Bali,
the famed Island of the Gods, with its varied landscape of hills and
mountains, rugged coastlines and sandy beaches, lush rice terraces and
barren volcanic hillsides all providing a picturesque backdrop to its
colourful, deeply spiritual and unique culture, stakes a serious claim to
be paradise on earth. With world-class surfing and diving, a large number
of cultural, historical and archaeological attractions, and an enormous
range of accommodations, this is one of the world's most popular island
destinations and one which consistently wins travel awards. Bali has
something to offer a very broad market of visitors from young back-packers
right through to the super-rich.
