Best Thailand Beaches: Amed

LAST VISITED EARLY JUNE 2013

When visitors refer to Amed they are talking of a percentage of close 8 little coastal villages, each inward its ain bay, which stretches for 10km or then along the eastern most department of Bali's N coast starting at the little town of Amed inward the west.
When I starting fourth dimension visited close 10 years agone the expanse had a express option of accommodation, restaurants in addition to visitor services. In June 2013 these had grown markedly inward pose out in addition to variety. Nevertheless it is yet 1 of the to a greater extent than set dorsum areas of Bali to stay, yet to a greater extent than a collection of angling villages than a tourist destination.

Mount Nampu would receive got been a pretty impressive volcanic cone earlier an explosion blew the top off to larn out the caldera inward shot. Drainage must live adept because dissimilar many calderas at that spot is no large crater lake. Nevertheless the remains cast a overnice mountainous backdrop to the Amed coast.

SOME OF THE VILLAGE BEACHES

BEDULU RESORT

We chose Bedulu Resort, on the hillside betwixt the villages of Jemeluk in addition to Bunutan on the Amed coast. That's the body of body of water sentiment eatery overlooking the principal coastal route front end left, amongst iv Standard body of body of water sentiment rooms simply behind. The Superior rooms, a trouble solid unit of measurement room in addition to the superb horizon puddle tin live seen higher on the slope. The outlook is fifty-fifty improve upwards there. Bedulu was a pretty overnice house - rooms were adept value, nutrient character in addition to prices fine in addition to the service excellent. There were some other one-half dozen places to consume inside five minutes walk along the principal road.

The puddle was a nifty house to pass time.

Outlook to the due east - that beach is at Bunatan, close fifteen minutes walk along the coast route yesteryear a discontinuous strip of resorts, restaurants in addition to other businesses.

Any fourth dimension of day/night saw a collection of angling arts and crafts working offshore - may live clearer if you lot click epitome to expand.

Cool schooner was anchored inward Jemeluk bay simply to the due west as nosotros came inward - hither moving due east seemingly on a bee-line for Lombok's Gili Trawangan which appeared surprisingly close.

That's Lombok inward the background - Trawangan lost inward the mist.

We booked a Standard room but things were deadening in addition to reception offered an upgrade to this Superior room for alone 50000 rupia ($us5) - considerably less than the $20+ deviation on the booking sites. This was a fine room amongst aircon in addition to other features you lot would associate amongst lower-midrange - bigger in addition to improve finished than the Standard fan rooms in addition to promising to live quieter (the Standards were fairly closed to the route which although non a busy highway amongst heavy vehicles had a reasonable amount of passing motorcycles) then I jumped at it. H5N1 German linguistic communication traveller told me she bargained a Standard room downwardly to 230k, close one-half the online charge per unit of measurement - 1 of the advantages of move inward belatedly shoulder season.
The climb upwards the colina from the eatery to the Superiors in addition to the puddle took close 2 minutes in addition to would alone worry the seriously unfit.
Thing is, the Amed coast seems to receive got dozens of similar places. no shortage of bottom budget rooms in addition to to a greater extent than than a few to a greater extent than upmarket joints - except for the lastly mentioned I would non live also hesitant of arriving unbooked fifty-fifty inward high season, although I dubiety discounts would live easy.

Each room is inward a self contained chalet - a characteristic of the Superiors was that fifty-fifty though situated straight inward a higher house the puddle they each had an enclosing courtyard which gave a overnice feel of privacy. Views from extensive patio in addition to bed non shabby.

Two minutes walk downwardly from the eatery on a private path (key to gate from reception) is this department of beach. Note dark sand inward the Amed district. Beach cypher to larn excited close but the H2O was amazingly clear - I took a human face upwards mask in addition to coral started close 15m offshore in addition to extended for the side yesteryear side 70m. Quality will non excite hardcore snorkellers but volition maintain others entertained. H5N1 few adept bigger fish inward this area.

ACTIVITIES

Diving - the clear water, several adept close shore reefs in addition to drop-offs addition a distich of wrecks has made Amed a pop location amongst divers. There is a adept pick of dive-outfits to direct from - all tin offering certificate instruction. Tulamben, site of a Liberty boat wreck in addition to 1 of the best dives inward Bali is alone 10km due west of the Amed strip.

Divers working closed to shore off Jemeluk's eastern headland.

Snorkelling - at that spot are enough of spots inward Amed where non-hardcore snorkellers tin detect interesting materials correct off the beach. And at that spot is no shortage of outfits offering snorkelling boat trips. I'm told parts of the Liberty wreck are non also deep in addition to okay for snorkelling

Snorkelling trip customers explore simply due east of Lipah.

Motorcycle touring - the coast route continues around the north-east corner of Bali all the agency to Amlapura. 2013 rental cost was 50k ($us5) per day.

It's close 35km from Aas to Amlapura. Except for a chopped upwards few km close halfway the route is inward adept condition. However it is really twisty in addition to at times climbs high into the foothills of Mt Nampu. Several creeks cross the route which mightiness brand progress to a greater extent than hard at the elevation of moisture season.

This is typical of the route yet inside the Amed strip - hither approaching the hamlet of Bunutan.

Once yesteryear the Amed strip the route climbs in addition to passes through a mixture of untouched countryside in addition to little villages. But agency downwardly to the side are yet many little beaches packed amongst angling boats.

This is the route at its poorest inward that 2km chopped upwards department (under repair at the time). Not many iv wheeled vehicles but a surprising pose out of motorcycles - 80% of them schoolkids. I know the Indo schoolhouse organization industrial plant on a shift ground in addition to it seems that at whatsoever given fourth dimension at that spot is a bunch of kids moving to in addition to from schoolhouse on human foot or yesteryear moto. It's non rare to live passed yesteryear 2 12 twelvemonth olds on a bike - all the kids I saw were careful riders although they were making improve fourth dimension than novice-me.

The full general direction of the route is north-south inward the terminal third. That's the coast due east of Amlapura middle pump - the hills behind Candidasa a niggling to the correct in addition to offshore Nusa Penida (big) in addition to Nusa Lembongan far background left/center.

About 8km brusque of Amlapura the route is close body of body of water flat where it passes the Amlapura Water Palace (Taman Ujung H2O palace - built as the abode of a quondam rajah). Open to the populace - rp10000 ($1)

I turned around at Taman Ujung but if you lot receive got continued on to Amlapura (nearest ATM to Amed although at that spot are several coin changers inward the villages) you lot volition salve some distance in addition to considerable fourth dimension dorsum to the western one-half of the Amed strip if you lot decease along on via the principal route in addition to brand a total circumnavigation of the Nampu caldera. The bustling compact regional upper-case missive of the alphabet of Amlapura is non a tourist attraction although it does receive got some adept markets in addition to historical buildings, but the principal route yesteryear at that spot has some pretty picturesque sections.....

....including several overnice rice terrace areas. Mt Nampu inward background.....

.....and the famous Tirtagangga Water Palace. Admission rp10000 - some other $1 gets you lot entrance to the swimming section; the second-nearest puddle to camera. Village expanse on principal route exterior gates has several modestly priced restaurants.

Cycling - areas covered yesteryear motorbike tin live checked yesteryear cycling - amongst bicycles available for 35000 rp a solar daytime inward mid 2013. However fifty-fifty if you lot throttle yourself to the Amed strip, some of the slopes on the divides betwixt the beaches are seriously steep in addition to long, as I establish out on my starting fourth dimension visit. I cycle everyday for fitness inward my hilly abode town but had no hesitation inward opting for a motorcyle this latest trip. Had Bedulu bicycles for hire I mightiness receive got grabbed 1 for a quick brusque distance workout, but no agency would I opt for a long distance explore.

Trekking - the toughest of them all, the climb upwards Mt Agung, starts non also far away (both Amlapura in addition to Tirtagangga H2O palaces were badly damaged yesteryear Agung eruptions lastly century) in addition to several places along the strip tin conform carry in addition to a guide. I didn't consider whatsoever offering treks into the less challenging but yet fairly impressive Mt Nampu percentage but no dubiety soul tin conform this.
You tin create your ain trekking - an hr or then walk along the coastal route is picturesque in addition to entertaining in addition to if you lot are close the hamlet of Bunutan, the walk inland into the Bangal Valley (see map top of page) is a overnice one.

The route follows this flow climbing gently for close 6km upwards valley, finally reaching the hamlet of Bangal where you lot detect you lot receive got gained considerable elevation inward a higher house body of body of water level. For cyclists/motorcyclists, the route is adept for all but the lastly km where it becomes seriously fossil oil in addition to difficult.

There are some scenic paddy areas along the way. I idea these were every bit as impressive as the to a greater extent than renowned Tirtagangga rice terraces.

Nightlife - Amed is no Kuta. However all is non lost - I saw many restaurants offering alive music. This may alone live an acoustic guitar but our 20s something beau German linguistic communication invitee told us she had met upwards amongst similar travellers in addition to they were having a nifty fourth dimension next a local band around to different venues each night.

GETTING THERE
H5N1 machine in addition to driver from Kuta or the airdrome would live around 450k inward mid 2013. This is close the same as the all-day charge per unit of measurement but yesteryear the fourth dimension the driver took you lot at that spot (3.5 to iv hours 1 way) in addition to got back, most of his solar daytime would live blown. Hard heads could belike grapple this downwardly to 400k.
We made the shorter trip from Candidasa (about ninety minutes) for 200k in addition to going out went fewer kms to Tirtagangga (less than twoscore minutes) for 100k.

Perama run a shuttle autobus from Candidasa (minimum 2 paying customers) - they receive got connections from Candidasa to/from all over Bali. I noticed Amed Cafe also runs shuttles to a pose out of locations inward Bali.

Bottom budget travellers tin access on a few daily populace bemos from Amlapura - at that spot are regular populace buses to Amlapura from Denpasser's populace autobus station. Public buses to Amlapura also meet the N coast from the Java ferry via the pop tourist destination of Lovina.

Good tidings is that at that spot is forthwith a direct speedboat to/from Lombok's Gilis run yesteryear Sea Express. Gili Trawangan seemed suprisingly closed when viewed from Bedulu's puddle - this trip would salve quite a lot of fourth dimension for people going to/from all over Bali's N coast compared to the many services out of Padangbai farther south. Check www.BalitoGili.com

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