Top Attractions in Bali

The iconic emerald amphitheatre of stepped paddies north of Ubud — subak irrigation heritage, jungle swings and the postcard every visitor takes home.

Seven hundred long-tailed macaques in a genuinely sacred temple forest in the middle of Ubud — banyan roots, moss temples and simian street theatre.

The pre-dawn volcano climb: two hours up by torchlight, sunrise over Lake Batur and Mount Agung, breakfast steamed in volcanic vents.

The clifftop sea temple 70 metres above the Indian Ocean — Bali's definitive sunset, sealed with the nightly Kecak fire-dance in the cliff-edge amphitheatre.

The thousand-year-old holy-spring temple where Balinese Hindus (and respectful visitors) queue through purification fountains in the sacred pool.