5 Best Bali Beaches for Those Who Love Surf & Sand

Bali has many great beaches – known for swimming, surfing, or just lounging on the sand. They are the best to visit during the months from about April to October. During these months, at beaches on the western coastal areas, like Kuta, Seminyak, Legian, Canggu and Jimbaran, erosion is minimal, and therefore the lack of wind or offshore winds keep the beaches clean and relatively calm, making it a wonderful time to visit. During the wet season, onshore winds deposit flotsam, and garbage on the west-facing beaches and constant pack up is required. Besides heavy rains can deposit runoff round the beaches, particularly 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 Dua Beach Hotel experiences seasonal erosion in the winter, resulting in a very narrow strip of sand. The sand returns for the summer months. 

Nusa Penida Day Tours

If you’ve decided to travel with a Nusa Penida tour, I like to recommend booking the subsequent tours:

West Nusa Penida Join-in Day Tour (most popular)

This is often the Nusa Penida tour you ought to book on your first time to Nusa Penida. It will take you to most of the spots discussed below (Kelingking Beach, Broken Beach, Angel Billabong, and Crystal Bay), in a car. PS: you’ll add snorkeling as an optional activity at a further cost.

West Nusa Penida Private Tour

If you don’t want to be joined by others and don’t mind paying slightly more, this is often the choice for you. The advantage of this tour is you get to customize your itinerary within your group.

East Nusa Penida Tour (less touristy)

This tour takes you extra inland to Nusa Penida, to areas like Atuh Beach and Rumah Pohon playhouse. You might want to check this out if you’re looking for areas with fewer tourists. There is an option for a personal tour too if you don’t want to be joined by people.

Nusa Penida Snorkeling Trip

If snorkeling is more your thing, Nusa Penida does house a number of the simplest reefs and clearest waters in Bali. So go snorkel!

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