Nusa Dua is a serene and private location with lots of upmarket hotels, but to get a hang of the night life in the city one must go to Kuta. Life starts there after 10 p.m. Here one can find lots of reasonable accommodation and open restaurants. Kuta has innumerable night clubs and the hookah crowd flocks the place.
Beaches in Bali are a hot spot for swimming, surfing and sunbathing. Since the mercury never dips substantially in this zone, one can travel light.
Bali caters to the beach spirit of both the rich and bagpackers alike.
How to reach:
* From India, travel through Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia Airlines, Air Asia), Singapore (Singapore Airlines and others) or Bangkok (Thai Airlines). Thence, fly by carriers like Air Asia, Lion and others to Denpasar.
Flight time from New Delhi to Kuala Lumpur/Singapore: 5 hours 30 minutes.
Flight time from Kuala Lumpur/Singapore to Denpasar - less than 3 hours.
* Accommodation: Ranges from Rs.3,000 to Rs.50,000 ($47-$792) per night.
For the really high end traveller, there is the Bulgari hotel, one of only two in the world, where a room costs Rs.150,000 ($2,380) a night.
* A meal for four in a mid-range restaurant will cost Rs.2,000 ($31) without alcohol.
