Modern and traditional batiks and brightly coloured woven cloth are cheap and make wonderful gifts for friends back home. Silver jewellery is another Balinese speciality. Rings, ear-rings, brooches, pins bangles and bracelets are of a high quality at almost ridiculously low prices. An island of artists, Bali produces fine stone and wood carvings, superbly carved wooden masks, finely painted and beautiful enough to decorate any wall. Woven blankets from Bali and other nearby islands where traditional crafts are still practised make distinctive wallhangings ,tasteful pottery and ceramic wares are available in studio shops in Sanur and Kuta.
Most travel agents run daily bus tours, with well informed multi-lingual guides.
Generally, these tours can be booked in the lobby of your hotel. This includes a barong dance at Batubulan, lunch and several stops at shops and temples. There are also some excellent diving spots. There is also excellent golf at the scenic Bali Handara Golf course at Bedegul overlooking Lake Batan. Kuta has the liveliest nightlife, with watering holes and discos all along Jalan Legian and Jalan Buni Sari, some of which stay open till dawn.