10-Day Bali: Surfing, Diving & Rice Terraces

Land at Denpasar, grab a Grab/Gojek to Canggu (~£8). Check into a surf hostel — Batu Bolong area has dozens, beds from £10/night. Echo Beach for sunset, Berawa for dinner. Warung food is incredible and cheap.

🚌Grab from airport to Canggu — ~£8

🛏Canggu surf hostel — dorm from £10, private from £22/night

• →Echo Beach sunset
• →Warung dinner
• →Explore Canggu strip

Morning 2-hour surf lesson with a local instructor at Batu Bolong Beach (~£15–20 including board). Canggu is one of the best beginner-to-intermediate surf spots in the world. Afternoon: scooter rental and explore the rice paddies behind town.

• →2hr surf lesson at Batu Bolong — £15–20
• →Scooter rental — £4/day
• →Rice paddy walk behind Canggu
• →Sunset at Old Man's beach bar

Scooter ride or shared shuttle to Ubud (£4–6). Book a homestay or guesthouse in the rice field area — places like Bisma Street have stunning views from £18/night. Afternoon: Sacred Monkey Forest (£2.50 entry) and Ubud market.

🚌Shared shuttle Canggu → Ubud — £5

🛏Ubud homestay with rice field view — £18–30/night

• →Sacred Monkey Forest — £2.50
• →Ubud Art Market
• →Evening Kecak fire dance (optional, £8)

Sunrise at Tegalalang Rice Terraces — get there before 8am to beat the tour buses and the paid photo swings (skip those). Afternoon: Balinese cooking class (£25–30 including market trip and 5+ dishes you eat after).

• →Tegalalang Rice Terraces at sunrise — £2 entry
• →Balinese cooking class — £25–30
• →Campuhan Ridge Walk evening

Rent a scooter and do the temple circuit: Tirta Empul holy water temple (£2), Gunung Kawi (£2), and Pura Taman Ayun (£1.50). Sarong hire at gates. Afternoon yoga class in Ubud — dozens of studios, drop-ins from £8.

🚌Scooter rental — £4/day

• →Tirta Empul temple — £2
• →Gunung Kawi — £2
• →Yoga drop-in class — £8

Shared shuttle to Amed on the east coast — 2hrs, £7. Amed is the diving and free-diving capital of Bali, with the famous USAT Liberty wreck nearby. Stay at a beachfront dive guesthouse. Snorkel the house reef before dinner.

🚌Shared shuttle Ubud → Amed — £7

🛏Amed beachfront dive guesthouse — £15–25/night

• →House reef snorkelling
• →Sunset view of Mount Agung
• →Fresh tuna at local warung

The USAT Liberty is a WWII US cargo ship 30m offshore in Tulamben — one of the world's most accessible wreck dives. Dive it with a local operator (£25–35 for 2 dives including equipment). If you're not certified, do a discover scuba session (£45).

• →USAT Liberty wreck dive — £25–35 for 2 dives
• →OR Discover Scuba intro — £45
• →Night dive option (ask operators) — £25

Intro free-diving course with Blue Season Bali or Apneista (~£60 for the day, certification included). Or spend the day snorkelling the coral gardens at Jemeluk Bay, which are extraordinary even from the surface. Afternoon rest.

• →Intro free-diving course — £60
• →OR Jemeluk Bay snorkelling — free
• →Afternoon hammock time

Fast boat from Padangbai to Nusa Penida (£6 each way). Day trip to Manta Point — the manta ray cleaning station is one of the best wildlife experiences in Southeast Asia. Also: Crystal Bay, Kelingking Beach (the T-Rex cliff). Book through operators in Amed or Padangbai.

🚌Fast boat Padangbai → Nusa Penida — £6 each way

• →Manta ray snorkelling at Manta Point
• →Kelingking Beach viewpoint
• →Crystal Bay swim

Ferry back, shared shuttle to Kuta or airport area. Some people extend in Canggu for more surf — Bali has a way of keeping you. Book your transport on 12go.asia or directly with guesthouse.

🚌Fast boat Nusa Penida → Padangbai — £6. Shuttle to airport area — £6.

• →Final warung breakfast
• →Airport run