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Travel your own world

• Introduce BALI

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Here is a subjective Bali Best Beach list

• Bali has many great beaches good for swimming,
  surfing, or just lounging on the sand. Some
  hotels and villages provide daily clean up and
  grooming of beaches. Also, the quality of a beach
  can change drastically between seasons, depending
  on the location of the beach and the direction it
  faces. 
• Balis beaches are best during the dry season,
  from about April to October. During this period
  at beaches on the western coastal areas, such as
  Kuta, Seminyak, Legian, Cangu and Jimbaran,
  erosion is minimal and the lack of wind or
  offshore winds keep the beaches clean and
  relatively calm. During the wet season, onshore
  winds deposits flotsam and garbage on the west
  facing beaches and constant clean up is needed.
  In addition heavy rains can deposit runoff around
  the beaches, particularly around run-off streams
  that flow into the ocean.
• Nusa Dua and Sanur beaches are less affected by
  seasonality, although the beach strip from the
  Melia Hotel to Nusa Dus Beach Hotel experiences
  seasonal erosion in the winter, resulting in a
  very narrow strip of sand. The sand returns for
  the summer months. 
• The west facing beach from Cangu to Kuta can have
  rough surf and is known to have many rip currents
  and strong undertow. Safe swim areas are marked
  by flags and lifeguards are posted in some
  places. 
• Both Mengiat at Nusa Dua and Sanur areas are nice
  because there is an offshore reef that keeps
  heavy surf away from the beach. Occasional rough
  surf is the down side of the Kuta/Legian/Seminyak
  beach.

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Here is a subjective Bali Best Beach list

• 1. Nusa Dua from Hyatt to St Regis/Geger Temple.
  Known as Mengiat Beach and Geger Beach. The most
  beautiful blue water, pristine white sand,
  minimal vendors. You can use this beach anytime
  (without staying at one of the hotels) at the
  Yasa Segara village or Geger village beach cafes,
  which are open to the public. The cafes rent
  beach chairs for about 20k rupiah per day and
  food/beverage is available from the cafe. There
  is also a parking lot. Geger is one of the few
  beaches at which topless sunbathing is allowed.
• Another beach to visit is Nusa Dua Beach between
  Grand Hyatt and Melia Hotel. This quiet beach,
  hidden in nusa dua area, really a paradise at
  Bali. White sand. Less crowded. The sea didnt
  have big wave, just small ripples. But much much
  better and less dirty compare with Kuta. On the
  beach side, you can find one restaurants complex
  that called The Bay Bali. It presenting the
  specialties from the local traditional Balinese
  food to international culinary such as Bebek
  Bengil, Thai food, Chinese food, etc.
• 2. Jimbaran. Waves and white sand. Beach is
  accessible from the Jimbaran barbecue
  restaurants, but is really best when staying at a
  beach front resort. Most of the beach is not
  really suitable for use unless staying in one of
  the local hotels. At the south end of the beach
  is the Four Seasons, with a private beach club
  and restaurant (PJs recommended). The beach
  directly in front of the Four Seasons is rocky
  and rough, not really suitable for swimming. The
  beach is more inviting 50 meters away towards the
  beach cafes. 
• The barbecue restaurants are great at night for
  fresh fish, Indonesian style, with toes in sand.
  During the day the cafes serve drinks and simple
  Indonesian meals. 
• The Intercontinental Hotel grooms its beach with
  a tractor daily and puts out a few beach chairs
  out for hotel guests. The beach is spotlessly
  clean and free of any flotsam and garbage. 

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Here is a subjective Bali Best Beach list

• 3. Sanur area. Favorite of many visitors for its
  old time flavor and local feeling. There is a 7km
  paved walkway along the beachfront which is great
  for early morning walks. Excellent spot to take
  sunrise photos. Numerous breakwaters with
  shelters have been placed along the beach to
  protect the beach from erosion. The area around
  the Bali Hyatt seems to be the nicest white sand
  beach. This was the first developed resort area
  on Bali and is very popular.
• 4. Kuta/Legian/Seminyak/Kerobokan/Batu Belig.
  Nightlife, sunset and beach. Beach is not as
  clean as Nusa Dua and most areas of Jimbaran and
  the water is rougher.  Lately, clean up crews
  have been noticed in the morning. Close to great
  restaurants and night life. Nightly sunset is a
  plus and many beach front resorts and restaurants
  have beach side lounges to enjoy this scenery.
• 5. North Nusa Dua area, from Melia Hotel to
  Novohotel Tanjung Benoa
• 6. Echo Beach Cangu
• Increased in popularity recently due to the vibe
  from the restaurants built on a cement seawall
  facing the ocean. Echo beach really isnt
  suitable as a swimming or relaxation beach, but
  has a solid reputation as a surf beach. The beach
  is a bit rocky and the sand is blackish and the
  seawall on which the restaurants are built is not
  attractive. The surfing attracts a crowd of
  surfers and watchers, and it is enjoyable to
  watch the action from the seawall while enjoying
  the cuisine from the The Beach House or other
  warungs. The road to Echo beach has become very
  pitted and is in need of improvement. 

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Other beaches of interest

• 1. (NEW INFORMATION Apr 09) Dreamland, now
  fully developed with a Best Western Hotel. The
  old surf beach is gone, replaced with a 15,000 rp
  parking lot. Apparently construction on another
  hotel, the Raffles is on hold due to the global
  recession. Avoid.
• 2. Next to Dreamland is Balangan Beach. Popular
  with surfers and not as well known as Dreamland.
  The feeling of this beach is almost Hawaiian.
  There are a couple of bungalow style
  accommodations and most of the surf warungs from
  Dreamland have moved here. Almost no tourists.
  Access is a bit of a pain from the Nirmala Store
  intersection on Jl Uluwatu, but the road is
  paved.
• 3. Kutuh Beach access from the village of Kutuh
  through the rock quarries in central Bukit. Has
  seaweed farmers, white sand, privacy, and no
  tourists. Really different. No accommodations and
  no tourists. This is way Bali was 50 years
  ago.4. Green Bowl accessible from the long
  stairway at the temple next to the closed Bali
  Cliff hotel. Surfer beach, caves at the bottom of
  the stairs and monkeys living around near here.
  Great scenery and adventure. No accommodations.
  Really a surf spot.Stay away from any black
  sand beach. They feel dirty and the black sand
  absorbs heat, so its hard on the feet.

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PADANG BAI

• The main beach in the harbour is full of small
  fishermen boats and not really suitable for
  sunbathing although the snorkeling in the bay is
  very good, just be careful of the dive boats
  coming in and out.  
• 1. Blue Lagoon
• East of the harbour, up and over the hill is Blue
  Lagoon beach, small and friendly, with a couple
  of warungs for drinks and food, and some limited
  sunbeds.  The snorkeling here is outstanding,
  straight from the beach.  Currents can be strong
  in the afternoon, so if there are no dive boats
  in the bay, this maybe because the current is too
  strong.
• 2. Bias Tugel (also known as white sand beach) 
• West of the harbour (turn left by the police
  station and walk up the hill) is Bias Tugel,
  which is the locals beach.  Much bigger than Blue
  Lagoon but without sunbeds, there are a couple of
  great little warungs here.  Beautiful views over
  to Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida, and if you
  snorkel, you may find turtles in this area.
• NUSA LEMBONGAN 
•  Lembongan Beaches
• 1. Mushroom Beach  Considered one of the best
  beaches on Nusa Lembongan swimming, white sand,
  snorkeling, fishing, Banana Boat, Para sailing..
• 2. Dream Beach A beautiful, quiet and private
  beach. 
• 3. Tamarind Beach Area of seaweed farming but
  provides access for surfing spots
• 4. Song lambung Beach / Lembongan Cliff beach
  beautiful beach, very nice for swimming,
  relaxing, Snorkeling and surfing.
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