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You’ll find Bali located three miles off the west coast of Java with a relatively little land area of just over 5,000km ; Bali could easily fit into Australia over 1,200 times.  From the top on a Map of Bali in the north to the end of the island in the south is only 55miles and east to west it’s only ninety miles, so getting round the island is reasonably easy and the longest drive that you would need to do to get to any resort would be two hours at the most. 

The hottest Bali Hotels are situated in the south of the island with a couple of others along the east and west coast.  Nusa Dua is the most southern resort that is favored by tourists, although you may find other less known ones a bit further south.  The roads around the coast of Bali are usually in good condition, it is when you leave the main stretch that you will find that the roads are infrequently maintained to any standard and are generally just dust tracks frequently impassible by two vehicles and you want to be wary of folk and animals that use not only these side roads but the main roads to stroll on. 

Heading along the west coast from Nusa Dua you’ll come to Jimbaran another highly regarded and busy holiday maker resort.  Maybe 10 minutes further along you may pass by Ngurah Rai International airport that’s used as a gateway for the remainder of Indonesia.  Kuta and South Kuta are maybe another 20 mins drive from here and this is where you’ll find the most exploited area of Bali.  Not only are the hotels built to accommodate many tourists, but the leisure facilities and the shopping areas very tourist orientated.

The drive from here to the tip of the west coast will take you past some of the more up market visitor destinations of Bali.  Legian and Seminyak are situated along the west coast and offer more luxurious accommodation including private beaches, gardens and swimming pools.  The remainder of the drive up the west coast will take you past many places to stay, but they aren’t the best known or well-liked resorts or hotels.  For the tourist who favors isolated areas there’ll be lots of places to stay along this western section of Bali without all of the trappings and crowds of the massive tourist places. 

From here you might head inland in an easterly direction and you will come to Ubud which is situated in the mountainous region of Bali.  The landscape is worlds apart compared to the seaside resorts.  Here you’ll be encircled by lush tropical rain forests with stunning views of the mountains and volcanoes.  Driving further east you will shortly come to the eastern shore, where there are some popular resorts.  As with the resorts further up the west coast you’ll find these are way more expensive than the southern areas because of the fantastic diving locations around this area.  The widely known resorts on the east coast are Candi Dasa and Sanur.  After you get to Sanur you can take a detour inland and come to Denspanar, the capital of Bali.  Although this is not actually a preferred traveller destination due to its lack of beaches, night life and shopping malls, it’s still worth taking time out to explore. 

From Denspanar you would drive south again and before you get to Nusa Dua where you started from, you will pass Tanjung Benoa a truly well-liked, but extremely up market area.  Tanjung Benoa is situated on the end of the peninsula and has stunning views of the sea. 

As far as the most visited and popular places in Bali go, those are the better known ones, but Bali offers so very much more.  There are such a lot of more Bali hotels situated all round the island and on some of the smaller islands just around the coast.  Bali is surely an island to be explored and taking one of the Bali Tours to one of the lesser know towns will give you a far better insight into the genuine Balinese way of life.