KUTA

Kuta, legian, Seminyak and Tuban are beach resort area that range lies contiguously from north until south with length about 8 km. For easier people call it Kuta Area. This area is the most popular area and the most densely tourists settlement in bali. A lot of Hotel, many kind of inns, restaurants, bars and shopping complex.

Among these 4 resorts, Kuta is the most popular resost. Kuta is the biggest beach resort in Bali where there are many cheap Inn spreads in many villages. The Inns located on alleys, avenues and Narrow Street.

The most interested moment in Kuta is at the early evening when sun is going to set. Looking sunset is a special attraction for tourists in Kuta Beach. Some tourists enjoy sit on the beach while look at the sea, waiting for sunset moment with one or more cans of beer. If the sun has gone and dark comes, the tourists will leave the beach and going to many kind of restaurants, cafés, discotheques or other Night Entertainment places. They will spend the night in crowded atmosphere there. Other tourists may be would like to go shopping at shopping complex in Kuta.

At kuta Beach, you will find many traveling salesman or peddler offer many kind of goods such as dresses, clothes and souvenirs.

Legian is located in north of Kuta. It has more quiet because Hotels and restaurants here are littler than Kuta. But legian also try to compete with Kuta about everything.

Seminyak area is located in north of Legian. It is quieter city with traffic condition is not too crowded. But the beach is not beautiful as Kuta or Legian Beach.

Tuban is located between Kuta and Ngurah Rai Airport. This area just now developed with it’s beautiful beach and high quality hotel and big mall.


Kuta Beach Resort began to know when a Copra Trader from Denmark opened a Trade Firm in this place. He acts as agent between Local Bali Government and Dutch. This firm has grown at full speed until he did suddenly at 1850. His cemetery and monument have built near by Kuta Fair.

At 1930 a couple of husband and wife from California feel so impressed by beautifully of Kuta. This couple opened the first Hotel in Kuta. The hotel is big enough and named as “Kuta Beach Hotel” but the hotel was closed when japan have control over Bali at 1942. Kuta more popular at 1960 especially as transit resort for Australian tourists who want to continue their journey to Europe. Then some accommodation facilities were built and at the beginning of 1970 Kuta has become a satisfying resort to be visited.

If you like sea sport, Kuta area is right place for you. Here, tourist can do many kind of water sports such surfing, sailing, diving, fishing or rafting. Kuta Legian Beach area has very good wave for learning or playing surfing. The beginner can get rent surfing board that offered in the beach or at hotels, cottages or sport rent shop near by the beach.

For professional surfer, wave of Kuta may be not challenge enough. They will go to surfing at North West Beach of Tanjung Bukit. At this place, there are some beaches that famous for surfing with bigger wave such as Suluban Beach that located near by Ulu Watu, Padang Padang Beach, Bringin Beach and Balangan beach. This beach area have bigger wave than Kuta Legian Beach that the sea is quietly calm.

Other surfing resort that often visited by professional surfer are Nyangnyang Beach and Green Ball Beach, at this beach area, there are 2 luxurious Hotel, Puri Bali Villas and Bali Cliffs Resort. This beach just be crowded by surfers. If the sea is in calm condition, this beach will be quite. The scenery is beautiful but it is not save enough for swimming.

Some shops all along the road on Legian street rent surfboard. These shops also give surfboard reparation service, surfing lesson for beginner nd organize the tourists to go to good place for surfing in Bali.

Children Water Park is located at Tuban Water Boom. Tuban Water Boom furnished swimming pool, water blast down and other water games for children. At Matahari Department store, there are “Time Zone” Children Park. This resort also furnished for bungee jumping, mini golf and horse riding.