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Things to Do in Bali (2026): 12 Places With Prices and Warnings

Twelve places across the island that independent guides keep naming, with what they cost, when they open and what to watch for.

By Laurence TuchinPublished October 7, 202617 sourcesHow we research

Tall limestone cliffs covered in green scrub above white surf, with a clifftop path and pink bougainvillea in the foreground
The cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu, on Bali's Bukit Peninsula. Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Every place here is named by at least two of the guides we could read, mainly Honeycombers and Time Out. Be careful with entry prices. Almost none comes from an official site, and guides often don't agree. Where they do, the Entry row says so and shows the range, so treat any figure as a guide's number to check at the gate.

Two things apply everywhere. Bali charges every international visitor an IDR 150,000 tourist levy, paid once per visit before leaving Indonesia, according to the provincial government's Love Bali site. And Nyepi, the day of silence, closes the island for a day: in 2025 the airport shut for 24 hours from 6am on 29 March. Check the date before you plan around it, because the dates we found for 2027 don't agree. Nobody on this team has been to any of these places.

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Uluwatu (Bukit) · A cliff-edge sea temple with a sunset fire dance

Uluwatu Temple and Kecak dance

Not visited yet

A temple on a clifftop about 70 m above the sea, with a Kecak fire dance at sunset. Honeycombers, Time Out and Bali Holiday Secrets all name it. Time Out describes the clifftop above the wave-smashed reefs.

Entry
Guides disagree: IDR 30,000 (BHS temples page), IDR 50,000 adult and 30,000 child (Honeycombers), IDR 60,000 adult and 40,000 child (BHS fees page). Kecak IDR 150,000 adult, 75,000 child (Honeycombers)
Hours
08:00 to 19:00 (BHS). The Kecak show is at 6pm daily (Honeycombers)
Know before you go
We could not confirm sarong and monkey rules from the pages we read, so check at the entrance

Named by: Honeycombers · Time Out · Bali Holiday Secrets

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Tabanan (west coast) · A temple on an offshore rock

Tanah Lot

Not visited yet

A sea temple on an offshore rock, about an hour or more from Seminyak. Time Out and Bali Holiday Secrets name it. Only worshippers can enter the main temple, and access depends on the tide.

Entry
IDR 75,000 foreign adult, IDR 40,000 child (both BHS pages agree)
Hours
07:00 to 19:00
Know before you go
Cash tickets, in person only. Parking IDR 5,000 car, IDR 3,000 motorbike. No swimming and no sarong needed. Quieter 12:00 to 15:00; sunset 16:00 to 18:30 is crowded

Named by: Time Out · Bali Holiday Secrets

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Ubud area · Terraced rice fields

Tegallalang rice terraces

Not visited yet

The terraces everyone photographs, north of Ubud. Honeycombers and Bali Holiday Secrets name them. There's no official price, and the swings and dress hire on the ridges next door cost extra.

Entry
No official price. Honeycombers says IDR 50,000; Bali Holiday Secrets describes IDR 15,000 to 20,000 donation booths (its fees page says IDR 25,000 to 50,000)
Hours
08:00 to 18:00 (Honeycombers), some entrances from 06:00
Know before you go
Go at 6:00 to 8:30am. Expect donation requests, slippery paths in the wet season and pricey cafés. Swings IDR 250,000 to 400,000

Named by: Honeycombers · Bali Holiday Secrets

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Ubud · A forest sanctuary with macaques

Ubud Monkey Forest

Not visited yet

A forest sanctuary with more than a thousand macaques. Honeycombers and Time Out name it. Time Out notes the macaques treat grinning as aggressive.

Entry
Adult IDR 130,000, child IDR 100,000 (the sanctuary's own site). Honeycombers lists a lower figure that conflicts with it
Hours
09:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:00 (the sanctuary's own site)
Know before you go
Hold on to your belongings, avoid eye contact with the monkeys and keep bags to a minimum

Named by: Honeycombers · Time Out

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Kintamani · A guided pre-dawn volcano hike

Mount Batur sunrise trek

Not visited yet

A 1,717 m volcano climbed in the dark for sunrise, with hundreds of trekkers setting out around 3am (Time Out). Bali Holiday Secrets says you're officially required to have a guide. There's no official trek price.

Entry
No official price found. Book through a tour or a registered guide
Hours
Pickup around 01:00 to 02:00, hike from about 04:00, roughly 2 hours up and 4 to 5 hours in all (BHS)
Know before you go
There are no toilets at the summit. Pickups run from Seminyak, Ubud, Sanur and elsewhere

Named by: Time Out · Bali Holiday Secrets

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Nusa Penida (southeast island) · A day trip by fast boat to a clifftop viewpoint

Nusa Penida and Kelingking

Not visited yet

An island day trip, with Kelingking a cliff-top viewpoint over a beach. Honeycombers, Bali Holiday Secrets and The Bali Sun all cover it. Take the warnings seriously: swimming at Kelingking has been banned since February 2023, and a visitor died in September 2026 after leaving the marked path.

Entry
Guides disagree: "no entrance fee" with parking IDR 5,000 scooter and IDR 10,000 car (nusapenida.org), IDR 10,000 (Honeycombers) or IDR 25,000 (BHS fees page). Check locally
Hours
Day tours run 06:30 to 17:00; return boats every 30 minutes from 2pm to 5pm (BHS)
Know before you go
Fast boat from Sanur takes about 30 minutes each way. Avoid 11am to 3pm; the beach path is about 20 minutes down and up to 30 back

Named by: Honeycombers · Bali Holiday Secrets · The Bali Sun (safety)

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North Bali and Gianyar · Three waterfalls, easy to hard

Waterfalls: Sekumpul, Git Git and Tegenungan

Not visited yet

Tegenungan is the easy one near Ubud, about 30 minutes from Denpasar, and Time Out gives a 15 m drop. Sekumpul in the north is a steep jungle hike of about 45 minutes, with a main drop of 80 m per Time Out. Honeycombers, Time Out and Bali Holiday Secrets all name them.

Entry
Prices conflict between two BHS pages: Tegenungan IDR 15,000 or 30,000, Sekumpul IDR 15,000 or 150,000 to 250,000, Git Git IDR 20,000 or 100,000. Check at the gate
Hours
Sekumpul 06:00 to 18:00; Tegenungan 06:30 to 18:30
Know before you go
Go before midday. The current at Tegenungan is "exceptionally strong" after rain. Sekumpul is 66 km (over two hours) from Ubud

Named by: Honeycombers · Time Out · Bali Holiday Secrets

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Tampaksiring (Gianyar) · A water temple where visitors bathe in a purification ritual

Tirta Empul

Not visited yet

A Hindu water temple with a holy spring and bathing pools. Visitors can join the melukat cleansing ritual. Honeycombers and Bali Holiday Secrets name it. Come before 10am or after 4pm and you'll miss the tour groups.

Entry
IDR 75,000 adult, IDR 50,000 child
Hours
08:00 to 18:00
Know before you go
A sarong and sash are required. The ritual itself, lockers and offerings cost extra. About 30 to 40 minutes from Ubud, and about 1.5 hours from Seminyak or Canggu

Named by: Honeycombers · Bali Holiday Secrets

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East Bali · Shipwrecks and shallow reefs

Amed and Tulamben diving and snorkelling

Not visited yet

Honeycombers and Time Out name Amed. Honeycombers lists the Japanese Shipwreck (shallow and beginner-friendly), the USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben 20 minutes north, Jemeluk Bay and Coral Garden.

Entry
Prices not published in the guides we read
Hours
Not applicable: trips are arranged through dive operators
Know before you go
The Japanese Shipwreck is the beginner option; the Liberty wreck is a short drive north

Named by: Honeycombers · Time Out

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Nusa Lembongan (southeast island) · A small island next to Nusa Penida

Nusa Lembongan

Not visited yet

Honeycombers and Time Out both name Manta Alley, a manta dive off the island. Honeycombers adds that manta dives have strong currents, and that the Yellow Bridge is for pedestrians and scooters only.

Entry
Devil's Tears IDR 25,000, free for children (Honeycombers)
Hours
Not stated
Know before you go
Currents on the manta dives are strong. Reach it by boat from the southeast coast

Named by: Honeycombers · Time Out

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South Bali · Beginner lessons on a sand beach

Surf lessons at Kuta and Legian

Not visited yet

Honeycombers and Time Out both include a first surf lesson. Time Out names Kuta, Bukit and Dreamland, and Canggu and Old Man's as places to learn.

Entry
Group IDR 150,000 to 300,000, private IDR 250,000 to 500,000 (Honeycombers)
Hours
Morning sessions are usual; check with the school
Know before you go
Our area guides cover which beaches suit learners and what a lesson includes

Named by: Honeycombers · Time Out

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North Bali (Lovina) · An early-morning boat trip

Lovina dolphin watching

Not visited yet

Honeycombers and Bali Holiday Secrets name dolphin watching at Lovina. Boats leave early in the morning. We didn't find any sourced warnings, so check the operator's reviews.

Entry
From IDR 100,000 per person (Honeycombers). BHS fees page lists a private tour from $165
Hours
Early-morning departures
Know before you go
It is a long day trip from the south, so most people stay in the north

Named by: Honeycombers · Bali Holiday Secrets

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Common questions

How much is the Bali tourist levy?

IDR 150,000 per international visitor, paid once per visit before you leave Indonesia, according to the provincial government's Love Bali site. Some visa holders and transport crew are exempt, and online payment before arrival is encouraged.

What closes on Nyepi?

Everything. It's a day of silence across the island. In 2025 the airport closed for 24 hours from 6am on 29 March. Check the date for your trip, since the sources we found don't agree on 2027.

Can you swim at Kelingking Beach?

No. Swimming has been banned since February 2023, and The Bali Sun reports a drowning there in October 2025 after someone entered the water despite the warnings.

What is the best time of day for Bali temples and waterfalls?

Early. Guides say before 10am for Tirta Empul, 6:00 to 8:30am for Tegallalang, before midday for Sekumpul, and 12:00 to 15:00 for Tanah Lot if you want to avoid the sunset crowds.

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Who wrote this

Laurence Tuchin

Founder, SurfSpotGuide

Laurence founded SurfSpotGuide and built its directory of surf schools and shops across the United States, alongside a surf guide of more than 130 articles. These destination guides are researched rather than reminisced: every price, rule and rating on them is either sourced and dated or marked as an estimate, and the pages say plainly which places nobody here has been to.

Found something out of date or plain wrong? Tell me and I'll fix it.

Sources

Every price, rule, and rating on this page traces to one of these. Dates are when we last read the source — things change fast here, so check anything you're about to spend money on.

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