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Bali
Bali is the Indonesian island of Hindu temples, rice terraces around Ubud, surf beaches in the south and volcanoes inland.
Best things to do in Bali
The one thing not to miss
Take a boat across the Badung Strait to Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan, the hilly islands south-east of Bali.
Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan (boat trip)1. Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan (boat trip)
Two of the three islands south-east of Bali that form the Nusa Penida district, across the Badung Strait. Nusa Penida's hilly interior rises to 524 m.
7,852 readers a month
2. Ubud and the Sacred Monkey Forest
Ubud is Bali's arts and culture town in Gianyar. Its Sacred Monkey Forest sanctuary was home to about 1,260 long-tailed macaques in 2023.
6,739 readers a month
3. Mount Batur
An active volcano inside two calderas north-west of Mount Agung, with a caldera lake on its south-east side.
It is an active volcano; check current alerts before climbing.
4,509 readers a month
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4. The Gili Islands (trip to Lombok)
Three small islands, Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air, off the north-west coast of Lombok, the next island east of Bali.
3,689 readers a month
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5. Tanah Lot
A rock formation off Bali's coast, home to the ancient Hindu pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot.
3,333 readers a month
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6. Canggu
A coastal village with a 10 km beach on Bali's south-west coast.
2,615 readers a month
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7. Uluwatu Temple
A Balinese Hindu temple on the south-western tip of the Bukit Peninsula, the only sea temple that is also one of Bali's nine directional temples.
2,291 readers a month
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8. Besakih Temple
The largest and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali.
2,260 readers a month
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9. Tirta Empul water temple
A Hindu water temple near Tampaksiring, famous for the holy spring water where Balinese Hindus go for ritual purification.
2,218 readers a month
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10. Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
A major Hindu temple on the shore of Lake Beratan in the mountains near Bedugul.
2,038 readers a month
Just missed the list: Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park (11th by readers); Kuta (12th by readers)
How we ranked these
By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan (boat trip) leads with about 7,852 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.
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