06th Dec 2009
The Lovina Beach Experience
The beaches of Lovina, up on the north coast of Bali, are a great place to stop and check out if you’re doing a day trip around the island, and you might find yourself enjoying the surroundings so much that you decide to stay for a few days. One thing is for sure: you’ll be surprised at how different the Bali Sea appears, compared to the Indian Ocean, and how much more relaxed a waterfront scene can be on Bali, compared to the hectic pace of the built-up tourists areas such as Kuta.
The primary difference here is one of geography. Bali’s north coast is on the Bali Sea, which is quite shallow and therefore generally without the rough seas and often large waves such as you will find on the south-facing beaches of Bali. This means that hotels and restaurants are situated right on the water and oftentimes you can eat or have your hotel room just on the other side of a low seawall. If being right near the water means a lot to you, then you won’t get much closer than the Lovina beaches. Not having to fight traffic and cross streets full of motorcycles and taxis to get to the beach is also a real pleasure, especially before your first cup of coffee in the morning!
A lot of people also enjoy the visual effect of having the deep green backdrop of Bali’s volcanic mountain range rather close to the coast. You will probably be more aware here that you are on a volcanic island that still has thick jungle, waterfalls and plenty of exotic flora and fauna. Along those lines, if you are a nature lover the beaches of Lovina provide a wonderful base for a day trip to West Bali National Park, also known as Taman Nasional Bali Barat in Bahasa Indonesia. The drive from Lovina to the park is no more than a couple of leisurely hours, and you can hire a car with a driver. Be sure to bargain hard!
A relatively small percentage of tourists who visit Bali make it up to the Lovina-Singaraja area. It’s too bad because there is a lot more to Bali than shopping and partying. If some serious relaxation was what you had in mind when you booked your trip, you might find it more readily available up on the north coast. It has been said that Lovina is a little bit of a step back in time for tourists in Bali, before the traffic got bad and the prices started to really rise. In some ways, economically speaking, Bali’s north coast probably has as much in common with neighboring Java as it does the south end of Bali: the pace is slower, and while some tourists might find that boring, others definitely find that Lovina beaches are waiting to provide them with precisely the relaxed beach holiday that they need.
The beaches of Lovina, up on the north coast of Bali, are a great place to stop and check out if you’re doing a day trip around the island, and you might find yourself enjoying the surroundings so much that you decide to stay for a few days. One thing is for sure: you’ll be surprised at how different the Bali Sea appears, compared to the Indian Ocean, and how much more relaxed a waterfront scene can be on Bali, compared to the hectic pace of the built-up tourists areas such as Kuta.
The primary difference here is one of geography. Bali’s north coast is on the Bali Sea, which is quite shallow and therefore generally without the rough seas and often large waves such as you will find on the south-facing beaches of Bali. This means that hotels and restaurants are situated right on the water and oftentimes you can eat or have your hotel room just on the other side of a low seawall. If being right near the water means a lot to you, then you won’t get much closer than the Lovina beaches. Not having to fight traffic and cross streets full of motorcycles and taxis to get to the beach is also a real pleasure, especially before your first cup of coffee in the morning!
A lot of people also enjoy the visual effect of having the deep green backdrop of Bali’s volcanic mountain range rather close to the coast. You will probably be more aware here that you are on a volcanic island that still has thick jungle, waterfalls and plenty of exotic flora and fauna. Along those lines, if you are a nature lover the beaches of Lovina provide a wonderful base for a day trip to West Bali National Park, also known as Taman Nasional Bali Barat in Bahasa Indonesia. The drive from Lovina to the park is no more than a couple of leisurely hours, and you can hire a car with a driver. Be sure to bargain hard!
A relatively small percentage of tourists who visit Bali make it up to the Lovina-Singaraja area. It’s too bad because there is a lot more to Bali than shopping and partying. If some serious relaxation was what you had in mind when you booked your trip, you might find it more readily available up on the north coast. It has been said that Lovina is a little bit of a step back in time for tourists in Bali, before the traffic got bad and the prices started to really rise. In some ways, economically speaking, Bali’s north coast probably has as much in common with neighboring Java as it does the south end of Bali: the pace is slower, and while some tourists might find that boring, others definitely find that Lovina beaches are waiting to provide them with precisely the relaxed beach holiday that they need.
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Lovina Beach as a North Bali Base 
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