Bukit Peninsula Circuit Drive
Drive the full circuit of the Bukit Peninsula — the limestone plateau south of the main Bali island connected by the Toll Road bridge — from the resort beaches of Nusa Dua to the surf temples of Uluwatu, the green valley of Pecatu, and the hidden southern coves.
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Bali Mandara Toll Road Bridge
The Bali Mandara Toll Road crosses Benoa Bay on a 12-km overwater bridge — the bridge connecting the airport to Nusa Dua opened in 2013 and is the only significant overwater highway in Indonesia, reducing travel time between the airport and the resort enclave to 15 minutes.
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Pecatu Village & Green Bowl
Green Bowl Beach at the southern tip of the Bukit Peninsula requires descending 300 steep steps to reach the sand — the effort produces an almost entirely deserted beach in a dramatic cove below white limestone cliffs, one of Bali's most secret and beautiful beaches.
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Ungasan Clifftop Villages
The Ungasan villages on the southern Bukit plateau maintain traditional Balinese compound life above the cliff-side luxury villas — the juxtaposition of the village temple ceremonies and the infinity pool resorts carved into the limestone cliffs below captures the Bukit's social complexity.
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Bingin Beach
Bingin Beach in the cove below the Bukit cliffs is a surfer's village that has evolved its own aesthetic — the cheap bamboo accommodations on the cliff face, the blue horizon, and the hollow reef break below have attracted a long-stay surfing community since the 1990s.
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Thomas Beach Hidden Cove
Thomas Beach is a small hidden cove south of Bingin accessible on foot — the relatively undeveloped beach below the cliffs has a calm day use area for swimming and a few small warungs, representing the Bukit coast before the luxury villa development wave of the 2000s.
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Jimbaran Bay Seafood Sunset
Jimbaran Bay on the western coast of the Bukit junction has a famous line of seafood warungs on the beach — eating grilled fish and seafood at a low table on the sand with the sun setting over the Indian Ocean is one of Bali's most celebrated dining experiences.