Travel Info to go to Nusa Penida Island Island

Traveling to Nusa Penida is the largest of three islands off the south eastern coast of Bali, the others being Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan.
Totalling some 200 square kilometres, Nusa Penida is much larger than the better known Nusa Lembongan. However, tourist infrastructure is very limited here. It is though an island of stunning natural rugged beauty, and tourism-related development plans have been rumoured and mooted to no effect for many years now.
Due to a lack of natural fresh water, little is grown or produced on Nusa Penida, and even some basic foodstuffs come in by boat. Visitors should therefore expect higher prices than in Bali, and not bank on any tourism-related luxury items being available for purchase here. Plan accordingly — this is as off-the-beaten-track as you can get and still be in the Province of Bali.
Nusa Penida has also become an unofficial bird sanctuary for endangered Balinese and Indonesian bird species, including the critically endangered Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) [1]. In 2004 the Friends of the National Park Foundation (FNPF)started an introduction program onto Nusa Penida of the near-extinct Bali Starling. Over 2 years from 2006 , 64 birds were released into the wild. By the spring of 2009, 58 chicks had successfully hatched in the wild and in 2010 there were estimated to be over 100 birds. Despite many similar release bird projects in the West Bali National Park that have failed because of poachers, this has been by the far the most successful project to prevent the Bali Starling from becoming extinct and is because the Nusa Penida population actively protects the birds. In 2006 all villages unanimously passed a local regulation making it an offence to steal or threaten the life of the birds. Source

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How to get There // Nusa Penida Island

If you want to go to Nusa Penida Island from Bali, the easiest and cheapest way, if you go from the capital, Denpasar is by getting to the Sanur beach and using some traditional public boat called 'jukung'. Jukung will cost you maximum around IDR. 40.000 and it will take around 90 minutes to reach Nusa Penida.

There's another option you can take if you go from Sanur. You can also take some speed boat which is a lot more expensive than jukung (could be IDR 50.000 more expensive) but also a lot more faster (50 minutes). If you want to travel with your own car/ motorbike to Nusa Penida (please noticed its only for Nusa Penida, not Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan) you can go Padang bay (on the east part of Bali,an hour drive from Denpasar) to take a ferry boat (Kapal Ro-Ro and Kapal Re-Re).

This boat will take you crossing the Badung Strait, and the trip will take around one hour to get to the Toya Pakeh Harbor in Nusa Penida Island. Beside from Padang Bay and Sanur, you can also take some jukung from Kusamba (cost you around Rp. 25.000).

There are public boats from from Sanur, Kusamba or Padang Bai in East Bali. Source

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Traveling to Nusa Penida

Renting a motorcycle is the most practical option, and this will cost you about Rp 80,000-120,000. Look for vendors in Toyopakeh and Sampalan (or more likely, they will find you!). You may be able to find a rental vehicle but they are not common.

Some visitors from Nusa Lembongan arrive with rented pushbikes - make sure you get permission to take the bike off Nusa Lembongan first. You should note that roads in Nusa Penida are rough, hilly away from the north coast, and in remote areas no more than stone-strewn tracks.

Local public transport is in small old bemos or on the back of a truck. These vehicles ply the north coast road with some regularity, but elsewhere on the island do not bank on anything.

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Nusa Penida Accommodation // Awesome

There are some small, simple homestays and bungalows on Nusa Penida. These are in the north between Toyapakeh and Sampalan. There is nothing even approaching mid-range accommodation though. Visitors to the island often do not book ahead and instead turn up and take their chances.

Visitors wishing to explore the remote, rugged areas of the island in the high centre and south may be able to find informal accomodation with a local family by asking a head of village (Kepala Desa). The only other alternative away from the north coast is camping.

In the other island near Penida, specially in Nusa Lembongan, there's so many guest hiuse, hostel, villa, and hotel you can choose. Most of the villas and hotels on the review below also located in Nusa Lembongan. Source

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Activities // Nusa Penida Island

Nusa Penida is a small island off the southeast coast of the main island of Bali. Fast becoming one of Bali's most popular attractions, this island paradise is a world away from the hassle and hectic pace of South Bali. Neither hawkers nor traffic mar the magnificent scenery; this is a fine place to just put your feet up and relax. Main activities include diving and snorkeling Island Tour, Culture and More. The water is some of the clearest you will find anywhere, and a vivid aqua blue in colour.

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History // Nusa Penida

Nusa Penida Island as the part of Bali district under the Klungkung Regency has its own history. The Nusa Penida Island was a place where the prisoners from Gelgel dynasty from Bali was held in prison at early 18th century under the Majapahit ruler. The Gelgel Dynasty was one of the Balinese Kingdoms which conquered the Lombok Island once. Before Majapahit come to Bali, the Gelgel dynasty was the one who conquered Nusa Penida by killing the last king of Dalem Nusa kingdom in Nusa Penida as noted in the Babad (history, tale, genealogical account) Blahbatuh. The period of the kingdom on Nusa Penida ended after that.

The babad said that was happened under the rule of the last raja of Gelgel, Dimade in the second half of the seventeeth century. From then on, Nusa Penida was ruled by Bali. The histories all refer to the end of the reign of the last Dalem of Nusa Penida – called Dalem Nusa or Dalem Bungkut – who in his lifetime was a king in the flesh. After his death, he became a feared ruler of the other world. In this role, he is often called Ratu Gede Mas Mecaling, the Great Lord with Golden Fangs. Source

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Statistic // Nusa Penida

Total Area

Total Area Nusa Penida including Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan 202.840 hectars Administratively it consist of 16 village and 79 banjar (social community). Total population 47.448 peoples.

Water and Electricity
Nusa Penida is a dry area and drinking water supply is difficult to get.Their drinking water is provided by collecting the rain water in the cubang and small amount of water from PDAM (national drinking water institution) dan well. 81,68 % People use electricity and the rest 18,32% using kerosine

Religion
The majority of the people is Hindu, then Moeslem, Catholic and Protestant. Source

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Present // Nusa Penida Island

•    NGO
Global Nomadic Ltd has been working to address wildlife rehabilitation issues, using a holistic approach. Setup in 1999 to work on Orangutan Rehabilitation in Tanjung Puting National Park, central Borneo, they have now expanded their operations to Nusa Penida, a small island next Bali.
Their holistic approach seeks to address all variables in wildlife rehabilitation, including reforestation, community development, eco tourism and agro-forestry. They aim to create a better environment and future for wildlife in Indonesia using all means necessary, and not simply focusing on a narrow range of indicators or variables.
The project in Nusa Penida was started in 2004, using the same holistic approach, but centered around protecting Bali’s bird populations. They have created a Bird sanctuary on the small island neighboring Bali, where Bali Starlings (already extinct in the wild), Mitchell Lorikeet, lesser silver crested cockatoo, mostache parakeet, java sperrel, to name but a few species which are now thriving in their new protected habitat.

•    Land Speculator
The number ofpotential possessed by the islands of Nusa, particularly in the field of tourism has attracted so many investors. Beside attract the investors, Nusa islands which today has developed into tourist areas have also attracted the interest of land speculator.Many of them purchased a lot of land in Nusa (beach front specially), which is currently still has a fairly cheap price. Later they will resell the land at the right time and they’ll get a lot of profit from that.

•    Live livelihood – seaweed farmer
Local peoples in Nusa mainlivelihood is as seaweed farmers. Others are working in the tourism sector and supporting tourism sector. But some of them, particularly in the area of ​​NusaPenida is also still working as a farmer. Almost all of them work in coconut or corn plantation.

•    Transmigrant
NusaIslands, can be regarded as an isolated island. We can say it like that because for some peoples in Nusa, it is still very hard for the sometimes to get they clean water, electricity supply, or any other entertainment needs. Due to these factors, the local Nusa and also the central government's impose the transmigration program. The transmigration program was held for nearly 62 years by the government of Indonesia. During this period there are so many migrants from Nusa scattered in various regions in Indonesia.

•    Windmill-Electricity
Due to the danger of Global warming, the State Electricity Company (PLN) Bali making a environmentally friendly energy sources such as Wind Power (windmill) Generator (PLT Bayu) in Puncak Mundi, Gunung Rata Hamlet,  Klumpu Village, Nusa Penida, Klungkung. Two windmill was already built in 2005 and 2006. On 2007 PLN started to worked on seven (7)  additional units. It makes Nusa Penida now have 9 windmill as their new electricity energy resources.
Three (3) units windmill capable of generating 85 KW, and six (6) other up to 80 KW. The development cost of the windmill is around IDR 3.5 billion per unit  and can be last up to 50 years. Besides being more environmentally friendly, it will be more cheaper to operate than diesel and or use other fuels.The windmill operation itself is by using wind with a speed of minimum 6 meters / sec.
Until now, Nusa Penida has generated 16 million KWH in operation since 2005 and local government estimated the cost savings is up to Rp 200 million. Electrical energy that generated by the windmill now can be enjoyed by other residents in the others islands of Nusa Penida : Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Centingan. Understandably despite being in the electrical system for this three islands have been united by a single system of 20 KV electrical distribution network. Source

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Culture // Nusa Penida

Capah Cance //Sebunibus

The Secret Dance form Nusa Penida all about Culture.

Baris Jangkang
The are many kind of baris dance. One of them, batis jangkar is originally coming from Nusa Penida. The dancers of the Baris Jangkang all dance with a wooden stick, but they don't wear the traditional Baris costume. The male dancers perform in rows armed with spears and dressed in sacred cloth called Kamben Cepuk.

The Baris Jangkang consists of three parts. The first part of this dance in Balinese is called 'Gelatik nuwut papah', in English is the little Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) hopping over the stem and midrib of a palm leaf.

The second part of the dance is called 'Goak maling taluh' (Crow stealing the eggs), and the third part is called 'Elo', where the dancer impersonates a drunken and confused person waving his head to and fro as though he is about to die. The performance shown here represents the crow that is after the eggs.

Dalem Bungkut Dancing Drama
The 'Dalem Bungkut' drama scenery is one of the most favorite among Balinese dancing drama. The story revolves around a series of events related to the submission of King Bungkut of Nusa Penida by King Watu Renggong of Gelgel. The unruly island was placed back under Balinese control after years of a cruel, violent and capricious despot who was possibly a relative to the King of Bali. There are many versions of this story.

One detailed version was written down by Walter Spies and Beryl de Zoete in 1938, in 'Dance & Drama in Bali'. The main story of this drama is about King Bungkut (also known as Dalem Bungkut) who became a very cruel kings in Nusa Penida.

He is very powerful so nobody on the island can beat him. The local then asking help from Bali ( Gelgel dynasty). Gelgel kingdom decide to send one their best minister, which is also so powerful to conquering Nusa Penida and kill Dalem Bungkut. Finally the minister, Patih Jelantik beat Dalem Bungkut and peace back again to Nusa Penida. Source

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Nusa Penida Photographers // APEL PHOTOGRAPHY

He fell in love with the art of photography in early 2008, because, says Pande Kadek, I love to travel and I need to keep and treasure every scene that I witness and every spectacular view or event that I’m privileged enough to observe. After graduating from Stikom Bali, majoring in Information and Technology, Pande entered the work force by joining a local media company as a graphic designer and Journalism Photographer. He has since won several Photography Awards. Confident of his photographic ability, Pande was keen to learn more skills, and decided he would like to work in the service sector as part of a team. He therefore chose to seek job opportunities in the hotel industry, and this led him to join Ayodya Resort Bali in the role of Marketing Communications Officer. Here, while his technical expertise is being sharpened, he is honing his skills through the development of new ideas for special events, food & beverage promotions, and much more. Indeed, the hospitality industry has inspired Pande not only to practice as an artist, but also to learn and  experience the in-depth workings of the world of marketing communications and media relations and now he focus on Wedding Bali Photographer Journalism.

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About Nusa Penida

There are some neighboring islands near to Bali. There are 3 most famous, located around 20 km away from Bali to the south-east known as Nusa Penida Island, Nusa Ceningan Island and Nusa Lembongan Island. Each of these Islands shares their own unique tourism destination and arts. For many peoples, these three Islands might not be recognized as parts of Bali’s district. Somehow, they give a great contribution to the tourism development in Bali area. Among these three islands, Nusa Penida Island is the largest one, and also well known as the best destination for scuba diving. Although the two others islands, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan is located separated, they're still administratively belong to the Nusa Penida area. Administratively, the islands is a district of Klungkung regency. The Badung Strait separates the islands and Bali.

In this archipelago, specially Nusa Penida Island, you will find beautiful pure beaches and some conservation places protecting plants, birds, and also turtle. When you are diving in Nusa Penida Island, you will likely to see the large pelagic, such as Manta Ray’s (Manta Birostris) at some locations and Mola Mola (Oceanic Sunfish). If you get lucky, you will sometimes see the whale-shark too. Source

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Places of Interest in Nusa Penida // Next Destination

Nusa Penida Island is well known as an island of the god the part of BALI, Thousand of Temple or Heaven Island and a lot of name given by people in the world who have ever been in Nusa Penida. Nusa Penida Island is strategically located in the tropical situation and the geographically of this island is consisted of Hill, and flat area and beautiful white sandy beach and warms blue seawater. Nusa Penida Island is also well known, as an island owns rich of cultures, beautiful Culture Dances and magnificent landscape panorama from the top hill down to the sea. In this site, we provides complete information about place of interest in Nusa Penida, places to visit, tourist sites, destinations, tourist object, and what to see in Nusa Penida Island.

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Nusa Penida Island Tour (Memorable and Unforgettable)

1. Traditional Market
2. Giri Putri Cave Temple
3. Bird Sanctuary
4. Beachside Restaurant
5. Seaweed Farming
6. Crystal Bay Beach
We invite you to visit another island paradise off the South East coast of Bali. In only the 30 minutes it takes to reach this island from Sanur, you will travel back in time to a place like Bali used to be 25 years ago. Here there are still familiar, friendly, local people, there’s no traffic and the traditional way of life is still observed. Our first stop in this fascinating place is the traditional market in the centre of Nusa Penida. People travel from villages all over the island to buy and sell their produce here. Everything is fresh and you will find many unique things here. After this market, we will continue to the Giri Putri Cave Temple, a unique and incredible temple, hidden in the caves on the hillside. The entrance is deceptively small and hides the surprisingly spacious and magnificent cave inside. There are many temples arranged neatly within, there is even one up a stairway into the second floor of the cave. The cave temple is a blend of both the Hindu and Buddhist religions. Next we will continue to the bird sanctuary and to view the seaweed farming. Your lunch will be served at a beachside restaurant where you can feel the cool ocean breeze and enjoy spectacular views of Bali and the majestic green of Mount Agung (the biggest mountain in Bali). In front of the restaurant is an excellent spot for diving and snorkeling. For the final part of our trip we will visit Crystal Bay Beach to enjoy the beautiful views of the beach and bay. There you can sunbathe, swim and snorkel from the shore. From the beach you can see the island of Lembongan which is a small Island located to the west of Nusa Penida. Crystal Bay is very famous for Mola - mola (sunfish), so do not be surprised if you see a lot of dive boats anchored here. At the end of this memorable and unforgettable trip, we will leave via the port of Buyuk at 4 pm.

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Snorkeling Safari at Nusa Penida Island

We invite you to enjoy the new experience of snorkeling on the island of Nusa Penida, a beautiful remote island just south east of Bali. We depart from Sanur (Bali) at 09.00 am using a fast boat which only takes approximately 30 minutes to cross the sea. Arriving at Nusa Penida we will take a special traditional boat (Jukung) to do our snorkeling safari. We will sail around almost half of the island to get to our different snorkeling destinations of SD & Ped point, Toyapakeh, Gamat Bay, Cystal Bay, Manta Point and Mangrove Point.

Nusa Penida's beautiful marine life, coral reefs and diverse fish will amaze you on your snorkeling safari. You will also see fabulous mountain scenery, stunning cliffs and enjoy beautiful sandy beaches with crystal clear waters, which are very comfortable to sunbathe and relax on. And if you are lucky, you will have the chance to see Manta Rays and Dolphins. Your delicious lunch will be served at a beachside restaurant. We will leave this naturally beautiful island at 4 pm to return to Sanur (Bali) and drop you off at your hotel.

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