| <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { | | | | sights and sounds of the island in a slightly |
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| Many travellers and tourists from the west have | | | | resort hotel to tour the island either on foot or by |
| a dreamy ideal of somewhere like Bali, since even | | | | bicycle. Many tourists and visitors to Bali have |
| the place's name conjures up images of mystery | | | | enjoyed this activity and there is nothing quite like |
| and a world far away from the daily grind of a | | | | cycling through a tiny village stopping to talk to |
| job in a western country. Naturally the weather | | | | the local inhabitants or walking through miles of |
| plays a part and the humid climate is one of the | | | | paddy field s on foot. There are tour companies |
| reasons for people heading to the lush greenery | | | | to help arrange tours such as this as it is always |
| and tiered paddy fields of Bali. While there some | | | | best to have an informed local guide to point you |
| of the best things to do are: | | | | at the best walks and rides. |
| 1.See the temples. Nothing says south east Asia | | | | 4.Spoil yourself. There are so many different |
| more than the temples which are scattered about | | | | massages, spas, treatments and the like to be |
| the land, and in contrast to the Buddhist | | | | had in Bali that you could be forgiven for thinking |
| structures of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, | | | | that you have actually gone on holiday to a health |
| Indonesia's Hindu temples are a sight to see in | | | | farm. When you only have a few weeks off |
| their own right. There are literally thousands of | | | | work each year to relax and recuperate from the |
| temples to see in Bali and while many temples | | | | daily grind it is worth indulging oneself in the |
| might look a little run down, they still operate as | | | | numerous oils and treatments on offer in the |
| central points within every Balinese community. | | | | luxurious health spas of Bali, something which |
| 2.The beaches. If it's paradise that you want then | | | | most people find that they can suddenly afford to |
| Bali has it. The unspoiled nature of Bali's beaches is | | | | do every day. Not a luxury which is available to |
| one of the biggest pulls to the island, and the | | | | most back home! |
| palm-fringed sands are both inspiring and relaxing | | | | 5.Take a cruise. What is the point of going to a |
| at the same time. Lots of visitors to a luxury Bali | | | | paradise island if not to make use of the emerald |
| hotel like to combine a beach holiday with a spot | | | | waters surrounding the place? The seas around |
| of diving, and the destinations of Menjangan Island | | | | Bali boast some of the most spectacular coral |
| in the north and Nusa Penida in the south are | | | | reefs in the world and there are no end of high |
| perennially popular spots for beach and scuba | | | | quality cruises available to take the visitor out into |
| holidays with western tourists who want a holiday | | | | the big blue – check out stunning Lembongan |
| with a difference. | | | | Island for somewhere a world away from |
| 3.See ‘real' Bali. This means exploring the | | | | everything that you know. |