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Bali, Indonesia at a glance

Bali is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. People mainly speak Indonesian. The currency is the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). VoyaKin maps 21 places to see here, including 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Jakarta
Region
Southeast Asia
Languages
Indonesian
Currency
Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Indonesia’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

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Places to see in and around Bali

12 of the 21 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Pura Taman Ayun

    Pura Taman AyunUNESCO

    Religious · Bali

    Pura Taman Ayun is a compound of Balinese temple and garden located in Mengwi district (kecamatan) in Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia. Its water features are an integral part of the local subak system.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: muhd rushdi samsudin from johor + terengganu, malaysia (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Lake Batur

    Lake BaturUNESCO

    Lake · Bali

    Lake Batur is a volcanic crater lake in Kintamani, Bali, Bangli Regency of Bali, located about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Ubud in Bali. The lake is inside of the caldera of an active volcano, Mount Batur, located along the Ring of Fire of volcanic activity.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dmitry Baranovskiy from Sydney, Australia (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Pura Ulun Danu Batur

    Pura Ulun Danu BaturUNESCO

    Religious · Bali

    Pura Ulun Danu Batur is a Hindu Balinese temple located on the island of Bali, Indonesia. As one of the Pura Kahyangan Jagat, Pura Ulun Danu Batur is one of the most important temples in Bali which acted as the maintainer of harmony and stability of the entire island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Horst Emscher (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Mount Agung

    Mount Agung

    Mountain · Bali

    Mount Agung is an active volcano in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is located southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. It is the highest point on Bali, and dominates the surrounding area, influencing the climate, especially rainfall patterns.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Michael W. Ishak (www.myreefsdiary.com) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Denpasar

    Denpasar

    City · Bali

    Denpasar is the capital and the largest city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Denpasar is the largest city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest city in Eastern Indonesia after Makassar.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: trezy humanoiz from Denpasar, indonesia (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Mount Batur

    Mount Batur

    Mountain · Bali

    Mount Batur is an active volcano located at the center of two concentric calderas northwest of Mount Agung on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The southeast side of the larger 10×13 km caldera contains a caldera lake.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jnpet (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Tanah Lot

    Tanah Lot

    Religious · Bali

    Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home to the ancient Hindu pilgrimage temple Pura Tanah Lot, a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Besakih Temple

    Besakih Temple

    Religious · Bali

    Besakih Temple is a pura Hindu temple in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia. It is the most important, largest, and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, and one of a series of Balinese temples.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Flying Pharmacist (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

  • Uluwatu Temple

    Uluwatu Temple

    Religious · Bali

    Uluwatu Temple is a Balinese Hindu temple located on the south-western tip of the Bukit Peninsula in Pecatu Village, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is the only Balinese sea temple that is also one of the nine directional temples.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: GeoffClarke (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Nusa Dua

    Nusa Dua

    Beach · Bali

    Nusa Dua is a resort area built in the 1970s in the southern part of Bali, Indonesia. Known as an enclave of large five-star resorts, it covers 350 hectares of land and encloses more than 20 resorts.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sherwin Reyes (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • West Bali National Park

    West Bali National Park

    Park & nature · Bali

    West Bali National Park is a national park located in Buleleng Regency and Jembrana Regency, on the west point of Bali, Indonesia. The park covers just over 190 square kilometres (73 sq mi), some 82% of which is on land and the remainder at sea. This is approximately 3% of Bali's total land area.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ron from Nieuwegein / South Moreton Oxfordshire, Netherlands / UK (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Seminyak

    Seminyak

    Neighborhood · Bali

    Seminyak is a mixed tourist residential area on the west coast of Bali in Indonesia, just north of Kuta and Legian.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Flickr user: tboothhk (CC BY 2.0). Map

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Last updated November 7, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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