Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Bali
Hindu-majority Indonesian island famed for temples, rice terraces, surf and Ubud arts.
- Formation
- volcanic (Agung, Batur); coral limestone in the south (Bukit)
- Population
- 4.3M
- Water
- Indian Ocean / Pacific Ocean
- Access
- easy
Every required movement
The passage
to Bali.
Fly to Ngurah Rai International (DPS); fast boats to Nusa islands, Lombok and Gili Islands from Sanur/Padang Bai.
- 01Ngurah Rai International (DPS)
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
Gilimanuk (Java)–Ketapang ferry; fast boats to Nusa Penida/Lembongan, Lombok, Gilis.
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
Indonesia visa-exemption/VOA for many nationalities.
Schedule or condition may change · verify
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What the chart cannot hold
What becomes visible when you follow uluwatu and tanah lot temples beyond the familiar map?
Small but globally iconic. Subak irrigation temples are UNESCO-listed. Volcanoes Agung (1963, 2017 eruptions) and Batur shape the interior.
Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms from 1st millennium; Majapahit influence; Dutch control by early 1900s (puputan resistances); Indonesian independence 1945–49; tourism boom from 1970s.
Field ledger
The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 8.41° S · 115.19° E
- Sovereignty
- Indonesia · part of country
- Nearest mainland
- Java (~3 km across Bali Strait)
- Best recorded window
- April–October (dry).
- Permits / entry
- Indonesia visa-exemption/VOA for many nationalities.
- Languages
- Balinese, Indonesian, English (tourism)
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