Region
Bali
Sleep in Ubud for 4–5 nights and reach rice terraces, waterfalls and temples by hired driver; add a beach base only if you have more than five nights.
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Key facts · Indonesia
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Currency
- Rupiah (IDR, Rp)
- Language
- Indonesian
- Plugs
- C · F · 230 V
- Time zone
- Three zones: UTC+7, +8, +9
Rules in force · 6Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…
- Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
- Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
- Indonesia ↗Buy the visa on arrival or e-visa only on the official Immigration portal; lookalike sites charge extra.
- Indonesia ↗Complete the All Indonesia digital arrival and customs form before landing; it is free.
- Indonesia ↗Foreign visitors to Bali pay a one-off tourist levy; keep the payment proof on your phone.
- Indonesia ↗Riding a motorbike needs a valid licence that covers motorbikes (an international permit alongside your own) and a helmet; check your insurance covers it.
Bali has no rail and few sidewalks. A hired driver for a day costs less than the time lost on a scooter, and the airport is far from Ubud. The trips that work keep one bed, book the driver the evening before, and leave the beach for the last nights.
Where to sleep
- UbudTrip line
Culture, Campuhan ridge walk, Monkey Forest; 1.5–2 h from the airport.
Best Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
JFMAMJJASOND - UluwatuGuide: planned
Cliffs and surf, 1 h from the airport.
Page planned: listed so the region plan is complete.
Plan the nights
How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags
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Night sequences
- 4 nights
- Ubud 4, one driver day
- 7 nights
- Ubud 4 + Sanur or Uluwatu 3 (beach last)
- Do not plan Ubud, Uluwatu and Nusa Penida in five days: transfers are 1.5–2 h each way.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tegallalang rice terraces | Ubud | 30 min | unknown | Go early to beat tour groups; agree the return time with your driver. |
| Tirta Empul temple | Ubud | 45 min | unknown | Sarong required; purification pool is used for prayer. |
Bags between cities
There is no luggage forwarding: your driver carries bags, and hotels hold them for a small fee.
When to go
Months and weather
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Seasons at a glance
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| Country | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubud | ok | ok | ok | go | go | go | ok | ok | go | go | ok | ok |
| Sanur | × | × | ok | go | go | go | go | go | go | go | ok | × |
| Indonesia (country-wide) | ok | ok | ok | go | go | go | go | go | go | go | ok | ok |
Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.
Eat and move on
Regional food and where to go next
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Go next
Java
planned4–6 nights
Yogyakarta, Borobudur and Bromo
Lombok and the Gili islands
planned3–4 nights
Beach add-on by fast boat
Bali: what we know, and what is coming
2 of 3 places open
On this page
- 3 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
- How to split 4 or 7 nights
- 2 day trips with door-to-door time
- Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
- What to do with the big bag between beds
Coming as the guide grows
- Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
- Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
- Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
- Regional food: what, where and when it works
- A page for Uluwatu — Cliffs and surf, 1 h from the airport.
Meanwhile
Planning aids
Built from this guide's own data
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Region in numbers
- Where to sleep
- 3 bases
- Day trips
- 2, 30 min to 45 min
- Nights suggested
- 4–7 nights
Trips that stop here
Bali, 5 nights
5 nights here
ubud
Bali, two bases
7 days · 4 nights here
Ubud → Uluwatu or Sanur
Bali and the Gilis
10 days · 4 nights here
Ubud → Gili Air → Sanur or Uluwatu
Java to Bali
14 days · 5 nights here
Yogyakarta → Bromo → Ijen (Banyuwangi) → Ubud → Bali beach
Local time
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