Friday, April 2, 2010

Bali Beach: Nusa Lembongan Beach

lembongan
lembongan

NUSA LEMBONGAN, is one of the most popular destinations for day cruises on the many pleasure boats sailing from Bali. Depending on whether you sail or motor, the trip can take anywhere from one hour to two and a half.
Location
Nusa Lembongan is one of the smaller islands of the chain of three islands located in the south-east Bali, the Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. The island has a long and 4.6 km wide 1-1,5 km is located approximately 11 km southeast of Bali, or 2 km to the northwest island of Nusa Penida. Administratively, this island including the Klungkung Regency, although separated by the location of the Badung strait island of Bali.

Description
The pristine white sandy beaches with aquamarine bays are brimming with colourful sea life, so diving and snorkelling are very popular sports. The less adventurous can enjoy glass bottomed boat rides. A number of reef breaks are popular with surfers, and the view back to Bali with a looming Mount Agung makes a fabulous backdrop.
The most popular trips are on Bali Hai and Wakalouka, but many smaller crafts also offer day trips with lunch and activities. Lembongan’s larger neighbouring island, Nusa Penida, has a somewhat more ominous reputation and is less popular.
It has several facilities that are ready to indulge such as hotel / bungalows, a restaurant, where art, objects to the sea for diving tours and see the beautiful coral reef in it. To get there, tourists can use boat from Sanur beach, about 2 hours sailing, or about 1.5 hours from the port of Benoa.
Travel across the sea from the port of Benoa Nusa Lembongan we have been able to enjoy the spectacular natural beauty. The condition of sea water seems to be clear that a display that presents the content of the sea. If you are lucky, we can see dolphin in the surface sea water.
As the island that surrounded by the barrier reef, the beach of Nusa Lembongan lips can only be achieved only by using a small boat. So travelers who ride a big boat or a yacht-sized boat must stay smaller if you want to ‘land’.
Next, to explore the island through the land, we can use the car facility. There are some common point locations that can be visited in Nusa Lembongan, as traditional people, markets and craft villages, seaweed plantations besides some resorts that are available there.

Bali Beach: Kuta Beach

kuta Beach
kuta Beach

Kuta beach remains the most popular strip and extends all the way up to Candu and down towards the airport in Tuban. Kuta proper remains the whitest stretch of sand and is a big draw for those who want to test their surfing skills with both a beach break and a reef break further out.Its popularity continues to grow and for all ages, it is a wonderful place to lay your sarong, frolic in the waves and soak up the warm sun. these days beach sellers are kept ehind an invisible line, so peace is still possible on this action packed strip.
Kuta is a town in southern Bali, Indonesia. A former fishing village, it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial tourist development, and as a beach resort remains one of Indonesia’s major tourist destinations. It is known internationally for its long sandy beach, varied accommodation, many restaurants and bars, and many renowned surfers who visit from Australia. It is located near Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport.
Kuta is now the center of an extensive tourist-oriented urban area that merges into the neighboring towns. Legian, to the north, is the commercial hub of Kuta and the site of many restaurants and entertainment spots. Most of the area’s big beachfront hotels are in the southern section of Tuban.
Legian and Seminyak are northern extensions of Kuta along Jl. Legian and Jl. Basangkasa. They are somewhat quieter suburbs with cottage-style accommodations, where many of the expat crowd live. Also to the north are Petitenget, Berawa, Canggu, and Seseh - new and quieter continuations of Kuta’s beach. They are easy to reach through Abian Timbul or Denpasar and Kerobokan. Several large hotels are located in this area: the Oberoi Bali, Hard Rock Hotel Bali, the Intan Bali Village, the Legian in Petitenget, the Dewata Beach and the Bali Sani Suites in Berawa.
To the south, Kuta Beach extends beyond the airport into Jimbaran. Other nearby towns and villages include Seseh (6.4 nm), Denpasar (4.5 nm), Ujung (1.8 nm), Pesanggaran (2.0 nm), Kedunganan (2.9 nm) and Tuban (1.0 nm).

Activity:
Kuta Beach Bali is a beach that is famous all over the world. There are several reasons why people visit the Kuta coast, among others: sunbathing, see the sun, surf, massage, manicure, pedicure, relax, enjoy the panoramic view of beautiful Kuta beach, washing alias eye view bodies beautiful, etc.
Almost 100% of foreign tourists coming to Kuta beach for sunbathing and just surf, so Kuta is one of favorite place for surfing.