Bali Islands
A true paradise
About Bali
Bali is a province of Indonesia. The province includes the island of
Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa
Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan. The upland town of Ubud is considered
Bali's cultural centre. The province is Indonesia's main tourist
destination, with a significant rise in tourism since the 1980s.
Tourism-related business makes up 80% of its economy.
Bali is the only Hindu-majority province in Muslim-majority Indonesia,
with 86.9% of the population adhering to Balinese Hinduism. It is
renowned for its highly developed arts, including traditional and modern
dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking, and music. In March
2017, TripAdvisor named Bali as the world's top destination in its
Traveller's Choice award, which it also earned in January 2021.
Bali is part of the Coral Triangle, the area with the highest
biodiversity of marine species, especially fish and turtles. In this
area alone, over 500 reef-building coral species can be found. For
comparison, this is about seven times as many as in the entire
Caribbean.
How to get there
Most international visitors are able to fly directly to Bali to its capital Denpasar (DPS). The province is also accessible by various domestic flights or ferries from other islands in Indonesia.
Climate and temperature
Being just 8 degrees south of the equator, Bali has a fairly even
climate all year round. Average year-round temperature stands at around
30 °C (86 °F) with a humidity level of about 85%. Daytime temperatures
at low elevations vary between 20 to 33 °C (68 to 91 °F), but the
temperatures decrease significantly with increasing elevation.
The west monsoon is in place from approximately October to April, and
this can bring significant rain, particularly from December to March.
During the rainy season, there are comparatively fewer tourists seen in
Bali. Outside of the monsoon period, humidity is relatively low and any
rain is unlikely in lowland areas.