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Amed Beach East Bali is everything you dreamed
it would be a rare and special paradise of outstanding exotic beauty, vibrant
culture and friendly people. Here you can finally find peace and quiet, enjoy
great food and take advantage of comfortable and inex
Amed is located
in E of Bali, just 30min NE from Amlapura. The beach is covered by black sand
and rocks. Not attractive but it is famous new diving spot for the huge drop of
wall. The tourist area is not in the village of Amed. The road runs along the
coast from Amed to the S. and most of the hotels and diving centers on the road
2km from Amed Village called Jemeluk Beach. There is nothing but the foreign tourist
facilities which makes this place very expensive for food and accommodation.
expensive accommodation. From the beach, Amed offers an excellent site for training
dives. It has a flat bottom lagoon for instruction and a coral reef only 5 minutes
swim away. This location is highly recommended for introductory dives. By boat,
Amed has a nice wall dive just a few minutes away. It is a fun, easy dive for
everyone. Snorkeling and diving off the black-sand beaches here is exceptional,
the variety and numbers of fish on display are among the best on Bali and the
water temperature is a constant 28 degrees. Schools of cardinal fish, triggerfish,
black snappers, pyramid butterflies, banner fish, and damselfish can be seen on
the sand slopes, while table corals, big fan gorgonians, and magnificent stag
horn Acropora and Dendronephthya trees, dense growths of sponges, crinoids, and
sea fans are commonly found wit
hin 20 meters of shore.
Cemuluk,
on a protected bay, is an ideal place to begin snorkeling. Four kilometres further
south along the coast is Banyuning, where there's a small wreck and some of the
most beautiful coral gardens to be seen anywhere in the Lesser Sundas. The water
is a little deeper here and sometimes there is a slight swell, so this area suits
people with experience. The stretch of coast in the far east of Bali from
Culik to Aas has acquired the name of AMED in traveller-speak although this is
actually just one small village in a wonderful area offering peaceful bays, calm
and clear waters, stunning coastal views and attractive inland scenery. Tourist
shuttle buses travelling between Tulamben and Tirtagangga can drop you off at
Culik. Bemos ply via Amed to Aas in the morning. After that you'll need to charter
one or use an ojek (around Rp5000 to Lipah Beach or Rp10,000-12,000 to Selong
if you are good at bargaining). Staff at your accommodation will help arrange
transport for your return. From Culik, 10km north of Tirtagangga at the
junction of the road around the far east and the Amlapura-Singaraja road, it's
3km to the picturesque, sleepy fishing village of AMED, with a one-kilometre-long,
black-sand beach and hills rising up behind. Euro-Dive (fax 0363/22958) is a smart
Dutch-owned dive operation just above the road here. They offer all PADI courses
up to Divemaster level, an introductory dive for new divers and a pool for the
early stages of training. Dives for experienced divers are also available and
staff here work in Dutch and English. Just beyond the village, Geria Giri Shanti
(no phone; $5-10) has five large, tiled, good-value bungalows just above the road
all with fine verandahs. Congkang 3 Brothers (no phone; $10-20) offers clean,
tiled bungalows right beside the beach in a lush, well-kept garden. Next door,
Pondok Kebun Wayan (no phone; $5-40) has a cheap to moderate beachside restaurant
and sunbathing area while the accommodation is across the road and ranged up the
hillside. There is air-con and hot water in the priciest rooms and fan and cold-water
bathrooms in the cheapest and they have a small pool. Three hundred metres further
on, Bamboo Bali (no phone; $5-10) is a good budget choice with clean, tiled, fan-cooled
bungalows in a pretty garden on the hillside. They catch the breeze, have good
views and it's about a one-minute walk to the beach on a slow day. Getting
There Just 30min NE from Amlapura.
By public transport: From
Denpasar, Batubulan Terminal, take a bus(medium size) to Amlapura, for 2 hours.
Then change to a bemo to Amed, for 30min. The bemo will stops at the village,
but the driver may take you to Jemeluk Beach.
Where to Stay
Amed
is actually the name of just one village and not the place to base yourself; the
villages to the south are more attractive. There are dozens of places to stay
along this coast, from non-star hotel to star hotel.
Moving
Around You're free to explore Amed beach on foot. Dining Guide You
can find food stalls (warung) whose sell snacks and nasi campur. The best restaurant
in the area is the Baliku, approximately one kilometer south of the Blue Moon.
And in the Lipah area serves good Indonesian food.
Souvenir Tips
Sea-related
products, such as items made of seashells, corals, etc.
Other Things
to See or Do
You can visit the fish market early in the morning when
the tuna come in, And y
ou can also enjoy the views surroundings Amed
village.
Travel Tips
Most hotel staff can also arrange
sailing or fishing trips so you can catch your own dinner. Your hotel will most
probably have snorkeling gear for hire.
If you're on the Amed coast and want
to dive, steer clear of the dive operators and check the prices at the other operators.
Just make sure you take a look at the dive operator's equipment to make sure it's
up to snuff before you decide to dive with them. | 
