Do not admit You never been to Bali, if you haven't visit Kuta Beach. This one's sights have become icons of the beaches in Bali. The beach is famous for its beauty is not only known by domestic tourists, but also very well known by foreign tourists.
The sights are on the South coast of the island of Bali, has a coastline of the 2 km curved and shaped like a Crescent Moon. The white sand, the sea waves typical of South Beach and rows of Palm trees views become mandatory with you capture with your camera.
Become an icon of Bali tourism; this beach gets particular attention from the Government. Various support facilities were built here, ranging from restaurant, lodging, bars, souvenir shops to place various rental equipment for water sports.
Enter the area of Kuta Beach; you will see many such travelers carrying surfboards. These sights are indeed known as one of the best location for water sports. Good for beginners as well as professional surfers. Often the beach is also the site of the surfing competition in national and international level.
Towards dusk, these sights tourists arriving getting crowded. It is said that Kuta Beach got the nickname ' Sunset Beach,' as the counterpoint of Sanur Beach is referred to as the ' Sunrise Coast.
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| sunset in Kuta Beach - Bali |
To be able to enjoy the beauty of these sights, you are free. It's just that if you bring your vehicle, you need to pay the parking fee of about IDR 5000. The price is of course very low for the size of the beach as a beautiful Kuta Beach.
Transport and Accommodation of Kuta Beach
Kuta Beach is located on the southern coast of Bali, or administratively located in Badung Regency. This tourist spot is around 12 km from Ngurah Rai International Airport and is accessible by taxi.
Available lots of lodging around Kuta Beach, ranging from hotel commonly used by backpackers to star hotels with the best quality of service.
History Of The Kuta Beach
Who would have thought if the tourist spots that were never lonely travelers this is a quiet village and away from the crowds? The beach in Kuta was originally only a port and place her fishing boat after finding the fish.
From the traders who came, the beauty of this coast began to sound. The people who initially came for sale, start utilizing his coming for all on holiday and enjoy the beautiful beach in southern Bali.
Hugh Mahbett, a writer, having published a book entitled Praise to Kuta. This book is about the beauty of nature in the Kuta and Legian's call on local people to build all the facilities at this beach. According to him, the Kuta Beach will become a favorite tourist destination for many people because of its beauty.
Activities at Kuta Beach
Many activities and interesting things you can do in Kuta Beach. Here are a few things that You should not miss during your stay in this tourist attractions:
Enjoy the Moment of Sunset
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| enjoying with sunset |
The beauty of the sunset at this South Bali Beach is already no need to doubt. Enjoy a time of setting the sun while young coconut ice and accompanied by roasted corn would certainly be an exciting experience. Do not forget to prepare your camera to capture the moment.
Starting from Massaged Until Temporary Tattoo Pairs
Sunbathing on the beach of Kuta is certainly not a stranger for tourists. Along the coast, you will see many that do this Sunbath both with lying on beach chairs or even on a pedestal which held a potluck in the sand of the beach. If not enough, try calling a masseur who has been getting around the coast.
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| sunbath at Kuta Beach - Bali |
Besides, other things are pleasing to You try, hair braids and temporary tattoos. While relaxing to enjoy views of the beach, you can let your hair for braids by Balinese women selling hair braids services. While on vacation, there's no harm in trying out different hairstyles, right? :)
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| temporary tattos |
Want to know it feels have a tattoo? In these sights, you could of be tattooing your body without fear of regret later. The ink used to tattoo this is only temporary and could disappear within the next few days. There are many patterns and pictures are offered to range from you name up with pictures of animals and flowers.
Surfing Time
Don't waste the opportunity while in one of the world's best surfing location. Rent surf equipment immediately and starts conquering the waves of the famous Kuta Beach. If it is not good at surfing, you can hire the services of a trainer at a time. In addition to surfing, the other extreme sports that you can try is bungy jumping.
Culinary Tour
Culinary tour has always been the fun part of the holidays. Here, you can enjoy the culinary specialties of the sea in a place that suits your desires. Lots of places to eat around Kuta Beach, ranging from expensive restaurants to food stalls with a more affordable price. The menu? Of course, the seafood dishes ranging from crab, shrimp to a vast array of processed fish.
Hunting Gift Shop
Around Kuta Beach, there are many souvenir shops. Various beautiful trinkets made of clams and sea stars you can get here. This locally made souvenirs it was worldwide. There have been many of these typical Balinese handicrafts are exported to other continents like Europe and America.
What Else is Interesting From Kuta Beach?
Breeding 'Tukik' (Baby Turtles)
Aside from being a popular tourist spot, it turned out in this coastal area is also a breeding turtles. Not far from the coast, there is a giant turtle-shaped building that sand for extra creative turtle eggs. Types of turtles that is here are the olive ridley turtle or fission that currently classified as rare.
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The most exciting are the release of 'Tukik' activities or the baby turtles to the sea. These activities there is no definite schedule, whenever an egg hatches, it will immediately release into the sea. The release 'Tukik', involves anyone travelers who want to join. Each participant will be lined up, and each brings a plastic box containing a 'Tukik'. Then simultaneously, they took off the dive-dive. Interested in joining?
The time of the release of this dive performed at 04:45 PM. It is with this consideration that the birds which are the main predator will 'Tukik' hard dive look at these hours.
Ground Zero Monument
Located just off from Kuta Beach, there is a monument which is already not familiar. The name of the original Ground Zero Monument is a monument to the Five continents, but many who call it Ground Zero. This monument built in memory of the victims of the Bali bomb blast in which occurred on October 12, 2002. The statue unveiled exactly two years after the tragedy.
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| ground zero monument |
At the bottom of the monument, there is a list of the names of the victims. Every October 12th, the monument is visited by many families and friends of the victims for event alerts and sow flowers.
This monument located on the former paddy's Café became the location of the explosion, on Jalan Legian which is an entertainment center in Kuta.