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Bali

Penglipuran Traditional Village is a well-preserved Balinese village in Bangli Regency that exemplifies traditional Balinese village planning, architecture, and communal life. The village is noted for its intact compound layout, alang-alang thatched roofs, bamboo gates, and strict local regulations that maintain cleanliness and cultural continuity. Penglipuran demonstrates principles of Balinese cosmology and social organization (including the concept of Tri Hita Karana — harmony among people, nature, and the divine) and serves as a living example of Bali's intangible cultural heritage.

Tenganan Pegringsingan is one of Bali's best-preserved Bali Aga (original Balinese) villages. It retains a pre-Majapahit social structure, unique communal laws, and ritual practices that differ from mainstream Balinese Hinduism. The village is internationally important for its rare double-ikat textile tradition (known as geringsing), believed to have protective and healing powers. The settlement layout — long straight lanes, stone walls, and gated entryways — preserves an ancient village form and provides insight into Bali's early cultural landscape.

Waterblow in Nusa Dua is a natural coastal spectacle where powerful Indian Ocean waves collide with a semicircular limestone reef, producing dramatic sprays and thunderous crashes. It is a popular natural landmark within the Nusa Dua resort area—valued for its scenic ocean views, photographic appeal, and as an accessible example of Bali's rugged southern coastline. Visitors should note the site is valued more for its natural drama than for historical monuments or formal cultural heritage.

Ayung River is Bali's longest river and a key natural feature carving a scenic gorge near Ubud. It has long supported local agriculture (irrigation for rice terraces) and is lined with small temples and carved stone reliefs that reflect Balinese Hindu culture. The river and surrounding rainforest are important for local biodiversity and provide a dramatic setting that helped develop adventure tourism (white water rafting) in the region.

Telaga Waja River is one of Bali's premier white-water rafting rivers, originating from the slopes of Mount Agung and flowing through eastern Bali’s lush valleys. It is an important natural feature for local communities and offers a window into Bali's rainforest ecosystems, rice terraces and rural village life. The river is valued both for adventure tourism and for its scenic, ecological role in the region.

Sangeh Monkey Forest (Mandala Wisata Wanara Wana Sangeh) is a small sacred nutmeg (mace) forest and temple complex in Sangeh village, central Bali. It is important both culturally and naturally: culturally as the site of a Balinese Hindu temple set within the forest and used for local rituals, and naturally as a protected grove of towering nutmeg trees that provide habitat for a large troop of Balinese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). The forest acts as a living cultural landscape where religion, village life and wildlife coexist.

Bali's mangrove forests are vital coastal ecosystems that protect shorelines from erosion and storm surge, serve as nursery grounds for fish and crustaceans, store significant amounts of carbon, and support local livelihoods. In Bali they also play a growing role in eco-tourism and environmental education, with community groups and NGOs running conservation and replanting programs.