Bali, Indonesia - Sanur, Uluwatu, Kuta - January 2020

 We wanted to stay somewhere near the beach and not too far from Denpasar airport for our last three full days in Bali. Kuta and Seminyak seem like nice beaches to enjoy.  We stayed in Sanur because it was less commercialized. 

Sanur Beach - across from our hotel

Sanur Beach

Our driver from Ubud came up to take us to GWK Cultural Park and to Uluwatu Temple for day trip while we were in Sanur. Both places are in the Badung district and not too far from where we stayed in Sanur.

 The Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cutural Park is a big tourist attraction which is quite impressive and interesting. It's an modern iconic landmark of Bali, situated on a large field on the hill of Ungasan in Badung region. We spent half of the day there to explore the huge park and watch a few cultural performances.   

Statue of the God Wisnu riding on the Garuda wings

Huge statues at GWK Cutural Park entrance

Impressive statue in GWK park.

Statue of the God Wisnu 

Statue of the Garuda in the background

A performance at GWK park

With the cast of a cultural performance

The last temple we saw in Bali was the famous Pura Uluwatu or the "sea" temple. It's located in Uluwatu, South Kuta, at the west end of the southern coast of Bali. Tourists often visit the temple at sunset and stay for the traditional Balinese Hindu Kecak & Fire dance in the evening.

Uluwatu Temple in the background

Uluwatu Temple perched on the cliff

Uluwatu view.

View of the "sea" temple facing the ocean

Kumbakarna Laga statue in Uluwatu Temple complex.

It was a very stormy and rainy afternoon when we visited the temple. The Kecak dance was cancelled. We were disappointed but had to leave Uluwatu before a torrential rain storm began.  Many places were flooded on our way back to the hotel that evening. It was the biggest rainstorm in the southern Badung district in many years.

We spent our last day in Bali exploring Kuta Beach. The beach in Kuta is much busier than in Sanur. The outdoor market and shopping mall are popular hangouts for tourists.

Hard Rock Cafe in Kuta Beach

Kuta Beach

Kuta Beach, a popular surfers' beach

We were told not to miss a night market not too far from our hotel in Sanur that had variety of street food. 


Food stalls at Sanur night market

 We left Bali on our early morning flight back to Bangkok... It's February 1st, 2020.