Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Denpasar (Bali), Indonesië

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Christmas and New Year peak

• Regel

  Bali tourist levy

  1 jan – 31 dec

  Every foreign visitor pays a one-off provincial levy, ideally online before arrival; there are desks at the airport for those who did not, and a QR receipt is checked at some sites. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon debris on the west beaches (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 5 jan)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon debris on the west beaches (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Lebaran domestic peak, Lebaran (Idul Fitri) break in Indonesië

• Sluiting

  Nyepi, the day of silence

  19–20 mrt

  The island stops for 24 hours from 6am: the airport closes, nobody may go outside, and lights stay low — hotel guests included. The ogoh-ogoh demon parades the evening before are the part you can watch. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Lebaran domestic peak

  20–24 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestDruk

  Eid empties Java onto Bali for a week. Domestic flights and the south-coast beaches fill, hotel rates rise, and the traffic in and out of Denpasar is at its worst outside the July peak. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon debris on the west beaches (1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec), Nyepi, the day of silence (19–20 mrt), Lebaran domestic peak (20–24 mrt)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Dry season

• Seizoen

  Dry season

  1 mei – 30 sep · meestalDruk

  The trade wind arrives with lower humidity, reliable surf on the west-facing coast and every visitor at once. May and September are the same weather without the traffic.

• Seizoen

  West coast surf season

  1 mei – 30 sep · meestal

  Offshore winds on the Bukit and the west-facing breaks give the most reliable surf of the year. In the wet season it reverses and the east coast takes over.

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Dry season

• Festival

  Bali Arts Festival

  13 jun – 11 jul

  A month of gamelan, dance, parades and craft at the Taman Werdhi Budaya in Denpasar, opened by a procession through the city. It is programmed for Balinese audiences and it is free. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Kite season

  15 jun – 15 sep · meestalDroog seizoen

  The dry-season wind fills the sky south of the city with village-built bebean and janggan kites the size of a car, flown by teams with gamelan players on the ground. Competitions run through July and August.

• Feestdag

  Australian school holidays

  25 jun – 20 julDrukBoek vroeg

  The winter break sends the biggest single inbound market here in one block, and it lands on the dry season. Seminyak and Canggu run full; the east and north of the island barely notice. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), West coast surf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Dry season

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), West coast surf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Bali Arts Festival (13 jun – 11 jul), Kite season (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Australian school holidays (25 jun – 20 jul)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Dry season

• Feestdag

  Indonesian Independence Day

  14–18 augNationale feestdagSluitingen

  Flags on every gate, village games in the streets and a flag ceremony that shuts offices and schools on the 17th. Traffic through Denpasar is worse than usual for the week around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), West coast surf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Kite season (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Dry season

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), West coast surf season (1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Kite season (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Christmas and New Year peak

• Seizoen

  Monsoon debris on the west beaches

  1 dec – 15 mrt · meestalRisico

  The wet-season swell and the rivers push rubbish onto the west-coast sand from Kuta to Seminyak, in some years by the truckload. The east and the Bukit beaches are largely spared. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The most crowded fortnight of the year despite being the wettest, with villa rates at their annual high and the airport at capacity. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Bali tourist levy (1 jan – 31 dec)