Bali has been wildly known for beaches and lakes. The best spots of both seaside and lakes are reserved for temples. A lot of sports and activities at beaches and lakes are popular. Visiting Bali, we can enjoy cultural, natural and life style attractions at the same place.
5,000 sq.km of Bali is
surrounded by the sea; the south and central of the island are the vibrant area
which most of the tourists have picked for the vacations. Other parts are quite
and more relax with fewer infrastructures.
For beach area, I
stayed at Seminyak for 2 nights and rented a motorcycle exploring the nearby
beaches; Kuta and Legian before flying to Yogyakarta.
Kuta Beach at Noon, Bali |
Seminyak Beach in the Evening, Bali |
Seminyak, Legian and Kuta
In the guidebooks and
travel forums, Seminyak is up scale beach and full of boutique shops while Kuta
is bustling and suitable for water sports such as surfing. Backpackers and low
budget choose Kuta and Legian for stay. However, there are 5 stars hotels and
malls too.
Seminyak, Legian and
Kuta are close to Denpasar Airport, each beach connected, travelling is easy
and not far but roads are narrow and slow traffic.
Live in the evening to
the night on the beach at Seminyak is my good time, starting from having dinner
at a seaside restaurant and bar and move to the bean bag on the sandy beach for
a glass of cocktail with live music.
On the Seminyak high
street, there are a lot of chic and cool restaurants and bars which are not
franchised like Legian and Kuta.
For shopping, Seminyak
offers a dozen of creative design items from cloths, bags, jewelry and shoes
while Kuta and Legian is the centre for cheap goods, brand names and water
sport wares.