Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia
Ancient sites near Bali (Denpasar)
1 archaeological and heritage site within 800 km of Bali (Denpasar), closest first. Distances are straight-line (“as the crow flies”); road journeys are longer.
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564km
Borobudur
Indonesia · 9th c. CE · UNESCO
Nine stacked platforms, 2,672 relief panels and hundreds of Buddha statues in Central Java.
Nearest town: Yogyakarta
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2,757km
Angkor Wat
Cambodia · early 12th c. CE · UNESCO
The largest religious monument on Earth, built as a map of the Hindu cosmos.
Nearest town: Siem Reap · Best time to visit: November – February
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4,218km
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Australia · at least 6,600 years old · UNESCO
Gunditjmara channels, weirs and dams built to trap and farm eels in lava-flow wetlands.
Nearest town: Heywood
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4,241km
Sigiriya
Sri Lanka · 5th c. CE · UNESCO
Gardens, frescoes and a lion-gate stairway leading to a palace in the sky.
Nearest town: Dambulla
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4,828km
Terracotta Army
China · c. 210 BCE · UNESCO
Found by farmers digging a well in 1974 — each soldier with individual features.
Nearest town: Xi’an
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5,035km
Hampi
India · 14th–16th c. CE · UNESCO
Temples, bazaars and royal enclosures scattered across a landscape of giant boulders.
Nearest town: Hosapete
Day trips and distances from Bali (Denpasar)
What is the closest ancient site to Bali (Denpasar)?
Borobudur in Indonesia is about 564 km from Bali (Denpasar) in a straight line; the nearest town is Yogyakarta.