🇮🇩 Bali, Indonesia
Traveling Bali alone doesn't mean doing it by yourself. Here are 20 things worth doing solo — sunrise volcano hikes, surf sessions, canggu co-working and more — filterable by vibe, time and budget. The ones marked "great for meeting people" are where Suppertime comes in.
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Outdoors · 📍 Kintamani
Groups set off in the dark to reach the summit for sunrise over the caldera lake — a popular, guided trek that's easy to join solo and near-guaranteed to introduce you to fellow hikers.
Morning · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Surf · 📍 Canggu
Canggu's beach breaks are some of the most beginner-friendly on the island, with group lessons that make learning to surf solo painless and social.
Morning · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Co-working · 📍 Canggu
Canggu's coworking scene is built around its digital-nomad crowd — good wifi, good coffee, and a steady stream of other people working solo who are easy to strike up a conversation with.
Morning · Afternoon · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Sunset · 📍 Uluwatu
The clifftop temple grounds above the Indian Ocean are Bali's classic sunset spot, drawing a mixed crowd of travelers who linger for the view together.
Evening · Budget $ · Great for meeting people
Surf · 📍 Uluwatu
Uluwatu's cliffside breaks draw some of the island's best surfers — even from the warung terraces above, it's a mesmerizing solo way to spend an hour.
Morning · Afternoon · Free
Yoga & Meditation · 📍 Ubud
Ubud's long-established yoga scene draws a global crowd of solo travelers to open, jungle-facing studios — drop-in classes are the norm, not the exception.
Morning · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Sightseeing · 📍 Tegallalang, Ubud
Bali's most iconic stepped rice paddies are just north of Ubud — worth arriving early, before the tour buses, for a quiet walk through the terraces.
Morning · Afternoon · Budget $
Outdoors · 📍 Ubud
A shaded sanctuary of temple ruins, banyan trees and resident long-tailed macaques right in the middle of town — an easy, low-key solo stop.
Morning · Afternoon · Budget $
Learning & Workshops · 📍 Ubud
Small-group classes usually start with a market visit before cooking a full Balinese spread — a natural way to spend a few hours with other travelers.
Afternoon · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Outdoors · 📍 North Bali
Renting a scooter and chasing waterfalls inland is a Bali rite of passage — go solo at your own pace, or tag along with whoever else is at the trailhead.
Morning · Afternoon · Budget $
Sunset · 📍 Tanah Lot
A sea temple perched on a rock just offshore, silhouetted against the sunset — one of Bali's most-photographed views and a reliably social spot to watch it.
Evening · Budget $ · Great for meeting people
Nightlife · 📍 Seminyak / Canggu
Bali's beach clubs mix daybeds, pools and DJ sets facing the ocean — pricier than a warung, but built for mingling solo across a shared pool deck.
Afternoon · Evening · Budget $$$ · Great for meeting people
Sightseeing · 📍 Nusa Penida
A boat trip from Sanur reaches the dramatic cliffs and turquoise coves of this neighboring island — usually done as a day tour, which makes it easy to join solo.
Morning · Afternoon · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Volleyball · 📍 Canggu or Kuta
Beachfront courts in the surf towns regularly host casual pickup games at sunset — showing up alone and asking to join is completely normal.
Afternoon · Free · Great for meeting people
Outdoors · 📍 Amed or Nusa Penida
Bali's east coast and neighboring islands have calm, reef-fringed waters good for snorkeling straight off the beach or on a short boat trip.
Morning · Budget $$ · Great for meeting people
Books & Reading · 📍 Ubud
Ubud's café culture leans slow and quiet, with plenty of garden seating built for spending an afternoon alone with a book.
Afternoon · Budget $
Other · 📍 Uluwatu
A traditional Balinese chant-and-fire performance staged at the clifftop temple as the sun goes down — a shared, communal experience even watched alone.
Evening · Budget $ · Great for meeting people
Language Exchange · 📍 Canggu
Canggu's long-term remote-work community runs regular casual meetups — an easy way to trade travel notes and make friends outside the co-working desk.
Evening · Free · Great for meeting people
Board Games · 📍 Canggu
A handful of Canggu's cafés keep shelves of board games for the evening crowd — an easy, low-pressure way to end up at a table with strangers.
Evening · Budget $ · Great for meeting people
Content Creation · 📍 Ubud
A well-known walking trail along a grassy ridge just outside central Ubud, at its best — and quietest — right after sunrise.
Morning · Free
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