Map of Bali

Map of Bali

Article by Rene Whitfield

You will find Bali located three miles off the west coast of Java with a relatively little land area of just over 5,000km; Bali could fit into Australia over 1,200 times. From the tip of Bali in the north to the tip of the island in the south is only 55miles and east to west it’s only ninety miles, so getting around the island is reasonably simple and the longest drive that you would need to do in order 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 couple of others along the west and east coast. Nusa Dua is the most southern resort that is favored by visitors, 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 are going to find the roads are very seldom maintained to any standard and are typically just dust tracks frequently impassible by 2 vehicles and you need to be wary of folk and animals that use not only these side roads but the main roads to walk on. Heading along the west coast from Nusa Dua you will come to Jimbaran another extremely popular and busy holiday maker resort. Perhaps 10 minutes further along you’ll go by Ngurah Rai International airport that is used as a gateway for the remainder of Indonesia. Kuta and South Kuta are perhaps another 20 mins drive from here and this is where you’ll find the most commercialised area of Bali. Not only are the hotels designed 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 visitor destinations of Bali. Legian and Seminyak are situated along the west coast and offer more luxurious accommodation including personal beaches, gardens and swimming pools. The rest of the drive up the west coast will take you past many places to remain, but they are not the famous or popular resorts or hotels. For the holiday maker who likes isolated areas there’ll be lots of places to remain along this western section of Bali without all of the trappings and crowds of the gigantic visitor places. From here you might head inland in an easterly direction and you will come to Ubud which is situated in the mountainous area of Bali. The landscape is worlds apart compared to the coastal resorts. Here you’ll be encircled by lush tropical rain forests with stunning views of the mountains and volcanoes. Driving further east you’ll shortly come to the eastern shore, where there are some popular resorts. As with the resorts further up the west coast you’ll find these are way more expensive than the southern areas because of the wonderful diving locations around this area. The well known resorts on the east coast are Candi Dasa and Sanur. After 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 traveller destination due to its lack of beaches, night life and shopping malls, it remains 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’ll 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 lesser know towns will give you a much better understanding of the genuine Balinese lifestyle.

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