Kuta Beach in Bali

This is a beach that fame fame beyond any artist in Indonesia! Kuta beach Kemahsyuran not only in Indonesia, but spread to the entire universe as a beach with stunning natural scenery. Almost all the travelers who come to Bali was not complete if you have not had time to visit this beach.

Before emerging as a leading tourist attraction, Kuta is a port of trade. This is where the results of the interior of the earth marketed to buyers from outside Bali. In the 19th century, Mads Lange, a Danish merchant, came to Bali and established trading bases in Kuta. Their ability to negotiate, make Mads Lange as a broker trade between the kings of Bali with the Dutch.

Later, Hugh Mahbett published a book called Praise for Kuta which contain an invitation for local communities to prepare the facility to anticipate the development of tourism visits to Bali tourism. The book was later to inspire many people to build tourist facilities such as lodging, restaurants, and entertainment venues.

Attraction
The main charm of the region Kuta beach is wide and gently sloping and clean white sand. It lies on the west side of the beach makes this a fitting place to enjoy the beautiful scenery at sunset. However, the soaring popularity makes pulse Kuta beach is not only at these times that's all. This area pulsed for 24 hours almost every day!

In the morning, Kuta beach visited by tourists who want to breathe fresh air or just a walk. At noon, the travelers used to enjoy the natural scenery while sunbathing (sun bathing) at the edge of the beach. Meanwhile, enthusiasts spend time surfing the undulating over the waves while enjoying the warm sea water.

In the afternoon, in addition to travelers, many locals took his family to play the sand or swim while waiting for the moment the sun sets. The crowd then continued at night by travelers who visit places of entertainment or to enjoy dinner at a cafe or restaurant.

To maintain the safety of travelers who swam, Kuta beach guarded by at least 40 people balawista. They are scattered in three post and divided into two groups. The first group on guard since 0700 until 14:00 PST, while the next group from 12:00 o'clock to 19:00 o'clock.

Guarding the red balawista beratribut is more focused on the flow of bags that are considered vulnerable. The burly men are always alert with three jet skis and six rubber boats.

Access
From Ngurah Rai International Airport, you only take 10 minutes to Kuta Beach. You can go to the beach area at any time by taxi, car pool or a private vehicle. There was no angkot across this beach.

Entrance Ticket
Free!

Accommodation and facilities
As a center of tourist visit Bali, Kuta has complete supporting facilities. In this area you will easily find accommodation from five star hotels, guesthouse to hotel jasmine. You can also easily find a place of entertainment, cafes, bars, pubs, discos, karaoke, to the training center and equipment rental surf.

For shopping enthusiasts, the Kuta area there are many souvenir shops selling handicrafts and accessories in various forms and models, clothing stores that sell clothing and tropical beaches. In this area there are also many supermarkets and food shops and restaurants that serve a variety of dishes with different tastes.

For cash reserve affairs, ATM facility you can find it easily. Almost all banks provide ATM services at strategic locations in the region.

Want to just relax? On the edge of the beach there are many professional masseuse who can direct flex muscles with service costs approximately USD 20 thousand for half an hour and USD 40 thousand for one hour. There is also a seller of services to beautify your appearance like a temporary tattoo, paint nails, and hair braiding.

In the long holiday season, hotel occupancy rates can reach 90 to 100 percent. Vacation time is either during the July-August (packed with domestic tourists, Australia, Europe); end of November - mid January (Indonesia, Australia); March to April (Russia, Japan). So, if you want to stay in the Kuta area on vacation during the holiday season, you should've booked a month before!

Car Rental
In Kuta there are many rental vehicles from cars, motorcycles to bicycles.
Car rental rates vary depending on the type of vehicle. The cheapest, USD 300 thousand per 24 hours. The most expensive, USD 575 thousand per 24 hours, including driver and fuel, or Rp 220 thousand per 24 hours without driver and fuel.

Surfing in Kuta
Kuta beach waves high enough for surfing is very fun. Try to enjoy the exciting water sports this. If you do not have or carry the equipment, you can rent a surf board rentals in many places scattered along the coast. By paying rent of Rp 50 thousand - Rp150 thousand per hour, in addition to the board you will receive brief training from surfing instructor from the rental place. Under their direction, only takes 30 minutes to you can split the undulating waves on the surf board.

Waterbom
Water Bom Bali one of the many tourist area of interest with 3800 square meters. To be able to relax in this place, you have to pay a ticket price of Rp 140 thousand per person or USD 90 thousand for the children. The cost is already included in ticket cost and enjoy all the facilities except: rent lockers and towels, wall climbing, gazebo and eurobungy. Tickets valid all day and allowed to leave the area and went back on the same day.

If you want to get a price-efficient, you can get just by showing the student card. With the card 'magic' is, you only need to pay Rp 65 thousand per person. When you buy a ticket, just buy a shopping card that can be refilled. This card is useful when you want to shop in the arena, such as buying food, drinks, rent lockers or gazebo.

With that admission can be enjoyed at will direct a variety of water games, from pool to pool current slide. You can choose the medium glide swimming, high or extreme. Some games include:
Smashdown the slide from a height of about 21.79 meters, with nearly 45 degrees steepness and speed 70 km / h! Boomerang games skating berketinggian 14, 4 meters with 60 degree slope is going to make you feel 'thrown' into the air. Seru! Macaroni Tube that will take you to the adventure in the dark along the 150-meter pipe. Many sharp turns, quite exciting, but fun gitu, loh! And one of the most popular visitor is Raft River. You will slide along the pipe from a height of 174 meters 16 meters for 50 seconds. With a long duration of this you can enjoy the beautiful scenery around.

When home, if you find that there is still money left in your shopping card, then you can cash it back in the booth located at the exit. Give it to the shopping card guard. The card will be scanned. Remaining money will be refunded in accordance with the value indicated by the scanner.

To put clothes and other items for you in the water berkecibung, rent the lockers. The rent of about USD 20 thousand. That's normal size, which is only fitting to put propertimu alone. For the family locker, rent costs USD 30 thousand.

Waterbom open from 09:00 until 18:00 PST. Surrounded by shady by shady trees, despite broad daylight so you do not need to worry about sunburn.

Sling Shot
This is a vehicle to test his nerve. Adrenalinmu must be accelerated so fast you menjajalnya. This vehicle is a giant slingshot made from a pair of 35-meter-high tower. In both towers are linked to two pieces of steel wire ropes connected again elastic. At the end of the elastic straps that there is a framework containing two balls in the back seat of a high back. In one seat that you sit down and tightly tied with safety ropes.
In approximately three seconds, you'll heart froze because suddenly the framework of a ball that you sit on, dashed into the air as high as 52 meters with a very high speed. Once the top throw, with a very high speed also order the ball rolled back to earth. And so on until subside by itself.

We flew up and back to earth, the framework also rotates the ball 360 degrees in all directions several times before finally returning to a stable position.

Until now there is only one in Bali Slingshot ride at the Jalan Kartika Plaza, Kuta. They are open from 09:00 until 20:00.