Day Trip – Nusa Penida Best Locations
About
Nusa Penida is the most famous island southeast of Bali and includes the neighboring small island of Nusa Lembongan. It is drier than the nearby island of Bali.
There is very little tourist infrastructure and not so many tourists so it’s a perfect getaway for one day.
There are a few ways of getting there here are two examples:
Agency: Just go to one of the many
Do it
Once you are on the island you can rent a motorbike for 100.000 IDR right in the port in
You can additionally go to a travel agency and request a pickup from hotel to ferry with ferry tickets only for around 400.000 IDR / pers if you cannot figure how to get to the port.
Angel's Billabong
Crystal Bay
Kelingking Beach
Manta Bay
Broken Beach
Preparations
So either
After a long wait for you boat to come up, you will line up to drop off
The boats are usually speedboats and the ride only takes about 1 hour and for some weird reason
But there is NO INTERNET and NO PHONE SIGNAL on the actual island so if you plan on using any kind of map service like google maps
Arriving
On arrival you will have to drop the id tags and you are on your own, take notice there is nothing much there, one or two taxi drivers you can rent for a full day for about 1.000.000 IDR or about 70$ depends on season or rent a scooter for about 70.000 IDR / day or about 7$.
We initially planned to hire a driver but since we didn’t need any ID to rent the scooter just pay and go we took a fast way out and we didn’t regret it.
The roads were so small only a car would fit on it and we had to avoid a lot of cars so consider this if you want to bike around Penida.
Now depending on how long you plan to stay on the island, I can tell you one day is barely enough to enjoy everything, I suggest booking a night at Bintang Hostel for about 8$ a night if it’s not for you maybe you can check out this hotels
Kelingking beach
Our first stop in the morning was at Kelingking beach, after we got a bit lost on the road due to unforeseen sign indicators missing we were lucky to enjoy a full breakfast there at the small restaurant there and trust me eating breakfast with that fantastic view is well i have no words for it you just have to do it.
There are 2 main points, the top vantage point with the monkey temple, they are not so friendly so try not to get to close they do bite.
Most of people just come here take some pictures and go further, but if you are one of the crazy ones and have some good boots on you can go down on the second point the beach and enjoy a closer at the mantas swimming around. In 2018 the trail was very bad and most of the rail was gone.
Angel’s Billabong
I know it’s a mouthful, I tried to ask the locals many times and never got it right, but you will get there eventually and it’s worth it. The road here is pretty bad and very rocky one small rock can turn your day so drive safe. This must be visited up until noon afterward it becomes unsafe due to high tide and big waves pushing inside it, please be careful people have been injured badly or even worse and there are still no clear warnings and it’s not easy to get out once you are inside.
Broken Beach
If you arrived at Angel’s Billabong,
Crystal Bay
This should be your last stop because it will take a while here to relax all day long, snorkel and just enjoy the sun. The water is clear so either bring snorkeling gear or rent it from there. The beach is not big but there isn’t a lot of tourists either so I suggest spending at least 3 – 4 hours here but don’t forget you have to catch the speedboat back to Bali. I hope this information helped you and see you on another adventure. If you have any questions or tips please leave a comment.