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Sanur

Sunrise Beach Path and the Boats to the Nusa Islands

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2 daysIdeal stay₹2,650From / night₹800Food / dayFreeEntry

A calm, older resort on the east coast: a 5 km beachfront path, sunrise over a reef-protected lagoon, family-friendly hotels and the harbour for the fast boats to Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and the Gilis. A good base the night before or after the islands.

Highlights

  • Sunrise on Sanur Beach
  • Cycle the beachfront path
  • Snorkel the lagoon reef
  • Le Mayeur Museum
  • Sindhu night market dinner
  • Serangan turtle conservation centre
  • Fast boats to Nusa Penida and Lembongan

Things to do

  • Sunrise walk or cycle on the beach pathMorning · 2h
  • Lagoon snorkelling tripMorning · 2h 30m
  • Le Mayeur MuseumAfternoon · 1h
  • Sindhu night market dinnerEvening · 1h 30m
  • Serangan turtle centreAfternoon · 1h 30m

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When to go

Best time: April – October

Plan around this

Nyepi: Bali Closes for 24 Hours

⚠️ On Nyepi (Monday 8 March 2027, from 06:00 to 06:00 on 9 March) all of Bali stops: Ngurah Rai airport is closed to every flight, roads, beaches and shops shut, the internet is switched off, and visitors must stay inside their hotel. Don't book a flight, boat or transfer for that day, and allow for full flights and boats on the days either side.

Heads up

Bali Wet Season

December to February are the wettest months: heavy afternoon and night downpours, humid days, and flash floods on low roads in Kuta, Legian, Seminyak and on Sunset Road to the airport. Mornings are often clear. Allow extra time for the airport, and plan beach days flexibly. Hotels are cheaper, except over Christmas and New Year.

  • Nyepi (Balinese Day of Silence) and the ogoh-ogoh parades — The Balinese New Year. On the eve, villages parade huge ogoh-ogoh demon effigies through the streets and burn them, worth seeing in Ubud, Kuta and Denpasar. Then for 24 hours the whole island stops: Ngurah Rai airport closes, no traffic, no lights, beaches shut, and visitors must stay inside their hotel (hotels keep serving guests indoors). Do not plan to land, leave or travel in Bali that day.
  • Galungan and Kuningan · Galungan 17 Jun, Kuningan 27 Jun — Bali's biggest Hindu festival, every 210 days: ten days when the ancestors are believed to visit. Every street is lined with tall bamboo penjor poles, families in temple dress fill the temples, and the island looks its most beautiful. Some shops and drivers take the main days off, and temples are crowded; wear a sarong and sash to visit.
  • Bali Arts Festival (Pesta Kesenian Bali) · 13 Jun – 11 Jul — A month of dance, gamelan, drama and craft from every Balinese regency at the Taman Werdhi Budaya arts centre in Denpasar, opening with a big street parade. Free; evening performances are the best. 2027 dates are usually announced in spring.
  • Christmas and New Year peak — Bali's dearest fortnight: villas and resorts set minimum stays and gala dinners on 24 and 31 December, and Indian, Australian and Indonesian holidays overlap. Book rooms and the Gili and Komodo boats by October, and expect rain: it is the wet season.