The Essence of Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport
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Bali's gateway, Indonesia's busiest resort airport.
- ›Named after Balinese independence hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai, who died in 1946.
- ›The international terminal opened in 2013, significantly boosting capacity.
- ›The airport is situated on reclaimed land adjacent to the Indian Ocean.
- ›It is one of Indonesia's busiest airports, handling over 20 million passengers per year before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ›Operated by PT Angkasa Pura I, a state-owned airport management company.
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Stay, Eat & Explore: Bali
Island of the gods
- •Uluwatu Temple — Clifftop sea temple with sunset kecak fire dances.
- •Tegallalang Rice Terraces — Ubud's sculpted emerald valleys.
- •Sacred Monkey Forest — Temple sanctuary of 1,200 long-tailed macaques.
- •Tanah Lot — The offshore temple silhouetted at dusk.
- •Mount Batur Sunrise Trek — Pre-dawn hike to a volcanic crater sunrise.
Getting around: There's no mass transit — hire drivers, scooters or app-cabs (Gojek/Grab). Fast boats reach the Gilis and Nusa islands.
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