Bali Facts

The tropical island of Bali covers an area of 5,600 square kilometres (2,160 square miles) and stretches 145 km (91 miles) from west to east, and 95 km (59 miles) from north to south with a population of about 3,500,000.

Bali, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, is located about 1,000 km south of the equator between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. Bali has tropical climate with typical dry season from end of May till mid Oct and the rainy season from mid Oct to mid/end of May.

The temperature hovers around 30 degrees Celsius all year round. The humidity fluctuates between 60 and 95 %.

Bali’s highest peaks are Mount Agung (3,140 m) and Mount Batur (1,717 m), both extinct volcanoes.

In the inner, mountainous area of Bali there are four freshwater lakes of reasonable size: Lake Beratan, Lake Buyan, Lake Tamblingan, and Lake Batur.

2009 Bali was - again - voted “World’s Best Island”. A very interesting blend of tropical landscape, top-of-the-art hotels, a wide range of world-class-restaurants, cultural heritage reaching back for centuries, traditional markets, modern shopping facilities, religious uniqueness, relaxed lifestyle and bustling night-life make this island a top holiday destination.

Main attractions of Bali are its beaches, lush green rice-terraces, tropical fauna and flora and - last not least - the colourful religious ceremonies and festivities one might come by almost every single day.

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