Motorbike Ride to the Hot Springs
After snorkeling I returned to the hotel trying to decide what to do with the rest of my day.
I had plans later that afternoon with Wayan to go shopping for baby clothes, but for the moment I had several free hours and no real plan.
That was when Ketu, another young Balinese man I had met at the hotel, started telling me about local sights nearby — temples, rice fields, waterfalls, and hot springs.
The hot springs immediately caught my attention.
In Thailand I had visited hot springs before, but most of them were places where people boiled eggs in the water rather than actually soaking in them.
“Can you go into these hot springs?” I asked him.
“Oh yes,” he said enthusiastically. “The water is very nice. There are waterfalls also. The water massages your back.”
Well, that sounded difficult to pass up.
Within the hour I was climbing onto the back of his motorbike heading up into the hills outside Lovina.
Transportation in Bali is an adventure in itself. While taxis and buses exist, much of everyday transportation seems to happen by motorbike. Entire families somehow balance themselves effortlessly on them while weaving through traffic with impressive confidence.
The ride alone ended up being worth the trip.
As we climbed into the hills, the scenery slowly changed. The air became cooler, the roads quieter, and the views opened into lush green landscapes stretching down toward the ocean.
Eventually we arrived at the hot springs tucked into a beautiful tropical setting surrounded by flowers, stone carvings, and pools of steaming mineral water.
One section had warm water pouring down from pipes high above the pool, creating natural massage waterfalls that pounded against your shoulders and back.
Ketu had not exaggerated.
It was one of the most relaxing afternoons of the entire trip.
Bali Wallpaper Collection
These wallpapers were photographed during my travels across Bali, from the quiet beaches of Lovina to the streets of Ubud, the terraced rice fields of the countryside, and the tropical coastline of Sanur.
Each image is connected to moments, places, and experiences shared throughout the Bali Stories series.
