Kuta Beach is
one of the most popular tourist destinations in Lombok. This is one of the main
tourist attractions of Lombok Island. The beach is so beautiful, with blue
water and white sand, making it like a real painting of a stunning panoramic
view. Kuta is also known as Pepper Coast. According to the people, the beach
got the name because of the sand.
The color of the sand is yellow white like grains of pepper. The fine sand makes visitors feel comfortable when sitting or lying on the beach. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery and feel the breeze. When you feel distressed because of your daily activity, relieve is by visiting this beautiful beach.
The color of the sand is yellow white like grains of pepper. The fine sand makes visitors feel comfortable when sitting or lying on the beach. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery and feel the breeze. When you feel distressed because of your daily activity, relieve is by visiting this beautiful beach.
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Location
Kuta
Beach is situated in Kuta Village, Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara
Indonesia. It is about 70 km from Mataram to the beach. You will have to drive
for about an hour from Mataram to the beach. The beach is actually not too far
from Mataram. However, it takes hard work to reach it. You must drive along
narrow winding roads towards the beach. Once you have arrived at the beach, all
your hard work is paid off. The beach is so incredible that you will never find
in other places in Indonesia.
The government
has developed this tourism potential, and built good infrastructure towards the
beach. Even you can easily reach the beach from everywhere. Recently, the
government has built Lombok International Airport, located in South West of
Praya, South Central Lombok. The new airport serves flights from various cities
of Indonesia. Both local and international flights are served by this airport.
From the airport, Kuta is only about 20 to 30 minutes by taxi. You only need to
pay for Rp 40,000 to
Rp 45,000 ($4.00 to
$4.50).
Activities
When
you come to Kuta Beach, you can do many activities. But, surfing is the most
popular activity in the beach. There are many surfing spots in Kuta, such as Air
Guling, Seger Reef, and Gerupuk. You can also do fishing. The beach has many
types of fish. Hence, fishing will become an exciting activity. Other
activities include diving, snorkeling and swimming. In the beach, there are
guides who will help you do these activities if you never do them before.
Otherwise, you can simply sit on the beach and enjoy the sunset. Moment of
sunset becomes beautiful scenery in the beach that you will never want to
miss.
Accommodations
When
you visit Kuta Beach, you will have many options for hotels you will stay. You
will have various options, ranging from budget and medium to splurge ones. For
example, Anda Bungalows & Restaurant is a budget hotel with the rate of Rp 100,000 to Rp 150,000 ($10.00 to $15.00), while Kuta
Inda Hotel is a medium range with the rate
of Rp250,000 ($25.00) and Novotel Lombok is the splurge range with the rate of
about Rp2,100,000 (US$210.00).
With
these various options of hotel, you don’t have to worry about where you have to
spend the night. Kuta Beach is the right place for your travel destinations on
your holiday.
