Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Here are some of the spots featured in my Bali travel montage video, as well as some of the notes I took during my trip. Please comment below if you have any Q's.
For the full blog post, please visit ashleyhann.com/blog/bali-travel-tips
This video was gifted to me by my amazing brother Tony Hannawacker AKA Samurai Kibiji (youtube.com/samuraikibiji)
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CANGGU: More touristy, younger crowd. Partying, etc.
What To Do:
Surf (great for beginners)
Work at local cute cafes
Shop
Party
Make lots of friends!
Where to Stay:
Lots of great villas you can rent on Airbnb
LV8 Hotel
Bars/clubs:
Finns Beach Club (daytime pool party vibes - Sunday esp)
The Lawn (also nice during the day to lounge by pool or on beach- $250k)
Old Mans
Echo beach (late night) - amazing club/dancing on the beach with the waves!! Magical!
Restaurants:
Crate Cafe for breakfast
The Loft for breakfast
Ulekan Bali for dinner
La Laguna for dinner
If you really really want to party go to Seminyak.
Potato Head Beach Club (daytime beach party vibes)
Early lunch at Nook
Drinks and hookah and the W hotel on the ocean
Restaurant: La Flavella
ULUWATU:
La Joya Biu Biu! MUST STAY HERE.
Single Fin for sunset party
Rock Bar amazing sunset views and dinner
Uluwatu Temple (go super early, less people)
Karma beach
Kecek Dance at temple 6pm
UBUD:
Where to Stay:
Desa Visesa for at least 1 or 2 nights! Great location (only 5 min drive to Ubud center and they have a free shuttle) and absolutely stunning! Amazing service as well.
Any Airbnb near The Yoga Barn is a great location
Restaurants:
Akasha
The Elephant (Vegan)
Zest (Vegan)
Alchemy (Vegan)
Seeds of Life
Pacha Mama (Mexican)
Things To Do:
Bali Swing!
Tukad Cepung Waterfall (waterfall in a cave)
Tegallalang Rice Terraces (zip-lining only $25)
Monkey forest
Water purification ceremony at Holy Water Temple
Swim with elephants at Mason’s Elephant Lodge
Pyramids of Chi sound healing
Ecstatic Dance on Friday nights 7:30-9:30pm at The Yoga Barn (go 4 hours early to reserve your ticket!)
Bali Dacha Spa and Lounge (must do this!! During day and Wednesday nights for an amazing social evening and some dancing!)
Camphun Ridge Walk
Sebatu Water Ceremony
Meditation Caves
Dragon Fly Spa
NUSA PENIDA:
Catch a boat from Sanur.
Where To Stay:
Crystal Bay Bungalows ($40/night)
If you want to be closer to the harbor where bars/restaurants are then don’t stay there because it’s 30-45 mins out.
Coco Resort looked nice!
What To Do:
Kelingking Beach!! MUST DO. —If you’re in good physical shape, do the hike all the way down!! It is a little scary and SO MUCH FUN!
Broken Beach + Angels Billabong
Diamond Beach + Atuh Beach
Crystal bay beach
How to Pack:
Pack bare minimum if you like shopping!
All summer clothing!! It’s HOT all day and night. Stuff you can just throw on.
Swimsuit everyday! This is pretty much all you wear.
You never do your hair
Flip flops everywhere (maybe bring only one pair of tennis shoes if you plan to hike but even the hikes I went on it’s better to wear flip flops. I never wore my tennis shoes.)
Water shoes (for Kelingking Beach and waterfall hikes)
Sarong
Small backpack
All toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc)
ONLY the sweatshirt/jacket you are wearing on the plane and nothing else. I brought 4 too many and never wore them once!! The only one I wore was a light jean jacket ONE evening and that’s it.
Yoga clothes! Maybe 4 pants and 4 bras.
Water bottle!! Save the environment!
Get bug spray as soon as you are there. They have the best kind: Soffell (I like the lotion not the spray)
TIPS:
Best months to go: March, April, October, November. Rainy season starts in Nov and is in full swing Dec-Feb. Summer will be super busy and crowded.
Where to go: Ubud, Uluwatu, Nusa Penida, Canggu
Re: Jet Lag... did not experience any jet lag when I got there because I slept 14 hours on the flight over. If you can sleep on the flight there it will really help!! Especially if your flight is overnight.
Go for AT LEAST 14 FULL DAYS!! Trust me on this. The longer you can stay, the better.
You can budget $100-200 per day per person (including hotel stay).
Get a SIM card. Even though there is WiFi everywhere, you’ll want a local number. If traveling in a group, just have one person get one.
Download Go Jek and Grab apps on your phone and sign up using your Indonesian number. This is like Uber and is SUPER useful. Even though it’s cheap renting a scooter, I don’t recommend it. Go Jek and Grab is just as cheap!!!
Don’t drink the water and be very careful where you eat any raw veggies/fruit.
Get a designated DRIVER. Made is amazing— highly recommend. Amazing heart and so kind and giving. To use for entire day only $600K (~$40).
Go to a SPA! You can get like 2 hours of amazing spa treatments (massage, facial, etc) for ~$40!
Here are some of the spots featured in my Bali travel montage video, as well as some of the notes I took during my trip. Please comment below if you have any Q's.
For the full blog post, please visit ashleyhann.com/blog/bali-travel-tips
This video was gifted to me by my amazing brother Tony Hannawacker AKA Samurai Kibiji (youtube.com/samuraikibiji)
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CANGGU: More touristy, younger crowd. Partying, etc.
What To Do:
Surf (great for beginners)
Work at local cute cafes
Shop
Party
Make lots of friends!
Where to Stay:
Lots of great villas you can rent on Airbnb
LV8 Hotel
Bars/clubs:
Finns Beach Club (daytime pool party vibes - Sunday esp)
The Lawn (also nice during the day to lounge by pool or on beach- $250k)
Old Mans
Echo beach (late night) - amazing club/dancing on the beach with the waves!! Magical!
Restaurants:
Crate Cafe for breakfast
The Loft for breakfast
Ulekan Bali for dinner
La Laguna for dinner
If you really really want to party go to Seminyak.
Potato Head Beach Club (daytime beach party vibes)
Early lunch at Nook
Drinks and hookah and the W hotel on the ocean
Restaurant: La Flavella
ULUWATU:
La Joya Biu Biu! MUST STAY HERE.
Single Fin for sunset party
Rock Bar amazing sunset views and dinner
Uluwatu Temple (go super early, less people)
Karma beach
Kecek Dance at temple 6pm
UBUD:
Where to Stay:
Desa Visesa for at least 1 or 2 nights! Great location (only 5 min drive to Ubud center and they have a free shuttle) and absolutely stunning! Amazing service as well.
Any Airbnb near The Yoga Barn is a great location
Restaurants:
Akasha
The Elephant (Vegan)
Zest (Vegan)
Alchemy (Vegan)
Seeds of Life
Pacha Mama (Mexican)
Things To Do:
Bali Swing!
Tukad Cepung Waterfall (waterfall in a cave)
Tegallalang Rice Terraces (zip-lining only $25)
Monkey forest
Water purification ceremony at Holy Water Temple
Swim with elephants at Mason’s Elephant Lodge
Pyramids of Chi sound healing
Ecstatic Dance on Friday nights 7:30-9:30pm at The Yoga Barn (go 4 hours early to reserve your ticket!)
Bali Dacha Spa and Lounge (must do this!! During day and Wednesday nights for an amazing social evening and some dancing!)
Camphun Ridge Walk
Sebatu Water Ceremony
Meditation Caves
Dragon Fly Spa
NUSA PENIDA:
Catch a boat from Sanur.
Where To Stay:
Crystal Bay Bungalows ($40/night)
If you want to be closer to the harbor where bars/restaurants are then don’t stay there because it’s 30-45 mins out.
Coco Resort looked nice!
What To Do:
Kelingking Beach!! MUST DO. —If you’re in good physical shape, do the hike all the way down!! It is a little scary and SO MUCH FUN!
Broken Beach + Angels Billabong
Diamond Beach + Atuh Beach
Crystal bay beach
How to Pack:
Pack bare minimum if you like shopping!
All summer clothing!! It’s HOT all day and night. Stuff you can just throw on.
Swimsuit everyday! This is pretty much all you wear.
You never do your hair
Flip flops everywhere (maybe bring only one pair of tennis shoes if you plan to hike but even the hikes I went on it’s better to wear flip flops. I never wore my tennis shoes.)
Water shoes (for Kelingking Beach and waterfall hikes)
Sarong
Small backpack
All toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc)
ONLY the sweatshirt/jacket you are wearing on the plane and nothing else. I brought 4 too many and never wore them once!! The only one I wore was a light jean jacket ONE evening and that’s it.
Yoga clothes! Maybe 4 pants and 4 bras.
Water bottle!! Save the environment!
Get bug spray as soon as you are there. They have the best kind: Soffell (I like the lotion not the spray)
TIPS:
Best months to go: March, April, October, November. Rainy season starts in Nov and is in full swing Dec-Feb. Summer will be super busy and crowded.
Where to go: Ubud, Uluwatu, Nusa Penida, Canggu
Re: Jet Lag... did not experience any jet lag when I got there because I slept 14 hours on the flight over. If you can sleep on the flight there it will really help!! Especially if your flight is overnight.
Go for AT LEAST 14 FULL DAYS!! Trust me on this. The longer you can stay, the better.
You can budget $100-200 per day per person (including hotel stay).
Get a SIM card. Even though there is WiFi everywhere, you’ll want a local number. If traveling in a group, just have one person get one.
Download Go Jek and Grab apps on your phone and sign up using your Indonesian number. This is like Uber and is SUPER useful. Even though it’s cheap renting a scooter, I don’t recommend it. Go Jek and Grab is just as cheap!!!
Don’t drink the water and be very careful where you eat any raw veggies/fruit.
Get a designated DRIVER. Made is amazing— highly recommend. Amazing heart and so kind and giving. To use for entire day only $600K (~$40).
Go to a SPA! You can get like 2 hours of amazing spa treatments (massage, facial, etc) for ~$40!
