'We live here': fears tourist tweets on gay liftyle may backfire on Bali's LGBT muny | Bali | The Guardian

Contents:

• GAY BALI
• BALI GAY MAP
• GAY BALI · MID-RANGE HOTELS
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI
• GAY BALI · ISLAND GUI
• 'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY
• GAY BALI · MALE MASSAGE SPAS
• THE BEST BALI GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BALI
• BALI GAY BARS & CLUBS

GAY BALI

Gay rights Bali have terrated recent years, but Bali remas somethg of an oasis. It has a gay scene but ’s discrete. Gay travelers need to rema alert.

Bali is fely the most welg part of Indonia for gay travelers. Bali Gay MapOur teractive Bali gay map. Deci how close you want to be to the beach & gay nightlife Bali.

BALI GAY MAP

If you plan to h the gay bars, then mak sense to stay Semyak more hotel choic, click here to search all Bali Mid-Range Hotels Bali by areaSemyakSemyak, Petenget and Batubelig beach extend as far as the eye n see. Later, the gay bars on Jalan Camplung Tand get gog and stay open until Balisani SuWhy this hotel? Walk to the gay beach.

Great value for money and a nsistently popular choice wh gay travelers. Gay rort. Excellent-value gay guthoe a private, relaxed settg.

The rabow-loured dér means an exceptnally warm wele for gay guts. Walk to the gay of the most popular hotels Bali on Travel Gay. The great-value Haven Bali is nveniently loted, close to Semyak beach, rtrants, shops, Bali Joe gay bar, Mixwell and other gay venu.

GAY BALI · MID-RANGE HOTELS

Walk to gay bars. Near the new HARRIS Hotel Semyak is very close to the gay nightlife and shoppg areas, jt a short walk to the popular Dhyana Pura Beach and 15-mute drive to Kuta Beach.

Loted jt a 5-mute walk om Double Six Beach, fés, rtrants and the gay nightlife, the new Tijili Semyak hotel offers morn rooms wh ee WiFi all areas and a nice outdoor pool.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI

Close to the gay bars. Popular very good-value, gay-iendly Pelangi Bali has a great beachont lotn, wh walkg distance of the gay nightlife on Jalan Camplung Tand.

Near the gay nightlife. Loted ls than 15 mut' walk to the gay bars, the Horison Semyak featur a nice outdoor swimmg pool and provis ee shuttle servic to the Double Six Beach. Walk to gay bars & the beach.

Great pool & Breez Bali is loted jt a few mut' walk om the gay bars Semyak and the beach.

GAY BALI · ISLAND GUI

The hotel has a gym and tennis urts and is close to many of the bt gay massage spas the area. Loted the heart of Semyak, 150 metr om the beach, close to rtrants, boutiqu and gay nightlife, Villa Krna offers morn, large su wh fully stocked mibar, ffee & tea maker, flat screen TV, safe, ee WiFi.

Quiet area but jt 1 mute om the gay bars. Betiful private plex of 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom air-ndned villas, loted jt a one-mute walk om Bali's famo gay street, Dhyana Pura and boutique shops Semyak. Hotels this area are wh easy reach of the gay Legian HotelWhy this hotel?

New Ananta Legian is a fabulo newer hotel Legian area, loted a 5-mute walk om Double Six Beach and a short drive om the shoppg area and the gay nightlife venu. Gay-owned.

'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY

Gay-popular.

Excellent choice for gay guts who enjoy a peaceful, natural environment. Popular wh gay guts.

GAY BALI · MALE MASSAGE SPAS

Almost half of their guts are gay, which means this place has got excellent taste! Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Bali.

In Bali you will fd a relatively rich gay scene although not one that is openly flnted. While homosexualy is accepted, any public display of romance, whether straight or gay, is owned upon. The Indonian legal age of nsent for straight and gay sex is 16.

Bali is now a gay-iendly place, and is unlikely that gays will enunter any problems while on holiday, pecially the touristy areas of the south. The bt place to base yourself is Semyak, wh s open gay scene and plenty of gay-owned and gay-iendly acmodatns, bars, and nightclubs.

THE BEST BALI GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BALI

There is also a fabulo gay cisg area north of Petenget beach.

For up-to-date rmatn on the bt plac to stay and Bali's gay scene check out the followg webs:;;;; and Lombok, a Mlim island, owns upon homosexualy and you will fd difficult to fd suable acmodatns and acceptg people. The island attracts over 2 ln tourists a year - particularly om Atralia and growth tourism over the past few s has ntributed to the velopment of a thrivg, although relatively small, gay scene  the southwt astal area of Semyak. The nightlife is foced around a number of popular Gay Bars on Jalan Camplung Tand (also known as Dhyana Pura).

BALI GAY BARS & CLUBS

The venu are open all year around and generally get by every eveng om around overwhelmg majory of gay visors stay at mastream rorts or private villas but there are a number of exclively Gay Rorts, many of which are 'clothg optnal' paddy fields BaliGettg to BaliMost visors will arrive at Ngurah Rai Internatnal Airport (DPS) - also known as Denpasar Internatnal Airport. The wt monsoon brgs high humidy om December to March, but there is still plenty of sun durg the day, wh ras startg the late afternoon or eveng and passg June to September, humidy is low and n be que ol the to Stay BaliIf you want to stay wh a gay environment, there is an excellent choice of exclively Gay Rorts & Villas  Bali.

More excellent choic of Mid-Range + Budget Hotels and Luxury Hotels n be found Semyak, Kuta and Legian remend Hotels Ubud offer betiful views and a nice change of scenery, away om the htle and btle of the also have a separate page for Hotels Lombok and Gili to See & DoSemyak - a popular area on the wt ast of Bali jt north of Kuta and Legian, filled wh luxury spas, hotels, high-end shops and gay nightlifeKuta - a district southern Bali and one of Indonia's major tourist - a suburban beach area on the wt ast of Bali, jt north of Kuta and south of SemyakPura Ulun Danu Bratan (Lake Bratan Temple) - Built 1633, this inic temple ss on the wtern shore of Lake Bratan and n give the illn of actually floatg on the Uluwatu (Uluwatu Temple) - one of Bali's ne key directnal - the central highland district of Bali, filled wh lh, green terraced rice paddi and forts.

Jimbaran - a fishg village and tourist rort beach south Volno - early morng trek up to top of the Batur VolnoNa Dua - an enclave of large 5-star rorts southeastern Menari - one of the bt massage spas Bali, loted SemyakBali Bird Walks- popular activy The Rabow - Bali's gay dive specialist that offers a range of divg urs tght by a profsnal PADI dive stctors, loted Semyak. Not wantg to let the risg ti of homophobia and transphobia brg them down further, some two dozen LGBTQIA+ Indonians who ri Bali went ahead and solemnly celebrated Pri Month, but a reful way so as not to attract any negative attentn towards themselv at the same time. Among the atten of the three-hour event were members of fellow NGOs om across Bali cludg Yayasan Gaya Dewata, Yayasan Gaya Nantara, QLC Bali, GSHR Udayana, Kwiir, Kabar Sej, Komunas Teman Baik, Queer Archive, Lokaha Yogyakarta, LBH Apik, and Persatuan Waria (Trans Women Unn).