Nearby Attractions
Whether you are with family or friends, here for sports, or attracted to the culture, the island of the gods has many treasures to bring you. Easily discover the rest of the island from Seminyak.
Seminyak
Seminyak boasts some of the most glorious beaches in Bali. Be sure to catch the legendary sunsets and enjoy the tranquil beauty, and marvel at Balinese ceremonies on the beach, complete with gamelan players and offerings to the gods.
Of course, don’t let the smooth sands and intricate cultural experiences distract you from spas and shopping! Sophisticated spas and high-end boutiques will entice you away from the waterfront—for a short time, anyway.
Beach life
Put simply for many people Bali is the beach and it would be hard to imagine any other place on earth where land, sea and sky have combined to produce so many utterly breathtaking strips of sand of such total variety.
Tiny uncluttered coves lapped by crystal seas to long, devil-black stretches of wave and wind swept sand; there are party central tourist hang-out beaches and others whose soft, white sands remain fairly unblemished.
Whatever kind of beach you find yourself at you’ll quickly come to understand why, for most people, Bali is the beach.
Go Surfing
The surf is just classic around the Bukit Peninsular - directly south from Denpasar. Kuta, just next to Seminyak, is the main gateway to many of these breaks.
The list of top surf spots nearby reads like a surfers dream: Uluwatu, Padang Padang and Dreamland to name a few. If you have never heard of them you will almost certainly have seen a picture of them in a surfing magazine.
Bali picks up the swells from the Southern Ocean and from April to November will see consistent surf of up to 12 ft.
Legendary ricefield terraces
Paddy fields refer to any parcel of arable land that is devoted to rice farming. The most common form of paddy field will be on flat land, but it is also possible to have paddy terraces that follow the natural contours of hills.
Bali offers both type of paddy, but it is the terraces that visitors usually most want to see because these tend to be the most stunningly beautiful. The rice terraces have been here on Bali for at least 2,000 years, and they were originally carved into the hills using hand tools.
Balinese Induh Temples
No visit to Bali would be complete without a trip to see at least one of Bali's temples. There are over 20,000 pura (Balinese for temple) in Bali at last count, a widespread marker of Bali's exuberant culture; you don't have to make an effort to see all of them, but you do have to see at least a few of the temples listed below.
Some temples can be seen within a single trip (Tirta Empul and Pura Gunung Kawi are both near Tampaksiring, for instance); others may need a little more advance planning. In any case, the effort to see any of these Bali temples is effort well spent.
Mother Temple of Besakih is the most important, the largest and holiest temple in Bali.
Nightlife
Nightclubs on Bali draw acolytes from across Southeast Asia. The large numbers of relatively well-heeled tourists and nonexistent licensing laws have spawned an ever changing line up of clubs that book celebrity DJs spinning mixes that are soon heard worldwide.
Bouncing from one club to another all night long is a Bali tradition, guaranteeing overheating from the exertion, the mixes, the booze, the companionship or all of the above. Bali’s Kuta Beach is the centre of the scene, Seminyak is a little more classy (though only a little).
