Beach Tour: East of Nusa Penida

The roads in Bali are in bad condition. The roads on Nusa Penida are in worse condition. So many potholes, huge ones, the roads are only scooter-sized, so moving forward is a constant stop and go. Now we know why the beach tour on this island takes 8 hours. You just drive that much. For comparison, Nusa Penida is about twice as big as Barcelona.
The first two beaches on the list were Atuh and the more famous Diamond Beach. They‘re right next to each other. Traditionally, wherever you wanna go, you better be prepared to de- and ascend lots of amazingly steep steps. We (the Dutch girl I met here and I) started with Atuh Beach, but didn’t walk down because of rain-induced slipperiness. I, however, did go down to Diamond beach. What a view! See for yourself. The sand was so glaringly white in the sun. Walking back up was quite the challenge, but all those HIIT workouts paid off.
FYI, you cannot or rather should not swim on any of the beaches here because the currents are so strong. Shame, really.
As for the pictures, the last one of the beaches is Atuh Beach, which lies directly next to Diamond Beach, just less spectacular.
The drive there and to the next beach was quite long, so we stopped for lunch and saw a neat little storm forming.Read more