The soil is so fertile that Bali is a masterpiece of nature with an unsurpassed variety of wonderful landscapes as well as an exotic variety of flowers, plants and animals. Some parts of Bali have rice field like giant staircases leading all the way up to the volcanoes, heavily revered by the Balinese as home of the Gods. Misty peaks of Bali's dormant volcanoes, which are surrounded by pristine rainforest, plantations and mountain lakes, dominate the island. Stunning river valleys alternate with steep ravines.
