Lovina Beach is a laid back 12 km stretch of coast to the West of Singaraja in
North Bali. It is a welcome break from the bustle of the South. These days the mix of
tourists is mainly families and couples rather than the backpackers of
yesteryear. It is comprised of several narrow stretches of black volcanic sand. Lovina, like most of Bali, fills up
with tourists from all over the world in August and Australians at Christmas.

Kalibukbuk is the largest and most developed village but it is just two
streets of hotels, bars, restaurants, and dive shops running down to the beach.
There is a wide range of accommodation and restaurants to suit all budgets and
tastes. There are two clubs and several bars, but the nightlife is generally
low key and easy giong.

You can easily get to Lovina by bus from all parts of Bali, but it is a long
ride from the East or South. Getting your own car with or without a driver ( I
don't recommend without!!) is a much easier way to get to the North. Bemo’s
are the local public transport buses and they ply all the local routes. Again
it is much easier to hire a driver and car for any longer journey. You can
travel from Kuta in less than 3hrs and from the airport or Sanur in about
2.30hrs. You will travel through (Pura Ulun Danu) Bedugul and could go the
pretty way through Munduk if you are not in a hurry. So you could stop to take
in the temple, lakes and rice paddies on your trip and make a day of it.

Sightseeing trips are easy to organise either with drivers on the street or
through your hotel. Some sugestions are:

Air Banjar Hot Springs - Located west of Lovina, Air Banjar (or Panjar) is
an enchanting hot springs with stone carved mouths gushing water among a lush
garden setting. A nominal entrance fee is charged. Go in the morning if you
want some peace and quiet, you will have the place to yourself if you get there
before 9am.

Dolphin Trips - These trips leave early each morning and are great fun for
the kids, despite the critiscism that the boats tend to outnumber the dolphins.
Prices are fixed by a dolphin cartel, they are around 50,000 (4 euro).

Snorkeling is possible on the reef just offshore from Kalibukbuk in the
mornings around 10am. You will need to hire a boat for this and it costs about
50,000 per head (includes gear, although your own will be a better fit).
Snorkeling and scuba diving trips leave from Kalibukbuk for Menjangan and other
north shore dive spots. There are several dive operators based out of Lovina
that operate daily dive trips to Menjangan Island, Tulamben and Amed, as well
as night dives from the local shore. "Spice Dive" are based out of Lovina and
offer day trips to all of the dive spots on the northern shore. Guides are
available in a variety of languages and multi-day discounts are available.
"http://www.lovinadive.com/" price=US$55-$75 per day.

Spa - Lovina is lucky to have several spa facilities. While a little more
low key than the spas to the south, the service is excellent and the prices,
being much less than the opulent spas in the south, are an excellent value and
well worth it. ''Agung's Spa offers body scrubs, facials, massage, etc. It is
also the nicest spa facility in Lovina, though by Balinese standards it is much
smaller and basic than what you would find elsewhere on the island. 'Bali
Samadhi Spa [http://www.BaliSamadhi.com] (Tel. 081 338 558 260) in Lovina
offers a variety of massages. One is called Rebalancing Massage a very nice
mixture between therapeutic and well-being massage. Mandi Lulur scrubs are
available including the yogurt mask.

Eating and Drinking - 'Kakatua' in Kalibukbuk is one the most popular with
tourists and not without reason. The menu is varied, the staff friendly and you
can see the food being prepared and cooked from fresh ingredients. There are
many good restaurants and bars listed on other pages in the site.

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