 Bali's longest, liveliest, certainly least traditional, but possibly most beautiful beach is Kuta in the south. Discovered in the sixties by Aussie surfers, swarmed by backpackers in the seventies, and a major international destination for package tourists before, and perhaps a year after, the October 2002 and October 2005 bombing.
The gentle surve of golden sand stretches from the airport in Tuban over main Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Kerobokan all the way to Canggu. The great breaks make Kuta a real draw card for surfers, but rather less of one for swimmers, who are faced with a strong undertow.
Nevertheless, the main Kuta beach is as crowded as it gets in Bali, especially at sunset. Seminyak and Legian offer a welcome respite from the crowds, while Tuban, home to Bali's popular waterpark, Waterbom, is perfect for the family. Also still in Kuta beach you can see many of airplane in the sky just will landing or take off in the Ngurah Rai Internatinal Airport, as the airport it self is not so far away from the beach.
Further south, on the Bukit Peninsula, the beaches give away to dramatic limestone cliffs and remote, wilder beaches. From Balungan to Uluwatu and, our pick, Dreamland, Bingin, Impossibles and Padang Padang in between, the waters are better left to experienced surfers since the sneaky riptides can take swimmers for out to sea. |
