Bali Overview

Created to help people planning to visit Bali get a general idea of the major hotel areas where most visitors stay, each area map of Bali includes restaurants, temples, tourist attractions, important landmarks and government buildings, some shops together with links to better hotels in the area. That said, the maps are not intended to be street atlases and are not always to scale but you will get a good general idea of what is to be found in the area you plan to be staying in and you will find no shortage of good street maps available upon arrival.

The map of Bali above highlights the eight regencies of Bali (all capital letters) and the most popular tourist destinations. To get started just click on the area you wish to visit or the use menu bar on the top of the page.

Bali island lies 3.2 km east of Java Indonesia and approximately 8 degrees south of the equator. East to west, the island is approximately 153 km wide and 112 km north to south (95 by 69 miles, respectively), with a surface area of 5,633 km². The highest point of Bali island is Mount Agung at 3,142 m (10,308 feet) high, an active volcano that last erupted in March 1963. Mountains cover centre to the eastern side, with Mount Agung the eastern most peak. Mount Batur (1,717 m) is also still active. About 30,000 years ago it experienced a catastrophic eruption — one of the largest known volcanic events on Earth

In the south the land descends to form an alluvial plain, watered by shallow rivers, drier in the dry season and overflowing during periods of heavy rain.

The principal cities of Bali island are the northern port of Singaraja, the former colonial capital of Bali, and the present provincial capital and largest city, Denpasar, near the southern coast. The town of Ubud (north of Denpasar), with its art market, museums and galleries, is arguably the cultural center of Bali island.