Nusa Penida Day Tour

Nusa Penida  is an Island in the Southeast of Bali.The Bandung Strait separates Nusa Penida and Bali. This place is one of the dream destination of many because of a scenic view this place offers.
There are two major destination in this island and they are the East and West tour.

East Nusa Penida tour consist of :
The famous Tree House
Diamond Beach
Atuh Beach
Bukit Teletubies

West Nusa Penida tour consist of :
The Kelingking Beach
Broken Beach
Angel Billabong
Crystal Bay

In our case since we have a very limited time we opted to visit the West Nusa Penida Tour.
Xplore Nusa Penida of Mr Ngurah Weda organized everything for my group.
December 28,2018 at 6:15am the driver and tour guide picked us up in our Hostel Green Papaya House which is located in Sukawati, Gianyar to the Sanur Port where the jump off point to Nusa Penida is located. We arrived around 7.00-7:15am and we just waited to the other guest.
unfortunately the guest we are waiting didn't showed up. So about 8.30am we  started going to the ferry that will send ur to the island.Its a bit crowded in the ferry ut we managed to get a good seating area. After 30 mins or so we arrived to the port and the designated tour guide/driver picked us up to start the tour.

It would be better to wear something comfortable or slippers going to the port as u will walk in the water especially if its a bit high tide. Short,and slippers is a must.But when you arrived the Island you don't have to walk  in the water as they have this pathway where guest can walk.

Just right after meeting the driver, we proceed to the car  that  we will use to explore the island.
I can say that the road in Nusa Penida is not really developed, so be ready for a very bumpy ride, would be better if you are not full or else you might throw up or vomit or feel stomach discomfort. Would be better for those who are not used to travel bumpy to take something for Dizziness or like motion sickness Medicine.

About an hour of bumpy ride we arrived in the first destination.
The Angels Billabong. It is a nice rock formation with cliff edges. This Rock pool is one of the must see in Nusa Penida. Unfortunately we expected that we will see just exactly the same as what we see on the internet but to my dismay its not. Well the rock formation is good, its just that the water is not as blue as the sky and not as clean as i expected. But i understand that it was raining the night before we arrived so the water is a bit muddy and not clear. That's ok though. We still happy to see this Rock Formation in our own eyes. Lesson learned. Dont expect too much!

Next Destination is just 2 mins away from the Angels Billabong . It was the Spectacular  Broken Beach. It was Scenic coastal formation on the southwestern side of Nusa Penida. It was a picturesque destination with an arched tunnel allowing the ocean to flow into a superb pool. Facing the Indian Ocean. is a great spot for photographer and nature lover though its not allowed for swimming. Since Broken Beach is one of the major tourist spot in Nusa Penida Its better to visit the island as early as 6-7am to avoid crowd and to take a good photo and enjoy this majestic view.

Next destination we headed to is the most famous among all. The Kelingking Beach. It was famous because of its Tyrannosaurus Rex resemblance coz of its shape and not to mention the majestic view this places offers which made this as the most favorite place in Nusa Penida island.It was a hidden beach in the south western coast where you an enjoy the breathtaking view over hills and small strip of white sand beach below.This features a limestone headland covered with green lush and surrounded with dark blue waters of Indian Ocean. You can enjoy taking photos and selfies and you can even walk down the this hill and enjoy the beach. A bit steep road to go down which will take about an hour and half going down and hour and half going up too.Swimming is allowed but depends on the weather and have to be mindful as the current in this beach is quite strong. So have to take care as no life guards around the beach to look after you. This place s our favorite among all. But as i said it would be much better if you will visit the island earlier in the morning as people starts to jam packed around noon time or after lunch.

Around 12:30 pm we drove to the restaurant for the plated lunch included in the package. We went to this restaurant named Sebuluh Resto bar. So we are allowed 1 order of anything that's in the menu and one drinks. We ordered:
Nasi Campur plus Watermelon Smoothie
Ayam Kremes plus Watermelon Smoothie
Ayam Lada Hitam plus Mango Smoothie
Ayam Rica Rica plus Honey Dew Smoothie
Ayam Penyet Plus Honey Dew Smoothie
All these foods taste great and we enjoyed. The only problem we encountered is that they served quite long time but understandable as its peak hours for lunch.

This day trip includes visit in the Crystal Bay. It is known as the hidden beach and dive spot in Bali.This beach is accessible as the road going here is more developed unlike the other 3 destinations we visited. This place is know to be one of the best snorkelling sites and dive site for its very good visibility and calm waves.But unfortunately we opted not to visit this place as we are in limited time and we are running kinda late for the 2:00pm ferry ride back to the mainland.

About 1:45pm, we arrived to the port  and we settled ourselves  going back to mainland. There are 2 time options of ferry going back to Sanur. A. 2:00pm and B.5:00pm. We opted 2:00pm ferry as we wanted to relax and enjoy the pur resort in Gianyar.

Going back to the port, we experienced some stop over in the middle of the sea, we don't have idea why but some people panicked but we remained calm. The weather is not that good that's the time where there's some tsunami occurrence in some indonesian territory.But since we checked the weather and made sure that its safe in bali  we did this tour. Thank God we arrived safe! Despite of huge waves and bad weather. We made it. Prayer works a lot!

This Day Tour trip cost 850K IDR including the pick up and drop off to hotel.Free Xplore Nusa Penida T Shirt. PLated lunch from Sebuluh Resto. Back and fourth Transportation in the island, and Back and fourth Ferry ride.

The Nusa Penida Day Tour is a must to visit and definitely one of the best and highlights in Bali. If you don't have much time day tour is fine but i suggest that if you wanted to truly appreciate this hidden gem, spend a night or two in this island. You will never regret and you will have a great time wandering this beauty of Bali has to offer! Such a wonderful and Amazing experience!

Happy wandering!!

Expenses:

850K  Package for Nusa Penida Tour All in.
120K  Dinner at G warung at night

970K IDR - about 2990 PHP total expenses for the day

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