NUSA DUA
Area: Bali
Country: Indonesia


Location:
On the E side of the island's southernmost peninsula. 6 miles E of Jimbaran; 6» miles SE of the airport.

Telephone code from UK:
62 361

Position:
The resort stretches along a golden sand beach, sheltered by a coral reef.

Description:
Nusa Dua is Bali's prime tourist resort, a huge coconut plantation that has been turned into a beautiful groomed tourist development, with landscaped gardens, a sophisticated waste treatment system and a spectacular 18-hole golf course; a purpose designed upmarket resort _ secure, easy access, with the most modern facilities. It has a totally different atmosphere to that of Kuta and Sanur, a result of the park setting in which the hotels are located. The entrances to the resort and most of the hotels are marked by typical Balinese traditional gateways and the hotels, easy walking distance apart, have incorporated elements of traditional architecture in their design.

Suitability:
The majority of the hotels are in the upper price bracket and suited to both meeting/incentive groups and holidaymakers who require first-class accommodation. The area is flat and accessible for wheelchair users.

Accommodation:
Upmarket, high standard hotels. For seasonal rates information see Jimbaran: Accommodation.

Shopping:
Galleria Nusa Dua is a shopping centre in the heart of the resort offering quality items at relatively high, fixed prices. Just half a mile from the main gates is the Tragia Shopping Centre which is also patronised by the locals and has a wide range of very reasonably priced items.

Beach:
The beach front is better than that of Kuta or Sanur, however at low tide the water level drops making it unpleasant for swimming, except at hotel Putru Bali Beach. The offshore coral reef is a bonus for snorkellers but it is advisable to wear shoes when swimming around the reef area. Just a few miles down the road from the N end of Nusa Dua is the beach of Tanjung Benoa, popular for parascending, water-skiing and scuba diving.

Entertainments:
A number of nightclubs, bars and discos, mainly in the hotels.

Eating:
Wide selection of restaurants in and around the hotels, and for those wishing to try local cuisine local restaurants are scattered within a one mile radius outside the main gates.

Public-transport:
There is a regular hourly shuttle bus service around the resort in brightly painted, open-air buses (very cheap).

Local-excursions:
The drive up to the top of the Bukit is very scenic, and leads to the ancient Uluwatu temple, perched high on the cliffs over the surf. Waterbom water-slide park in resort of Kuta, 9 miles.