Top 10 Best things to do in bali

There a tons of things to do in Bali that you would not be able to do it all even if you have 1 year holiday in Bali. I already wrote a rough guide of things to do in Bali to give you the big picture on the best things to see, what to do and where to stay in Bali. With those guide you can pick your own things that you want to do in Bali. If you miss out my things to do in Bali guide you can click here.

If you still clueless on what to do in Bali, you don’t have to worry, I will save you. In this article I will give 10 best things to do in Bali that I wrote very detail so you can follow all my suggestion easily and then you will proudly say you have done almost all the best things to do in Bali. Let’s start:

My top 10 best things to do in Bali list:

1. Sunset in Tanah Lot and sunrise in Sanur

First among the top things to do in Bali is watcing the sun setting and rising. Bali has one of the best clear and exotic red sunrise and sunset in the world, that is why the first two best things to do in Bali is of course to watch the beautiful sun wake up in the horizon of Sanur and drown in the horizon of Tanah Lot’s sea with the exotic temple as the silhouette.

2. Surfing in Kuta

Bali got many great beaches with also the best wave for surfing. Lovina beach and Echo beach is two of the top destination for surfer. But I would never recommend those beaches if you are not a serious surfer. What I highly recommend to every traveler who comes to Bali is to learn surfing in Kuta beach. The Kuta beach’s wave is categorize as easy grade and there are tons of local surfers open a beginner surfing class across the beach. No need to be a serious surfer, I only encourages you to try and have fun learning to surf in Kuta. No one knows you might be a great surfer in the future.

3. Eat “babi guling” and “ayam betutu”

Next thing in my “best things to do in Bali list” is eat! Yeah! Culinary adventure is one of the most anticipated activities for me when doing a travelling.  In Bali you have to try these 2 famous local dishes. Babi guling is a suckling pig that cooked into many different dishes such as soup, fried skin, satay, sauté and sausage. You will get all of those in one set of babi guling dishes. Babi Guling bu Oka in Ubud, babi guling Chandra in denpasar, babi guling cokro in sanur and warung made is my top recommended place for you to try babi guling.

While Ayam Betutu is a marinated chicken with traditional seasoning that taste very rich and spicy. Both of this dishes can be found almost anywhere in Bali.

4. Bicycle in ubud rice field

Ubud is famous for its serenity and natural landscape. One of its beauties is the gorgeous pattern of a traditional rice field. Take the opportunity to forget all things you left in your city and embrace the nature by sightseeing in a bicycle. You can find many local travel agency that renting a bike or offering a bicycle rice field touring.

5. Kecak dance in uluwatu

Uluwatu is the south end of Bali Island. In this place you will find a beautiful temple rest on top of a very high cliff. Down the cliff you can see a beautiful blue water of ocean splashing the white waves to the rock. This is one of the best places to watch sunset in Bali. It can be even more spectacular sunset by watching kecak dance in the amphitheater. This is a very attractive dance with a voice rhythm guiding the dance. The dance starts before sunset and end up just when the sunset is at its best view.

6. Eat seafood in Jimbaran

Being a place surround with sea, of course it would not be complete to experience Bali if you haven’t tried the seafood dishes especially the seafood in Jimbaran beach where you can find a place of many beach front seafood restaurants using the sand beach directly as their floor. With a warm ambience generate by the candle, a breeze from the ocean, fresh salt water smell, and acoustic evergreen music played by a local musician, you will have the best seafood dinner you ever have.

7. Get spa in ubud

Bali recently has been acknowledged as one of the best spa destination in the world. So I highly recommend you to try spa in Bali especially in Ubud. They got many high quality spas that you can enjoy along with the beauty and serene nature.  You can also find many hotel resorts and spa offers an all day spa package.

8. Wedding and honeymoon in Bali

Wedding and honeymoon in Bali has been one the trends lately and being one of the best things to do in Bali. There are many hotel offers a wedding package from the ceremony, party to honeymoon package. You can easily find a hotel that has a wedding chapel and a honeymoon suite. Just imagine exchanging your vows while looking at the beach and the beautiful sunset. One of the famous wedding chapels is that the Conrad Resort has.

9. Snorkeling and diving in Menjangan Island

Menjangan Island is located in the far west of Bali. This is a perfect spot to retreat from a busy and crowded south of Bali. By hiring a boat you will be taken to a snorkeling spot not far from the beach. The spot got a very beautiful water landscape with many colorful fishes and corals. It’s like the water heaven of Bali.

10. Various water sport in Benoa

Last but not least in my “Top 10 best things to do in Bali” is water sport. Prepare to have fun with water. Find many famous fun water sports in Benoa, Nusa Dua with a very affordable price. You can try the yellow banana boat pulled by a speed boat, parasailing, jet sky, diving and many more. You can have fun all day in water accompany by many water sport expert so you don’t need to be afraid of the water.

It’s time for you to make your own best things to do in Bali list!

All in all, there are actually more than my 10 best things to do in Bali list. For your first time, I encourage you to try my list first and then create your own list. You might uncover more than hundreds if not thousands of best things to do in Bali.

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