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Photo: Philip Nalangan · CC BY 4.0

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Red lineEveryday manners

Nyepi in Bali: a whole day of island-wide silence

  • Stay in your accommodation all day, lights off and quiet
  • Adjust flights and check-in or check-out dates in advance
  • Going out into the street or to the beach
  • Booking flights in or out of Bali on that day

Everyone on the island, including tourists, must comply; I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport closes for the whole day.

Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Indonesia travel advice

Festivals

Festivals & celebrations

Places & local life

Landmarks, hidden gems & local life

Bali · photo 1

Classic landmarkBali Province, Indonesia

Bali

Island of the Gods, a soul's home of Hindu ritual and sunny beaches

Borobudur · photo 1

Classic landmarkCentral Java, Indonesia

Borobudur

The world's largest Buddhist monument: a sacred sunrise beneath 72 stupas

Prambanan temples

Classic landmarkSpecial Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Prambanan temples

The largest Hindu temple of ancient Java: a soaring Shiva temple, near Borobudur outside Yogyakarta.

Sacred Monkey Forest

Classic landmarkUbud, Bali, Indonesia

Ubud Sacred Monkey Forest

A sacred forest on the edge of Ubud: hundreds of long-tailed macaques and three Hindu temples built about 700 years ago.

Tanah Lot on its rock in the sea

Classic landmarkBali, Indonesia (Tabanan Regency)

Tanah Lot

A temple on a rock in the sea, surrounded by water at high tide — Bali's most famous sunset spot.