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Nusa Dua, Bali

Nusa Dua is Bali’s most cautiously designed best beach lodge luxurious alongside reclaimed mangrove swamp, just 14km southeast of Kuta. It was designed to be an ‘all-inclusive’ kind of traveler vacation spot. You’ll see there a factor like the pristine Bali Tourism Development Centre’s (BTDC’s) complex of world-class hotels, an up-market place shopping complex with nicely-maintained facilities, and a luxury 18-hollow golf path.

Along down the shoreline, the land blossoms out into two little clumps, or “islands” (Nusa Dua means “two Islands”), with a temple status on each one. For artwork lovers, there’s Museum Pasifika, which homes a pleasant series of uncommon artwork from around Asia and the Pacific vicinity.

However what attracts most visitors to Nusa Dua is its beaches, comprising Pantai Samuh in the top end of the vicinity, Nusa Dua beach aka Pantai Mengiat at its middle, Geger beach further down with its picturesque cliff-pinnacle temple, Sawangan (also known as Nikko seashore, because it paperwork a part of the Grand Nikko Bali beachfront), and Pantai Pandawa even further south.

1. Samuh Beach

Samuh beach is placed on the border of the traveler place of Nusa Dua and Tanjung Benoa. It has the calmest waters most of the seashores in Nusa Dua and is well-known as one of the great spots in Bali to see the sunrise. It serves as an area for Melasti rite, Nyegara Gunung ceremony, and Nyekah rite. It is also domestic to the upkeep of coral reefs, coastal ecosystems, marine life, and reef fish.

2. Nusa Dua Beach

Nusa Dua beach, domestically called Pantai Mengiat, is the primary seashore inside the vicinity reachable from one of the primary gateways near the middle of the Bali Tourism development complex gardens. The coast spans the beachfront of numerous five-star resorts, including the Grand Hyatt Bali and the Ayodya lodge. Featuring an offshore reef spoil, the waters closer to the beach are calm and brilliant for swimming and snorkeling, even as the waves past provide superb browsing playgrounds. a number of the neighborhood fishermen additionally head out to sea from this seashore with their conventional wood boats, at the same time as excursion operators provide glass-backside boat rides and fishing trips. It’s additionally best for a sunrise.

3. Geger Beach

Hidden away at the bottom of a steep set of steps with white sands, crystal clear waters, and a peaceful environment, Geger seaside is a pleasant area to be. It’s miles a historic and cultural bastion amidst the modern five-star luxury inns that dominate the Nusa Dua beach lodge location. Namesake of the stretch of white sand that it looms over from above a limestone cliff, the temple gives a first-rate setting for those who love panorama images, and on clean mornings you can experience panoramas north over the bay with Mount Agung at the horizon. as soon as a quiet and barren shoreline with nearby seaweed farmers tending to their vegetation, the bay now adjoins the beachfront of the 5-star Mulia hotel.

4. Sawangan Beach

It seems just like its neighbors in the north, however, the waves right here are a lot bigger. What it’s turning into famous for is Bali Camel Safari. Well-trained camels take you on a steady and peaceful journey along the splendid white-golden seashore of Nusa Dua, starting from the beachfront of the Nikko Bali inn & Spa. Diverse packages are to be had, with combos of lunch, water sports activities, and additional tours. If you choose an excursion that consists of food, the lunch stop may be at Geger beach. Camel rides are for a minimum reserving of people, and the extra the merrier as you pass down the beach on a Sahara-like caravan with pals or own family.

5. Pandawa Beach

Pandawa seaside is inside eight kilometers power southwest from the main Nusa Dua hub. It features a kilometer-long coast this is ‘hidden’ in the back of limestone cliffs. The beach offers incredible ocean panoramas and huge limestone cliffs that have been reduced by to make manner for its winding street. the sea-dealing with cliffs down the slope function deeply carved arches installed with big statues, each depicting a hero from the Mahabharata epic, the ‘Five Pandawas’ — subsequently the name of the beach.