If you’re anything like me, you’re going to want to explore the Balinese folklore on your trip. With stunning beaches and lush tropical forests, it’s no wonder that Bali is on so many travelers’ dream destination lists. However, there’s more than meets the eye in this incredible little corner of the world. Bali is a place full of mystery and adventure if one knows where to look. Here are five mysterious hidden gems to discover in Bali, for a vacation that will make you feel like you’ve fallen into a fairy tale.
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The Mysterious Abandoned Plane
In a world that prioritizes safe air travel, it can be hard to imagine mystery planes appearing anywhere. Yet, Bali isn’t the only country that’s home to an abandoned airplane in a random place; one of Iceland’s hidden gems is an old Russian aircraft that’s been on the beach since the 1970s.
The airplane in Bali isn’t just a little two-seater that went astray – it’s a fully intact Boeing 737. No one seems to know who it belongs to, how it got there or why it exists. It’s located a quick zip away from Pandawa Beach, a well-loved tourist destination. Exploring here will make you feel like you’ve somehow ended up in the television show Lost.
What’s weirder is that there’s another one down the road behind the Dunkin’ Donuts. No one knows the details on that one either.
Ghost Palace Hotel
You’ll be glad you invested in Bali travel insurance before exploring this next hidden gem. Picture this: a beautiful luxury hotel on the side of a picturesque mountain range. It’s in pristine shape, yet dark, empty, and has a dark, menacing history which echoes through the empty rooms. As far as Balinese folklore goes, this is certainly modern day folklore.
Visitors at the Ghost Palace Hotel once called the Bedugul Taman Rekreasi Hotel & Resort, say that even in the daylight, the emptiness of the place spooks them. Weeds overrun the once-grand corridors. Wind trickles through the open windows and doors, sounding like the whispers of guests who o