Bali — Temples, Rice Terraces & the Island of the Gods 🌴
From cliffside sea temples to jungle river valleys, Bali pairs spiritual depth with some of Asia's most celebrated resorts. Hand-picked stays and must-book experiences — every link takes you straight to Trip.com to check live prices and book.
🏨 Where to Stay
- Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — a traditional Balinese village of 147 hillside villas, each with a private plunge pool, terracing down to a private two-mile beach in Jimbaran, minutes from the airport.
- Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — smart pick — an architectural landmark suspended over the Ayung River Valley near Ubud, reached across a footbridge to a lotus pond, with just 60 suites and villas and rice-bowl-shaped design cascading down to the river below.
- Katamama ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — a design-led boutique hotel inside Seminyak's Desa Potato Head complex, hand-built from reclaimed brick with 57 suites, steps from the beach and attached to one of Bali's best-known beach clubs — trendy, central and considerably more attainable than the big resort names.
- Bambu Indah ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — hidden gem — an artisan eco-retreat above the Ayung River near Ubud, with just 13-24 antique bamboo and teak houses (no two alike), spring-fed natural pools and an on-site organic farm — a passion project of jewellery designer John Hardy, and one of Bali's most distinctive, least-known stays.
- Alila Villas Uluwatu ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — an award-winning WOHA-designed clifftop resort on the Bukit Peninsula, with all-pool villas, a 25-metre cliff-edge infinity pool and easy access to Uluwatu's famous surf breaks and sea temple.
✈️ Flights
- Flights to Bali (DPS) — one-stop connections from Manchester via Doha, Singapore, Abu Dhabi or Istanbul with Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Etihad or Turkish Airlines, around 18 hours total.
🎟️ Experiences
- Uluwatu Temple — a 10th-century sea temple perched on a 70-metre cliff at Bali's southwestern tip, one of the island's nine directional temples, famous for sunset views and the nightly Kecak fire dance.
- Tegallalang Rice Terrace — Bali's most iconic tiered rice paddies, carved into a steep valley near Ubud using the ancient subak irrigation system, framed by palm trees and volcanic hills.
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