Both a shrine to Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage, Borobudur, on Java, comprises of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 life-size Buddha statues, each scu...
Lombok is a fraction smaller than Bali across the Strait and is noticeably more quiet and peaceful. The pace here is unhurried and pretty laid-back. West Lombok is lush and green with numerous white sand beaches and picturesque bays. The no...
Often referred to as 'old Bali', East Bali is a beautiful area of place of temples, sweeping bays, volcanoes, palaces, rice paddies and ruins, of villages where crafts lost to the rest of the island are still practiced. The last Raja of Kar...
Pemuteran is a 4 hour journey from Denpasar and is located on the north-west coast of Bali. The beach is made up of extremely fine black sand, so coloured due to the volcano on the island. It is the ideal location to escape from the busier ...
Seminyak and Jimbaran are in southern Bali, both are famed for their golden sand beaches. Seminyak is one of the hippest parts of southern Bali. Seminyak is more upmarket than Kuta and home to Bali's most exclusive villas and restaurants wi...
Tabanan is one of Bali's most fertile and picturesque regions. Here, the landscape ranges from volcanic mountains and lush rice paddies to beautiful powder soft black beaches overlooking the Indian Ocean. Tanah Lot Temple, one of Bali's mos...
The inland town of Ubud is Bali's thriving Hindu cultural heart offering a wealth of arts and crafts. As well as traditional crafts, Ubud is home to Balinese dancing, puppet shows and theatrical Legong performances. Surrounded by lush, ter...
Uluwatu in the far southwestern tip of Bali is drier than the rest of the island. Still relatively undeveloped it is covered with savannah like bush that abruptly end at massive limestone cliffs that tower 70 meters above the foaming surf b...