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Nusa Penida is an island southeast of Bali island, Indonesia. Administratively, the island is a subdistrict of Klungkung regency. There are two small islands nearby: Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. The Badung Strait separates the island and Bali.

Nusa Penida cover a wide area of diving locations. They are Penida Bay, Manta Point, Batu Meling, Batu Lumbung, Batu Abah, Toyapakeh and Malibu Point. The flow through the Lombok Strait is, overall, south-tending, although the strength and direction of the tidal streams are influenced by the monsoon seasons.

During the southeast monsoons, the tidal flow tends south; during the northeast monsoons, the tidal flow tends north. In the area of the strait north of Nusa Penida, the pattern is relatively simple, with a flow, at peaktide, of about three-and-one-half knots. Tidal streams in Badung Strait are semi-diurnal, but the character of the stream is very complicated because its direction runs obliquely to the general south to north direction of Lombok Strait, and the
channel as a curved shape.

Toyapakeh - Mola Mola Fish

Toyapakeh

Toyapakeh has a stretch of reefs, and in the southern part of the bay there is a similar area of rugged bommies, rich with color and fish. Big schools of fish, sea turtles, and occasionally Mola mola (sunfish) are highlight of Toyapakeh diving. Toyapakeh is special for its pillars of coral.

Malibu Point - Manta Ray Fish

Malibu Point

Malibu Point is a diving site with gray reefs, reef white tips, silver-tips and numerous sharks. While Penida Bay is an other anchorage, and the rocky islands have an interesting forms; something like an old resting elephant. The bay is vulnerable to swell, creating-up and down-currents. Then, Manta Point is a limestone rock off Pandan cafe. The swell is relatively strong.

Nusa Penida / Lembongan

Nusa Penida / Lembongan is a diving site with vast spread of coral reefs and good visibility. Big fishes are frequently observed at the area. Manta rays and sunfishes appear in the certain season.  The site is also known of the very strong currents requiring divers some skills.

Crystal Bay

Crystal Bay is calmer than outer shore. There are schools of Anthias. A school of batfish comes around periodically. A bat cave is located nearby.

Source: Yes Bali Pages

Lay down on a long lazy chair, companied with cold soft drink and french fries in a bamboo basket, viewing the beautiful white sand and the horizon of blue; it is a perfect dream which will be come true if we have reached The Dreamland beach.

Dreamland beach is located at Pecatu – Jimbaran Bali. It is about 45 km far from Denpasar city. We can reach that place through the giant project of Pecatu Indah Resort. And to get into the beach area we have to pay entrance fee which is usually only IDR2000 for a motorbike and IDR5000 for a car. Unfortunately, sometimes we will get confused with the tariff caused by the ‘officer’who has been on purpose scrambling and marking up the tariff for their own benefits.

To anyone who responsible for this area, please pay attention and do something to stop this monkey business. If we are trying to promote and proclaim the dreamland beach as one of the best destination in Bali, let’s take care and keep the beach ‘clean’

Alas Kedaton is a small forest with the width about 6-7ha located in the middle of the rice field in Kukuh countryside, Marga Sub district, Tabanan regency, west of Bali. The total size of this forest, temple and its facility is about 12 ha. In this forest, there is a temple called Alas Kedaton Temple and owns the natural environments that is looked green with fresh air and the calm, quite and holy atmosphere.

The monkeys in Alas Kedaton are very tame and free gallivanting in temple yard, so that the calm atmosphere is sometime disturbed by noisy voice of the monkeys, which are playing around and scrambling of food. The monkeys who dwell in this forest, there are jump up and down in temple wall, take a bath in moat or there is also hang out in few leaves representing impression view. The monkey like as custodian of temple, which are always ready to greet all visitor who are paying a visit to this place. Beside monkeys, in Kedaton forest also can be met the bats and some other animals. At least 24 types of grove plant have been identified in this forest.

Alas Kedaton Temple Festival

The ceremony in alas Kedaton temple is carried out every 210 days a year. It is on Anggarakasih Medangsia (Balinese Hindu Calendar) or on every Tuesday where on that time the society do the worship or pray to request the safety and prosperity. The unique in this ceremony is do not use the fire and do not hence Penjor and also finished before the sunset or before the night is come.