Badung is Bali’s southernmost regency and home to some of the island’s best known tourists destinations. Here, the possibilities are endless, from exploring the richness of Balinese culture to enjoying the cool blue waters of Bali’s beaches to shopping, dining, spas and nightclubbing in style. With a world-class tourism infrastructure combined with traditional cultural attractions, Badung is a wonderful base for exploring Bali’s many charms. Badung offers something for everyone, whether it’s relaxing on palm-fringed tropical beaches, braving the waves, shopping for fabulous fashion or handicrafts, or dining on an international fushion of creative cuisine. Arts and culture enthusiasts will likewise have no shortage of choices.
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Dreamland beach
Dreamland beach is one of the nicest beaches in bali with white sand. The beach provides basic accommodation and cafes for surfers and day-trippers. This beach is very attractive for tourists and has a beautiful sunset view.
Dreamland Beach is among the collection of ‘hidden’ beaches of Bali: stretches of white sand secluded by limestone cliffs that line the rugged coastline of the southern Bukit Peninsula. The beach became highly accessible following the mega development of the Pecatu Graha and Pecatu Indah Resort projects that, at the turn of the millennium, transformed the 400Ha hilly terrain into the ‘New Kuta’, with Klapa beach club, resorts and the New Kuta Golf course onsite.
Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park
Designed and built by Nyoman Nuarta, one of Indonesia’s foremost modern sculptor, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue or GWK and its pedestal building will be standing 150 meters tall with its wings span 64 meters across.
The statue and its pedestal will be surrounded by more than 240 hectares cultural park which was once an abandoned and unproductive limestone quarry. The cultural park will provide attractions for both local and foreign visitors with supporting facilities such as Lotus Pond, Festival Park, Amphitheater, Street Theater, Exhibition Hall, as well as Jendela Bali The Panoramic Resto and souvenir shop.
Jimbaran Beach
Jimbaran is a fishing village and tourist resort in Bali, Indonesia. Located south of Ngurah Rai International Airport, the beach has seafood restaurants. Jimbaran is the best place for diners with varieties live seafood that they wish to eat, and it is immediately prepared, generally grilled over a fire of coconut husks rather than charcoal. Many restaurants can be found to the left and right of the Intercontinental Hotel.
For those who stay outside of Jimbaran it is highly recommended to combine the visit of popular temple at Uluwatu.
Kuta
Kuta, located in southern Bali, was a sleepy fishing village half a century ago, but it has slowly expanded since the 1960s after its long sandy beach was discovered by travellers from Asia and wandering surfers from nearby Australia.
The sunset in Kuta Beach is most breathtaking. Kuta Beach bustles with tourists vendors and locals. It’s the most popular beach in Bali and the island’s number one party zone.
Kuta is quite busy and packed with varied activites in Bali. Kuta also offers shopping aplenty, from the chic beachfront ‘Discovery Shopping Mall’ and Kuta Square to the souvenir shops lining Jalan Kartika Plaza, Jalan Pantai Kuta and up to Legian and Seminyak – all within easy walking distance.
Nusa Dua
Nusa Dua was designed with luxury hotels and villas accommodation. Numerous big hotels line on beautiful sand beaches which offer execellent swimming in a protected lagoon area. Some resorts have private beach however most are accessible to public.
Lot of tourism place must be visit when come to Bali such as, Fasifika Museum, Water Blow, Serangan Island, Matahari Terbit beach and some of water activities in Tanjung Benoa.
Padang Padang Beach
Padang-padang beach Bali is definitely one of the best beaches I ever been on and is a famouse surf point with great waves and white sandy…. So turquoise, transparent and 30 degrees ocean water can make anybody really happy and satisfied to visit this place.
Padang – Padang Beach is located in Unggasan Village, South Kuta District, Badung Regency. This beach is situated in the white stone hill that blessed by the breathtaking view to the Indian Ocean and spectacular sunset in late afternoon.
Pandawa Beach
Pandawa beach is one of beautiful beach in Bali, located at southern part of Bali. Pandawa Beach is another tourist favorite destination, with white sand and beside cliff panorama great for watersports activites, dive and surf. From Ngurah Rai airport is about 35 minutes by car.
Sangeh Monkey Forest
Sangeh Monkey Forest or ‘Obyek Wisata Bukit Sari Sangeh’ is a sanctuary of grey long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in the village of the same name, located approximately 20km north of the island’s capital city of Denpasar. The monkey forest boasts six hectares of fertile forestland with primordial, giant nutmeg trees which grow to a height of 40m.
Taman Ayun Temple
Taman Ayun Temple is a Royal Temple of Mengwi Empire. This temple located in the village of Mengwi, now a town, around 18 kms north west of Denpasar city. If one wish to find this temple can take the main road of Denpasar – Bedugul through the town of Kapal, then arrive at well known cow market of Beringkit, from here the temple is only around 5 kms to the direction of Bedugul.
Exactly at the cross road of Mengwi town turn right, one will soon see the temple. The name of Taman Ayun literally means the garden of mind. The wide beautiful landscape garden in front courtyard to welcome all visitors who come and visit this temple. It is a beautiful place to visit on your tour and vacation in Bali.
Tanjung Benoa
Tanjung Benoa popular with white sandy beach and water sport activities such as banana boat, scuba diving, surfing, parasailing and place crossing to the turtle island. Just 15 – 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport Kuta. Tanjung Benoa does’t have lot of tourism attraction, there some favorite place and thing to do here is rilexed feeling on the beach.
Tanjung Benoa offers great water sport activities and to visit turtle island opposite of Tanjung Benoa by boat to go there. Whacko beach club, belongng to BMR Watersports offers you the opportunity to relax with an afternoon cocktail after having great hours on the ocean.
Uluwatu Temple
Uluwatu is one of Bali’s most sacred places of worship. This temple is a classic example of traditional Balinese architecture. You can feed the monkeys, but watch out they can be greedy.
Dedicated to the spirits of the sea, the famous Pura Luhur Uluwatu temple is an architectural wonder in black coral rock, beautifully designed with spectacular views.
Enjoy the inspiring view of the cliffs and if you are lucky, you may spot some dolphins or turtle in the sea below. Also on this temple area everyday you can watching Kecak Dance performance from local people with extra charge around USD 10/person to see the performance. Uluwatu beach also is best hot spot for surfing beach.
Uluwatu Kecak Dance
At Uluwatu Temple, built on the cliff of Indian Ocean, can watch beautiful sunset like postcard. The Kecak Dance while look this sunset is every night performed and very popular. Kecak Dance is a musical-drama of Balinese religious origin.
The story is taken from one part of “Ramayana”, hindu epic about Hanuman (Monkey God) who helped Rama and Shinta. It is started with 100 men wearing checkered sarong on their waist, they sat down forming a circle and chanting the repetitive sound of “cak.cak.cak”.
Then the performers of Hanuman, Shinta, etc will appear as the story begin. There is no musical intrument used to go along with the story, only the chanting from them. The fire dance by Hanoman is performed at the end of dance, too. You can watch powerful Fire Dance at under your nose.