Bali
Bali is the most developed and most researched of the three islands — but development pressure is no longer even across it. Some coastal strips are saturated; others, a few kilometres inland or further along the coast, are only now starting to move.
Every location covered on Bali — click a pin to open it.
West & Southwest Coast
Bali's main development corridor, running from Kuta up through Canggu and into the newer areas beyond Pererenan — the clearest example I've found of how development moves along a coastline over time.
11 areas→Bukit Peninsula
The limestone plateau south of Jimbaran — cliffs, surf breaks and, increasingly, high-end villas and hospitality projects, constrained by water access and road infrastructure in a way the rest of Bali is not.
10 areas→Central Bali
Inland, cultural, and under a different kind of development pressure than the coast.
1 area→Northeast Bali
Small-scale tourism along Bali's north and east coasts and in the Sidemen valley — a very different picture from the south and west.
4 areas→Southeast Bali
Established, walkable, family-oriented — a useful contrast to the west coast's pace.
1 area→