Places to visit

  • Monkey Forest: be extra careful with your belongings here
  • Rice Terraces at Tegalallang: you can drive past or go trekking.
  • Lovina Dolphin Tour: it is best if you are staying at Lovina and go early morning for the tour.
  • Trekking up Mount Batur/Mount Agung: you would need to keep aside a whole day for this
  • Lunch near Lake Batur: this could be on your way back from the Mount Batur trek
  • Cintamani viewpoint: in case you dont have time for the trek, you could atleast get the perfect view of the mountain and the lake
  • Temples: Gunung Kawi, Pura Saraswati, Uluwatu, Tanah Lot, Pura Tirta Empul
  • Goa Gajah or Elephant cave temple: touts will try to sell you sarongs saying you need to drape those to enter the temple area. You just need to wear trousers and tops with sleeves. In some places all they want you to do is to tie a string around your waste. So do find out before you buy the sarongs at exorbitant prices. I didnt drape a sarong to enter any temple in bali, but i did wear trousers.
  • Tanah Lot /Uluwatu temple for a sunset view: there are cafes somewhere above the actual temple, from where you can get the perfect postcard view of the temple in the sea against the sunset. Reach there by around 5.30 to get the best seats. Also if you find ‘jaffle’ written on the menu, dont be baffled, it just means a sandwich, and it is not their way of saying waffle! 
  • Beaches: in Seminyak, Nusa Dua, Padangbai, Sanur, Lovina to name a few.

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