Tours and Tickets to Experience Denpasar

There are plenty of ways to experience Denpasar. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Highlights & Hidden Gems of Bali: Private City Tour

• Foodie Tour Bali

• Bali by Night

• Full Day Private Shore Tour in Denpasar from Benoa Cruise Port

Denpasar is free to visit. However, given the difficulties of getting around, many travelers opt to visit as part of a tour, with street food tours a particularly popular option. Denpasar food tours start from around US$66, with city tours from around US$45.

Denpasar’s must-visit attractions include the towering Bajra Sandhi Monument, the Pura Jagatnatha Hindu temple, and Badung Market (Pasar Badung), the island’s largest traditional market. Travelers also appreciate shopping streets like Jalan Sulawesi, known for textiles, and traditional eateries such as Babi Guling Chandra, famed for its home-roasted suckling pig.

Yes, private tours are available in Denpasar. Like elsewhere on Bali, private tours often compare favorably in price to group tours unless you’re traveling solo. Private tours often deliver real-time savings as south Bali’s choked roads can mean a lot of time is wasted picking up travelers.

One of the best times of year to visit Denpasar is in the period before Nyepi, the island’s annual day of silence, which usually falls in March. Traditional penjor decorations flutter along the streets, and children work on ogoh-ogoh monsters. Do check that no road closures are planned for processions.

No, Denpasar is not accessible to travelers with mobility issues. Sidewalks are few and far between and often riddled with holes or infested with motorbikes, while dropped curbs are a rarity. There are few wheelchair-accessible bathrooms, and many attractions can only be reached by steps or over broken surfaces.