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Lovina Beach

07/28/2009

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Step 8/18: Indonesia - Lovina Beach

Lovina Beach photo by Kevin Creusy

About Lovina Beach

After the Merapi, Bromo and Ijen in 4 days. A little rest can be usefull. Love hina is of very little interest but it is a really nice basecamp for Bali. You can rent motorcycles and go from Seririt to the temples of center Bali in a day roadtrip. You can also take the bus to Ubud which is really touristic but still culturaly interesting.
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How I got here ?

Price: 12 €

Traveling time: 6 hours

The boat has to be followed by a 2 hours ride to Lovina Beach. Not very pleasant and people will try to make you pay way to much for the trip in the bus. Be carefull how much it costs for locals.

Tips & Tricks

  • On the north coast it is only sunny the morning, get up early and enjoy !
  • Don't stay there too long, there are other beaches in Indo which are better.

Things to see

Lovina Beach 6 /10
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Lovina Beach photo by Kevin Creusy

User's opinion
Lovina is not great, but it is off the beaten track. People here are not the common tourists mostly backpackers in search of a little peacefullness. You can get a few massage on the beach or snorkling in a poor coral reef. Just stay one day there and then go roadtriping in Bali.
Road trip in Bali 10 /10
5 €
Road trip in Bali photo by Kevin Creusy

User's opinion
You have to do that ! Motorbikes are very cheap (about 5€ a day) the road are amazing and you'll be able to go where you would have never been otherwise. We started at 9am and came back around 7pm. We started in the north around Munduk and went straight to Pura Luhur Batukalu : An amazing temple, lost in the jungle with absolutely no body in it. Beware of the sunburns while riding !
Bali's ricefields 8 /10
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Bali's ricefields photo by Kevin Creusy

User's opinion
When you are roadtriping take a few minutes to stop and see the ricefields. It is amazing and it makes somptuous pictures.
Pura luhur batukaru 8 /10
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Pura luhur batukaru photo by Kevin Creusy

User's opinion
This temple is the perfect example of the lost temples you can see in movies. It takes a 4 hour ride to get there and another 4 hours to go back. It is also very hard to find so practice your question "where is pura luhur Batuka(r)lu" => Pura Luhur Batukalu ke mana ?" or you are really unlikely to find it.

Practical

Sander beach inn 5/10
Price 6 €
Address

Kalibukbuk
Lovina

User's opinion:

Cheap hostel, not very interesting, and no breakfast....


Central lovina transpo... 9/10
Price 3 €
Address

On the main road outside lovina
Lovina

User's opinion:

This is where you rent your motorbike. We got 1 motorbike From 9 am to 7pm for 40 000 roupies, which is 3€. You also have to give your passport to get the bikes...