The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok (Travel Guide) (Rough Guides)

Explore Bali and Lombok with the most on-the-ball guide you can buy. Our expert authors cover the islands with Rough Guides' trademark mix of candour, insight and practical advice. And they've done the hard work for you - ticking off all the best accommodation, be it a high-end hotel or budget guesthouse; the choicest places to sample local cuisine; and the hippest bars. Fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated travel guide brings you superb coverage of all Bali and Lombok's unmissable experiences, from the cultural, such as classical Kamasan art, gamelan music and temple festivals, to the unabashedly self-indulgent: spas, surfing, white sands and gorgeous craft shops feature throughout its pages. Packed with advice on how to get around and full-colour maps throughout, __The Rough Guide to Bali & Lombok__ takes you through picturesque rice fields, up Gunung Batur volcano, out to the less-visited west coast beaches, and over to the lovely little Gili Islands - now with their own dedicated chapter. Make the most of your trip with __The Rough Guide to Bali & Lombok__. Explore Bali and Lombok with the most on-the-ball guide you can buy. Our expert authors cover the islands with Rough Guides' trademark mix of candour, insight and practical advice. And they've done the hard work for you - ticking off all the best accommodation, be it a high-end hotel or budget guesthouse; the choicest places to sample local cuisine; and the hippest bars. Fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated travel guide brings you superb coverage of all Bali and Lombok's unmissable experiences, from the cultural, such as classical Kamasan art, gamelan music and temple festivals, to the unabashedly self-indulgent: spas, surfing, white sands and gorgeous craft shops feature throughout its pages. Packed with advice on how to get around and full-colour maps throughout, The Rough Guide to Bali & Lombok takes you through picturesque rice fields, up Gunung Batur volcano, out to the less-visited west coast beaches, and over to the lovely little Gili Islands - now with their own dedicated chapter. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Bali & Lombok . Contents 3 5 INTRODUCTION 4 6 Where to go 8 10 When to go 10 12 Things not to miss 12 14 Itineraries 20 22 BASICS 22 24 Getting there 23 25 Visas 24 26 Getting around 25 27 Accommodation 28 30 Food and drink 29 31 Festivals and events 32 34 Health 33 35 Outdoor activities 36 38 Spas, traditional beauty treatments and yoga 38 40 Culture and etiquette 38 40 Shopping 40 42 Travelling with children 42 44 Charities and volunteer projects 43 45 Travel essentials 43 45 THE GUIDE 52 55 1 South Bali 52 55 2 Ubud and central Bali 108 111 3 East Bali 148 151 4 North Bali and the central volcanoes 190 193 5 West Bali 218 221 6 Lombok 242 245 7 The Gili Islands 282 285 CONTEXTS 300 302 History 301 303 Religion 311 313 Traditional music and dance 318 320 Modern Balinese music 326 328 Village life and traditions 329 331 The impact of tourism 333 335 Books 336 338 Language 338 340 Glossary 344 346 SMALL PRINT & INDEX 346 348