For the majority of tourist to Bali, time honoured images of palm fringed beaches are uppormost in the mind and probable the biggest single reason for purchasing that ticket to paradise.
The reality is all that and more. While those palm fringed beaches do exist, there is olso the wild coastline of the west with black sand beaches and treacherous waters, as well as the dramatic surf beaches of the bukit, the aquamarine lagoons of Lembongan island and the sleepy coves in the north.
KUTA beach remains the most popular strip and extends all the way up to Canggu and dawn towards the airport in Tuban. Kuta proper remains the whitest stretch of sand and is a big draw of those who want to test their surfing skills with both a beach break and a reef break further out.
Its popularity continoues to grow and for all ages,it is a wonderfull place to lay your sarong, frolic in the waves and soak up the warm sun. These days beach sellers are kept behind an invisible line,so peace is till possible on this action packed strip.
SUNSET LEGIAN is a no-holds barred beach were locals, expatriates and tourists mingle,bargain with the best, play paddle ball and football, indulge in a massage and manicure, catch up on reading,maditate,exercise, you name it.
The two camps are easily recognised; the workers have as many clothes on as possible and the bules (westerners) wear as little as possible. Be prepared for scantily clad brazilians, G-stringed Italians, coppertoned Germans, Australians in designer surf gear and pretty Indonesian girls in multi-platform sandals - itis the united nations of beaches.
Sunset is peak time at sunset Legian, when the beach bars fill up, the football field is at its busiest and the locals knock off work and wade fully clothes, skirts swirling,into the waves.
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