A handpicked shortlist of the best Bali experiences for couples who want something playful with their favourite partner in crime.

Bali for Couples: The Best Ideas for Playful Days

Bali for Couples

Our handpicked Bali family activities: craft batik together, explore ancient forests, or head up a volcano by jeep — beyond the usual zoo day.

Cool Family-Friendly Activities in Bali: Our Top Picks

Cool Family-Friendly Activities in Bali

We used to think Bali was overrated too. Then we went deeper and found its quieter side - a handpicked shortlist of hidden gems with real heart.

Bali's Best Kept Secrets: Our Top Hidden Gems

Bali's Best Kept Secrets

See a side of Bali that few travellers get to see. Our handpicked Bali culture picks help you skip the crowds and get to know the island's heart.

Fall in Love with Bali's Culture: Our Top Hidden Picks

Fall in Love with Bali's Culture 

We often hear it's hard to find good experiences for solo travellers. Here are our handpicked Bali favourites if you're travelling on your own.

Bali for Solo Aventurers: Our Top Picks for Solo Travellers

Bali for Solo Aventurers

Need a proper reset? Our handpicked Bali retreats are all about slowing down and feeling human again. We hope you find one that leaves you feeling lighter.

Bali Retreats: Our Top Picks for a Proper Reset

Bali Retreats

Skip the chaos at Bali airport. Our handpicked pick-up and drop-off transfers are hassle-free, with no touristy sales pitch.

Bali Airport Pick-Up: The Best Hassle-Free Transfers

Bali Airport Pick-Up

If you're looking for the heart of Bali, Ubud is where you'd go. There are no beaches here, but there are amazing restaurants, artisans and beautiful rice paddy views. It's also closer to nature spots like Munduk and Mt Batur. 

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Ubud

Our handpicked Ubud experiences for good food, artisan spots, rice paddy views, and easy access to nature near Munduk and Mt Batur.

Ubud Experiences: Our Top Picks in Bali's Cultural Heart

Ubud Experiences

Mount Batur is Bali's most popular volcano for good reason. It's a beginner friendly climb, with incredible views. But it does get crowded (600 hikers a day!) so we'd recommend the less crowded caldera route, or going at sunset.

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Mount Batur

Our top Mount Batur picks: beginner-friendly volcano climbs, the quieter caldera route, and sunset hikes with big views — without the usual crowds.

Mount Batur Experiences: The Best Hikes to Skip the Crowds

Mount Batur Experiences

Nusa Penida is beautiful, but it can be chaotic, with everyone going to the same spots. If you stay a little longer, you’ll find gorgeous sunset spots, local seaweed farms and a heartfelt community. It's so much more than just IG beaches!

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Nusa Penida

Our handpicked Nusa Penida shortlist goes beyond the IG beaches — quieter sunset spots, local seaweed farms, and experiences rooted in the island’s community.

Nusa Penida Experiences: The Best Beyond the IG Beaches

Nusa Penida Experiences

Canggu is more than just hipster cafes and beach bars. These experiences will let you see a deeper side of Canggu and Bali.

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Canggu

Canggu is more than hipster cafes and beach bars. Our handpicked Canggu experiences show a deeper side of Canggu and Bali.

Canggu Experiences: Our Top Picks Beyond Cafes & Beach Bars

Canggu Experiences

Kintamani is located at the foothills of Mount Batur, and is the perfect gateway to the mountain. You can hike up Mt Batur or explore local life in the villages here.

Kintamani

Our handpicked Kintamani experiences near Mount Batur — hike up Mt Batur or explore local life in the villages at its foothills with a vetted shortlist of the best options.

Kintamani Experiences: Our Top Picks Around Mount Batur

Kintamani Experiences

If you’re choosing between Penida and Nusa Lembongan, Lembongan is the easier pick. It’s more relaxed and developed, with beach bars, yoga spots and calm waters - ideal if you want a laid-back, kid-friendly island escape.

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Nusa Lembongan

Beach bars, yoga spots and calm waters — our handpicked Nusa Lembongan experiences for families and anyone after a more relaxed island escape.

Nusa Lembongan Experiences: Our Top Picks for Relaxed Island Days

Nusa Lembongan Experiences

Nusa Dua is known as a high-end resort town where conferences take place. But under that stuffy exterior, it's also great for beginner-friendly surfing, and even paragliding off nearby cliffs if you’re feeling brave.

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Nusa Dua

Beginner-friendly surfing and paragliding off nearby cliffs — our handpicked Nusa Dua experiences show the side of this resort town that feels far less stuffy.

Nusa Dua Experiences: Our Top Picks Beyond the Resorts

Nusa Dua Experiences

If you love slow travel, you'd love Sidemen. Sidemen is what Ubud was like twenty years ago - life is slow here but that's the point. You can explore rice paddies and meet artisans who have been crafting for generations. 

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Sidemen

Our handpicked Sidemen experiences for slow travel — walk through rice paddies and meet artisans whose crafts have been passed down for generations.

Sidemen Experiences: Our Top Picks for Slow Travel in Bali

Sidemen Experiences

More and more people are falling in love with Amed and Tulamben. It's a chilled, laid-back fishing village with great diving and shipwrecks. Come here to slow down, explore vibrant reefs and soak up simple seaside life.

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Amed Tulamben

Our handpicked Amed and Tulamben experiences for laid-back days by the sea — diving, shipwrecks, coral reefs, and simple fishing village life.

Amed Tulamben Experiences: Our Top Picks for Diving & Wrecks

Amed Tulamben Experiences

Munduk is one of our fave spots in Bali. It's still wild here, with magical ancient forests, giant waterfalls and a sacred lake. Definitely worth the journey!

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Munduk

Our handpicked Munduk experiences to see giant waterfalls, walk ancient forests, and spend time by the sacred lake — for a wilder side of Bali.

Munduk Experiences: Our Top Picks for Waterfalls & Forests

Munduk Experiences

Jatiluwih’s beautiful rice terraces are a UNESCO World Heritage site, and much quieter than Tegalalang Rice Terrace

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Jatiluwih Rice Terraces

Our handpicked Jatiluwih rice terrace experiences — see Bali’s UNESCO-listed terraces, with a quieter, less crowded feel than Tegalalang Rice Terrace.

Jatiluwih Rice Terraces Experiences: Our Top Picks Beyond Tegalalang

Jatiluwih Rice Terraces Experiences

If you love the water and want to escape the Bali crowds, Padangbai is a lovely escape. It's a small coastal town in East Bali, famous for the Blue Lagoon, an iconic snorkelling spot with turtles and corals.

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Padangbai

Love the water and want to escape the Bali crowds? Our handpicked Padangbai experiences include Blue Lagoon snorkelling in East Bali, with turtles and corals.

Padangbai Experiences: Our Top Picks to Escape the Bali Crowds

Padangbai Experiences

Sanur is really popular with families. You can cycle around here to discover local life, visit a turtle sanctuary (make sure it's ethical!) and try local cheese! 

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Sanur

Cycle around Sanur to see local life, visit an ethical turtle sanctuary, and try local cheese. Our handpicked Sanur experiences are great for families.

Sanur Experiences: Our Top Picks for Families

Sanur Experiences

Tegalalang is Bali’s most iconic rice terrace - it’s the image most people picture when they think of Bali. But it does get crowded, but go early and you’ll catch soft morning light over the palms.

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Tegalalang Rice Terrace

Our handpicked ways to see Bali’s most iconic rice terrace — go early for soft morning light over the palms and a quieter side of Tegalalang.

Tegalalang Rice Terrace Experiences: Our Top Picks for Early Mornings

Tegalalang Rice Terrace Experiences

Lake Tamblingan is a mystical lake in Munduk, surrounded by ancient jungle and home to one of Bali’s most sacred temples. We love the view of its misty waters - it feels really magical. Come for a day or two!

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Lake Tamblingan

Our top Lake Tamblingan experiences in Munduk — misty lake views, ancient jungle, and one of Bali’s most sacred temples. A handpicked shortlist for a quiet day trip or overnight stay.

Lake Tamblingan Experiences: Our Top Picks for a Day or Two in Munduk

Lake Tamblingan Experiences

Immerse yourself in the heart of Bali – Tabanan offers rice terraces, waterfalls, and genuine village life.

Tabanan

Our handpicked Tabanan experiences cover rice terraces, waterfalls, and real village life in the quieter heart of Bali.

Tabanan Experiences: The Best for Rice Terraces & Village Life

Tabanan Experiences

Immerse yourself in the heart of Bali – Tabanan offers rice terraces, waterfalls, and genuine village life.

Menjangan Island is Bali’s hidden marine paradise, with Bali's best preserved marine life. Amazing for snorkellers and divers!

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Menjangan Island

Our handpicked Menjangan Island experiences for snorkelling and diving — a hidden marine paradise with Bali’s best preserved marine life.

Menjangan Island Experiences: The Best for Snorkellers & Divers

Menjangan Island Experiences

Uluwatu is our favourite corner of south Bali - dramatic cliffs, serious waves and amazing sunset views. Come here for advanced surfing, cliff-top beach clubs and the famous Kecak dance (very crowded- but the setting is epic).

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Uluwatu

Advanced surfing, cliff-top beach clubs, and the famous Kecak dance at sunset. Our handpicked Uluwatu experiences for south Bali's best views.

Uluwatu Experiences: The Best for Surf, Cliffs & Sunsets

Uluwatu Experiences

Goa Giri Putri is a really cool cave temple. You enter through a tiny crack in the rock - squeezing sideways to get in. Locals believe only those with a pure heart can pass. Inside, it's a vast, sacred cave that feels really special.

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Goa Giri Putri Temple

Handpicked Goa Giri Putri experiences — enter through a tiny crack in the rock, squeeze sideways in, and step into a vast sacred cave temple.

Goa Giri Putri Temple Experiences: The Best Ways to Visit

Goa Giri Putri Temple Experiences

Goa Giri Putri is a really cool cave temple. You enter through a tiny crack in the rock - squeezing sideways to get in. Locals believe only those with a pure heart can pass. Inside, it's a vast, sacred cave that feels really special.

Looking for a challenge? Agung is the tallest mountain in Bali, and deeply sacred. You can do it in a day but hikers say that it's actually harder than Rinjani. But it's worth it if you love a challenging climb!

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Mount Agung

Handpicked Mount Agung hikes for a real challenge — Bali’s tallest, sacred mountain, with tough day climbs that many hikers say are harder than Rinjani.

Mount Agung Experiences: The Best for a Real Challenge

Mount Agung Experiences

A lot of people don't think of Bali for diving but there are actually a lot of dive spots with great corals and marine life. Dive with Mantas, Mola Molas and see epic shipwrecks in Bali. 

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Bali has more dive spots than most people think — with great corals, manta rays, mola molas, and shipwrecks. Our top picks for the best diving in Bali.

Diving in Bali: Our Top Dive Trips for Mantas, Mola Molas & Wrecks

Diving in Bali

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I appreciate the excellent service from Sanctum Dive. Staffs, Instructors and divemasters, are very friendly , helpful and patient. They were very welcoming and ensure that we were comfortable during our time there. The lady boss was so kind to assist us with her personal camera when ours failed on us. 
I’m really touched by their gesture and I will recommend my friends to Sanctum Dive!  Will I come again? Definitely! I want to see Mola Mola next!

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