Boracay gets such good reviews consistently and I can see why. Bali on the other hand...? Its only fair to let travellers know if your coming from say, the Philippines or anywhere in South East Asia, Bali beaches may be a let down. Think the review reflects this. For me the Philippines over Bali is a no brainer.
I would choose Belitung island or Anambas island, or kei islands over boracay. No slum, No ugly town, No crowd, only perfect sand. But, yeah no amazing surf waves like Bali.
Boracay's got culture! like Itas/Negritos sleeping on the road at night, I almost accidentally stepped on one of the punks, it was dark, he was dark and for some bloody reason the imp decided to sleep on the middle of the walkway, as if he was invincible from getting walked over. Now that is what I call culture!😂
Exactly, the main point people come to Bali is to witness the Balinese culture and it's thousands of temples. Then added to that to ultra consistent waves of Uluwatu (99% of consistency), which only Nias & Mentawais could give it a competition, beaches are only some bonuses. If it's only about beaches and coconut trees i would rather be in Ngurbloat or Pantai Madwaer of Kei Islands, finer sands without ugly town and slums to sore my eyes. 😊😊😊
It' s not apple to apple comparing Boracay 10 km2 island with 12k population with Bali island 5000 km2 n nearly 5 million people... Should be boracay vs Nusa lembongan... lol...
The true counterpart of Bali, Indonesia is actually Siargao, the Philippines which both surfing haven of South-East Asia, it's not that really relevant or similar to Boracay...
Bali is Bali, it's famous for thousands of temples and it's distinctive culture and hence the nickname island of the gods, also Bali has surfspots with ultra consistency (99% surfable for some in uluwatu) and one of them is surely the biggest in entire southeast asia named The Bombie. For beaches and surfing waves Mentawais is The true surfers heaven: th-cam.com/video/CCGr81XF0L0/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared th-cam.com/video/FMfafuARkLE/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared th-cam.com/video/TVxP0NxD0nA/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared th-cam.com/video/ngNI5Kbhm0g/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared th-cam.com/video/btA2MTVlA24/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared Those are more appropriate contender if this surfspots of Bali: The bombie th-cam.com/video/HV5baEVfTbE/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared Impossibles th-cam.com/video/151Q7NQJqhw/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared Padang-padang th-cam.com/users/shortsc-Tj5wPWGlk?feature=shared Honorable mention: Lagundri bay of Nias, Telo Islands, Banyak Islands, Desert Point of Lombok, and so many others. Krui will host WSL krui pro this 28 june, it is home to Mandiri Beach, home to the special sand bottom wave which could barreling bigger & longer than siargao's ultimate spot of cloud9 despite breaking over sand. Just my 2 cents, just to let you know, when you say it's Bali's counterpart, you know what surfers expectation would be, honestly speaking it's not live up to game that Bali, Mentawais,Nias even Lombok played.
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This is the first time I watched Boracay compared to Bali..usually it's Siargao and Bali..but Thanks anyway..stay safe..GODBLESS..
Boracay gets such good reviews consistently and I can see why. Bali on the other hand...?
Its only fair to let travellers know if your coming from say, the Philippines or anywhere in South East Asia, Bali beaches may be a let down.
Think the review reflects this.
For me the Philippines over Bali is a no brainer.
I would choose Belitung island or Anambas island, or kei islands over boracay. No slum, No ugly town, No crowd, only perfect sand. But, yeah no amazing surf waves like Bali.
Boracay's got culture! like Itas/Negritos sleeping on the road at night, I almost accidentally stepped on one of the punks, it was dark, he was dark and for some bloody reason the imp decided to sleep on the middle of the walkway, as if he was invincible from getting walked over. Now that is what I call culture!😂
But Bali has so much more than the beaches/ water sports. Mountains, trekking, rainforests.
And no, people don’t go to Bali for just the beaches
Exactly, the main point people come to Bali is to witness the Balinese culture and it's thousands of temples. Then added to that to ultra consistent waves of Uluwatu (99% of consistency), which only Nias & Mentawais could give it a competition, beaches are only some bonuses. If it's only about beaches and coconut trees i would rather be in Ngurbloat or Pantai Madwaer of Kei Islands, finer sands without ugly town and slums to sore my eyes. 😊😊😊
If you want beaches you go to Lombok, not Bali
Pretty much the same in Philippines. Same the activities there.
My question is, mates. Is Bali hotter than Phillipines during summer?
Wow amazing beautiful boracay it's paradise I'm coming there soon
Congrats Boracay paradise, a perfect white sand powder and crystal clear water.
It' s not apple to apple comparing Boracay 10 km2 island with 12k population with Bali island 5000 km2 n nearly 5 million people... Should be boracay vs Nusa lembongan... lol...
Feb to May there are algae in Boracay, visit other time or season to experience nicer boracay
The true counterpart of Bali, Indonesia is actually Siargao, the Philippines which both surfing haven of South-East Asia, it's not that really relevant or similar to Boracay...
Bali is Bali, it's famous for thousands of temples and it's distinctive culture and hence the nickname island of the gods, also Bali has surfspots with ultra consistency (99% surfable for some in uluwatu) and one of them is surely the biggest in entire southeast asia named The Bombie. For beaches and surfing waves Mentawais is The true surfers heaven:
th-cam.com/video/CCGr81XF0L0/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
th-cam.com/video/FMfafuARkLE/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
th-cam.com/video/TVxP0NxD0nA/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
th-cam.com/video/ngNI5Kbhm0g/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
th-cam.com/video/btA2MTVlA24/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Those are more appropriate contender if this surfspots of Bali:
The bombie
th-cam.com/video/HV5baEVfTbE/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Impossibles
th-cam.com/video/151Q7NQJqhw/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Padang-padang
th-cam.com/users/shortsc-Tj5wPWGlk?feature=shared
Honorable mention:
Lagundri bay of Nias, Telo Islands, Banyak Islands, Desert Point of Lombok, and so many others. Krui will host WSL krui pro this 28 june, it is home to Mandiri Beach, home to the special sand bottom wave which could barreling bigger & longer than siargao's ultimate spot of cloud9 despite breaking over sand. Just my 2 cents, just to let you know, when you say it's Bali's counterpart, you know what surfers expectation would be, honestly speaking it's not live up to game that Bali, Mentawais,Nias even Lombok played.
Boracay vs Lombok
Bali has waves... Boracay seems too much messing around to get too..