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Towards the western end of Candidasa, tucked in between the mountain valleys, are the fascinating archaic communities and cult societies known as Bali Aga Villages. Literally translating to Bali mountain villages, these ancient hamlets are the indigenous localities that resisted post-Majapahit kings and their Hindu-Javanese culture. Muc...
This region contains some of the most picturesque and least visited beaches on the whole island. All the way along the south coast from Padang Bai to way beyond Candidasa in the east there are attractive waterfront villages. With the improved accessibility to East Bali that has come with the completion of the Kusumba Highway in 2007, there has be...
Known to locals as the ‘navel of the world’. Gunung Agung is Bali’s highest and holiest peak and the most dominant feature in the eastern landscape. Although not technically a day trip, it is actually possible to complete the arduous trek to the summit and back down again within 24 hours. Anyone in good physical shape with n...
The cool, hilly village of Sibetan is proclaimed to be the area with the best salak fruit (the sweet-sour snakeskin fruit) in the entire country, having been harvested in Bali for over 450 years. Take a hike among the plantation valleys here but be mindful of the thorny salak trees. If returning via the village of Bebandem, make a stop ...
One could easily spend an entire day exploring the vast complex of temples that make up Bali’s mother temple, Pura Besakih, but if you have time on the way take the approach via the foothills of the Sideman valley in Karengasem. Easily one of the most beautiful drives on the island, this entire area is also historically significant as t...
