Is Bali still worth it in 2026?

Bali gets 6 million visitors a year, and the popular sights show it. But the island is 5,780 km² — the crowds concentrate in about 40 km² of it.

Skip Kuta. Skip Seminyak too. Head instead to Amed on the east coast for black-sand beaches and freediving, Sidemen for rice paddies without the Ubud crowds, and Menjangan island in the northwest for the best snorkelling in Indonesia.