You will find Bali located 3 miles off the west coast of Java with a relatively tiny land area of just over 5,000km; Bali could fit into Australia over 1,200 times. From the tip of the Map of Bali in the north to the tip of the island in the south is only 55miles and east to west it's just 90 miles, so getting around the island is fairly simple and the longest drive that you would need to do to get to any resort would be two hours at the most.
The most well liked Bali hotel resorts are situated in the south of the island with a few others along the east and west coast. Nusa Dua is the most southern resort that's favored by tourists, although you may find other less known ones a bit further south. The roads around the coast of Bali are generally in fine condition, it is when you leave the main stretch that you'll find that the roads are very seldom maintained to any standard and are typically just dust tracks regularly impassible by two automobiles and you need to be cautious about folk and animals that use not only these side roads but the main roads to stroll on.
Heading along the west coast from Nusa Dua you'll come to Jimbaran another highly regarded and busy holiday maker resort. Maybe ten minutes further along you'll go by Ngurah Rai International airport that's used as a gateway for the rest of Indonesia. Kuta and South Kuta are perhaps another 20 min drive from here and this is where you will find the most commercialized area of Bali. Not only are the hotels built to accommodate many tourists, but the leisure facilities and the shopping areas very tourist orientated.
The drive from here to the tip of the west coast will take you past some of the more up market tourist destinations of Bali. Legian and Seminyak are situated along the west coast and offer more splendid accommodation including personal beaches, gardens and swimming pools. The rest of the drive up the west coast will take you past many places to stay, but they are not the famous or popular resorts or hotels. For the tourist who prefers secluded areas there will be masses of places to stay along this western section of Bali without all the trappings and crowds of the massive tourist places.
From here you could head inland in an easterly direction and you will come to Ubud which is situated in the mountainous region of Bali. The landscape is worlds apart compared to the coastal resorts. Here you will be surrounded by lush tropical rain forests with stunning perspectives of the mountains and volcanoes. Driving further east you will shortly come to the eastern shore, where there are a few popular resorts. As with the resorts further up the west coast you will find these are way more expensive than the southern areas due to the wonderful diving locations around this area. The widely known resorts on the east coast are Candi Dasa and Sanur. Once you get to Sanur you can take a detour inland and come to Denspanar, the capital of Bali. Although this is not actually a popular holiday maker destination due to its lack of beaches, night life and shopping malls, it's still worth taking time out to explore.
From Denspanar you would drive south again and before you get to Nusa Dua where you started from, you will pass Tanjung Benoa a very popular, but very up market area. Tanjung Benoa is situated on the tip of the peninsula and has striking views of the ocean.
As far as the most visited and popular places in Bali go, those are the better known ones, but Bali offers so much more. There are such a lot of more Bali hotels situated all around the island and on some of the smaller islands just around the coast. Bali is surely an island to be explored and visiting one of the smaller know villages will give you a much better comprehension of the genuine Balinese lifestyle .
The most well liked Bali hotel resorts are situated in the south of the island with a few others along the east and west coast. Nusa Dua is the most southern resort that's favored by tourists, although you may find other less known ones a bit further south. The roads around the coast of Bali are generally in fine condition, it is when you leave the main stretch that you'll find that the roads are very seldom maintained to any standard and are typically just dust tracks regularly impassible by two automobiles and you need to be cautious about folk and animals that use not only these side roads but the main roads to stroll on.
Heading along the west coast from Nusa Dua you'll come to Jimbaran another highly regarded and busy holiday maker resort. Maybe ten minutes further along you'll go by Ngurah Rai International airport that's used as a gateway for the rest of Indonesia. Kuta and South Kuta are perhaps another 20 min drive from here and this is where you will find the most commercialized area of Bali. Not only are the hotels built to accommodate many tourists, but the leisure facilities and the shopping areas very tourist orientated.
The drive from here to the tip of the west coast will take you past some of the more up market tourist destinations of Bali. Legian and Seminyak are situated along the west coast and offer more splendid accommodation including personal beaches, gardens and swimming pools. The rest of the drive up the west coast will take you past many places to stay, but they are not the famous or popular resorts or hotels. For the tourist who prefers secluded areas there will be masses of places to stay along this western section of Bali without all the trappings and crowds of the massive tourist places.
From here you could head inland in an easterly direction and you will come to Ubud which is situated in the mountainous region of Bali. The landscape is worlds apart compared to the coastal resorts. Here you will be surrounded by lush tropical rain forests with stunning perspectives of the mountains and volcanoes. Driving further east you will shortly come to the eastern shore, where there are a few popular resorts. As with the resorts further up the west coast you will find these are way more expensive than the southern areas due to the wonderful diving locations around this area. The widely known resorts on the east coast are Candi Dasa and Sanur. Once you get to Sanur you can take a detour inland and come to Denspanar, the capital of Bali. Although this is not actually a popular holiday maker destination due to its lack of beaches, night life and shopping malls, it's still worth taking time out to explore.
From Denspanar you would drive south again and before you get to Nusa Dua where you started from, you will pass Tanjung Benoa a very popular, but very up market area. Tanjung Benoa is situated on the tip of the peninsula and has striking views of the ocean.
As far as the most visited and popular places in Bali go, those are the better known ones, but Bali offers so much more. There are such a lot of more Bali hotels situated all around the island and on some of the smaller islands just around the coast. Bali is surely an island to be explored and visiting one of the smaller know villages will give you a much better comprehension of the genuine Balinese lifestyle .
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