Family Map 2026

This is more than a list of Bali attractions.

You'll find places our family has discovered while living and exploring Bali, organised so they're easier to browse when you're deciding where to go.

Where available, we also include our personal notes, reviews, and links to our content so you can learn more before deciding if a place fits your family.

No — and we want to be clear about that.

Many places in the Map come from our family's own experience.

We also include selected family-friendly places we haven't visited yet, but have heard good things about and want to keep on our radar.

These will be clearly marked.

Our goal isn't to pretend we've been everywhere.

It's to keep making the Map more useful as we continue exploring Bali.

We've been exploring Bali with our three kids since moving here in 2019.

Now I'm on a Creator Quest:

turning 7 years in Bali into a Family Guide other families can actually use.

The full Guide is still being built.

This Map is the first practical part you can already use today.

So instead of keeping seven years of places, memories, and discoveries to ourselves, we're organising them to help the next family explore Bali with a little more confidence.

The Map uses Google Maps, so you can access our information through an app you're already familiar with.

Open the Map on your phone, move around Bali, and see what places are nearby.

Tap a place to see the information we've added, including our notes and links to more detailed content when available.

So when you're already in Bali wondering,

“What else is around here?”

you have somewhere easy to start.

This Map is for families who are happy to plan their own Bali holiday but want a better starting point.

You can still choose your own hotels, transport, schedule, and pace.

We simply help with the question:

“Where else could our family go?”

You don't need to become a Bali expert before your holiday.

You just need enough information and confidence to explore a little more.

Not necessarily.

A place our family enjoyed may not automatically be right for yours.

Your children's ages, interests, energy levels, where you're staying, travel time, weather, and your holiday pace can all change whether a place makes sense.

The Map shares our experience and perspective.

It can't guarantee that your experience will be exactly the same.

Your purchase includes Map updates for the current calendar year, from January through December.

After the year ends, the Map link you already have will continue to work.

You can still access the places and information already included.

However, new places, changes, and future updates will no longer be added to your access unless you purchase access for the new calendar year.

The Map gives you places to explore.

But a good place isn't automatically the right place for your family.

If you'd rather have someone help figure out what actually fits your children, interests, pace, accommodation area, and available days, my wife Ilona can help build a personalised Bali itinerary.

Instead of starting with:

“Where should we go?”

she starts with:

“What would actually work for your family?”

See our mom's personalised itinerary service

After your purchase, we'll use the email address you provided to give you access to the Map.

Please allow up to 24 hours for us to add your email to the Map's permission list.

Once access has been granted, we'll send a confirmation to that same email address.

After that, you can open the Map and start exploring.

Please make sure the email address you provide is correct and is the one you want to use to access the Map.

We're a family living in Bali and the people behind POVDadBali and SmartBaliGuide.

Our mission is simple:

help families explore more of Bali with confidence.

For us, adventure doesn't always mean hiking, rafting, or doing something extreme.

Sometimes it's simply having enough confidence to try somewhere new.

That's what we're trying to make easier.

You can follow our journey as we continue building the Bali Family Guide here