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...

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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...

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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...

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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. ...

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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.Contact :baliphotografi@yahoo.c...

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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...

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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...

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Present // Nusa Penida Island

•    NGOGlobal 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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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