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Nine days, eight nights, three bases, north to south: a private pool villa in Ubud for temples, rice terraces and an ATV track, Seminyak for Tanah Lot and Canggu, and Kuta for Uluwatu and a full day on Nusa Penida. Flown IndiGo from Mumbai. If you take one thing from this: plan nothing for the day you land.
About 8 hours 55 minutes.
Roughly 90 minutes through traffic. Check in, eat near the villa, sleep.
Sarong required, can be hired at the entrance. The purification bath is optional.
The walk down and back up is steep, so no slippers. Alas Harum (swings, sky bikes, coffee) is right beside it.
We ate at Sayuri Healing Food (vegan) and picked up kimbap from a Korean spot nearby.
Tracks are cooler and less crowded early. You will want a shower straight after.
Bag sunglasses, phones, caps and bottles before you walk in, not after.
With the luggage still in the car. Go early: long steps down and back, and the platform fills by late morning.
After three days of temples and jungle, the gap is the point.
Most people go at sunset. Mornings give you the temple without the crush.
About 40 minutes from Tanah Lot.
Mode is where the real shopping happened: branded surf and streetwear at outlet prices. Give it an hour.
Watch the surfers come in.
Gentlest beginner surf in south Bali, with boards and instructors on the sand.
Air conditioning, brands and a food floor.
Coffee, chocolate, snacks and gifts at normal prices.
Reserve a day bed ahead on good-weather weekends.
Sarong required. The monkeys here take sunglasses and phones.
The single most memorable hour of the trip. It sells out, so book ahead.
The crossing gets choppy.
Typically Kelingking, Broken Beach and Angel's Billabong. Rough roads and steep stairs.
After a day on a boat: air conditioning and a proper meal.
Ask the hotel to hold your luggage after checkout.
Kuta to the airport is about 15 minutes.
Lands 12:30 am, so the whole last morning is free.
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Open Trip.com →Yes, if you stick to the south and centre: Ubud properly, Uluwatu, Nusa Penida and two slow days. Not enough to add north Bali, east Bali and the Gilis too.
Three nights in Ubud is the sweet spot. Two feels rushed once you count arrival day.
Three separate things: Visa on Arrival or e-VOA (IDR 500,000), the Bali Tourist Levy (IDR 150,000) on the official Love Bali portal, and the free All Indonesia Arrival Card. Passport valid 6+ months with two blank pages. Rules change, so check before you book.
Yes, but it is a hard day: pre-dawn start, a choppy crossing, rough roads and steep stairs. Keep the day before light.
For Nusa Penida, the Kecak dance and any beach-club day bed, yes. Drivers and temple entries can be arranged a day or two ahead.
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