan: the big festival new
- Canang sari: the baskets everywhere new
- Bahasa for travellers: 30 phrases new
- Bali's festival calendar new
- Tipping & bargaining: what works new
- Russian community in Bali: chats & services new
- New Year, the Russian way new
- Coffee & markets new
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