Itinerary · 7 days · 29 places
7 Days in Bali
A week across Bali: two days on the south coast between Seminyak and the cliffs of the Bukit Peninsula, three days in and around Ubud with rice terraces, water temples and stone reliefs, and finally the quiet east in Sanur, a short hop from the airport.
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The route on the map
The plan, day by day
Day 1Arrival in Seminyak
Arrival in Bali
Hotel check-in
Seminyak lies between the last patches of rice field and the beach: quiet lanes with boutique hotels, and from any address the sand is less than ten minutes' walk away.
Seminyak Beach
Wide, dark grey volcanic sand beach with strong surf, where in the evening the beach bars put beanbags and small fire bowls out on the sand.
Day 2Cliffs and temples of the Bukit Peninsula
Padang Padang Beach
A towel-sized cove reached by a narrow staircase through a cleft in the rock; to the left of the entrance the waves break over the reef.
Suluban Beach
The beach below the Uluwatu cliff, which you can only enter through a cave at low tide — above it the surfer cafés cling to the rock face.
Pura Luhur Uluwatu
The sea temple on a 70-metre cliff, whose wall-top path runs along the precipice to the split gate with its two stone elephants.
Melasti Beach
A winding road has been cut into the white limestone cliff, ending at a shallow turquoise bay where, unlike at Uluwatu, you can actually swim.
Jimbaran Beach
Flat fishing bay with outrigger boats pulled up on the sand, where the sun sets right over the water.
Evening: Rock Bar at the Ayana
A terrace 14 metres above the surf, reached by a funicular that runs down the cliff.
Day 3To Ubud — palaces, market and monkey forest
Onward to Ubud
Hotel check-in
Puri Saren Agung
The palace of Ubud's royal family right on the main crossroads: courtyards with brick gateways, sandstone reliefs and a pavilion where dances are held in the evening.
Ubud Art Market
Two-storey market hall opposite the palace with baskets, batik and woodcarvings — bargaining starts at about a third of the first price.
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary
A patch of forest with moss-covered temples, banyan roots above the ravine and around a thousand free-roaming long-tailed macaques.
Campuhan Ridge Walk
A paved ridge between two river valleys, two kilometres through tall elephant grass up to Bangkiang Sidem.
Evening: Legong at Pura Taman Saraswati
In front of the water temple's lotus pond, Legong is danced by torchlight, starting at 7:30 pm.
Day 4Rice terraces, water temples and the Batur crater
Tegalalang rice terraces
Terraces climbing in narrow steps up both sides of the valley; below, a path leads through the fields, with a small donation expected at several points.
Pura Gunung Kawi
Over 300 steps down into the Pakerisan valley to ten tomb niches carved straight out of the rock face in the 11th century.
Pura Tirta Empul
Water temple with two purification pools where worshippers step under thirty spouts one after another; watching is allowed, joining in only in a sarong.
Penelokan viewpoint
From the crater rim near Kintamani you look out over the black lava flow of 1963 and Lake Batur beyond.
Evening: Jalan Monkey Forest
Ubud's main street, with live music in the warungs and shops open until around 10 pm.
Day 5Caves, reliefs and a waterfall
Goa Gajah
The 11th-century "Elephant Cave": a demon's mouth as the entrance, a T-shaped passage behind it and bathing pools in front with stone water-bearing maidens.
Yeh Pulu
A 25-metre rock relief in the rice fields showing hunting and everyday scenes, almost always deserted.
Tegenungan Waterfall
A broad fall in a wooded gorge, a good 160 steps down; at the bottom you can stand in the pool if the river isn't too brown.
Setia Darma House of Masks and Puppets
In old wooden houses in the woodcarving village of Mas hang more than a thousand masks and wayang puppets from Bali, Java and the rest of Asia.
Evening: Jalan Hanoman
Quieter street parallel to Monkey Forest Road with small bars, bookshops and temple gates where offerings are placed in the evening.
Day 6To Sanur — shallow water on the east coast
Onward to Sanur
Hotel check-in
Pura Blanjong
Small village temple with the Blanjong pillar of 914, Bali's oldest dated inscription, in Sanskrit and Old Balinese.
Museum Le Mayeur
The beach house of Belgian painter Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur, where his paintings of the dancer Ni Pollok still hang on the carved walls.
Pantai Sindhu
Pale stretch of beach behind the offshore reef, where the beachfront path runs beneath frangipani trees and the water stays waist-deep.
Pantai Mertasari
Sanur's quiet southern tip with a wide lagoon, kite flyers in the afternoon and views across to Nusa Penida.
Evening: Jalan Danau Tamblingan
Sanur's main street with craft shops and open-fronted restaurants, noticeably calmer than the south.
Day 7Last morning by the sea
Pantai Karang
Sanur's northern beach, where fishermen haul in their boats in the morning and the beachfront path is still in the shade.
Pasar Sindhu
Sanur's village market with fruit stalls, spices and ready-woven offering baskets, still in full swing in the morning.
Departure from Bali
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